MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORDS M mint
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE www.mary-black.net
MUSICIANS
Mary Black - vocals
Declan Sinnott - guitar, harmony vocals
Pat Crowley - accordion, keyboards, harmony vocals
Garvan Gallagher - double bass, harmony vocals
Noel Bridgeman - percussion, harmony vocals
Carl Geraghty - sax
Dónal Lunny - keyboards
Caroline Lavelle - cello
Mandy Murphy - background vocals
Tony Davis - background vocals
TRACKS
no frontiers – 3:57
past the point of rescue – 6:45
the shadow – 5:46
carolina rua – 5:04
shuffle of the buckled – 4:17
columbus – 4:10
another day – 4:34
fat valley of pain – 6:20
i say a little prayer – 5:34
vanities – 4:38
the fog in monterey – 4:02
REVIEW
Mary Black's 1989 "No Frontiers" is nothing short of a masterpiece
This (and the follow up 1991's "Babes In The Wood", Pure Pleasure PPAN002) was when Black was at her creative and vocal peak
"No Frontiers" (the song) has become something of an Irish classic, a party piece for so many (ever the Corrs covered it on "Unplugged") and "Past The Point Of Rescue" was a massive country hit in 1991 for Hal Ketchum
Both songs are superb and Black's versions are the greatest
"Carolina Rua" and "Vanities" (featured on the huge selling "A Woman's Heart") are well known but it is the darker "Columbus" and the mesmerizing "Fat Valley of Pain" that showcase both the heartbreak and the depth of the album
A fine introduction to Black's music - the right mixture of folk and contemporary and one of the finest albums to come out of Ireland in the 1980s
RECORDING 1989 at Windmill Lane Studios
ENGINEERING Dan Fitzgerald
LABEL Dara
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED August 2013
AVERAGE RATING 4 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany / England
STYLE Folk / Celtic Folk
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
