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Lost Sixties act re-emerges: Fat Cat rediscovers Vashti Bunyan, who releases her second album 36 years after her debut.(The Plot)
VASHTI BUNYAN LOOKAFTERING (FAT CAT) With guest appearances by Devendra Banhart, Adem and Joanna Newsom, the new album by" Vashti Bunyan--her second in 36 years--makes for an interesting tale, but her label Fat Cat is cautious about presenting it as a novelty album.
Bunyan's life story is certainly an intriguing one. A protegee of Andrew Loog Oldham, she skirted the edge of London's underground scene before embarking on a thwarted two-year, horse-drawn trip to the Isle of Skye in search of Donovan and a Utopian community of artists he was planning to establish.
On the road, she composed a series of songs and, in late 1969, teamed up with producer Joe Boyd to record the album Just Another Diamond Day for the Philips label. Augmented by string arrangements from Nick Drake collaborator Robert Kirby and stark instrumentation from members of Fairport Convention and The Incredible String Band, these haunting tales disappeared without trace.
And so the seeds of a great "lost" album were born. Vinyl copies exchanged hands for nearly 1,000 [pounds sterling] before its CD reissue on Paul Lambden's Spinney imprint in 2000. Since then, Diamond Day has become something of a touchstone for young artists such as Devendra Banhart, Adem and Joanna Newsom.
Indeed, all the above names supply, minor musical contributions to Vashti's ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire April 27, 2007 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Szadkowski, Joe March 10, 1998 700+ words
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- How Fat Cat took the cream of a new market; The cafe bar may be all the rage...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 7, 2004 700+ words
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- The Fat Cat's smile at the bar just grows wider and wider 7.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) April 2, 2003 700+ words
...found a hospitality business, but for the Fat Cat it was a marriage made in heaven. The Fat Cat in this case is not a corporate high roller...Bangor had never seen anything quite like the Fat Cat before - the bar served food throughout the...
- Chicago Tribune Terry Armour column: Fat Cat grows on up-and-coming Uptown...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) September 13, 2007 700+ words
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- Washington State Lottery, animal shelters promote 'Fat Cat' adoption.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 5, 1989 700+ words
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- Fat Cat acquisition.(Munchkin Inc. acquires Fat Cat Inc.)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal Filus, Sarah May 7, 2007 700+ words
Fat Cat Acquisition: Bamboo, the pet care arm of baby product manufacturer Munchkin Inc., acquired Vermont-based Fat Cat Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Fat Cat--a cat and dog toy manufacturer--was founded in...
- 96% of HR professionals agree -- Fat cat bosses are bad for business.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire August 18, 2003 700+ words
...CRONER: 96% of HR professionals agree -- Fat cat bosses are bad for business(C)1994...LTD RDATE:08182003 The case against 'fat cat' bosses grows stronger as businesses...96% of HR professionals agree that fat cat bosses are bad for business, leading...
