Kevin Coyne - Case History (1972)

Another fabulous figure in British rock whom I discovered through John Peel. Kevin Coyne, who at times recalls the intensity of Van Morrison in his prime, is a man who's had more than his share of torment and hell through the years; one of the strangest things to happen to him was being asked to replace Jim Morrison in the Doors after the singer's demise, which he flat out refused as he scorned commercial success!

A singer-songwriter who was fiercely faithful to his art, Coyne channelled the emotionalism of his struggle with his inner demons into much of his austere blues-inflected acoustic music. This long out-of-print 1972 debut LP on Peel's Dandelion label captures him at his most stark and soulful.