Tim Buckley – Works In Progress

Looks like the correct name for track 11, 12, 13 is 'Asbury Park' according to Tim's own handwriting on the tapes from various sessions in 1968, which can be seen in the CD tray art .. very disappointing they would get that wrong officially on a posthumous collection digging from the vaults like this.

The original announcement in September 1999 on the USA Rhino Handmade website, the one avenue to purchase, only referred to an edition of 7500. UK monthly music newsletter "Voodoo" announced the release on their front page only mentioning an edition of 7500. More reasons to suspect the 2500 issue is counterfeit?

i bought my copy as soon as it was available mail order from Rhino Handmade. It is the 7500 edition. I bought a second copy from Rhino six months later, again it was the 7500 edition. Is this 2500 edition a counterfeit

I LOVE this cd its one of my favourites really captures the time so well, wish it would be released on vinyl

The words `barrel' and `scraping' might well cross the minds of TB completists when they read about this album, especially as two of the tracks (`Dream Letter' and `Sing a Song For You') are readily available on `Happy Sad', albeit remixed here. However, even after discounting these and the instrumental version of `Phantasmagoria in Two', there remain over 55 minutes of Tim's music unavailable elsewhere, including studio versions of `Wayfaring Stranger' and `Hi Lily Hi Lo', previously available only as live recordings. Most song titles will be familiar from his back catalogue, but here there are variations in rhythm, tempo and, of course, lyrics: "I'm as puzzled as the oyster"! What was he thinking? In particular, there are 16 minutes of development on what would eventually become Tim's masterpiece from the `Happy Sad' album: `Love From Room 108 at the Islander (on Pacific Highway)'. However, this CD is worth it for just one track alone: the completely new `Father Song'. If the lyric is in any way autobiographical, then it goes some way to explain how Tim could walk out on his own baby son Jeff. Harrowing, but utterly compelling, and not a dry eye in the house.