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$10.00

Probst, Joe (Joachim) - The Lion and the Lady

Format: LP
Label: Daffodil SBA 16018
Year: 1973
Origin: Toronto, Ontario
Genre: rock, folk
Keyword:  Kingston Penitentiary
Value of Original Title: $10.00
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Release Type: Albums
Websites:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-lion-and-the-lady/302840131
Playlist: Ontario, 1970's, Folk

Tracks

Side 1

Track Name
The Lion In The Zoo Is An Aristocrat
Kingston
Lovin' You
Sad Sad Story
I Ain't No Angel

Side 2

Track Name
So You Have The Lion You Have The Lady
Someday
(Isn't It) Just Like A Story
You And Me And Someone
Love

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The Lion and the Lady

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Information/Write-up

Joe (Joachim) Probst was a Toronto-based Canadian folksinger who recorded a sole album for the collectable Daffodil Records label in 1971. Not released until 1973, The Lion & the Lady features ten self-penned story songs that are very much in the same style as those of Bruce Cockburn, Murray McLauchlan, or even Harry Chapin. Starting with a narration of a short story, "The Lion in the Zoo Is an Aristocrat," by Brian Purdy, this concept album is based around a central theme with stories of loneliness, desolation, and love. Midway through the album, another narration about the lion sets the tone for the second half of the album. A very interesting musical work, The Lion & the Lady does have some musical highlights and features some great songs. Probst did have a minor Canadian hit in 1973 with the song "Kingston" about life behind bars in the Kingston Penitentiary, but, essentially, the album went unnoticed and quickly disappeared. Unfortunately, not much has been heard from Probst since. This release by Unidisc Records is a straight reissue of the original Daffodil Records album re-released for the first time in 30 years at a budget price complete with original artwork.
-Keith Pettipas, AllMusic

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