Bleecker & MacDougal

Bleecker & MacDougal is the debut solo studio album by the American folk musician Fred Neil. Recorded in early 1965 at Elektra Records' Midtown Manhattan recording studios,^[4] the album was released in May 1965.^[5] The recording, which unlike many folk albums at the time featured electric guitar backing, had an influence on the folk rock movement.

Guest musicians included Felix Pappalardi on bass, a young John Sebastian playing harmonica, and Pete Childs on dobro and electric guitar.^[3]

Except for two tracks, all of the songs on the album were written by Neil.^[3] Bleecker & MacDougal was reissued as Little Bit of Rain in 1970.^[6]

The album is named for the intersection of Bleecker Street and MacDougal Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. A picture of the intersection featured on the album cover. The San Remo Cafe can be seen in the picture, a gathering spot for writers and musicians for decades. Both streets were locales for folk and rock music of the period.