Michael Hedges
Breakfast in the Field
Windham Hill Records (Japan) 1981
WHP-28013 (LP) w/obi(some color-faded), original inner sleeve, insert, post card.
sleeve : EX-(some very small and slightly dirts)
media : EX-/EX(some slightly noise. A1 has two light pop noise)
Released in 1981, this is the landmark debut album by American virtuoso acoustic guitarist Michael Hedges. Using acoustic guitars in alternate tunings, Hedges produces everything from sharp, solid attacks to arpeggios that flow like a river. Alongside his overwhelming technique and superb compositions, the richly detailed, high-fidelity recording allows the full tonal beauty of the guitar to envelop the listening space. It is every bit as wonderful as his second album, *Aerial Boundaries*, featured in the guidebook *obscure sound*. Like Steve Tibbetts, Hedges reminds us just how extraordinary some of the guitarists emerging from America’s country and folk traditions can be. Highly recommended.
A1: Layover
B4: Silent Anticipations