Athens Of The North (Bobby Boyd, Infinity) reissue an extra-rare 1984 joint from the Texan singer-songwriter Willie Griffin. ‘I Love You’ and ‘Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire’ are both unusual ballads that are shot through with the blues. The former is a wistful fog that sits at the mid-point between Gil Scott-Heron, Bill Withers and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - an unusual combo, for sure, but the appropriate one. Meanwhile ‘Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire’ is a breathy blues stomp that is set apart by the weird droning dirge that sits at the bottom of the mix. There’s some leftfield, innovative songwriting on display here.

- Artist
- Willie Griffin
- ReleaseProduct
- I Love You
- Label
- Athens Of The North
- Catalogue Number
- ATH075
- Release Date
- January 2019
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Vinyl, 7"
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- 1 I Love You Willie Griffin 3:14 Buy
- 2 Where There's Smoke There's Fire Willie Griffin 3:26 Buy
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- Catalogue Number
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Catalogue Number
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Catalogue Number
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- Catalogue Number
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- Catalogue Number
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Label
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- Catalogue Number
- XL1006
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Catalogue Number
- AOTN12008
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- Outstanding
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- Catalogue Number
- AOTN12007
- 12"
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- Athens Of The North
- Catalogue Number
- AOTN12009
- 12"
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- Label
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- Catalogue Number
- MPM 275
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- Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers
- ReleaseProduct
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- Label
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- Catalogue Number
- KFR1143-1
- LP
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- Catalogue Number
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Label
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- Catalogue Number
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