Rain in the Leaves: the Eps 1

This haunting collection proves once and for all why Meic Stevens is so often called "the Welsh Bob Dylan." An integral part of the Welsh music scene since the beginning of the 1960s, He was a member of a group called Y Bara Menyn (Bread And Butter) with Geraint Jarman and Heather Jones, and also sang with a backing band called The Cadillacs. As well as gathering for the first time the ultra-rare EPs he recorded between 1967 and 1970 (Mike Stevens, Rhif2, Mwg and Meic Stevens), the package comes complete with both sides of his 1965 debut single, detailed sleevenotes, rare photographs and an introduction by the man himself, making it an essential purchase for all fans of acid folk and psychedelia. Sunbeam. 2006.