The CD edition of
Trader Horne's sole album didn't add much to justify the "Plus" of its title. But it did add their 1970 non-LP single, "Here Comes the Rain"/"Goodby Mercy Kelly," as well as some historical liner notes, and so makes for the optimum form in which to get their
Morning Way album.
Morning Way itself was somewhat twee but nice, mild British folk-rock, often with a medieval feel, with fairytale-like snippets of instrumental music linking the tracks.
Rod Stewart fans might want to note the inclusion of the obscure
Judy Dyble-Martin Quittenton composition "Velvet to Atone"; Quittenton wrote
Stewart's classics "Maggie May" and "You Wear It Well." The non-LP single has a more arranged, slightly more rock-oriented feel than the album tracks, with "Here Comes the Rain" being the most pop-friendly (in a good sense) cut they ever released. Its flip side, "Goodby Mercy Kelly," isn't bad, but this
Jackie McAuley original is quite derivative of
Bob Dylan's "Fourth Time Around." ~ Richie Unterberger