Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1991, Vol. 5, No. 6): Emotional Vices

Recorded and distributed in 1991, this issue of Fast Folk is the last of 63 consecutive monthly vinyl releases. As explained in the liner notes, vinyl's decreasing popularity led Fast Folk to switch to CD for all future releases. Though a range of subjects are presented on this compilation, a large number of the songs contain biting social and political commentary, such as “United German Appeal” by Sherwood Ross. Another reoccurring motif, as suggested in the title of the album, is stark honesty with oneself; “Things I Learned From my Life” and “Disenchanted”, are two prime examples. Liner notes include several interviews as well as brief biographies of the artists.

Track Listing

101	Things I Learned from Life	Michael Jerling and Tony Markellis	02:17
102	The Fool	Josh Joffen	05:07
103	Castaway	Richard Shindell and Dianne Chodkowski	03:41
104	Kumar Shankar	Judy Ficksman	03:21
105	So I Could Get to You	Paul Kaplan, Lisa Gutkin, and Mark Dann	04:53
106	She's Driving Home Tonight	Katy Moffatt, Andrew Hardin, Fats Kaplan, and Hank Bones	02:54
201	Paul Cezanne	Five Chinese Brothers	02:59
202	Disenchanted	Eric Wood	04:39
203	The Burden	Richard Meyer	04:17
204	The Moral of St. Brigid's	Brian Rose, Lisa Gutkin, and Greg Anderson	03:34
205	United German Appeal	Sherwood Ross, Katherine Heald, Greg Anderson, Richard Meyer and the Five Chinese Brothers	03:13
206	Politcs	Andrew Calhoun	03:18
207	Strange, Strange, Life	Richard Julian	04:24