Bill Fay Time Of The Last Persecution

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• Bill Fay’s second album, Time of the Last Persecution (1971), is a haunting and contemplative work blending folk, rock, and spiritual introspection – With its poetic lyrics and evocative melodies, the album explores themes of faith, doubt, and human vulnerability – This 180g vinyl re-issue replicates the original UK pressing. As Fay’s journalistic champion Rob Young wrote in 2005, “If Bill Fay was his songs of innocence, Time Of The Last Persecution collected songs of experience.” Shorn of the lush orchestration of his debut, Time Of The Last Persecution, originally released in 1971 and produced by Fay’s guitarist Ray Russell, is deep, pensive and philosophical. Working with a small band, songs like ‘Til The Christ Comes Back and Release Is In The Eye are powerful statements, with Russell’s