When John Cale switched over to Island Records, something shifted inside him. Maybe it was the acceleration of his notorious appetite for controlled substances, or his dive into the deep water as producer for Nico’s dark night of the soul The End, or maybe he simply decided it was time to get his freak on again. Whatever the impetus, Cale pulled out his old black magic playbook and went to town, churning out three albums busting with gloriously bad vibes for Island in the space of a single year. The ball began rolling with 1974’s appropriately entitled Fear, followed by Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy. Tracklist: Fear Is A Man's Best Friend Buffalo Ballet Barracuda Emily Ship Of Fools Gun The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy You Know More Than I Know Momamma Scuba
