In the last album from the Fariña couple (released two years after Richard’s death in a motorcycle accident), the dreamy folk pop of their previous two albums drifts into more somber tones in some of its tracks, though the playful nonsense of earlier pieces holds fast in other inclusions.  Assembled from an assortment of recordings, the songs include Mimi’s sister Joan Baez on two compositions, along with excerpts from live sessions, instrumental jams, and Mimi by herself, covering one of Richard’s early songs. 

For such a range of sources, the pieces come together with fine cohesion, a quality helped by the couple’s usual comfort with experimentation.  Though the styles and instrumentation change with almost every track, the sense of personalities provide a steadying guide through the jumble of moods and sketches.  A very personalized memorial, but the scattered-mindedness, though it fits the departed, makes for an album experience which can be off-putting at first listen.

Here’s the cover art used for the reissue.