Marianne Faithfull didn’t have to open her mouth to receive a recording contract. As the story goes, so vividly recounted in the liner notes to the new box set Cast Your Fate to the Wind: The U.K. Decca Recordings, the young woman was so striking in beauty and presence that impresario Andrew Loog Oldham didn’t hesitate to sign her on sight. (Even her name was made for stardom!) But it was just as clear that she was no ordinary pop starlet chasing dreams in Swingin’ London. Faithfull was remarkably clear-eyed, quipping to NME, “In the pop business, talent doesn’t count.” Thankfully, she had it…in abundance.
Cast Your Fate to the Wind: The Complete U.K. Decca Recordings 1964-1969 brings together all four of the late artist’s original U.K. releases…
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