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SPIRIT

ED CASSIDY, RANDY CALIFORNIA, JAY FERGUSON, JOHN LOCKE, MARK ANDES

Ambitious and acclaimed West Coast psychedelic band that fused hard rock to jazz, blues, country, and folk. 

Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the group had an eclectic musical style in keeping with the early days of progressive rock; they were as likely to play a folk ballad featuring fingerpicked acoustic guitar, a jazz instrumental full of imaginative improvisation, or a driving rhythm tune dominated by acid rock electric guitar playing. The diverse tastes of the original quintet produced a hybrid style that delighted a core audience of fans but proved too wide-ranging to attract a mass following, and at the same time the musicians' acknowledged talents brought them other opportunities that led to the breakup of the original lineup after four years and four albums, then kept them from committing fully to regroupings as their music began to be recognized in later years.
"THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER"

Produced by Lou Adler

1968        LP     CBS RECORDS      S 63523    STEREO

MADE IN HOLLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

Released in a fully laminated (outer) gatefold sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: CBS - ORANGE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Label Code: none

Catalog on cover: S 63523

Catalog on labels: S 63523 (ODE Z 12-44014) Z 12-44014-1 / S 63523 (ODE Z 12-44014) Z 12-44014-2

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AC-Z12-44014-1 l   St-63523 A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): Z-12-44014-2 l   [not legible, seems JCS]   St-63523 B

On labels: top rim text "All Rights........Prohibited"

bottom rim text reads "Made in Holland"

Ode Master    Stereo

℗ 1969

CC BIEM(boxed)

Produced by Lou Adler

On Back Sleeve: Tracklist & Credits

CBS is a Trademark of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.

NL Printed in Holland

tracklisting

Side A: BI GOT A LINE ON YOU - IT SHALL BE - POOR RICHARD - SILKY SAM - DRUNKARD - DARLIN' IF

Side B: IT'S ALL THE SAME - JEWISH DREAM WITHIN A DREAM - SHE SMILES - AREN'T YOU GLAD
grading

RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

On this, the second Spirit album, the group put all of the elements together that made them the legendary (and underrated) band that they were. Jazz, rock & roll, and even classical elements combined to create one of the cleanest, most tasteful syntheses of its day. The group had also improved measurably from their fine debut album, especially in the area of vocals. The album's hit single, "I Got a Line on You," boasts especially strong harmonies as well as one of the greatest rock riffs of the period. The first side of this record is a wonderful and seamless suite, and taken in its entirety, one of the greatest sides on Los Angeles rock. All in all, a classic album and a true landmark...(AllMusic)