New Davy Jones 7a Records Release: Manchester Boy/Personal File

7a Records are proud to announce the release of Davy Jones’ “Manchester Boy – Personal File” on October 14, 2022. Available on CD and Vinyl, the album features rare demos, outtakes and self-penned songs made between the 1960s-1980s. 7a Records has spent a lot of time and effort on remastering the recordings and all songs make their first ever appearance on vinyl. You can pre-order now from:

US Customers:

CD: https://www.deepdiscount.com/manchester-boy…/5060209950433

Vinyl: https://www.deepdiscount.com/manchester-boy…/5060209950440

UK Customers:

CD: https://www.amazon.co.uk/…/B0B8…/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0…

Vinyl: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manc…/dp/B0B8R6JW4N/ref=sr_1_3…

Scandinavia:

CD: https://www.amazon.co.uk/…/B0B8…/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0…

Vinyl: https://imusic.dk/…/davy-jones-2022-manchester-boy…

More links for all other territories will be announced soon.

The Album

In the 1970s, Jones was looking to continue to showcase the matured aspect of his music, most recently presented on The Monkees’ “Instant Replay” and “Present” albums in 1969. Jones went to work recording demos to present to Bell Records, two of which are included in this collection (Paul McCartney’s “Man We Was Lonely” and the mid-60s “King Lonely the Blue”. The resulting demos had an earthy and gritty feel, akin to a style made popular by Creedence Clearwater Revival, with a unique presentation that Jones felt best suited him as an artist. The majority of the tracks feature minimal musical accompaniment – in some cases nothing more than just an acoustic guitar. Most impressive is Jones’ ability to carry the songs far beyond their narrow arrangements, with vocals that convey the raw emotion of the lyrics. In fact, Jones himself wrote or co-wrote over half the songs on this collection,

including the autobiographical “Manchester Boy” and the passionate “Can’t Believe You’ve Given Up On Me.” Jones also took difficult vocal material and proved his abilities to powerfully recast established songs in a different light, including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” (aka “Dragonfly”) and Bobbie Gentry’s “I Saw An Angel Die” (aka “Was It A Dream?”).

The songs on this album went unreleased until the mid-1990s when Jones self-issued them as part of a four-volume set called “Just For The Record”, a mail-order only collection that is exceedingly rare today. 7A Records has spent a lot of time and effort on remastering the recordings and they are available for the first time ever on Vinyl. The vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve and is pressed on 180g black and white Splatter Vinyl. Also available on CD, which comes with a 28 page colour booklet including extensive liner notes.

Track listing:

1. Manchester Boy

2. King Lonely The Blue

3. Man We Was Lonely

4. If I Knew

5. Feeling Good (Dragonfly)

6. Blossom

7. I Saw An Angel Die (Was It A Dream?)

8. Fire And Rain

9. Bluebird (In My Garden)

10. Please Believe Me

11. Proud Proud Man

12. Can’t Believe You’ve Given Up On Me

13. I’m Coming Home

14. Leavin’ It Up To You

15. Goodbye Old Friends

Digital Single:

A digital single featuring “Man We Was Lonely” b/w “King Lonely The Blue” will be released on all platforms on September 16.

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