MANCHESTER BOY: PERSONAL FILE

7a Records is proud to announce the release of Davy JonesAE oManchester Boy u Personal Fileo album on October 7. The album focuses on Davy JonesAE private recordings and features rare solo tracks made between the 1960s-1980s, many of which Jones wrote himself. In the 1970s, Jones was looking to continue to showcase the matured aspect of his music, most recently presented on The MonkeesAE oInstant Replayo and oPresento albums in 1969. Jones went to work recording demos to present to Bell Records, two of which are included in this collection (Paul McCartneyAEs oMan We Was Lonelyo and the mid-60s oKing Lonely the Blueo. The resulting demos had an earthy and gritty feel, akin to a style made popular by Creedence Clearwater Revival, with a unique presentation that Jones felt best suited him as an artist. The majority of the tracks feature minimal musical accompaniment u in some cases nothing more than just an acoustic guitar. Most impressive is JonesAE ability to carry the songs far beyond their narrow arrangements,with vocals that convey the raw emotion of the lyrics. In fact, Jones himself wrote or co-wrote over half the songs on this collection, including the autobiographical oManchester Boyo and the passionate oCanAEt Believe YouAEve Given Up On Me.o Jones also took difficult vocal material and proved his abilities to powerfully recast established songs in a different light, including James TaylorAEs oFire and Rain,o Nina SimoneAEs oFeeling Goodo (aka oDragonflyo) and Bobbie GentryAEs oI Saw An Angel Dieo (aka oWas It A Dream'o). The songs on this album went unreleased until the mid-1990s when Jones self-issued them as part of a four-volume set called oJust For The Record. The vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve and is pressed on 180g black and white Splatter Vinyl'