Released on Tape From California about two years after, Phil wrote "Half A Century High" during his pre-Pleasures of the Harbor era, but it was likely scrapped and saved for later due to the limited nature of the 33 RPM long-player albums of the time, which could only hold about 50 minutes (the album sat at 51).
Unfortunately, the song was not only bogged down by the experimental, avant-garde arrangements that plagued songs like the album version of "The Crucifixion", but it was butchered in two by, once again, the time limits of an LP. The Newport version is superior; the man's poetry is not only clear, but is in full form.
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Read my album review of Tape From California at: bit.ly/2H3GTCc
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