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Train Leaves Here This Morning: Intervention Brings Dillard and Clark's "Fantastic Expedition" to Hybrid SACD, Vinyl

March 22, 2022 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Dillard and Clark Fantastic Expedition

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Following its previous hybrid SACD and deluxe vinyl reissue of Gene Clark's 1971 A&M Records solo classic White Light, Intervention Records is turning back the clock to 1968 to the Byrds co-founder's collaboration with banjo legend Doug Dillard.  In May, Intervention will reissue The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark on hybrid stereo SACD (playable on all CD players), while a 180-gram vinyl reissue will follow in late 2022.

The singer-songwriter inaugurated his solo career in 1967 at The Byrds' label home of Columbia Records when he joined forces with Vern and Rex Gosdin on Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers.  The next year, he moved over to Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss' A&M Records to fuse country-rock and bluegrass with Doug Dillard on this Fantastic Expedition.  Clark played guitar, harmonica, and sang lead vocals while Dillard handled banjo, fiddle, and guitar as well as additional vocals.  Produced by the versatile Larry Marks (whose work at A&M included The Merry-Go-Round, Chris Montez, Liza Minnelli, and Lee Michaels), the album welcomed future Flying Burrito Brother and Eagle Bernie Leadon (banjo, guitar, vocals) as well as fellow original Byrd and future Burrito Brother Chris Hillman (mandolin), David Jackson (double bass), Don Beck (mandolin, dobro), Andy Belling (electric harpsichord), and Joel Larson (drums).

Clark, writing with Dillard and/or Leadon, penned all nine of the LP's songs save for a cover of Lester Flatt's "Git It on, Brother."  There's a palpable sense of musical discovery throughout Fantastic Expedition as Dillard, Clark, and the band connected the dots between country, rock, bluegrass, and folk, anticipating the genre known today as Americana.  Dillard and Clark would release one more joint album for A&M, 1969's Through the Morning, Through the Night, but only four of its eleven tracks were Clark originals.  Far less conventional than its follow-up, Fantastic Expedition remains a powerful and personal statement from Gene Clark and a collaborator who briefly brought out the best in him, Doug Dillard.  Clark's singing was at its best, and his poetry and musicianship both impeccable.

The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark has been mastered Direct-to-DSD from the one quarter-inch 15-ips original analog stereo master tapes by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio.  The label's press release promises that "the tapes sound beautifully dynamic and alive, with tuneful bass, extended highs and three-dimensional imaging. The IR cut has better separation and punch than ANY previous version of this amazing record!"  Based on Intervention's previous releases - including both White Light and the first two A&M albums by The Flying Burrito Brothers - it's more than likely this title will live up to their high standard of audio quality.

Orders are open now at Intervention's website for The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark on hybrid SACD.  It's due to ship on or before May 27, and watch this space for news on the label's upcoming 180-gram vinyl reissue of the title.  You'll find the pre-order link and track listing below.

Dillard and Clark, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark (A&M SP 4158, 1968 - reissued Intervention Records IR-SCD17, 2022)

  1. Out on the Side
  2. She Darked the Sun
  3. Don't Come Rollin'
  4. Train Leaves Here This Morning
  5. With Care from Someone
  6. The Radio Song
  7. Git It on Brother
  8. In the Plan
  9. Something's Wrong

Categories: News Formats: CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country Tags: Dillard and Clark, Doug Dillard, Gene Clark

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. brian hargett says

    March 22, 2022 at 9:45 am

    I have this one twice already on CD. Once from BGO records as a two-on one and either a standalone US reissue or from Verve Master Editions (which doesn't sound right as it isn't jazzy pop).

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  2. Phil O. says

    March 22, 2022 at 10:35 am

    "original analog stereo master tapes " -- good to see this. Apparently D&C were among those artists who had material lost in the 2008 Universal fire. So this tape, at least, survives.

    (Sadly, I suspect this is why we're never getting a decent remaster of "Why Not Your Baby", much less one in stereo).

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  3. Kerry says

    March 22, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    Thankfully we now can get some normal music reissued and know what is to have wonderful original songs and ARTISTS who know true musicianship !!!!!

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  4. William D Wright says

    March 24, 2022 at 6:04 pm

    HI, I have the Mobile Fidelity two-for of these albums that was done in the mid-80's! I'm still in love with it and it's one I turn to when people ask me what I listen to. A great pair of albums and the two best songs on it (as far as I'm concerned) are Don't Come A-Rolling and Through The Morning Through The Night. You might even throw Kansas City Southern in there as well.

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