Hollins and Starr – Sidewalks Talking (1970/2011)

Artist: Hollins and Starr
Album: Sidewalks Talking
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Rock
Label: Ovation Records
Year Of Release: 1970/2011
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)

Tracklist:
1. Talking To Myself (Chuck Hollins) – 2:28
2. Krishna Dov (Dave Starr) – 1:54
3. Cry Baby Cry (Chuck Hollins) – 3:25
4. Twin City Prayer (Dave Starr) – 1:39
5. John Hurt (Chuck Hollins) – 2:16
6. Hard Headed Woman (Dave Starr, Chuck Hollins) – 9:10
7. Home? (Chuck Hollins) – 3:37
8. Vivace (Dave Starr) – 3:00
9. Lovable (Chuck Hollins, Dave Starr) – 3:54
10.Digress (Chuck Hollins, Dave Starr) – 2:50
11.Stayin High (Chuck Hollins, Dave Starr) – 2:27
12.Sidewalks Talkin (Chuck Hollins) – 3:35
13.Feelin Good (Dave Starr, Chuck Hollins) – 3:16

Bonus Tracks:
14.Feelin Good (Single Version) (Dave Starr, Chuck Hollins) – 2:53
15.Lovable (Single Version) (Chuck Hollins, Dave Starr) – 3:18
16.Hard Headed Woman (Outtake) (Dave Starr, Chuck Hollins) – 9:10
17.Sound Effects – 3:33

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Personnel:
Bass – Bob Surga
Drums – Ross Salomoni
Effects – John Titak
Flute, Recorder, Producer – Dave Starr
Guitar – Pat Ferrara, Ron Steele
Percussion – Bobby Christian
Producer – Norm Christian
Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Producer – Chuck Hollins

CD LIMITED TO 1,000 COPIES. Sidewalks Talking: I love this record. For me, it has a trace or two of Arthur Lee and Love at their best (Krishna Dov would not sound out of place on Forever Changes, for example), with dashes of maybe Terry Callier in some of the jazzier tunes. I also like that Hollins & Starr wrote a gentle tribute to one of my favorite old-time bluesmen, Mississippi John Hurt. At times this album is a gorgeous, ethereal blend of psychedelic folk and offbeat pop; but there are some funk and avant-garde moves too (where did those crazy orchestrations, wild guitar, and breakbeats on the fierce anti-war rave-up Hard Headed Woman come from?), all supported by an odd assortment of instruments, including flute, bells and a generous helping of fuzz guitar. Chicago-based duo Chuck Hollins and David Starr only made this one album, which originally appeared in 1970 on the Ovation label. All we know about them is what the original ads for the album said: ”David Starr learned piano when he was three, began composing when he was four. At twenty-one he was playing flute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Chuck Hollins picked up a guitar one day and just started playing… by the time he left Northwestern with his Creative Writing degree he was turning his poetry into music.” Others have said: ”Unique blend. with a lovely dreaming, drifting vibe” – the Acid Archives; ”Many diverse influences from pop-psych, mystical mellow passages, quasi-classical touches, delightful ethereal flute, trance-like vocals and fuzz guitar. there is much to appreciate on this largely undiscovered gem” – Fuzz, Acid & Flowers. Our deluxe mini-LP sleeve CD edition has four bonus tracks, including a ”hidden track” with some rare sound effects plucked from the vaults.

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