Bill Fay – Time Of The Last Persecution, Vinyl LP

Time of the Last Persecution is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Bill Fay, originally released in 1971. The album was influenced by the Biblical books of Daniel and Revelation.

As a songwriter, the music written and recorded by Bill Fay has taken many years to reach the audience it deserved, thanks mainly to the American group Wilco covering Fay's 'Be Not So Fearful', a song featured on Fay's first album.

This reissue features liner notes by Bill Fay and is remastered from the original tapes. Cited by Uncut magazine as 'The missing link between Nick Drake, Ray Davies and Bob Dylan', 'Time of the Last Persecution' is an altogether darker work than his debut, with sparse instrumentation provided by a band that featured Ray Russell on guitar, Alan Rushton on drums and Darryl Runswick on bass. 

If anything the record was a bigger creative triumph than his debut LP  'Bill Fay'. Bill Fay's work now has the patronage of a younger generation of musicians to bring Fay the critical accolades he deserved. Fay's supremely creative muse has deservedly come full circle.