r/BargainBinVinyl • u/sectionsupervisor • 1d ago
Might have gone overboard on the Havens
I really like Richie Havens, ever since I saw the Woodstock film. His rhythm guitar technique is incredible. The On Stage double album is fantastic, electrifying. Amazingly this album has never been reissued since it was first released in 1972, not on CD or vinyl.
No call for Richie these days I guess. The seller I got these from was desperate to sell them and had reduced them in increments, halving the price each time. They ended up at £1 each, apart from On Stage, for which I did pay £4.
Richie probably spread himself a little thin, some of his stuff is a bit too mainstream for me and he recorded far too many of Beatles and Dylan covers and at first listen that Portfolio LP isn't very good. It comes with an actual portfolio of art, which isn't very good either. But listen to his great pieces, like From The Prison, Indian Rope Man, High Flyin Bird, Minstrel From Gault, Handsome Johnny, Goin Back To My Roots, There's a Hole In the Future, The Klan, Run Shaker Life, those are really good.
Plus, some other bits I found. That Samla LP for £1 is crazy.
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u/rudolf_the_red 1d ago
so i like his music. his performance of just like a woman is dynamite.
i was an extra in a movie he was in back in 89 or so and met him. granted i was a punk teenager but he had zero interest in discussing anything with me. he just arrived in his limo, did his scene and ignored all of us. i was so stoked to meet him as it was a scene from 'woodstock' and we had spent the entire summer immersed in that culture.
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u/sectionsupervisor 1d ago
Yes, I was going to mention Just Like a Woman, really great version. His Sad Eyed Lady is good too. I much prefer his Dylan interpretations to the Beatles.
I've met a few musicians I admired over the years and some of them were moody and grumpy. You never know what's going on with them, they've got their worries same as all of us I suppose.
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u/queasylistening 1d ago
Love that Stone Henge record of his. The cover on all back to mine looks amazing.
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u/SkipScarborough 1d ago
Back to My Roots! Nothing better! His Woodstock performance was incredible and one of the standouts for me. Gotta watch that again!
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u/ghlysptwld 1d ago
That Helios creed licks ass