Jerome/Plain As Your Eyes Can See/Roll Back The Time/Whistle Stop/Rosey/Highways/UFO/So Natural/ Johnny/Sandman
UFO was the debut album from the West Coast folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Jim Sullivan. Sadly, he is best remembered for his mysterious disappearance in New Mexico in 1975.
“This record is has an incredibly potent bitter sweetness to it and is pretty uncanny. A great collection of psychedelic folk/pop songs that feel like a serene and nostalgic fantasy world, tinged with sadness.”
“His plaintive voice avoids corniness, yet is strong enough to hang with the string arrangements that bolster his sturdy acoustic guitar playing. Sullivan manages to leave an ethereal yet substantial impression, never overstaying his welcome.”
“This is an incredible album, absolutely a lost masterpiece. The songs are like little ponds of peaceful surfaces with startling depth. They are for cool summer nights, tinted with hopeful melancholy and the slightest hint of otherworldly mystery.”
“It's really good, but in a low-key way that will only be relevant to people who are already into the intangible nuances of songcraft that superficially pedestrian music can possess, especially contextualized by a certain era's characteristic sound, roughly similar to Van Morrison.”
“I had never previously heard of Sullivan, but this album is a wonderful revelation. The songs are sometimes wistful and sad and not of a genre that I normally enjoy, but I can't get enough of this disc.”
“Jim’s acoustic guitar is the dominant feature on each song, the bass really helps drive the music towards the rock genre, especially on the title track, performed to a world-class standard. I really like the string sound and arrangements, they add depth and emotion, and it’s not a full orchestra so has a warm quality. Jim was obviously a well liked guy who these musicians respected and brought their best to these sessions.”
“He wrote songs full of restless despair that he sang in a rich voice, winning over crowds wherever he played. This first album contained songs about aliens, desert highways, and desperate redemption, but failed to generate the attention and sales it probably deserved.”
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