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from as if (1997) by nev clay

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Recording this in one take was daunting, given I'd only been fingerpicking the 12-string for a couple of years - hence the "phew" at the end.

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will there be a time when I stop changing shape long enough to learn to love this mask that I'm wearing? will there be a time when you stop changing shape long enough to let me understand what you're feeling? Will there be a time when I've fallen so far I can rest for a moment and be silent?

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from as if (1997), released January 1, 1998
Lorraine Clay - vocals
pic - graffiti in concrete, Whitley Bay

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nev clay Newcastle, UK

Nev lives near Newcastle and until 2018 was a mental health nurse. He's been clarting around the local music scene for 30 years, and once supported Keith Emerson out of ELP. Cover photo - Stan Bonnar concrete hippo, Killingworth, Newcastle, photo by Narbi Price 3 Jan 2023. Secret guitar tuning: CGDGAD ... more

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