CoronaVinyl Day 441 (F): Fraser & DeBolt with Ian Guenther by Fraser & DeBolt

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Today's CoronaVinyl category is "F," and I still have a few albums by "unique" F artists left, including early '70s folk duo Fraser & DeBolt's 1971 debut album Fraser & DeBolt with Ian Guenther.

Fraser & DeBolt was a Canadian folk duo comprised of Allen Fraser and Daisy DeBolt.  For their debut album, they included violinist Ian Guenther.  The album was received well critically, and is considered a hidden gem (it was never released on CD).  It's a haunting post-psychedelic acoustic folk album, sometimes bordering on avant garde, kind of like DIY Velvet Underground acoustic art and country folk on acid.  Overall, it's an interesting album and there's something about it that draws you in, but I'm not sure I'd call it a hidden gem.

I'm not sure where I got this album, but it was clearly given to someone as a promotional album, given the giant sticker on the front of the album that says "Columbia Records Radio Station Service - Not for Resale."  It was also apparently a present to someone, as there is handwriting on that sticker that says "To Mom from Bob July 1972."

Fraser & DeBolt would only make one other album, 1973's With Pleasure, before breaking up, other than occasional reunion appearance.

The album is not on Spotify, but someone made a YouTube playlist with the songs from the album, so I embedded that below.

Favorite Song on Side 1:  "David's Tune"
This is a punchy acoustic folk song that devolves into Fraser and DeBolt yelling "why" at each other.

Favorite Song on Side 2:  "Don't Let Me Down"
I'm a sucker for Beatles covers, and this is a good acoustic version of John's 1969 B-side to the "Get Back" single.