Cale, John - Fragments of a Rainy Season Vaudeville Villain (RSD 2022)

Cale, John - Fragments of a Rainy Season Vaudeville Villain (RSD 2022)Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. Fragments of a Rainy Season is the the first live John Cale album to feature him performing solo and "unplugged" before that term became a mid '90s buzzword. In contrast to the jaundiced punk truculence of Sabotage Live (1979) or Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1986), Fragments gives us Cale at his most melodic and moving, a mellowed and certainly a soberer man in a Yamamoto jacket and a lopsided

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in the #1 spot in the fall of 1967

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central California town called Stockton

self-acceptance and a reflection on mortality

From the self-aware irreverence of “Chevrolet Van” to the apocalyptic resignation of “War Is Coming

paralleling the feeling of driving through the Bay Area

creating the perfect launch pad for his upcoming world tour

the album features contributions from legendary artists who cite Tommy as a major influence

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With Perry's production

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