Fair, Yates & Betschart ‎– Spirits (1979, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:
A1. Express Myself - 2:51
A2. You Changed My Life - 6:28
A3. Squeak - 3:38
A4. Will-O'-The-Wisp - 5:50
A5. You Are My Love - 1:55
B1. Wind And Weather - 5:54
B2. He - 4:10
B3. Monica - 4:08
B4 Turn To Grey - 6:53

Musicians:
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Inky Fair
Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Mandolin, Percussion, Vocals – Tom Yates
Guitar [Electric And Acoustic], Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Doug Betschart

Local Boston area based group that made good - Inky Fair, Tom Yates, and Doug Betschart’s sole album (on Broken Records) is like a spin through the 1970s FM radio dial. You have rock, folk, AOR, progressive - oh heck, you name it - it’s here. Supertramp seems to be the main influence but name that 70s rock band, and somewhere FY&B have probably visited it on “Spirits”. Perhaps even Steely Dan mixed with James Taylor with a Yes slant. Sure, why not? Album closes strong, though not enough to save it from normality. Worth a listen (ashratom)