Sold Date: September 7, 2023
Start Date: September 6, 2023
Final Price: $34.95 (USD)
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This Jimmy Buffett LP is a must-have for any rock or folk rock fan. Released in 1974, this first edition A1A vinyl is in excellent condition (EX) The gatefold sleeve is in good plus (G+) condition, with some wear. See pics.

The LP is 12 inches in size, with a speed of 33RPM and released by ABC Records as DSD-50183

The album is named for Florida State Road A1A that runs mostly along the Atlantic Ocean and is the main road through most oceanfront towns. It is also referenced in the song "Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season". The album's original back cover is a photograph of a section of A1A.

Seven of the songs were written by Buffett alone. "Door Number Three," a novelty song about the game show Let's Make a Deal, was co-written by Buffett with Steve Goodman while "Dallas" was written by Coral Reefer Band guitarist Roger Bartlett. There are also two covers of songs from songwriters not associated with Buffett : "Stories We Could Tell" from John Sebastian's 1974 album Tarzana Kid and "Making Music for Money" originally written by Alex Harvey for The First Edition's 1974 album I'm Not Making Music For Money.

The album's songs are typical of Buffett's music in the early and mid-1970s. The music is heavily country oriented with Buffett backed by the Third Coral Reefer Band with a number of Nashville session musicians. Likewise, several of the songs (the entire second side of the album) are nautical-themed, a feature of Buffett's music following his move to Key West, Florida.

The lyrics of "Nautical Wheelers" refer to "living & dying in ¾ time", the title of Buffett's previous album; and the song actually is in ¾ time signature.

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