D.R. Hooker : The Truth Veals & Geeks Records
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A1
The Sea
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A2
Fall in Love
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A3
A Stranger’s Smile
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A4
Weather Girl
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A5
This Thing
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B1
Forge Your Own Chains
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B2
I'm Leaving You
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B3
The Truth
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B4
The Bible
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B5
Falling Asleep
It's a miracle any copies of Donald Hooker's 40-year-old privately pressed album survived, considering it only ran to about 99 copies in its original format.
Connecticut-based Hooker – a tall, slim hippy with a history of substance abuse – was much given to wearing the sort of austere robe he sports on the sleeve, a fairly outré move even then. In early 1972 he hired a gang of local scene musicians to flesh out his wonderful songs and after a few brief rehearsals the band began recording. As soon as they were done they split – some never even heard the finished album, and what a treat they missed…