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Although the orchestrations have been criticised as over-elaborate, there is no denying their impact on the title track and songs like "Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres" and "Scandinavian Girl" manage to shine through. Also of interest are the delicate instrumental "Denise at 16," the Procol Harum-like "Beleeka Doodle Day," and "The Carmichaels," an account of a loveless marriage that looks ahead both lyrically and stylistically to his next album. Perhaps the highlight is "Samuel, Oh How You've Changed," which matches sensitive lyrics to a pretty melody. In the wake of subsequent critical success Stewart's debut was reissued in 1970 as THE FIRST ALBUM (BEDSITTER IMAGES). The revised track listing introduced two new songs, Mike Heron's "Lover Man" and one of Stewart's finest songs this early in his career, "Clifton in the Rain."
How many songs do you know with "zounds" in the lyrics? "A Long Way Down From Stephanie," an attempt to write a love song in courtly "old" English is just one of the curiosities on Al Stewart's 1967 debut, BEDSITER IMAGES. Those images are depictions of urban life, including the rites of passage from adolescent to adult in London's bedsitter land.
Personnel: Al Stewart (guitar).
Dirty Linen (p.54) - "Stewart's love of dense wordplay and imagery was already in place..." First Album (Bed-Sitter Images) Music First Album (Bed-Sitter Images) Review
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