Also interesting is this guitar, suddenly Tim is playing yet another guild 12 string guitar in 1970:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjdK-jUiOI4 So this shows perhaps 3 different guitars in about a 3 year time span. With Han's burst F212XL that makes 4.
Although I remember the name Tim Buckley way back then, I never knew anyone that had his albums, in the way that everyone had Beatles and Jefferson Airplane stuff.
Craig
In my house Tim Buckley gets more play than the Beatles and Jefferson Airplane put together! We have all his albums, except *Hello Goodbye*, which, while it has a few decent songs on it, is ruined (for me) by the awful orchestration.
Saw Buckley him live in Richmond, VA, in 1971 -- fantastic show.
Met his son Jeff while my band was on tour in Memphis, just a few months before he died, and told him how much his dad's music meant (and means) to me. Contrary to rumor, Jeff was happy to talk about his father's music.
I consider both musicians, but especially Tim, to be massive talents. Tim never repeated himself, was always pushing in new directions, even when doing so mystified his fans, many of whom wanted the same formula repeated over and over.
*Starsailor*, the one album Tim produced himself, was in the cutout bins so fast, but is today regarded as one of his finest moments.
The posthumously issued *Dream Letter*, a double LP, is one of the best live albums by anyone, and features Danny Thompson on bass.
*Happy Sad*, *Blue Afternoon*, *Lorca* -- all great records IMO.