Reinhold Molitor

Wait! Who?? A German guy of course and a guitar player at that. Reinhold Molitor is the brother of Bodo Molitor. Ahhh of course, stupid me, I should have known....

I would bet you most likely never heard of Reinhold (or his brother Bodo). Now look at the album cover... mmm what could this be all about?

On this album he covers a few Donovan tunes. One of them is "Sun and Foam" which was originally titled "Sand and Foam" from Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" album.

His gravelly rough voice ties in nicely with the roots music he plays. This is a long forgotten gem from 1969. Give it a spin.

Listen to "Sun and Foam" from Reinhold (lyrics below)

Reinhold New - factory sealed CD

The sun was going down behind a tattooed tree And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity As I dug you diggin' me in Mexico. There in the valley of Scorpio, beneath the cross of jade Smoking on the seashell pipe the gypsies had made We sat and we dreamed a while of smugglers bringing wine In that crystal thought time in Mexico. Sitting in a chair of bamboo, sipping grenadine, Straining my eyes for a surfacing submarine. Kingdoms of ants walk across my feet, I'm a-shakin' in my seat in Mexico. Grasshoppers creaking in the velvet jungle night, Microscopic circles in the fluid of my sight, Watching a black-eyed native girl cut and trim the lamp, Valentino vamp in Mexico. The sun was going down behind a tattooed tree And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity I dug you diggin' me in Mexico.