Jim Sullivan - If The Evening Were Dawn @lightintheatticrecords #jimsullivan #lightintheattic #country #americana I've been sitting on this second amazing Jim Sullivan reissue from Light in the Attic for way too long (blame my graduate program, please). I wrote about the first one (technically second, as LITA released the very first one a while back) at the end of last year before I got completely swamped with school. Now I'm back in the saddle and working through some incredible submissions and this one has monopolized my time lately. LITA has done a great job at providing a lot of the interesting historical context behind Jim, the musician, and Jim, the unsolved mystery, and I encourage you to visit their site for more context there. But from a musicianship and packaging standpoint, this is a gorgeous album that has been lovingly crafted for anyone who loves the blend of country and Americana with a touch of rock that Jim was known for...and also appeal to people who are fascinated by the story of the man and his disappearance, too. Before jumping into these two reissues, I knew of Jim's work but hadn't given any single album the same kind of focus that I typically do when reviewing and writing up a post. I came away from it with a profound respect for his songwriting craft, his musicianship in general, and the lingering wonder of "how was this guy not enormous when these albums came out?" I've never met a LITA release that wasn't top notch and I really have to tip my hat to them for taking on truly interesting and unique reissues instead of just focusing on big name / big title volume runs. Record stores get stuffed with the same 1000 albums but new rarities like these are the really fun ones, in my opinion. Well done! #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionpost #vinyls #recordcollector #vinyladdict #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable #nowspinning #vinyligclub #vinyllovers #vinylclub #vinylcollective #vinylexams #vinyl #vinylporn #vinylcollector #recordcollection https://www.instagram.com/p/B7UR3j9FDDM/?igshid=1siz4ivy3lj2d
