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(1971) Nigel Lived, quite simply, is a brilliant work. Nigel is a product of Murray's imagination, and each song is based on handwritten diary entries that are printed on the album cover, scattered amongst a collage of bizarre random images.
The events of Nigel's life covered on this album lead to a final song that ends with a hidden track that allows us to hear poor Nigel's rapid descent into insanity.
There are some wonderful sounds here, music bearing resemblance to the 1960s era in which it was conceived, yet tracks showing genius well ahead of their time.
Murray also gives wonderful glimpses of his soulful wailing and occasionally bluesy sound. Rumour has it that only 6 copies of the original vinyl version were officially sold. This is a must have... Next Album ->
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