''All That Moody'' is an album by British musician

Davey Graham David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham (originally spelled Davy Graham) (26 November 1940 – 15 December 2008) was a British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival. He inspired many famous practitioners ...

, released in 1976. It was his first album in six years after the release of '' Godington Boundary'' and is the first with his name spelled Davey instead of Davy. It was released on an imprint called Eron Enterprises, a small label based in Deal, Kent, set up 4 years previously to demonstrate how good South East England's folk music scene was. Graham had known Ron Milner, the label's boss, since Holly Gwinn-Graham had been on the label's first release, ''Folk In Sandwich'' (ERON 001). ''All That Moody'' was reissued in 1999 on 10" album and CD by Rollercoaster Records, the CD containing six additional tracks.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Brian Downing wrote of the album "Graham effectively and impressively showed why he not only is considered the father of the modern British folk movement, but also a real innovator in bringing world music to a traditionally Western form. And while the remakes don't completely render the originals obsolete, they do give listeners some nice alternative versions. The instrumentals, as usual, work best, as Graham's vocals are not his strongest point. Likewise, the numbers that dabble in blues, jazz, or ragtime, while adding a touch of variety, really don't impress as much as the genre-fusing ones"

Original track listing

Side One

# "La Morena" – 4:32 # "Anji" – 1:26 # "Travelling Man" – 1:57 # "Sunshine Raga" – 3:46 # "A Smooth One" – 2:12 # "Kim" – 2:24 # "Jenra" – 2:04

Side Two

# "No Preacher" – 2:37 # "To Find the Sun" – 2:23 # "Tristano" – 3:38 # "Blues for Geno" – 3:05 # "Fingerbuster" – 1:53 # "Blue Raga" – 4:38

Track listing of reissue

All songs by Davey Graham unless otherwise noted. # " Anji" – 1:26 # "La Morena" – 4:32 # " Travelling Man" – 1:57 # "Sunshine Raga" – 3:46 # "A Smooth One" – 2:12 # "Kim" – 2:24 # "Jenra" – 2:04 # "No Preacher" – 2:37 # "To Find the Sun" – 2:23 # "Tristano" – 3:38 # "Blues for Geno" – 3:05 # "Fingerbuster" – 1:53 # "Blue Raga" (

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)– 4:38 #: 1999 reissue bonus tracks: # "La Morena" – 3:45 # " All of Me" (

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) – 2:21 # "Suite in D Minor" (Arr. Graham,

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) – 3:56 # "Happy Meeting in Glory" (Traditional Arranged by Davey Graham) – 2:07 # "The Gold Ring" (Traditional Arranged by Davey Graham) – 2:34 # "For a Princess" – 2:37

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, bass, tabla, tamboura *

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– tabla, tamboura * Roger Bunn – bass

References

External links

Eron Records website
{{Authority control 1976 albums Davey Graham albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios