Genre: rock
Rating: ** (2 stars)
Title: Emmett Finley
Company: Poison Ring
Catalog: PRR 2241
Year: 1971
Country/State: Connecticut
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: minor ring wear
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4248
Price: $105.00
Cost: $1.00
Okay, we bought this one without any idea who Emmett Finley was. Why? Well, we recognized the Poison Ring label as a Connecticut-based outfit that released some interesting 1960s efforts including an album by Pulse.
Since we still don't know anything about Finley, let us tell you a little about this album. Produced by Thomas 'Doc' Cavalier, 1971's cleverly-titled "Emmett Finley" offers up a decent mix of acoustic singer/songwriter material ("So Easy", "Where He Cried Last Night" and the pretty ballad "Paula's Song") with an occasional nod to more rock oriented numbers ("Gospel"). While Finley turned in a couple of nice guitar licks (check out "Monster"), the set's most interesting feature is probably Finley's voice. It took a couple of spins before we could place the resemblance, but then it struck us. Finley has a kind of nasally/echo clad delivery that sounds like "Walls and Bridges" era John Lennon. Nothing monumental, but certainly worth a couple of spins and better than a lot of the higher priced rarities being hyped by so many dealers ...
"Emmett Finley" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) So Easy (Emmett Finley) - 4:44
2.) Where He Cried Last Night (Emmett Finley) - 3:35
3.) Gospel (Emmett Finley) - 2:54
4.) Paula's Song (Emmett Finley) - 1:57
(side 2)
1.) Saturday Morning (Emmett Finley) - 3:09
2.) Monster (Emmett Finley) - 6:07
3.) Without You Now (Emmett Finley) - 3:07
4.) Sky King (Emmett Finley) - 3:01
5.) My
Friend (Emmett Finley) - 3:04