David Ackles

The Ultimate Cult Classic.
I must admit to astonishment on seeing that there were not more reviews of this album. Having been suckered in to purchasing more than a few albums touted as `great lost... Read the full review

Farthings
The cover of American Gothic is the house that David Ackles lived in while he was in England. The house was called "Farthings" and is situated just outside Wargrave-on-Thames, but... Read the full review

Five stars not one
I'm putting this here to boost the star rating, absurdly reduced by the 1-star review from Ms Felicia. Read the full review

David Ackles rediscovered.
I played this album in the early 70's until the grooves were smooth - just rediscovered it. 'Down River' my favourite, and of course 'Road to Cairo'. Read the full review

"Coney Island`s not a place to watch the sunrise"
Difficult to believe nobody has bothered to review this stunning album until now.
The sadly deceased David Ackles had a rich brown baritone with a husky frailty to it as well... Read the full review

A hidden nugget
I bought this on vinyl when it came out and I was a student. Still got it, but the technology has moved on and I have nothing to play it on, so I downloaded it. Read the full review

One of the few albums that can make me cry...
In 1972 my college roommate at Berkeley introduced me to a new LP called "American Gothic" by David Ackles. He thought I would like it. Read the full review

Absolute brilliance
This is one brilliant album as already said, and a copy of it should feature in all collections. I just wanted to add that my own favourite track is "Another Friday Night" -... Read the full review

a missing gem, rediscovered!
in the early 1990's i traipsed along new york streets, in and out of record stores, large and small, searching for the missing 4th david ackles album which had never been... Read the full review

Ackles` last words
The sadly late David Ackles was someone special. He made just four albums over a five-year period 1968-73, when he was already in his thirties. Read the full review

Latently political, incorruptably beautiful 5* masterpiece
Ackles' 3rd record' "American Gothic"' is the supossed tour de force, and - if you believe what you read, the necessesary first port of call. So I bought it. Read the full review

Quiet gem from weary sounding singer/songwriter
Originally released in 1968 David Ackles eponymous debut is an oddly mournful album for those heady times, as if he got a whiff of the more turbulent times ahead and was... Read the full review