IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE (The Belfast Gypsies)
In 1967, Kim Fowley produced the sole album by the Belfast Gypsies and also co-wrote some of their songs. The band included some members of Van Morrison’s first band Them before he left to become a solo artist. The album was misleadingly named Them Belfast Gypsies (particularly as the title is laid out on the cover). Allmusic gives the album 4 stars, and Richie Unterberger notes in the write-up for the album: “Their tense version of ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ is one of the greatest obscure Dylan covers, and the magnificent harmonica on ‘Midnight Train’ is a highlight.”
(January 2015/1)
