Relax Your Mind is the debut, and only, album by the folk duo Jon & Alun who five years later founded the short-lived late-1960s English rock band Sweet Thursday. Jon Mark is best known for his records with Marianne Faithfull, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Alun Davies became Cat Stevens's guitarist.
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| Released | 1963 |
| Recorded | 1963 |
| Genre | Folk, Skiffle, Progressive folk, blues |
| Label | Decca LK 4547 |
| Producer | Shel Talmy |
Track listing
edit- Side One
- "Relax Your Mind" (Burchell, Davies)
- "Walk to the Gallows" (Burchell, Davies)
- "I'm My Own Grandpa" (Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe)
- "The Poor Fool’s Blues" (Burchell, Davies)
- "Black is the Colour" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- "Easy Rambler" (Burchell, Davies)
- "I Never Will Marry" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- Side Two
- "Alberta" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- "John B." (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- "The Song of the Salvation Army" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- "Lone Green Valley" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone)
- "The Way of Life" (Burchell, Davies)
- "Sinking of the Reuben James" (Woody Guthrie)
Personnel
edit- Alun Davies - guitar, vocals
- Jon Mark - guitar, vocals
with:
- Judd Proctor - banjo, rhythm guitar
- Big Jim Sullivan - electric guitar, twelve-string guitar
- Arthur Watts - bass
- Shel Talmy: Producer
External links
edit- Listen to: Jon Mark & Alun Davies: Alberta.
- Discogs: Jon & Alun: Relax Your Mind
- Murphy Anderson: Relax Your Mind With Jon & Alun