Released in August of 1967, Bill Fay's debut record, "Some Good Advice", is a brilliant record described as "surrealistic Dylanesque lyrics alloyed to a piano based melodic pop structure, overlaid with some fluorishes from organ and mellotron". The flip side is the equally riveting "Scream In The Ears". Unfortunately for Bill, it failed to bother the charts and he disappeared from public view until 1970, when he put out an album, "Bill Fay", which was very different from this single, with slightly darker lyrics and string arrangements that are not particularly sympathetic to his songs. He released a second album in 71, "Time Of The Last Persecution" and on the cover he appeared to have given up on life to some degree and it's filled with dark introspective songs.
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