The First of Fisher. 1977 P. Pan
From Los Angeles, California, The First of Fisher has drawn some interest in the prog world. According to Discogs, only 75 were made, though who knows how accurate that total is, and what the source of the number is. If there was an interview with Mr. Fisher about this album, I missed it. Based on what I'm reading below, the total is suspect. But it would be fair to presume it was a limited run.
This is one of those lo-fi private pressings that have a built-in audience. My mind wandered over towards the Michael Angelo album, a work released in the same year. The recording is fairly muddy, but that only adds to the allure. It's a mix of classical bombast, low key folk, some sizzling extended guitar soloing, jazz pop, horn rock, and drum solos. The final track is a ripping psych oriented number, with horns, denying its 1977 heritage.
A little detective work finds him on the internet! Here you go. He doesn't talk about this album at all, though he wrote songs for TV, movies, and other artists. He is not an unknown musician, but as a solo artist, he is unknown. We learn elsewhere this was an album made for a high school play. Now we're getting to Tom Nehls and Richie Duvall territory, other high school whiz kids who released all-over-the-place albums. Fisher's album is not as engaging as those two from a progressive rock perspective, though it's still a fun listen.
Priority: 3
4/7/26 (new entry)
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