You'd think it would be impossible to produce a worthy follow-up to a universally acclaimed rock'n'roll masterpiece as their fourth LP, but to my taste with this they almost did. While that is a darkish and seemingly serious part rock/part folk album, this comes out a lot more positive to my ears. Diverse, playful and further relaxed. A mix of reggae, classic rock, funk, hard rock and ballads dressed in sometimes twisted drags with many quirky inputs, yet well kept together by performance and production. Even if its predecessor deserves admiration for the hard rock marvel it is, listening to this makes me smile and even wanna get up and dance and that's valuable too. So in my world beyond comparison, both in their own special ways top albums. Favorite tracks - "Dancing Days", "No Quarter" and "Over The Hills And Far Away". Issued and reissued on every possible format all over the world through the years. US mono promo on Atlantic (7255). US 2014 2xCD on Atlantic (R2-542493) came with seven alternate mixes as bonus tracks. I get confused when reading sources on the net trying to distinguish a true first UK press. Seems the consensus is earliest matrixes are A2/B2 with "RL STERLING" stamped on the dead vinyl - showing on a Robert Ludwig mastering - but I'm positive I've seen A1/B1 ones with "Pecko/Porky" and thereby George Peckham made and initial. However that may be this A2/B2 is early enough and the audio is excellent. It came with label as shown here and sturdy matt no credit fold/out cover with "McNiell press Ltd" structured inner. Early copies also had an "obi" with title, which unfortunately has been lost here. (LÖZ*)
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