{"product_id":"bob-lind-since-there-were-circles","title":"Bob Lind - Since There Were Circles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinger-songwriter Bob Lind will forever be immortalized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby his 1965 hit, “Elusive Butterfly,” but his career is so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emuch more interesting than the fading wonder of that one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehit. Once a hard-partying buddy of Charles Bukowski, Lind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the inspiration for the character “Dinky Summers,” a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edown-on-his-luck folk singer in Bukowski’s 1978 novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWomen. Lind also doubled as a writer, penning a number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof novels and plays as well as serving as a long-time staff \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewriter at the lowbrow tabloid Weekly World News. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf that wasn’t enough, Lind is also responsible for one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe greatest major-label “loner” albums of all time, 1971’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince There Were Circles. After several years languishing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithout a second hit for the World Pacific label, Lind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned to Capitol and went into the studio with some of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe biggest names in the LA country-rock scene including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoug Dillard, Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon and legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esession bassist Carol Kaye. While the record was wellreceived \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecritically, it sold poorly and marked Lind’s bitter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeparture from the music business for several decades. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe intervening half-century has been incredibly kind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto Since There Were Circles, and it is now regarded as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecult masterpiece that pairs perfectly with Gene Clark’s No \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther, Bobby Charles’ self-titled Bearsville album and Lee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHazlewood’s Cowboy In Sweden. Lind’s songwriting here \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis vastly darker and more self-reflective than anything from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis folk-pop period, and the production is simultaneously \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloose and rootsy, yet lushly orchestrated and occasionally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebombastic. Lind somehow manages to bring it all together \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith wry delivery and literate detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322507800953,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/CS880980-01A-MED_5afc1cc0-ad33-4278-b869-2ea179705efa.jpg?v=1787902051","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/bob-lind-since-there-were-circles","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}