JIM FORD - Point Of No Return

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Americana, Reissue

AWOL for decades until he was tracked down in a Mendocino trailer park, Bear Family has already graciously given us an expanded edition of Ford's lost 1969 R&B/country classic Harlan County as Sounds Of Our Time (#21 on our Staff Best of 2007 reissues, for those playing the home game). After Sounds' success, reissue producer L.P. Anderson planned to put together a new studio album and even a live concert appearance for his client, all to take place in 2008. Sadly, Ford died in November of last year--this collection is the second of what Anderson promises will be a series of archival releases.

Article originally appeared on Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto (http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/).