1985 Original. Includes A Relix Mail-Order Catalog. “Subtitled "A Musical Narrative," Flight Of The Marie Helena Is A Poem Read By Robert Hunter Over A Quiet Folk-Rock Instrumental Background. It Concerns The Ocean Journey Of The "Largest Raft The World Has Known." It's A Literary Journey Through Language Steeped In Shakespeare And The Bible. Hunter's Song Lyrics Always Tended Toward Outright Poetry, And Flight Of The Marie Helena, Freeing Him From The Structural Restrictions Of Songwriting, Let His Imagination And His Use Of Words Range Free.” William Ruhlmann, AMG.