(The Return Of) The Western Wind, by Ian A Anderson

(The Return Of) The Western Wind

by Ian A Anderson

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1.	(The Return Of) The Western Wind 05:11	lyrics
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2.	The Western Wind 05:11	lyrics
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3.	The Western Wind (Alt. Take) 04:50

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A pay-what-you-like spooky autumnal download single (or free if you're broke, or want to use it for radio or a podcast, or learn the song) . Three versions of a ghost story…

- the song revisited in 2020 for the CD Onwards! Vol.2
- the original version first released in 1972 on the Village Thing Records album Singer Sleeps On As Blaze Rages.
- an alternative, faster take from 1972 first released in 2018 on the CD Onwards!

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released October 29, 2023

Ian A Anderson: vocal, guitar & slide guitar (2020 version) or 12-string guitar (1972 takes)

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