Name: Contribution / Second Contribution
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Contribution / Second Contribution

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Album: Contribution / Second Contribution
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Man Hole Covered Wagon
2)	I Ballade
3)	Not Quite Nonsense
4)	No Question
5)	Withered Roses
6)	For JFK, RFK & MLK
7)	Lovely Lady
8)	Screamer For Phlyses
9)	She Was Waiting For Her Mother At the Station In Torino and You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh
10)	Keep On
11)	Sleepwalker
12)	Song For Mr. C
13)	Ballad of Casey Deiss, The
14)	Song For Sagittarians
15)	Lookin' Up Lookin' Down
16)	Remedial Interruption
17)	Whazz At
18)	Schmaltz Waltz
19)	F Sharp Splendor
20)	Steel Eyes

Album: Contribution / Second Contribution
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Man Hole Covered Wagon
2)	I Ballade
3)	Not Quite Nonsense
4)	No Question
5)	Withered Roses
6)	For JFK, RFK & MLK
7)	Lovely Lady
8)	Screamer For Phlyses
9)	She Was Waiting For Her Mother At the Station In Torino and You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh
10)	Keep On
11)	Sleepwalker
12)	Song For Mr. C
13)	Ballad of Casey Deiss, The
14)	Song For Sagittarians
15)	Lookin' Up Lookin' Down
16)	Remedial Interruption
17)	Whazz At
18)	Schmaltz Waltz
19)	F Sharp Splendor
20)	Steel Eyes

Performer Notes

Shawn Phillips' first two A&M recordings were released a year apart in 1970 and 1971, respectively. However, nearly three years passed between the sessions that birthed them. The sessions for Contribution took place in 1968, and the album was culled from what was proposed to be a much larger project. Second Contribution was the natural sequel, with a much more ambitious sonic palette. Musically, these two offerings give listeners a solid indication of the kind of eclecticism and artistic ambition Phillips was capable of. His songs range from standard country-ish folk-rock ("Man Hole Covered Wagon" on the former) to utterly detached, abstract psychedelic journeying ("Song for Sagittarians" on the latter), and each album has a throwaway track or two. But there is no denying that this two-fer has immeasurable value, reissuing the albums that not only introduced Phillips to an international audience, but remain favorites in his catalog. The remastering job on this particular set is a little dodgy, but it's the only game in town for procuring these on CD. ~ Thom Jurek