$25.00
Tom Wachunas – Spare Changes is by far one of the best (and unknown/underappreciated) singer-songwriter records ever made. Classifying the album within a specific genre is a terribly difficult feat – acid folk? folk rock? psychedelic? A true cornucopia of instrumentation – sax, vibes, kalimba, tabla, guitars, accordion(!) and introspective lyrics. Imagine being on a Caribbean cruise ship in 1975, and Neil Young happens to be croonin’ with a 12 piece band on some new material that never saw the light of day.
Recorded in Columbus, Ohio USA in 1975 at the now-defunct Owl Recording Studios, Spare Changes was actually Tom Wachunas’s graduation project for his Masters in Fine Arts from The Ohio State University. Extremely rare – only 1,000 copies of the original pressing were manufactured.
Now available again on high quality 150 gram black vinyl – housed in a 100% recycled board jacket and 100% recycled polybags.
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SIDE ONE
1. BLUES – 3:25
2. SAILBOAT – 5:00
3. EACH DAY’S PASSING – 3:37
4. REMEMBER YOU THAT WAY – 2:15
5. NO NEED TO CRY – 3:33
SIDE TWO
1. FOR ALICEANNE – 2:22
2. I’LL BE BETTER SOON – 4:06
3. POETS NEVER WIN – 2:50
4. SPARE CHANGES – 3:50
5. HAPPY THE MAN – 5:10
Audio restoration by Adam Boose – Cauliflower Audio
Lacquers cut by Clint Holley & Dave Polster at Well Made Music
Liner notes written by Tom Wachunas
