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Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
(1979, Chrysalis)

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According with Wikipedia was titled Top Priority because Chrysalis promised RG to make it their top priority for marketing. Killer blues guitar rock, turn it up!

[Fritz The Cat]

Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
(1979, Chrysalis)

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According with Wikipedia was titled Top Priority because Chrysalis promised RG to make it their top priority for marketing. Killer blues guitar rock, turn it up!
The german pressing. The problem of this one: there was not really any song on this LP. Do you recall any song? Which one do you recommend? A tragedy: the master of stratocaster without any songs......

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The german pressing. The problem of this one: there was not really any song on this LP. Do you recall any song? Which one do you recommend? A tragedy: the master of stratocaster without any songs......

I like the record, but I like most of his records and his earlier work with Taste. I think it's full of songs with great hooks and guitar licks - Follow Me and Bad Penny, for example. Impressive songwriting - he was able to write so many interesting songs right after coming off a tour and an earlier record.

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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
(1973, Harvest) WLY in the deadwax, both sides - mastered by Wally Traugott

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a classic that I can remember buying new in 1973. I can enjoy a few passages now but unfortunately 43+ years of repeated listening = over-exposure. My college-age son enjoys the music and it has been fun comparing notes on the record with him.

[Fritz The Cat]

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
(1973, Harvest) WLY in the deadwax, both sides - mastered by Wally Traugott

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a classic that I can remember buying new in 1973. I can enjoy a few passages now but unfortunately 43+ years of repeated listening = over-exposure. My college-age son enjoys the music and it has been fun comparing notes on the record with him.

So did i. Finally there are 6 copies and 2 CD's in my collection: diverse pressings from England, Germany, Italy, Japan (CD), America (CD). Interesting comparisons are possible. But IMHO there's no doubt about it: vinyl is not approachable by CD. Perhaps i'm not the right person to be objective enough for this statement. I have to confess, that my ears are somewhat calibrated to vinyl sounds: since 1970, when i bought my first Pink Floyd LP "Atom heart mother". This is a german Quadrophonie version. SQ standards: anybody may explain SQ?

[Fritz The Cat]

Good taste. Simple and pure. German reissue of the 70ies. Produced by Tony Colton (Head Hands & Feet, Shirley Bassey, Yes, Georgie Fame etc.).

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Here are the songs that i was missing on "Top Priority". 21 years old Rory Gallagher with the famous "much used" 1961 Fender Stratocaster. All through his career he played the same guitar! It didn't happen before, it wouldn't happen again: listen to RG's fine saxophone playing on the swinging track A3. Produced by Tony Colton. German reissue pressing with superb dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

Live at Montreux Casino Switzerland 1970. That Casino burnt down soon after with much "Smoke on the water". Gallagher and Taste in full bloom. Feel so good! Good England pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Live at Isle of Wight 1970. WEM and Orange amplification. Good England pressing. 1A live power rock.

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Nice Taste records~! Tasty!

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Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
(1969, Reprise) -1J/-1K

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I've always assumed the cover photo was taken on Neil's Broken Arrow Ranch, anybody know? bonus picture of Buffalo Springfield in '67 outside Neil's Laurel Canyon cabin, photo by Dennis Hopper:

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Carly Simon - No Secrets
(1972, Elektra) WLP

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w/ Klaus Voorman - playing that rumbling bass at the start of You're So Vain. I think the only time we hear James Taylor on the record is during one of the final chorus of Waited So Long, when Carly sings "Daddy, I'm No Virgin" - we hear Taylor chime in - "She's No Virgin" :laugh: ahem Happy Valentines Day.

[Fritz The Cat]

Blues? Chicago? British jazz influenced blues rock in the style of "Colosseum". More jazz and progrock than blues. Still a superb mixture! Produced in June 1969 by Chris Thomas at AIR Studios in London. Very much (ab)used english pressing vinyl with many scratches. You nearly don't hear the scratches because of the quality old English vinyl. Listen to every track. No fillers. All killers. Arthur Wood: piano and keyboards are great! This vinyl sounds so fresh as new.....Is anybody interested in further works of Climax Blues Band?

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Albert Collins/Robert Cray/Johnny Copeland - Showdown!
(1985, Alligator) F/W HUB in the deadwax, Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC

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smokin'

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Giles, Giles & Fripp - The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles & Fripp
(1968, Deram) 1976 Japanese pressing

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all over the place with folksy, classical, pop, spoken word and at times incendiary guitar from Fripp.

[Fritz The Cat]

Carly Simon - No Secrets
(1972, Elektra) WLP

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w/ Klaus Voorman - playing that rumbling bass at the start of You're So Vain. I think the only time we hear James Taylor on the record is during one of the final chorus of Waited So Long, when Carly sings "Daddy, I'm No Virgin" - we hear Taylor chime in - "She's No Virgin" :laugh: ahem Happy Valentines Day.

Virgin or not virgin. This not the question. No. Clouds in my coffee tell me: James Taylor sings the intro verse of his own credited song track B4 "Night owl." Good german pressing.

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Pat Metheny - Works
(1984, ECM) German pressing

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a nice release from a series of compilations of ECM artists - celebrating ECMs then 15th anniversary.

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McKendree Spring - McKendree Spring 3
(1972, Decca) STERLING in the deadwax

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interesting progressive folk with electric violin, viola, theremin. gatefold cover and a cool looking cloud label which I see is also on their '73 release Spring Suite.

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McKendree Spring - Spring Suite
(1973, MCA) STERLING in the deadwax

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Gatefold cover art work by Roger Dean. More interesting electric violin/viola, arp and moog sounds from Dr. Michael Dreyfuss.

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Peter Townshend - Who Came First
(1972, Track/MCA)

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w/ Ronnie Lane on one track, everything else is Pete solo in "one gynormouse ego trip". This copy is a gatefold cover and has the poster:

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[Fritz The Cat]

Peter Townshend - Who Came First
(1972, Track/MCA)

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w/ Ronnie Lane on one track, everything else is Pete solo in "one gynormouse ego trip". This copy is a gatefold cover and has the poster:

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English Pressing. Ronnie Lane sings and plays guitar on track A2. What shall i do with that poster included also here?

[Fritz The Cat]

German 45rpm maxi single. Maximum dynamics on 12" Vinyl. Listen loud.

[Fritz The Cat]

Albert Collins/Robert Cray/Johnny Copeland - Showdown!
(1985, Alligator) F/W HUB in the deadwax, Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC

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smokin'
English pressing. Anybody knows which guitar model Johnny Copeland is playing?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Marc Johnson - Bass Desires
(1986, ECM) Promotional Copy. Not For Sale

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w/ Bill Frisell, John Scofield.

just finished watching the 2nd half of the North Carolina - Duke basketball game didn't have a stake in the outcome but wow that is some great college hoops between the two crosstown rivals - March madness is just around the corner!

[Fritz The Cat]

German collectors edition of Rolling Stone, November 2015 shows the list of the 100 best songs of Neil Young. And No.1 was which song???????
What do you expect? Look at my next post.

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No.1 is "Powderfinger". This vinyl LP is a fine German pressing. Not indicated on the cover are the locations of these live recordings during his 1978 tour. Anybody able to explain the word "Powderfinger"?

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A superb live classic. Recorded in New York City at Town Hall, November 27, 1974. Found today in the "used records bin" at my favorite record shop BRO Records in St. Gallen Switzerland. These used records there are always in very good condition. Since 45 years i bought many many records of my huge collection there. This one is a very dynamic US pressing. Listen to the vocals of Jim Price. He was so much underrated. The master of telecaster brings "Nancy" to the top. "Nancy" was Roy Buchanan's 1953 Fender Telecaster. Anybody knows where Nancy is today?

[Fritz The Cat]

Superb french pressing with mellow dynamics. Glossy cover. US record companies didn't want their records to be protected by glossy covers. Why didn't they? So we have always this disturbing ring wear on the covers of US LPs. The condition of the cover determinates the value of a record. So keep your records in plastic sleeves!!! It's worth the effort. Vinyl will last for many years, but the covers will fade away in some years. A record without a well kept cover is like a house without a roof.......
The dynamics of this one bring the gratingly sharp cutting sounds of the Telecaster more to the mellow tune. Like the sound of a bell.
Synopsis: this french pressing brings more mellow Telecaster sound than the US version with the sharp tune. And they wanted to protect their LPs for furthermore generations of fans.

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No.1 is "Powderfinger". This vinyl LP is a fine German pressing. Not indicated on the cover are the locations of these live recordings during his 1978 tour. Anybody able to explain the word "Powderfinger"?

Lyrics Analysis of Neil Young's Powderfinger

"Powderfinger": what does this word itself mean? Did Neil coin it himself?
Is it a regional expression of some sort? My take is that it's nickname for a
trigger happy kinda guy, who solves his problems with a gun. Come to think of
it, it may well be a personification of or a metaphor for fate, even death,
itself. I don't think it necessarily refers to the 22 year-old (from here on,
I'll call him "22"). If anything, 22 is a *victim* of Powderfinger.

http://thrasherswheat.org/fot/powderfinger.html

[SpeakerLabFan]

Larry Coryell - The Dragon Gate
(1989, Shanachie)

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nice. with covers of Coltrane and Wes Montgomery compositions.

[Fritz The Cat]

Nice? Nice! Who likes this one? Why do you?

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This is it!

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Al Stewart - 24 Carrots
(1980, Arista) Nautilus half speed mastered

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nice. Robin Williamson plays on one track.

[Fritz The Cat]

This one is great fun. US reissue 1980.

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Joe Walsh - So What
(1974, ABC Dunhill) "that's no banana, that's my nose" KENDUN B/ KENDUN A in the deadwax, sides 1/2

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probably my favorite of Joe's early solo LPs. Scorching guitar. Purchased new. I didn't know at the time the story behind Song For Emma, the last track on the album. I assumed it was about a friend but I later learned the tragic story his 3 year old daughter who died in a car wreck on the way to school. if you listen carefully you can hear him say "bye Emma" after the final "Goodbye". very moving beautiful tribute.

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Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps From The Blues
(1961, Duke) '80s MCA reissue

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great stuff - electric blues and R&B.

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Herb Ellis, Joe Pass - Seven, Come Eleven
(1974, Concord) -1B/-1B, cover stamped DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE

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smoking jazz guitar interplay from two of the greats. with Ray Brown, bass.

[Fritz The Cat]

Joe Walsh - So What
(1974, ABC Dunhill) "that's no banana, that's my nose" KENDUN B/ KENDUN A in the deadwax, sides 1/2

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probably my favorite of Joe's early solo LPs. Scorching guitar. Purchased new. I didn't know at the time the story behind Song For Emma, the last track on the album. I assumed it was about a friend but I later learned the tragic story his 3 year old daughter who died in a car wreck on the way to school. if you listen carefully you can hear him say "bye Emma" after the final "Goodbye". very moving beautiful tribute.

On my US copy 2 words of the deadwax inscription are different, as follows: banany/noze. Unfortunately my US pressing is insufficient: poor dynamics. I try to hear any clear drums, hi hats or cymbals. There aren't. I cannot attest acceptable dynamics to this one, though the vinyl is in mint condition. Dead sound. How is your copy?

[Fritz The Cat]

Country rock with horns, pedal steel and fiddle. Everything is possible. Roaring 20ies meet 70ies. This one swings! German pressing with superb dynamics.

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Clap hands, here comes Cody! Recorded Nov. 1973 live at The Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas. Great swinging festival of country rock blues boogie jazz.

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The Lost Planet Airmen was a fun band: if you hear them you also have fun. And so they had. Hippie country rock r'n'b blues western swing. Does humor belong in music? Yessss. Recorded live December 1973 Armadillo WHQ, Austin, Texas by Wally Heider. Fine guitar work by Billy Kirchen and John Tichy. Sleazy not at all.....

[Fritz The Cat]

Still great fun in 1975 with Cody at Warner Bros. records. Horns by the famous Tower of Power Section. Listen to B1 "Hawaii Blues".

[Fritz The Cat]

So many wonderful songs superbly produced by Booker T. Jones. For a voice that fits perfectly together with these melodies. All killers, no fillers. A lighthouse of the 80ies in USA! Listen to B4 "The best i can". Yes, it's simply the best.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Soft Machine - Milestones
(1973, Probe) Compilation of early Softs LPs, Made in UK for export/Netherlands pressing

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listening to Volume 1, released in 1968. fantastic psychedelic jazz rock from Canterbury.

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On my US copy 2 words of the deadwax inscription are different, as follows: banany/noze. Unfortunately my US pressing is insufficient: poor dynamics. I try to hear any clear drums, hi hats or cymbals. There aren't. I cannot attest acceptable dynamics to this one, though the vinyl is in mint condition. Dead sound. How is your copy?

My copy has the same inscription as yours. Sorry it was a lazy copy/paste from someone's description. This copy was not bad but did not have the dynamics that I remember for title. I recall that it was in the same class as the mid-70 Fleetwood Mac reprise titles for dynamics. I guess this one is not a first pressing, I picked it up for $2 earlier in the week.

Nice Rodney Crowell record, btw. I have a few that I need to listen to - I also have his book from a few years back - Chinaberry Streets - in the stack of music books to read.

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Spring - s/t
(1972, United Artists)

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a cool find last week. produced in part by, and recorded in Brian Wilson's home studio. Spring includes Diane and Marilyn Rovell, aka Marilyn Wilson - Brian's then wife. includes various Beach Boys contributing songs and performing. Thinkin Bout You Baby sounds like a demo version of Darlin' :


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Linn County - Till The Break Of Dawn
(1970, Phillips)

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Psych flavored Blues rock. I have their 1968 debut - Proud Flesh Soothsayer - so I was glad to run across this one in the bins today, in NM- shape.

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Dana Gillespie - Weren't Born A Man
(1973, RCA/Mainman)

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w/ Rick Wakeman, Terry Cox, Bobby Keyes. produced in part by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, includes a great cover of Bowie's Andy Warhol.


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Dana Gillespie - Weren't Born A Man
(1973, RCA/Mainman)

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w/ Rick Wakeman, Terry Cox, Bobby Keyes. produced in part by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, includes a great cover of Bowie's Andy Warhol.


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Oh how lucky you are to have this one in your collection!

[Fritz The Cat]

Produced by famous Mike Vernon. Mastered by Bob Jones at C.T.S. Deadwax inscriptions A: Boppin' Bob/B: Rood-but nice .........
That's it. Tell me, which are your favorite productions by Mike Vernon?

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Cactus - One Way...Or Another
(1971, Atco) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound

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recycled photos. 2nd album by the band anchored by the rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice.

Smokin'

[Fritz The Cat]

There's a big story behind this one. How happy you are if you belong to the english speaking people. Is anybody able to translate the enormous amount of lyrics on inner sheet? What does the story tell? Very good english 1987 reissue pressing. Deadwax inscription "A Porky prime cut". Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito. David Bromberg dobro. Listen to the efficient guitar playing by John Tichy.

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Interesting version of Lennon/McCartney's "Cry baby cry" Track A1. With the muscle shoals horns. Jeff Baxter and Buzz Feiten guitars. Neil Larson piano. Nicolette Larson and Jennifer Warnes backing vocals. What else? Ah, and yes, a fine version of Helm/Robertson/Danko "Live is a carnival". Is live a carnival for you?

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito. Superb german pressing. Nicolette Larsen harmony vocals.

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Does humor belong in music? Yessss! And forget Frank Zappa! Commander Cody is so much more fun. Frank Zappa is not swinging. Cody is swinging. Listen to track A 5: Please don't take me to no discos.....I'm not the only one who hates discotheques!!!

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Jimi Hendrix - Rainbow Bridge
(1971, Reprise) Experience Hendrix/Sony 2014; BG in the deadwax, mastered by Bernie Grundman

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great reissue from Experience Hendrix/Sony.

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America - s/t
(1971, Warner Bros) -1B/-1B; later issue with A Horse With No Name included

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Terrific sound quality, especially the acoustic guitar strumming - Riverside is jaw-dropping. If only more records were recorded as nicely as this one.

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America - s/t
(1971, Warner Bros) -1B/-1B; later issue with A Horse With No Name included

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Terrific sound quality, especially the acoustic guitar strumming - Riverside is jaw-dropping. If only more records were recorded as nicely as this one.



So be it! David Lindley on 2 tracks. Producer was the famous Ian Samwell. Listen especially to the outstanding harmony vocals. This one is a french issue with level-headed dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

This is a forgotten gem: the strong voice of Commander Cody Band with superb musicians. Look at his homepage www.billycfarlow.com (http://www.billycfarlow.com). He is rocking in the kitchen. Listen especially to the excellently played guitar by Roger Younger. No fillers all winners. Underrated. Italian Appaloosa Records always (!!!) were outstanding in quality of pressing, vinyl and dynamics. Anybody owns "Appaloosa" Records? Show them!

[Fritz The Cat]

Jimi Hendrix - Rainbow Bridge
(1971, Reprise) Experience Hendrix/Sony 2014; BG in the deadwax, mastered by Bernie Grundman

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great reissue from Experience Hendrix/Sony.



Interesting for guitar fans: There were 2 performances at this day at Haleakala Center, Maui, Hawaii, July 30th 1970. The early show was a standard set of the time for Jimi taking in some more recent material and some of the older songs. As an added bonus this 2CD set includes a limited extra disc of the second performance: The late show seemed a little more laid back than the first although not less inspiring. The other interesting difference for guitar fans is that for the second performance Jimi used his Flying V Gibson guitar rather than the by now regularly used white Fender Stratocaster. Only a small portion of this part of the performance made the finished film.
So enjoy listening to Jimi's Gibson guitar sounds during the Late Show!

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Ugly cover picture art by Hipgnosis. Pete Haycock at his best. British blues rock of first quality. Produced by Chris Thomas at Air Studios, London.

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One of the best songwriters in USA. A poet. This one is often referred to as Earles first "rock record". Heavy metal power twang bluegrass. Track A5 "Johnny come lately" is performed with The Pogues: "So listen up close, I've got something to say Boys, i'm buying this round!" As you may hear, The Pogues agreed with pleasure. All winners no fillers. Fine german pressing. This one belongs in every vinyl fan's collection. Take it with you if you escape to the foreign island.....

[Fritz The Cat]

Brain like a butterfly, heart like a wheel, heads in the clouds and souls in the ground...... Recorded at Can Studio Köln and Abbey Road Studios London. Listen to the beautiful version of Peter Green's song "Man of the world" on track A5. You will love this record! Absolutely an insiders' tip.

[Fritz The Cat]

Sunday morning music with stories about America. And about our life in general. Superb german pressing. Vinyl with maximum warm life mood. Perfect dynamics. This one was issued at the time, 26 years ago, when nobody wanted to buy vinyl anymore. Too bad! They should have listened better more exactly then.......

[Fritz The Cat]

Here come the 80's. Track A1. With the best studio cracks. Albert Lee, Hank DeVito, Tower of Power sax section, Amos Garrett......
Listen to Hank DeVito song on track B3 "Queen of hearts" and the swinging Guy Clark title B2 "Heartbroke".

[Fritz The Cat]

Psychedelic blues rock. Underrated. Recorded at Air Studios, London.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Cannonball Adderly Quintet - Why Am I Treated So Bad!
(1967, Capitol)

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some jazz while working from home this afternoon. Produced by the great David Axelrod live in studio. Story goes he invited a group of friends to the studio, gave them free booze and a warm up, then brought out the band. Joe Zawinul on fender piano.

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Larry Coryell - The Lion And The Ram
(1976, Arista) STERLING in the deadwax

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Julie Coryell with Larry in the cover photo, her prose included on the back cover.


I have my eyes peeled for a used copy of an out of print book that she wrote on the music and people of Jazz Rock fusion in the 70s:


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... on DVD if not just -A (audio only).

Well, not trying to say female-written or -played music is overrated by the (mostly) male audience here in this thread, but on DVD (non -A) there's a certain correlation i tend to notice with friends all over for a few years ...

How about setting up a record player - the 12 " format favours the same gender in many cases, but to a slightly lesser extent?




Here's one alternative from D-land without that accent. Hope '70s are acceptable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UfqlwiJOk
Or with THAT accent
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/guru_guru/live/
Or with that language and fem dom all in one "difficult" package...(only rec. if you can play very loud)
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nina_hagen_band/nina_hagen_band/

:crying:
Ralph

[Fritz The Cat]

The Cannonball Adderly Quintet - Why Am I Treated So Bad!
(1967, Capitol)

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some jazz while working from home this afternoon. Produced by the great David Axelrod live in studio. Story goes he invited a group of friends to the studio, gave them free booze and a warm up, then brought out the band. Joe Zawinul on fender piano.

Look at my post from 25. January 2016. Great producer indeed. You have to collect every LP with his name as producer.

[Fritz The Cat]

Simply impressive. 180gr vinyl. Superb pressing. Warm powerful dynamics. Look at the picture of May 25, 2014. One day before his liver transpantation.......he was "Almost gone" (track A1).

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen especially to the brilliant bass playing of Jim Hughart. He studied bass playing under Carol Kaye. And you may hear this influence! He accompanied Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Frank Sinatra and among others Tom Waits. Listen to the funky "Tony poem" on track A3. This music works like big cinema in your brain. A forgotten gem....

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Recorded with the Record Plant Remote Mobile truck at the Amphitheatre, Chicago and The Gardens, Louisville by Ron Nevison in October 1978. Reissue 2008 on 180gr Vinyl of first quality. One of the most famous live recordings of rock music. Phil Mogg then was one of the most powerful shouters in hardrock business.

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Terry Reid - s/t
(1969, Epic) -2A/-2A

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ringing in the weekend with superlungs.

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The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
(1972, Rolling Stones Records) Artisan & Monarch symbols in the deadwax

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listening to sides 3/4. smokin'.

still kicking myself for not walking by Nellcote - Keef's estate in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur in southern France - where Exile was recorded in the basement in '72. I spent a day exploring Villefranche a couple of years ago, and we parked at a beach parking lot which it turns out was about 300 yards from the estate. It's a wonderful town next to Nice - will visit again!

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Thin Lizzy - s/t
(1971, Decca) UK

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Nice. purchased last July at nice shop, Jet records in Biarritz, France. Jet Records.fr : toute la musique en un clic ! » (http://jetrecords.fr/)

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Bert Jansch - Jack Orion
(1970, Vanguard) -1B/-1B


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nice. original release was in '66 on the Transatlantic label. w/ John Renbourn. recycled pictures

[Fritz The Cat]

1976 US reissue. Including 2 previously (on 1970 original) not released tracks: A6 "Morning noon and night" and A7 "Long lovin' man".
Recorded at AIR Studios London. Produced by famous Chris Thomas. Pete Haycock at his best.

[Fritz The Cat]

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
(1972, Rolling Stones Records) Artisan & Monarch symbols in the deadwax

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listening to sides 3/4. smokin'.

still kicking myself for not walking by Nellcote - Keef's estate in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur in southern France - where Exile was recorded in the basement in '72. I spent a day exploring Villefranche a couple of years ago, and we parked at a beach parking lot which it turns out was about 300 yards from the estate. It's a wonderful town next to Nice - will visit again!

This one is a german reissue of ???? 1978???? Somebody knows the year of release? It was in the early 80ies when i bought this one. Nice was nice.

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon 24./25. May 1982 and Glastonbury Festival 20th June 1982. "What you hear is what happened on the night". Found today in a thriftstore in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, for 6 SFr.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Egberto Gismonti - Sol Do Meio Dia
(1978, ECM) Promo stamped cover

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w/ Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, Jan Garbarek, Nana Vasconcellos

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The Band - Cahoots
(1971, Capitol)

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includes a nice cover of Dylan's When I Paint My Masterpiece - always reminds me how much fun it was to explore the streets of Rome on a visit with family a few years ago:

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
Ancient footprints are everywhere.
You can almost think that you're seein' double
On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.

[Fritz The Cat]

The Band - Cahoots
(1971, Capitol)

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includes a nice cover of Dylan's When I Paint My Masterpiece - always reminds me how much fun it was to explore the streets of Rome on a visit with family a few years ago:

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
Ancient footprints are everywhere.
You can almost think that you're seein' double
On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.

Thanks for the interesting tip. Who played this beautiful accordeon? No credits on this one. No lyrics for us german speaking listeners. What is the meaning of the Van Morrison/Robertson title "4% Pantomime"? UK reissue on Greenlight Series. The cover painting is too dark on this one.

[Fritz The Cat]

Egberto Gismonti - Sol Do Meio Dia
(1978, ECM) Promo stamped cover

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w/ Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, Jan Garbarek, Nana Vasconcellos

ECM means:Each-one Crystalclear Mastered. You have to collect all ECM records if you can get them in some thriftstores. There was never better mastering and vinyl pressing like ECM records did. German issue.

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Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - s/t
(1972, Polydor) Monarch symbol, STERLING LH in the deadwax, Lee Hulko mastered

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tasty. a nice mix of Rock Jazz Progressive with STERLING LH sound quality.

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Thanks for the interesting tip. Who played this beautiful accordeon? No credits on this one. No lyrics for us german speaking listeners. What is the meaning of the Van Morrison/Robertson title "4% Pantomime"? UK reissue on Greenlight Series. The cover painting is too dark on this one.

not sure the meaning of that song - the inner gatefold has the 4% Pantomime lyrics on my pressing. It sounds like it's recounting a poker game and Richard is Richard Manuel and Belfast Cowboy is Van Morrision. Van Morrison and Alan Toussaint are credited with playing on that song.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALuxBkT_EQ0

[Fritz The Cat]

Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - s/t
(1972, Polydor) Monarch symbol, STERLING LH in the deadwax, Lee Hulko mastered

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tasty. a nice mix of Rock Jazz Progressive with STERLING LH sound quality.
This is a 1977 german reissue. Good pressing and dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

40 years of fairy tale (tail?) progrock. Phil Collins made it perfectly! Listen to Steve Hackett's famous guitar solo in track B2 "Ripples". A little overdose of synthesizers by Banks. Let's accept it,...... after 40 years.

[Fritz The Cat]

The maker of The Beatles. R.I.P.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Beatles - Revolver
(1966, Parlophone) MONO 2014 release

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Produced By George Martin. RIP George Martin. Thanks for your guidance and impact on the Beatles and, by extension, helping redefine popular music.

[Fritz The Cat]

A big media hype? This is, after various hearings, definitively not my piece of cake. I like melodies and music for my heart and soul. This one simply doesn't touch my heart. It's very very depressive style.
A great pity.

[Fritz The Cat]

David Bowie - Images 1966-1967
(1973, London) Bell Sound SF in the deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman at Bell Sound

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2 LP compilation with gatefold cover of songs written and recorded by Bowie in London in '66 and '67. Listening to record 2; a mix of stereo and fake stereo tracks.

Would you please show more details of this interesting cover? Foldcover? Artist credited? Song tracks. Some previously not published songs? Mick Ronson contributions?

[Fritz The Cat]

The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
(1967, Capitol) Mono pressing MAS 2653

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Which are the differences between this mono and a stereo version for your ears and your equipment?

[Fritz The Cat]

[QUOTE=SpeakerLabFan;314182]Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
(1970, United Artists) 1983 Island Label reissue - Italian pressing

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In this post you had the intention to compare these two issues. Results after all these years?

[Fritz The Cat]

Sandy Nelson - Live! in Las Vegas
(1964, Liberty) German pressing

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re-channeled stereo and a live recording - most tracks sound thin. :(

How are the dynamics if this one is played with the Benz Wood MC Pickup?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Fairport Convention - s/t
(1968, Polydor) UK pressing, '75 reissue Polydor #2384 047

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part of a series of UK Polydor reissues in the mid 70s - austere cover art but all I've heard in the series have nice sound quality.


Fritz - wow, those are some older posts that you've found. I hope to have time today or tomorrow to check these out.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
(1971, Cotillion) Monarch symbol, AT/GP in the deadwax, mastered by George Piros

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RIP Keith Emerson. My favorite ELP title. Crushing sound quality on this pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
(1971, Cotillion) Monarch symbol, AT/GP in the deadwax, mastered by George Piros

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RIP Keith Emerson. My favorite ELP title. Crushing sound quality on this pressing.


Tarkus was the keyboard "Tour de force" of Emerson. Italian reissue. RIP!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Chris Youlden - Nowhere Road
(1973, London) STERLING in the deadwax

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Savoy Brown vocalist. w/ Danny Kirwan, Chris Spedding, Roy Babbington from Soft Machine.

Taking a break from the NCAA college hoops conference tournament games since OR just destroyed Utah in the Pac12 finals --> prelude to the NCAA tournament, aka MARCH MADNESS starting next week on Thursday.

[Fritz The Cat]

Black Moon. Referring to the burning Iraqi oil fields of Gulf Storm. Look at the beautiful but also scary carrousel on front cover picture. You may see the dollar notes whirling around.......

[Fritz The Cat]

A bright spot of the music of the 80ies. A searchlight. Superb dynamics on this english pressing. Great melodies. Listen to track B6 "Precious years". Hymns for forever.....

[Fritz The Cat]

This post is dedicated to Mira. Life is live.

[Fritz The Cat]

Underrated guitar player and unique voice. Listen to track A3 "Creedence Song": "Hey you can't go wrong if you play a little bit of that Creedence song". Good US pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

70 years of David Gilmour. Efficient guitar playing. Listen to the solo on track B5 "Near the end". Superb production by Bob Ezrin. With many friends: Pete Townsend, Jeff Porcaro, Pino Palladino, Steve Winwood, Jon Lord, Kick Horns. All winners no fillers. Fine french pressing on cult label Harvest.

[Fritz The Cat]

Mike & Sally Oldfield Pekka Pohjola - s/t (aka The Mathematician's Air Display)
(1981, Happy Bird) Holland pressing


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Originally released on Virgin in 1977 as The Mathematician's Air Display. Sounds like an Oldfield production with great sound quality and all sorts of sonic treats.

Happy Bird was a german label. German pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to Jimmy Reed song on track D1 "Goin' to New York". Recorded live at the Academy of Music, New York. Broadcast live on WNEW-FM, New York. Superb german pressing. Pete Haycock guitar masterwork. 40 year old vinyl. What about your car you drove in 1974? "If you were looking for a band with substantial blues roots, technically excellent playing both individually and collectively, and a live excitement that grabs and never lets go, you couldn't do much better than the Climax Blues Band." (cit. Rolling Stone review, Gordon Fletcher, RS 158)

[Fritz The Cat]

Track A5: "My old friend the blues". Digital recording. Superb US pressing. A classic.

[Fritz The Cat]

Jig-a-Jig. Better git it in your soul (Mingus). A very rich (german: reichhaltiges) album. This is the sound of the seventies as we will always love it.
Superb german pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Writing songs is mysterious stuff......

[Fritz The Cat]

After Led Zeppelin, there was nothing..... but Riff Raff. Sleeve by Hipgnosis. Listen to track A1 "Nina". This one is for all those who have a problem with the hysterical voice of Robert Plant. Underrated and intelligent power rock. All winners no fillers. Simply fun. Very good US pressing: Vinyl Futures.....

[SpeakerLabFan]

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Change Up The Groove
(1974, Polydor) STERLING RL in the deadwax, mastered by Robert Ludwig

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This is mostly too smooth, I need some grit in my cup of tea. Some funky moments and some vibraphone to listen to while taking a break from the awesomeness that is this years NCAA basketball tournament march madness.

3/4 of my final four picks in my bracket are still going but the outer branches are badly broken by several upsets including N. Iowa's buzzer beater finish over Texas last night:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cHOINBIXh8

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Meters - Cabbage Alley
(1972, Reprise)

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lots of groove and grit here, and a soulful cover of Neil Young's Birds. Nice

[SEAWOLF97]

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too beat up to torture my stylus :eek:, but had never seen .... so grabbed it up.

[Fritz The Cat]

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too beat up to torture my stylus :eek:, but had never seen .... so grabbed it up.

Hey, your pick up has no problem with a dirty vinyl single.........

[Fritz The Cat]

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too beat up to torture my stylus :eek:, but had never seen .... so grabbed it up.


Your stylus ist harder than dirt! No matter.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Michael Nesmith - From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing
(1977, Pacific Arts)


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A fun find at a Goodwill thrift store yesterday for 50cents, green tags were 50% off. I think I have all the 70's Nesmith solo LPs and may already have this one, but it's been awhile since I've listened. Great songs with profound & witty lyrics - I forgot how enjoyable these Nesmith LPs are.

[Fritz The Cat]

Michael Nesmith - From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing
(1977, Pacific Arts)


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A fun find at a Goodwill thrift store yesterday for 50cents, green tags were 50% off. I think I have all the 70's Nesmith solo LPs and may already have this one, but it's been awhile since I've listened. Great songs with profound & witty lyrics - I forgot how enjoyable these Nesmith LPs are.

The german pressing looks like this. Lonnie Mack guitar!

[Fritz The Cat]

Anybody interested in Krautrock????

[Fritz The Cat]

Good Friday music. A quiet one. Good german pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Perfect ECM studio conditions. Produced by Manfred Eicher at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany. This is one of my pick up test LP's. Superb german pressing. 40 years old first quality vinyl. You may listen to this one loud. No disturbing noises! John Abercrombie guitar. Dave Holland bass. Jack DeJohnette drums.

[Fritz The Cat]

3 sides live. Side D is only one track: a 33rpm alternate studio version of "Don't ask me questions". Disappointing dynamics. The drums as example are not really existent with the typical charcteristics. Only muffled "boom boom boom" is not the drum sound that we may expect from a good live sound. Deadwax inscription: MASTERDISK sf. Does anybody own a better sounding version of this one?

[Fritz The Cat]

Canadian band produced by guitarist Manny Charlton of Nazareth. Is anybody able to explain the terms "Streetheart" and "Quicksand shoes": two impossible things? Streetheart as a synonym for "Middle of the road music"? It's MOR rock indeed, isn't it? What did Manny Charlton do in the studio?

[Fritz The Cat]

Concerning my last post: this one is built on solid ground. Listen to beautiful track A4: the instrumental version of Clapton's song "Layla".
The liner notes on back cover say: "This album was almost killed by a gunshot, but it was saved by God, prayers, friends, doctors, therapists, more prayers and months of healing. Special thanks to God for a new life and to thousands of people who prayed for my survival."
Concerning this note: in 1988 he was shot down in front of his studio and badly wounded at his neck.

[Fritz The Cat]

Smoking cigarettes is very important for a good voice but it's very expensive. But while making successful records, you may buy big rings for your fingers. The hairdresser also should be payed and the photographer waits for his payment. Sadly, after all that, there's no more money left for an acceptably good front cover picture art.......
I only payed 3 SFr. for this one in the thrift store last week. I didn't catch this one because of the dreadful front cover picture, but because of Reggie Young's lead guitar playing. Hope he was payed for his studio work........

[Fritz The Cat]

Mastermind Rick Van der Linden had left the classic-rock group from Holland. The new formula showed a more jazzy concept. With little success. But for me this one was very important because it opened the doors into Jazz music. Superb pressing from Austro Mechana in Austria for the Swiss club edition label "exlibris". For vinyl pressings "exlibris" was a cult label then and today they are very sought after because of their quality and superb dynamics. They produced only little amounts of pressings using the mastertapes.Thanks to Austria!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Concerning my last post: this one is built on solid ground. Listen to beautiful track A4: the instrumental version of Clapton's song "Layla".
The liner notes on back cover say: "This album was almost killed by a gunshot, but it was saved by God, prayers, friends, doctors, therapists, more prayers and months of healing. Special thanks to God for a new life and to thousands of people who prayed for my survival."
Concerning this note: in 1988 he was shot down in front of his studio and badly wounded at his neck.

wow, didn't know that. Great session player, the Layla must be great and a good change from a lot of the 80s smooth jazz stuff he played on - not my cup of tea.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Leadbelly - Huddie Ledbetter's Best... His Guitar - His Voice - His Piano ‎
(1962, Capitol) DT 1821 Duophonic

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a recent thrift store find, it's a fun listen even though in fake stereo. the previous owner used a poly-lined inner sleeve. recorded in 1944 at Capitol in Hollywood.

[Fritz The Cat]

Leadbelly - Huddie Ledbetter's Best... His Guitar - His Voice - His Piano ‎
(1962, Capitol) DT 1821 Duophonic

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a recent thrift store find, it's a fun listen even though in fake stereo. the previous owner used a poly-lined inner sleeve. recorded in 1944 at Capitol in Hollywood.


1962 issue in fake stereo??

[Fritz The Cat]

Remember "Urban Cowboy". James Burton guitar. Listen to his typical fills. Forget the violins.

[Fritz The Cat]

Simon Kirke's band. Not a bad company. It's good company. Produced by Mick Ralphs. Superb guitar work.

[Fritz The Cat]

Mickey Baker, born 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky, was a rock'n'roll star in the 50ies. He worked with Memphis Slim et al.. In the 70ies he lived in Paris. Does anybody know, what happened to his career? Swiss production and pressing for swiss book club SILVA. You could get this one only by collecting discount tickets. 40 years of Switzerland-America-France Blues and Jazz-connection......

[Fritz The Cat]

Thriftstore find yesterday. I found this wonderful book in the cookbooks section bin. The Blue Meanies did hide it there. I love the Blue Meanies. It's good to have multiple hobbies and little bit time to waiste.........

[Fritz The Cat]

This one and LOVE is all you need. Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Does anybody need diamonds? No it's Lucy........

[Fritz The Cat]

Klaus Voormann played the bass. That's why i caught this one in the thrift store yesterday for 3 SFr.. Recorded at Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, California. Interesting music and voice. Does anybody know?

[SpeakerLabFan]

1962 issue in fake stereo??

Yes, I think that fake stereo is a good description for that lifeless sounding Duophonic process that Capitol records used on many US records in the 60s. Dave Dexter is credited as a producer on this record.

Do you think this is a later re-issue? I couldn't find anything online to indicate a later rainbow label capitol issue.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Thriftstore find yesterday. I found this wonderful book in the cookbooks section bin. The Blue Meanies did hide it there. I love the Blue Meanies. It's good to have multiple hobbies and little bit time to waiste.........

wow, nice find!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Terry Reid - River
(1973, Atlantic) Promo, AT/GP in the deadwax, mastered by George Piros

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with David Lindley. I read where Light In The Attic will issue unreleased material from the River sessions - The Other Side Of The River, well deserved. the lead-off track, Dean, is a terrific jam.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Humble Pie - Rock On
(1971, A&M) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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gatefold cover. Might be my favorite Humble Pie record. last record with Peter Frampton.

[Fritz The Cat]

Yes, I think that fake stereo is a good description for that lifeless sounding Duophonic process that Capitol records used on many US records in the 60s. Dave Dexter is credited as a producer on this record.

Do you think this is a later re-issue? I couldn't find anything online to indicate a later rainbow label capitol issue.

Yes, i think it's a later re-issue. The first issue 1962 was the mono T 1821. To fake stereo was IMHO a trend of the late 60ies/early 70ies. But in USA technical and economical development was mostly pioneering.
Anybody knows better?

[Fritz The Cat]

Humble Pie - Rock On
(1971, A&M) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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gatefold cover. Might be my favorite Humble Pie record. last record with Peter Frampton.


The last record of Humble Pie with Peter Frampton was "Performance Rockin' The Fillmore". Shortly before the live album's release, Frampton left. The album's popularity helped the previous album "Rock On" to reach gold album status as well. (Cit: Wikipedia). Listen to Steve Marriott at the end of Fillmore's "I walk on gilded splinters" shouting "Rock on!!!" Frampton didn't rock on anymore with so much energy as on this one. What about Frampton after Humble Pie? What about Humble Pie after Frampton?

[Fritz The Cat]

An exciting one. Engineer Eddie Kramer. Recorded May 27-28, 1971 at Fillmore East. Energy level at the highest point as possible. Does anybody know the meaning of the sentence on back cover: "We dedicate "Hallelujah" to Frank Barselona, who today is "half the man he used to be. Thank you Skinny"??

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded at Singleton Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Bucky Meadows lead guitar.

[Fritz The Cat]

Anybody able to explain to a Swiss boy or Swiss girl, what a "Honky Tonk Blues" is ??? I know the meaning of "Blues". But what is the meaning of "Tonk"?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Yes, i think it's a later re-issue. The first issue 1962 was the mono T 1821. To fake stereo was IMHO a trend of the late 60ies/early 70ies. But in USA technical and economical development was mostly pioneering.
Anybody knows better?


Hmm, I think the duophonic process was used by Capitol before the late 60's. I have lots of US Capitol records in the duophonic format which are clearly from the early mid 60s, examples the earliest Beatles and Beach Boys US releases - here's the discogs entry for the Surfin' Safari release: https://www.discogs.com/Beach-Boys-Surfin-Safari/master/246896

found this on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duophonic):


Duophonic" was used as a trade name for the process by Capitol Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records) for re-releases of mono recordings from June 1961 through the 1970s. Capitol employed this technique in order to increase their inventory of stereo LPs, to satisfy retailer demand for more stereo content (and help promote the sale of stereo receivers and turntables). For nearly ten years, Capitol used the banner "DUOPHONIC – For Stereo Phonographs Only" to differentiate their true stereo LPs from the Duophonic LPs.


It was a horrible format!

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Incredible String Band - Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air
(1971, Elektra) STERLING in the deadwax

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gatefold cover. ah, nice Monday night music from the Scottish psychedelic folkies.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Anybody able to explain to a Swiss boy or Swiss girl, what a "Honky Tonk Blues" is ??? I know the meaning of "Blues". But what is the meaning of "Tonk"?

:) Wikipedia is your friend:


The term "honky-tonk" has been applied to various styles of 20th century American music. A honky-tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is the name given to a type of bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(establishment)) that provides country music (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music) for entertainment to its patrons.

[Fritz The Cat]

:) Wikipedia is your friend:

Why do i have the blues after having been to a Honky Tonk? No more money left? Headache? The music is fine there, isn't it?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Laura Nyro - Smile
(1976, Columbia) WLP promo; -1C / -1C

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always nice to hear from Laura. w/ Hugh McCracken, Randy & Michael Brecker.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
(1967, Phillips) MONO, Promo/WLP

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w/ the mono switch engaged on the MC 2205 amplifier. nice. Dusty covers the Jacques Brel song If You Go Away/Ne Me Quitte Pas and even sings a few lyrics in French - that voice in that language = sublime. at about 1:24 in this youtube clip:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcbrnqSgYw

[Fritz The Cat]

Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
(1967, Phillips) MONO, Promo/WLP

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w/ the mono switch engaged on the MC 2205 amplifier. nice. Dusty covers the Jacques Brel song If You Go Away/Ne Me Quitte Pas and even sings a few lyrics in French - that voice in that language = sublime. at about 1:24 in this youtube clip:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcbrnqSgYw



You have posted this LP for the third time, but you're pardonned. This is simply a classic for fans of DS. As i am.........Great singer. At Memphis she was simply fantastic, and there is a wonderful story about the recording in Memphis....

[Fritz The Cat]

Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
(1967, Phillips) MONO, Promo/WLP

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w/ the mono switch engaged on the MC 2205 amplifier. nice. Dusty covers the Jacques Brel song If You Go Away/Ne Me Quitte Pas and even sings a few lyrics in French - that voice in that language = sublime. at about 1:24 in this youtube clip:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcbrnqSgYw

Somebody interested in Jacques Brel's works?

[SpeakerLabFan]

You have posted this LP for the third time, but you're pardonned. This is simply a classic for fans of DS. As i am.........Great singer. At Memphis she was simply fantastic, and there is a wonderful story about the recording in Memphis....

I plead guilty of being a fan of DS but No pardon needed Fritz! I'm not posting these for display, this thread is for "what's playing now" so I post a record when I play it ...and I might play this particular record several hundred times before I'm through :)

I agree, wonderful singer, great material!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Johnny Winter - Raisin' Cain
(1980, Blue Sky) WLP Promo stamped cover, STERLING in the deadwax, mastered by Greg Calbi

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includes a cover of Like A Rolling Stone.

[Fritz The Cat]

I plead guilty of being a fan of DS but No pardon needed Fritz! I'm not posting these for display, this thread is for "what's playing now" so I post a record when I play it ...and I might play this particular record several hundred times before I'm through :)

I agree, wonderful singer, great material!


Pardon? I only tried to explain, that for the third time this carelessly repaired LP cover has driven shivers down my spine.......If there's a glossy surface of the LP cover, then sometime it's possible to pull those ugly sticker bands off. I also tried to dry those ugly sticking tapes by putting the cover for some days into the sunshine spot at a window. Sometimes i succeed with a hair dryer. No pardon for those careless tape users. They exist also here in Switzerland.

[Fritz The Cat]

Thriftstore find today. It's time for a boogie revival. Witty record label name: Bear Tracks. Auf deutsch: Bärenspuren. The Bear was great.
Left channel Henry vestine guitar. Joel Scott Hill on the right channel. Listen to the driving instrumental track C1 "Hill stomp".
Superb live recording from the three days festival August 20-22, 1971. More than 100'000 people attended more than 20 acts from different countries as Kinks, Fairport Convention, Pink Fairies, Juicy Lucy, Osibisa. Canned Heat was the headliner.
Superb german pressing on 2 LPs.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
(1970, Reprise)

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an early one of Joni's many masterpieces.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Status Quo - Live!
(1977, Vertigo) German pressing

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listening to sides 3/4. recorded in Glasgow, October 1976. Rockin'

[quindecima]

1972 pressing for the ford band. double album for the Doors, very good album

[Fritz The Cat]

Johnny Winter - Raisin' Cain
(1980, Blue Sky) WLP Promo stamped cover, STERLING in the deadwax, mastered by Greg Calbi

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includes a cover of Like A Rolling Stone.




Very fine US pressing. Superb dynamics. Deadwax inscription: Sterling C. Would be interesting to compare with the demo pressing. Demo pressings mostly were early and more dynamic matrix pressings as the later ones were.
Funny "macho" note on inner sleeve and on back cover concerning the performance of the background singers: "Screaming, shouting, sometimes almost singing". Dan Hartmann piano. What means "WLP"?

[Fritz The Cat]

Thriftstore find yesterday. I must realize that the price of used vinyl is nearly the double as last year. The end of collecting attractive used vinyl is near here in Switzerland. Because of the new "Vinyl Boom". It's hip to have a turntable again....
Virtuoso harmonies similar to the Byrds. Much fine accustic guitar work.
This is a german 1981 reissue. Superb dynamics. Fine pressing. So it was worth the money i spent for this one in near mint condition.......

[Fritz The Cat]

Concerning my last post of today here's a comparison of a 1981 UK Kinney pressing with the 1981 german Alsdorf pressing. The dynamics of these 2 different pressings are simply equivalent. I cannot hear any difference. Regularly UK Kinney pressings don't have the best reputation. In this case that's not the fact.
Listen to track A3 "Dire Wolf". I dedicate this post to the WOLVES in the swiss mountains. People want to kill them because they fear, that their rising population should be too risky for sheep and men. Switzerland is too small for animals plus a rising population??? Who is more dangerous? Men or wolves? "Don't murder me.........."
Hey, it's fun to compare pressings of different countries or series, isn't it?

[Fritz The Cat]

Guy Stevens' Sue Records was a cult label in England in the mid sixties. Compiled in 1967 by famous producer/DJ Guy Stevens. He brought Keith Reid into Procol Harum and produced the LSD- psychedelic cult record "Hapshash and the coloured coat" in 1967. So the liner notes on this one were added by Guy Stevens and Keith Reid in 1964. It was hip for the "mods" to own this record filled with black music. Notice on back cover: "For complete satisfaction play this album at full volume".
Canned Heat's "Let's work together" is the same song as Wilbert Harrisons "Let's stick together".
Historically interesting. No fun at all with this german reissue for hifi accustomed ears. You can get no satisfaction by playing it at full volume.....

[Fritz The Cat]

Funky stuff we used to dance to in the disco on saturday evenings in the seventies. This is more than simple disco music. It's fun on sunday evening after a very warm spring day. We had 25 degree Celsius in eastern Switzerland because of the warm wind from the south called the "Fön"!
Listen to the fat hammond on track B1 "Party land". Produced by Donald Byrd. Witty band name called after Donald Byrd.......
Thriftstore find yesterday for 14 SFr. Did i pay too much? This one was very dirty and mishandled. But now after washing the vinyl and repairing the cover and inner sleeve, it's fun.

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, September 1979. Anybody been there then? It's only 37 years since those concerts. Jaco Pastorius bass. Pat Metheny lead guitar. Very fine US pressing though the cover is cut-out. To hell with them!!!! Why did they destroy covers so often? Shivers down your spine because of the clear concert atmosphere.......Listen to the beautiful guitar playing by JM together with PM on track B2 "Amelia".

[SpeakerLabFan]

Very fine US pressing. Superb dynamics. Deadwax inscription: Sterling C. Would be interesting to compare with the demo pressing. Demo pressings mostly were early and more dynamic matrix pressings as the later ones were.
Funny "macho" note on inner sleeve and on back cover concerning the performance of the background singers: "Screaming, shouting, sometimes almost singing". Dan Hartmann piano. What means "WLP"?

"White Label Promo" - the labels often put out their promotional / not for sale / radio station use records on white labels. Often these are among the first pressings because the labels wanted to get them into the hands of the radio stations and promoters as soon as possible.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
(1976, Mercury) MASTERDISK RL in the deadwax, mastered by Robert Ludwig

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thunderous sound quality with the usual great Phil Lynott singing and songwriting.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Recorded at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, September 1979. Anybody been there then? It's only 37 years since those concerts. Jaco Pastorius bass. Pat Metheny lead guitar. Very fine US pressing though the cover is cut-out. To hell with them!!!! Why did they destroy covers so often? Shivers down your spine because of the clear concert atmosphere.......Listen to the beautiful guitar playing by JM together with PM on track B2 "Amelia".

what a wonderful band playing with Joni Mitchell on that tour, wish I'd seen it. Have always enjoyed this clip of the PM solo on Amelia from the concert DVD:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWfqpvP7tQ

[Fritz The Cat]

what a wonderful band playing with Joni Mitchell on that tour, wish I'd seen it. Have always enjoyed this clip of the PM solo on Amelia from the concert DVD:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWfqpvP7tQ


In Switzerland it is not possible to see this Youtube video. It is blocked.

[Odd]

Norway also.

[grumpy]

Fine here (in US).

[Fritz The Cat]

This i my Lamborghini. It stands in my vinyl rack between the Hackett LP's. Now it is on my turntable. A Lamborghini on the turntable.....Kind regards to all "High End" fans! In my garage waits my Toyota, but i like it......

[Fritz The Cat]

Do you like Heavy Metal? So listen to track A5.
The problem with white vinyl is the same with famous beautiful people. It's not possible to see the scratches. The surface looks perfect.......Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash. Do you know, how happy you are in America with such music? This one goes straight to your heart........

[Fritz The Cat]

This was the beginning of Uriah Heep. Ken Hensley was the mastermind. Lee Kerslake drums. John Glascock (later in Jethro Tull) bass. Lead guitar Joe Konas. Anybody knows the guitarist? The Gods of the beginnings of melodious hard rock ???

[Fritz The Cat]

For years, musicians have recognized the combination of lucidity and passion that makes Jim Hall unique among guitarists. (Cit.: Liner notes on back cover by Jack Richardson). Yessss!!! Listen to track A4 "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and compare it with the version of Eumir Deodato on his first LP. Result?

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to track A2 "North Country Boy". Do you remember the later hit by Dire Straits? Extra orchestral arrangements by Max Middleton. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Cit: "Sorry about that mess". What mess? English pressing. A good one.

[voice of theatr]

Dave Lambert "Framed" 1978, PD-1 6193 White Label Promo "Radio" Copy
Debut solo album by the lead guitarist for The Strawbs -- Dave Lambert. Great pressing, vinyl is in mint condition. Nice album--many of the songs are just as good as Dave's compositions that he wrote for the Strawbs and much of the album is similar in style to his Strawbs era material. This LP has never been released on CD, but I found this song (under the two pics) on Youtube (a good one, but not my favorite song from the LP).
7079570796


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3GO3iiLWE

[Fritz The Cat]

Dave Lambert "Framed" 1978, PD-1 6193 White Label Promo "Radio" Copy
Debut solo album by the lead guitarist for The Strawbs -- Dave Lambert. Great pressing, vinyl is in mint condition. Nice album--many of the songs are just as good as Dave's compositions that he wrote for the Strawbs and much of the album is similar in style to his Strawbs era material. This LP has never been released on CD, but I found this song (under the two pics) on Youtube (a good one, but not my favorite song from the LP).
7079570796


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3GO3iiLWE

Good tip. Underrated guitar player. See my next post concerning Lambert's guitar work with Strawbs.

[Fritz The Cat]

Concerning Dave Lambert as an underrated guitarist: Listen to track B2 "Charmer" with his erratic style of guitar playing. Interesting guitarist. Produced by Rupert Holmes. Listen also to the beautiful track B3 "Thinking of you". The more you listen to this one, it's irresistible...

[Fritz The Cat]

In search of more guitar work by Dave Lambert. He composed four songs on this LP. Ex-Mungo Jerry Band. Produced with much fun by Dave Cousins (Strawbs) at the Manor and Pye studios. Warm, folky bluegrass blues feel. Listen to track A5 "Plastic Jesus".

[Fritz The Cat]

More traces of guitar work by Dave Lambert. Produced November 1973 at Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen by Dave Cousins. The band had a new line-up after dramatic personal changes. Only Cousins and Lambert were remaining. Mighty mellotron passages. Overall mellow mood and wonderful, harmonized folk-vocals. This one is one of the finest releases of the Strawbs. Listen to track A4 "Shine on silver sun". Sunday morning music while working in the kitchen.

[Fritz The Cat]

Weird cover art by Hipgnosis. This LP is underrated IMHO. Dave Lambert's guitar work is superb. Looking at the iconic front fold-cover picture it must be clear to anybody: this album had no chance in 1978. It was drowned by PUNK..........

[Fritz The Cat]

Last night in german TV: "Later with Jools". What a great saturday evening music show with Jools Hollands! I don't like the voice of Jools Hollands. Terrible. But last night, there was a voice like heaven and hell.......: Annie Lennox!
I must confess, that i didn't like the Eurythmics in the 80ies. Too much synthesizer junk. I never ever had put my various Eurythmics LP's of my collection on my turntable. But today i will try. The result?
I must confess, i wasn't right then with my opinion. Concerning the voice of Annie Lennox: she is simply one of the best white female singers and performers!

[Fritz The Cat]

4 tracks (previously unissued) were recorded in Detroit, October 4, 1947. The rest was recorded in Chicago, November 18, 1952, April 15, 1953 and June 1953. What a fat deep baritone saxophone sound by Leo Parker. Interesting test for your speakers!

[Fritz The Cat]

While listening to a very famous album (i'll tell you about it in one of my my next posts), i wanted to ask you: which is the most impressive or magical intro of an LP? Hey you know.......

[SpeakerLabFan]

Deep Purple - Fireball
(1971, Warner Bros)

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This Pocket Disc (remember those?) was in the sleeve, forgot that I had it.

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[Fritz The Cat]

Deep Purple - Fireball
(1971, Warner Bros)

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This Pocket Disc (remember those?) was in the sleeve, forgot that I had it.

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This is one of those very thin flexible discs used for promotion, isn't it? We knew it from "Reader's Digest" in the seventies. But the Deep Purple song on this one is interesting:"Hard Road". Deep Purple Mark 1. Never heard of this song!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Eric Clapton - There's One In Every Crowd
(1975, RSO) UK pressing

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recorded in Jamaica. a few reggae songs here along the same lines included with 461 Ocean Blvd. nice.

[SpeakerLabFan]

This is one of those very thin flexible discs used for promotion, isn't it? We knew it from "Reader's Digest" in the seventies. But the Deep Purple song on this one is interesting:"Hard Road". Deep Purple Mark 1. Never heard of this song!


Yes, the picture doesn't show the scale but these are about half the size of a 45. I think these were also sold in stores alongside 45s in the late 60s. I recall I purchased Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals and Gotta Get a Message - Bee Gees in the pocket disk format - both of these came out in 1968.

Yes, it's the B side for Kentucky Woman. Another 1968 release. It looks like the song was titled Hard Road (Wring That Neck). On the 45 release for Kentucky Woman, they titled it Wring That Neck. interesting.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Steppenwolf - For Ladies Only
(1971, ABC Dunhill)

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Rockin'. described as Blues Image meets Steppenwolf with Kent Henry on Lead guitar.

[voice of theatr]

I agree--Deadlines is an often overlooked Strawbs album. I rank it as one of my three favorites by the band--Hero And Heroine, Ghosts, and Deadlines are my three favorites (in no particular order). If you haven't heard Ghosts, I highly recommend it as being one of their best --although they never made a bad album IMO.
Weird cover art by Hipgnosis. This LP is underrated IMHO. Dave Lambert's guitar work is superb. Looking at the iconic front fold-cover picture it must be clear to anybody: this album had no chance in 1978. It was drowned by PUNK..........

[voice of theatr]

Love this album too--one of the Strawbs true masterpieces!

More traces of guitar work by Dave Lambert. Produced November 1973 at Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen by Dave Cousins. The band had a new line-up after dramatic personal changes. Only Cousins and Lambert were remaining. Mighty mellotron passages. Overall mellow mood and wonderful, harmonized folk-vocals. This one is one of the finest releases of the Strawbs. Listen to track A4 "Shine on silver sun". Sunday morning music while working in the kitchen.

[voice of theatr]

Never heard of these guys--will have to search for them. Thanks for the heads up!
In search of more guitar work by Dave Lambert. He composed four songs on this LP. Ex-Mungo Jerry Band. Produced with much fun by Dave Cousins (Strawbs) at the Manor and Pye studios. Warm, folky bluegrass blues feel. Listen to track A5 "Plastic Jesus".

[SpeakerLabFan]

Billie Holiday - Music For Torching
(1955, Clef) MONO, 60's issue on Verve

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enjoying Ms. Holiday's vocals (and Benny Carter, Harry Edison, John Rowles) with a nice seasonal IPA - Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp Tropical IPA

[SpeakerLabFan]

Never heard of these guys--will have to search for them. Thanks for the heads up!

+1. Love Mungo Jerry.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Them - Them
(1965, Parrot) -1B / -1B, Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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1966 release with the 2nd cover hyping the hit song Gloria

[SpeakerLabFan]

Charley D. And Milo - s/t
(1970, Epic) -1C / -1D

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includes a cover of Dylan's I'll Keep It With Mine. interesting country folk-psychedelic.

[Fritz The Cat]

Billie Holiday - Music For Torching
(1955, Clef) MONO, 60's issue on Verve

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enjoying Ms. Holiday's vocals (and Benny Carter, Harry Edison, John Rowles) with a nice seasonal IPA - Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp Tropical IPA





What means IPA? My favorite beer is the local "Schützengarten" from St. Gallen. Only barley, hop and water. No further ingredients allowed: Reinheitsgebot= it must be pure. It's the same as I like the music: keep it simple!

[Fritz The Cat]

Them - Them
(1965, Parrot) -1B / -1B, Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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1966 release with the 2nd cover hyping the hit song Gloria
On "Gloria", Baby please don't go" , "Here comes the night", and possibly further songs of 1964, studio crack Jimmy Page did his exercises for Them.

[Fritz The Cat]

Steppenwolf - For Ladies Only
(1971, ABC Dunhill)

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Rockin'. described as Blues Image meets Steppenwolf with Kent Henry on Lead guitar.
John Kay is one of the most impressive powerful voices of Rock Music.

[Fritz The Cat]

This is an adorable one. And it's for vinyl fans. Tribute from Herbie to Joni Mitchell. Simply great.
2 LPs in foldcover.
Wayne Shorter sax, Dave Holland bass, Vinnie Colaiuta dr, Lionel Loueke, guitar. With loving vocals for Joni: Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza and Leonard Cohen. But the track which goes straight to your heart is A2 "Edith and the Kingpin" with powerful mellow vocals by Tina Turner. Listen loud, test your equipment!!!

[Fritz The Cat]

Charley D. And Milo - s/t
(1970, Epic) -1C / -1D

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includes a cover of Dylan's I'll Keep It With Mine. interesting country folk-psychedelic.


This is a very rare one. A gem, not possible to get in our old Europe. Tell more about this one! Producer? Musicians? No Youtube connections please. Youtube videos are mostly blocked here.

[dr_gallup]

What means IPA? My favorite beer is the local "Schützengarten" from St. Gallen. Only barley, hop and water. No further ingredients allowed: Reinheitsgebot= it must be pure. It's the same as I like the music: keep it simple!

IPA stands for India Pale Ale. When the sun never set on the British Empire, sailing a ship from England to India involved a really long sea voyage. It was hard to keep water fresh even crossing the Atlantic so they carried beer instead. But regular English ales would not last the trip to India either so they had to evolve a style with more hops which lead to the creation of IPA's. Today with the explosion in microbreweries and craft brews in the USA, the hop heads are all trying to outdo each other making the hoppiest beer possible. There are double IPA's and imperial IPA's. In general I love them as long as they don't get too caried away and let the alcohol go too high. While mush is maid over the German beer purity law, in reality, nothing else is needed to make beer and rarely used except for some of those awful Belgium creations.

[SEAWOLF97]

But last night, there was a voice like heaven and hell.......: Annie Lennox!
I must confess, that i didn't like the Eurythmics in the 80ies. Too much synthesizer junk. I never ever had put my various Eurythmics LP's of my collection on my turntable. But today i will try. The result?
I must confess, i wasn't right then with my opinion. Concerning the voice of Annie Lennox: she is simply one of the best white female singers and performers!

I have a DMM Eurythmics album that may be the best sounding vinyl that is in my collection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_metal_mastering

Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) is an analogue audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two German companies, Telefunken-Decca (TelDec) and Georg Neumann GmbH

[Wagner]

I have a DMM Eurythmics album that may be the best sounding vinyl that is in my collection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_metal_mastering

Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) is an analogue audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two German companies, Telefunken-Decca (TelDec) and Georg Neumann GmbH
I owned/own a nice clutch of the so called "holy grails" like "Flamenco Fever" and Sheffield Lab's "The King James Version"

Recently sold off a good lot of them; I'll keep the Harry James until I die (it's that good sonically) Very solid performance for a well aged and self-embalmed Harry too despite some of the questionable literature choices

I've had my "Flamenco Fever" up for sale for ages now, at about half the going price, so far no takers

[quindecima]

I owned/own a nice clutch of the so called "holy grails" like "Flamenco Fever" and Sheffield Lab's "The King James Version"

Recently sold off a good lot of them; I'll keep the Harry James until I die (it's that good sonically) Very solid performance for a well aged and self-embalmed Harry too despite some of the questionable literature choices

I've had my "Flamenco Fever" up for sale for ages now, at about half the going price, so far no takers

Is this the M&K Realtime by Rosa?

[Fritz The Cat]

Joel Scott Hill, John Barbata and Chris Ethridge. Here's a fantastic album which seems to have fallen through the cracks. A smooth blend of rock, blues and soul. Various famous players had also big fun in the studio: Leon Russell, John Sebastian, Sneaky Pete Kleinow,
Booker T. Jones, Dr. John, Spooner Oldham, Larry Knechtel, et al. Listen to track A4, Dr. John's "Craney Crow". Produced by Paul A. Rothchild. German pressing with info-folder. A lost masterpiece.........

[Wagner]

Is this the M&K Realtime by Rosa?
Yes

[SpeakerLabFan]

What means IPA? My favorite beer is the local "Schützengarten" from St. Gallen. Only barley, hop and water. No further ingredients allowed: Reinheitsgebot= it must be pure. It's the same as I like the music: keep it simple!

IPA is a popular hipster drink these days. :|

I might have a chance to sample your favorite beer, Fritz, as I might be in Switzerland for a few days in late July. I'm meeting up with family in Northern Italy, Piedmont, where they are staying for a couple of weeks, still figuring out flights but I'd like to either start or end the trip in the land of chocolate and cuckoo clocks.


Wikipedia:

India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hops) beer style (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_styles) within the broader category of pale ale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_ale).
The first known use of the term "India pale ale" is an advertisement in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Gazette) in 1829.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_pale_ale#cite_note-1) It was also referred to as pale ale as prepared for India, India ale, pale India ale, or pale export India ale

EDIT: I see that Dr. Gallup already gave a good overview of IPAs.

[SpeakerLabFan]

This is a very rare one. A gem, not possible to get in our old Europe. Tell more about this one! Producer? Musicians? No Youtube connections please. Youtube videos are mostly blocked here.

from the web: (http://fontsinuse.com/uses/8456/charley-d-and-milo-by-charley-d-and-milo)Charlie D. and Milo (Charles D. Harris and Lon Milo Duquette) were an early 1970s American Psychedelic Folk-Rock recording group. The duo released two singles (Back Bay Blu and The Word is Love), and a self-titled album on Epic Records. While they never achieved significant acclaim, they are considered a notable influence on music of the day. Their songs were recorded by various other artists and groups.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joel Scott Hill, John Barbata and Chris Ethridge. Here's a fantastic album which seems to have fallen through the cracks. A smooth blend of rock, blues and soul. Various famous players had also big fun in the studio: Leon Russell, John Sebastian, Sneaky Pete Kleinow,
Booker T. Jones, Dr. John, Spooner Oldham, Larry Knechtel, et al. Listen to track A4, Dr. John's "Craney Crow". Produced by Paul A. Rothchild. German pressing with info-folder. A lost masterpiece.........


great guitar rock! I have a copy in VG shape, the search continues for a nicer one.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Keith Jarrett - Expectations
(1972, Columbia) -1B / -1A

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nice. listening to sides 2/3. w/ Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Airto Moreira, Dewey Redman. Enjoying with dinner and a nice IPA.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Emily Remler - Firefly
(1981, Concord Jazz)

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so nice.

[Fritz The Cat]

There's a "Rock" side (A) and a "Roll" side (B). Guitars by Jim Atkinson and Robin Hawkins (Ronnie's son?). Beer'o'clock music. Many ladies are featured in the lyrics and titles of the songs. Beautiful front cover art. Fancy car. Where's the driver? The lady holds the key........

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded 30 years ago. Beautiful harmonies. Albert Lee guitar. David Lindley various string instruments. Listen to Ry Cooder playing tremolo guitar in the Phil Spector song on track A3 " To know him is to love him". Beautiful world......

[SpeakerLabFan]

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - s/t
(1971, RCA)

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keyboard driven jazz/rock fusion, emphasis on the Rock.

[Fritz The Cat]

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - s/t
(1971, RCA)

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keyboard driven jazz/rock fusion, emphasis on the Rock.
German pressing looks nearly the same. Boring yellow RCA label. Big record companies didn't need any fantasy. Brian Auger wrote the backcover note:" A NASTY PRODUCTION"..........So listen to the weird track A2 "Total eclipse", which is typical for those times. Curious thing: we used to dance to that music! Anybody knew those dancehalls with rainbow-colored soap-bubble overhead-projections moved by a DJ? Those were the days of "Weird scenes inside the goldmines...."

[Fritz The Cat]

Catch this swinging Mod-jewel if you can! Listen to great track A3 "Tiger". No! You have to listen to all these furiously swinging 2LP tracks. 10 tracks with superbly performing Julie Driscoll. All winners, no fillers.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Strawbs - Grave New World
(1972, A&M) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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No booklet with this copy which I think is an upgrade over another copy that I have with the booklet insert. I'll compare if/when I find my other copy in storage.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
(1974, Island) -1A / -1A STERLING in the deadwax

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a favorite with terrific sound quality. with The Meters, Lowell George, even Steve Winwood on a few tracks. enjoying with Redhook ESB from an original Seattle microbrew started in 1981 in an old transmission shop.

[SpeakerLabFan]

John Prine - Common Sense
(1975, Atlantic) Monarch symbol, AT/GP in the deadwax

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produced by Steve Cropper. w/ Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Glen Frey. with song titles like Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard and Wedding Day In Funeralville - lots to like as always with Mr. Prine's tunes.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne
(1971, Charisma) UK pressing, PORKY/PECKO in the deadwax, mastered by George Peckham

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nice. also looking at a US Elektra copy of this title

[SpeakerLabFan]

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(1973, Warner Bros)

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the WLP and posters are owned by a friend. He saw Black Sabbath open for Mountain in Seattle in 1971.

[Fritz The Cat]

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(1973, Warner Bros)

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the WLP and posters are owned by a friend. He saw Black Sabbath open for Mountain in Seattle in 1971.



Rick Wakeman. For the first time BS decided to use keyboards. They fit in very well: the beauty meets the beast......Listen to the beautiful piano playing by Rick Wakeman in track A3 "Fluff". On track B2 "Who are you", Rick Wakeman plays remarkably synthesizer/mellotron/piano. Big orchestra concert atmosphere at the end of track B4 " Spiral architect". Rogues!
Fantastic cover picture art on front and back by Drew Struzan. (Look at his remarkable picture art on his home page!)
This is a 1980 Swedish reissue. Good pressing/dynamics.
BS will be in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 15, 2016 at the Hallenstadion while they do their "End Tour". Ticket price: 144 Sfr!

[Fritz The Cat]

John Prine - Common Sense
(1975, Atlantic) Monarch symbol, AT/GP in the deadwax

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produced by Steve Cropper. w/ Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Glen Frey. with song titles like Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard and Wedding Day In Funeralville - lots to like as always with Mr. Prine's tunes.


Yes. It's a feast of Memphis studio cracks! We may meet there also Rick Vito g, Steve Goodman g. Bonnie Rait harmony voc on the track you have mentioned. Listen to Steve Cropper's guitar playing on track B3 "Saddle in the rain".
Good US pressing. AT/GP, but no monarch symbol on this one.

[Fritz The Cat]

By chance, while listening to John Prine's first 1971 LP with same title: the similarity of track A4 "Sam Jones" to Pink Floyd's "Post war dream" is unmistakeable. What do you think? A stolen song?

[Fritz The Cat]

Concerning my last post: track A1 "Post war dream" by Roger Waters is stolen from John Prine's song "Sam Jones", track A4 of his first 1971 LP.
But this Floyd LP is underrated. It's like cinema sound. One with the most superb dynamics on a vinyl LP ever. So listen loud! You may test your equipment with this one. Listen to the saxophon solo by Raphael Ravenscroft (remember "Baker Street") on track A5 "The gunners dream".
Good French pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Is this a Krautrock album from Germany of the early seventies? No, it's the 1970 "Attila".
This is an italian reissue of "Attila" of 1981 with changed title and mixed tracks.
Does anybody own the original LP of "Attila"? It's a powerful acid rock as we know it from 70ies german krautrock. The parents of Billy Joel had to emigrate from Germany into USA in the 30ies. Interesting story of family Joel!
Good italian pressing.
Hey, this is interesting music history.......

[SpeakerLabFan]

Blues Image - Open
(1970, Atco) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

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Killer LP. really great sound quality - low frequencies, soundstage and separation make this one a great listen. I remember listening to Ride Captain Ride on hit radio back in 1970, there's much more on the deeper cuts.

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[Fritz The Cat]

Music by Shel Silverstein, who was Dr. Hook's songwriter. He also was the author of "A Boy named Sue". Only one track is sung by Mick Jagger. The songs are interpreted mainly by Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City. During the making of this motion picture in Australia, Jagger's girlfriend took an overdose of sleeping tablets. She was hospitalized in a coma but recovered. So Marianne Faithfull couldn't play the lead female role and was replaced.

[Fritz The Cat]

It's not Jazz. It's humorous light and crystal-clear guitar rock. Big fun. Clever. 30 years since the recording. Listen to the swinging track B1 "Who loves you now?". Listen loud and often.....

[Fritz The Cat]

Pat Fish is one of the few really independent artists of British rock music. Very talented and multifaceted. Favored by US college radio-stations in the 80ies.

[Fritz The Cat]

Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
(1974, Island) -1A / -1A STERLING in the deadwax

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a favorite with terrific sound quality. with The Meters, Lowell George, even Steve Winwood on a few tracks. enjoying with Redhook ESB from an original Seattle microbrew started in 1981 in an old transmission shop.


What means ESB?
I like the fresh "open" beer in the restaurant, which is not bottled. You can taste the malt very well in fresh beer. They fill the glass with beer out of a pressure container at the bar. 3 dl of "open" beer cost about 4.50 Sfr. in the restaurant. In swiss german regions it's called "eine Stange", because of the tall and thin drinking-glass.

[Fritz The Cat]

A rare one. Good Italian pressing. Roy Young played piano with the Beatles in 1961 in Hamburg. Listen to his funky version of the Robbie Robertson song "Rag Mama Rag" with excellent power horns on track B1. Listen also to his boogie style version of Savoy Brown's "Wild country wine" on track A5 with funky horns. Owen McIntyre plays the typical funky guitar style as we know it from his Average White Band! And after having listened to this LP for the second time, i will put it on the turntable once again.........
This is a forgotten gem.

[Fritz The Cat]

Concerning my last post, this is the other british funky piano player. Power trio live recording. No orchestra, no synthesizer, no background singers. No Buckmaster. Simple and pure power-play. Only drums by Nigel Olsson and bass by Dee Murray. Fun to hear this fresh concert atmosphere. Elton John Trio......

[SpeakerLabFan]

What means ESB?
I like the fresh "open" beer in the restaurant, which is not bottled. You can taste the malt very well in fresh beer. They fill the glass with beer out of a pressure container at the bar. 3 dl of "open" beer cost about 4.50 Sfr. in the restaurant. In swiss german regions it's called "eine Stange", because of the tall and thin drinking-glass.



ESB = Extra Special Bitter Ale. I agree, even nasty corporate beer like Heineken or Budweiser is better on tap and fresh. Original Red Hook is unique and good on tap. I have a local microbrewery with a tasting room near the beach, just down the hill from my house - their Breakaway IPA i (http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24831/66759/)s great on tap and can be taken home in a growler.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Steve Tibbets - Northern Song
(1982, ECM)

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another gem on the ECM label. mesmerizing acoustic guitar and percussion soundscapes.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Bill Evans Trio - Moonbeams
(1962, Riverside) MONO

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Nice. Would love to find a copy of Waltz For Debby in NM- shape like this one - I don't think everything from this collection has been put on the shelves at my local, so there's always hope. Was there a bad title on the Riverside label?

[Fritz The Cat]

The Bill Evans Trio - Moonbeams
(1962, Riverside) MONO

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Nice. Would love to find a copy of Waltz For Debby in NM- shape like this one - I don't think everything from this collection has been put on the shelves at my local, so there's always hope. Was there a bad title on the Riverside label?

Look at my post of 10-11-2015. I had the chance to get one of those 5000 limited boxes with the complete Riverside recordings on 18 LPs issued 1984. Included is a very detailed booklet with infos about every session. "Waltz for Debbie" is noted in 4 alternate versions.
Bill Evans also recorded as a sideman on Riverside Records: with Cannonball Adderley Quintet July 1, 1958. Chet Baker Sextet Dec. 30, 1958. Chet Baker Septet July 12, 1959. Mark Murphy Oct. 1961. Tadd Dameron Orchestra Febr-April 1962.
I will never get to an end with these 18 LPs in this lifetime......

[Fritz The Cat]

Produced by Nick Lowe. English 1984 reissue. Good dynamics/pressing.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Look at my post of 10-11-2015. I had the chance to get one of those 5000 limited boxes with the complete Riverside recordings on 18 LPs issued 1984. Included is a very detailed booklet with infos about every session. "Waltz for Debbie" is noted in 4 alternate versions.
Bill Evans also recorded as a sideman on Riverside Records: with Cannonball Adderley Quintet July 1, 1958. Chet Baker Sextet Dec. 30, 1958. Chet Baker Septet July 12, 1959. Mark Murpy Oct. 1961. Tadd Dameron Orchestra Febr-April 1962.
I will never get to an end with these 18 LPs in this lifetime......


looks like a very nice boxset, Fritz. I checked my store today - but there wasn't an 1961 Riverside Waltz For Debby there yet. check out the $$ for recent sales for this LP! http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=bill+evans+waltz+for+de bby&x=0&y=0

[SpeakerLabFan]

Steve Tibbets - Big Map Idea
(1989, ECM) SAE MASTERING / A WAKEFIELD Pressing in the deadwax

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more acoustic guitar and percussion soundscapes with off-the-charts sound quality and thundering low frequencies.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Herb Ellis, Joe Pass - Seven, Come Eleven
(1974, Concord) WLP; -1B/-1B, cover stamped DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE

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with Ray Brown, bass. killer stuff.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Bill Evans Jim Hall - Undercurrent
(1962, United Artists Jazz) -1A/-1A

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a terrific collaboration between Bill Evans on piano and Jim Hall on jazz guitar.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Johnny Smith - Reminiscing
(1965, Royal Roost) MONO

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tasty guitar jazz

[SpeakerLabFan]

Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Trio + One Clark Terry
(1964, Mercury) SR 60975

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[SpeakerLabFan]

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
(1973, London) Bell Sound, SF in the deadwax, mastered by Sam Feldman

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TGIF! Have Mercy!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Taste - s/t
(1969, Atlantic) AT LW in the deadwax

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scorching Rory G. recycling an older picture.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Meters - Cabbage Alley
(1972, Reprise) -1B / -1B WLP

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so nice, includes a terrific cover of Neil Young's song Birds.

[Fritz The Cat]

With all his friends: Bobby King, Terry Evans, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson et al.
Wunderschön.

[Fritz The Cat]

Oh, i like his beautiful cover picture artwork. Very positive. Childhood's end. The future looks bright.......Herbie Flowers bass!