BADFINGER/NO DICE SAPCOR 16 (-70) UK

 

The band's second or third album, depending on how you count.  For more background check post on their previous - "Magic Christian Music"  https://monolover.blogspot.com/2019/06/badfingermagic-chistian-music-sapcor-12.html.  While that had no more than healthy sales, this did a lot better.  It was met with mixed reviews. Some critics frowned while others even compared them to The Beatles. And it sold quite well, reaching #28 on Billboard and the the spawned 45 "No Matter What" managed #8.  Listening today I get the Beatle atmosphere, created by producers Geoff Emerick and Mal Evans, both long time collaborators to George Martin and The Fab Four. It's so well done all the way - performance, arrangements, production, audio - making it good to the ears. Still it doesn't touch me very deep.  "Magic Christian Music" was at least partly magic, making me feel, but here I can't seem to reach below the surface.  With all the good stuff going on in there I wanna be caught, but can't. I kinda like "No Matter What" and "I Can't Take It", but that's about it. Very frustrating.  Better return to MCM.  Issued and reissued all over the world on vinyl and CD through the years, also reel, 8-track and cassette. First US on Apple (SKAO 3367), Brazil mono (APCOR-16).  Japan 2010 CD on Apple (TOCP 70885) came with five bonus tracks.  Premiere UK had label as shown here in a glossy fold/out cover.   (PÄY*) (BÄ*)  (ÄPLÄ*)