{"title":"Tim Hollier","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"message-to-a-harlequin","title":"Message To A Harlequin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn acid-folk masterpiece finally revealed ! When two worlds collide here’s where the legacy of Tim Hollier begins, his first album was released on United Artists in 1968 and this long overdue re-issue is a definitive statement of the master genius. Guest on the opening night of a Beckenham folk club run by his friend David Bowie, Hollier recorded \u003ci\u003eMessage To A Harlequin\u003c\/i\u003e with the assistance of Donovan arranger John Cameron. Hollier was also a regular on London's folk club circuit for several years alongside the likes of Paul Simon, Al Stewart and Nick Drake. 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Comprises all three albums from the period, non-LP single cuts, BBC recordings and previously unreleased tracks salvaged from a one-known-copy Apple acetate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the height of the late 60s\/early 70s singer\/songwriter boom, Tim Hollier's three albums – \u003cem\u003eMessage To A Harlequin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTim Hollier\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSkysail\u003c\/em\u003e – went largely under the radar at the time but are now extremely collectable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuest on the opening night of a Beckenham folk club run by his friend \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hollier recorded his first and third albums with the assistance of Donovan arranger John Cameron, while his self-titled second set – considered by many pundits to be his strongest – featured backing from a small, sympathetic rock group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHollier was a regular on London's folk club circuit for several years alongside the likes of Paul Simon, Al Stewart and Nick Drake, but retired from live work after a disastrous, drug-impeded performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in January 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe continued to record sporadically throughout the remainder of the decade before moving (with great success) into the world of music publishing – by which point his trio of late Sixties\/early Seventies albums had attracted belated acclaim on the collector network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 3CD set, \u003cem\u003eTime Has A Way Of Losing You: The Tim Hollier Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e naturally includes all three of those albums in full and adds a non-album single, a handful of BBC radio performances and five previously unissued tracks, taped at a March 1969 Wigmore Hall show that was cut to an Apple label acetate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith some fabulous period-piece photos (including shots of Bowie performing mime at Wigmore Hall as Hollier played), ‘\u003cem\u003eTime Has A Way Of Losing You\u003c\/em\u003e’ is an essential purchase for aficionados of vintage singer\/songwriter fare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50430300455243,"sku":"2194039","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-04-06_at_07.17.58_b2ea152e_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726846751"},{"product_id":"tim-hollier","title":"Tim Hollier","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuture music publishing magnate and film financier Tim Hollier signed to United Artists as a singer-songwriter in 1968 and after debut \u003ci\u003eMessage To A Harlequin\u003c\/i\u003e, Hollier signed to Fontana for this excellent and unjustly neglected self-titled sophomore set. The beautiful folk rock showcases his collaborations with American guitarist\/vocalist Amory Kane and supporting percussionist Ned Balen, the understated lead of Chilean guitarist Hector Sepulveda adding shades of psychedelic rock. Somehow, Tim Hollier failed to achieve the success it deserved, the obscure gem a rarity that all prog and intelligent folk rock fans will adore. Get yours now!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trading Places","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50523596816715,"sku":"2221225","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5060672881456_03aa9187_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728020483"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/tim-hollier.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}