''Relax Your Mind'' is the debut, and only, album by the folk duo Jon & Alun who five years later founded the short-lived late-1960s

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rock band Sweet Thursday. Jon Mark is best known for his records with

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, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Alun Davies became Cat Stevens's guitarist.

Track listing

;Side One # "Relax Your Mind" ( Burchell, Davies) # "Walk to the Gallows" ( Burchell, Davies) # " I'm My Own Grandpa" (Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe) # "The Poor Fool’s Blues" ( Burchell, Davies) # " Black is the Colour" (Traditional; arranged by

Shel Talmy Sheldon Talmy (born August 11, 1937) is an American record producer, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work in the UK in the 1960s with the Who, the Kinks and many others. Talmy arranged and produced hits such as "You Really Got Me" ...

, Stone) # "Easy Rambler" ( Burchell, Davies) # "I Never Will Marry" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone) ;Side Two # "

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" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone) # " John B." (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone) # "The Song of the Salvation Army" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone) # "Lone Green Valley" (Traditional; arranged by Shel Talmy, Stone) # "The Way of Life" ( Burchell, Davies) # " Sinking of the Reuben James" (

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Personnel

* Alun Davies - guitar, vocals * Jon Mark - guitar, vocals with: *Judd Proctor - banjo, rhythm guitar *

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- electric guitar, twelve-string guitar *Arthur Watts - bass *

: Producer

External links

* Listen to: Jon Mark & Alun Davies
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Jon & Alun: Relax Your Mind
* Murphy Anderson

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