Frank, Bob: Within A Few Degrees
Frank, Bob: Within A Few Degrees
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: Frank, Bob
Label: Lagoonside Pictures
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 888295986465
Genre: Folk
Folksinger Bob Frank was born and raised in East Memphis. After serving a tour in Vietnam, Frank got his start in the music business as a contract writer for a Nashville publishing house, with a mandate to churn out commercial ditties for the country marketplace. He didn't find success in publishing but he did find a record deal and made his debut release in 1972 for legendary folk/blues/roots label Vanguard. Though he wouldn't have another release for 30 years, his songwriting output was unabated, and he created a huge library of home recordings. While he had all but disappeared from the music business, his songs were recorded by Jim Dickinson, Chris Ledoux, Gary McMahan, Jerry McGill and others. In the early 2000s, he formed his own label and began releasing a string of well-reviewed albums (A Little Gest of Robin Hood, Keep On Burning, World Without End, and more), and at the same time discovered that he had become a cult artist whose work and whereabouts were discussed by many a music connoisseur on the internet. Copies of his Vanguard album had become rare-an eBay treasure that might run you $100. In 2014, Light In The Attic teamed with Vanguard Records and re-released Frank's storied debut. This current release, Bob Frank - Within A Few Degrees, examines the story of that debut and the life of the songwriter afterward and includes never-before-released songs from the eras preceding and proceeding the cult Vanguard album. Bob died in 2019 at his home in El Sobrante, California, but not before sharing his thoughts on the titular film in this set: "I come off as just one more ordinary, fucked up mind!" He loved it.
Tracks:
1.1 New York City (circa 1969)
1.2 Step at a Time (circa 1969)
1.3 Big Ed (circa 1969)
1.4 When Johnny Was Called for a Soldier (circa 1969)
1.5 Middle of a Summer Day (circa 1969)
1.6 Well-Remembered Home (circa 1969)
1.7 Long Time Gone (circa 1969)
1.8 Little Bird Flies (circa 1969)
1.9 Time to Spare (circa 1969)
1.10 Morning Song (circa 1969)
1.11 I Went Down to Birmingham (circa 1969)
1.12 Velvet Robes (circa 1971)
1.13 If I Had a Song for You (circa 1969)
1.14 Monroe
1.15 Louisiana Pipeliners’ Brawl (1971)
1.16 Mississippi Willie (1971)
1.17 Wailing Mountain Wind (1992)
1.18 Berkeley Town (1996)
1.19 Redbird (1993)
1.20 Bowleg Bob (1982)
1.21 Windy Ranches (1982)
1.22 Blackfoot River Range (1993)
1.23 Bugs (1976)
1.24 Flatland Blues (1976)
1.25 Guru (1976)
1.26 Johnson (1982)
1.27 Vivian Oblivion (1983)
1.28 Bob’s interlude (1986)
1.29 Idle Hour (1990)
1.30 Buzzard Luck (1996)
1.31 Dark Laughing Eyes (1982)
1.32 Refugee (1998)
1.33 Sandy Banks (1996)
1.34 Middle of a Summer Day
1.35 Shining Mountains (1996)
1.36 Love is Something (1992)
1.37 Part of the Water (1993)
1.38 Bob’s outro (1986)
