JAKE HOLMES-THE ABOVE GROUND SOUND OF-FOLK ROCK '67-LP

JAKE HOLMES

THE ABOVE GROUND SOUND OF JAKE HOLMES

High Quality Vinyl Reissue

NEW & SEALED LP

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Jake Holmes is an American folk-rock singer/songwriter of the late 1960s

Holmes is the author of the song ¿Dazed and Confused¿

which was later adopted and popularized by Led Zeppelin

In the 1970s, Holmes moved into writing advertising jingles

He is the composer of ¿Be All You Can Be¿ for the US Army

He also wrote ¿Be A Pepper¿ for Dr Pepper
This, his first recording, originally appeared on the Tower label in 1967

When folk-rock singer/songwriter Jake Holmes opened for The Yardbirds in New York in August 1967, little did he suspect that one of his songs, Dazed And Confused, would be "commandeered" by guitarist Jimmy Page and become one of his next bands major live showpieces. The band in question is of course Led Zeppelin, and although The Yardbirds did incorporate the song into their live set, it is the Led Zep version that provided Holmes with his 15 minutes of fame, although Mr Page, clearly suffering from a temporary bout of amnesia, forgetfully claimed the song writing credit himself. Holmes had done the rounds of the New York folk scene, working in bands with the likes of Tim Rose before going solo. This, his first recording, originally appeared on the Tower label (ST 5079) in 1967. The album is considered a folk-rock masterpiece, and was described at the time as "a songwriter, three guitars and a mirror". The guitars of Holmes, Ted Irwin (later to play with Elliot Murphy, Roy Buchanan and various country singers) are the only backing for Holmes voice and the 10 short tracks are outstanding, but especially the sparer, stripped-down original version of Dazed And Confused.

Jake Holmes - Guitar

Tim Irwin - Guitar

Rick Randle - Bass

TRACKLIST

Lonely

Did You Know

She Belongs To Me

Too Long

Genuine Imitation Life

Dazed And Confused

Penny's

Hard To Keep My Mind On You