An outfit combining former members of three supergroups - Hollies, Byrds and Buffalo Springfield - and here with some support from Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) and John Sebastian (Loving Spoonful), so I guess you could call it a superduper group. Since the net is already filled with facts and comments about the issue I'm not going into any of that, just adding my own slant. When so many talented big egos come together for one project you would expect clashing or at least some drama, but if there was such I'm not hearing it here. Everything works - fantastic songwriting, beautiful vocals and elaborate backing...and to top it off the audio on this pressing is excellent, allowing close encounter. All cuts are more or less favorites, but to mention a few - "Carry On", "Helpless", "Teach Your Children" and "Everybody I Love You". As usual I'm having difficulties establishing an exact timeline for a US pressing since I can't always interpret the matixes accurately, but the thick hard sleeve having heavily structured leathery surface with glued on pic and goldlike paint say it's early and as the "Broadway" adress on label was changed to "Rockefeller Plaza" in late 1973 this has to be before that. To decipher further - the "PR" at the end of the matrix number tell it was pressed at "Presswell", New Jersey - one of at least four plants involved in the early printing. For now no clue if any of the others sound better, but as this is close to perfect I doubt it. So - lots of good music transmitted by top audio in a sumptuous sleeve. Who could ask for more? (YZÄ*) (ZHÄ*)
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar