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THIS IS ONE OF THE 1970/71 US REPRESSING on ABC Records. The gatefold sleeve is in VG(+) condition, normal wear with discolouration/wear on spines/corners, 1cm split on bottom corner (right panel), ringwear/edgewear, 1 very small tear on front (top left), left spine is fully readable; INSIDE PANELS in VG+ condition, normal wear, for details see photos. The vinyl is in VG+ condition (some clicks/mild crackles) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.

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THE JAMES GANG

With the emergence of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience during the late '60s, the path was cleared for other hard-rockin' "trios." Arguably, the finest to emerge from the subsequent American crop was the James Gang. Despite penning a few of classic rock radio's most enduring songs, the James Gang ultimately failed to deliver on their initial promise, as constant lineup juggling ultimately derailed the group. The Gang's roots stretch back to 1966 in Cleveland, OH, where drummer Jim Fox formed the group with a few fellow Kent State University students, guitarist Glenn Schwartz and bassist Tom Kriss. But when Schwartz left to join Pacific Gas & Electric, Fox and Kriss opted to carry on with new singer/guitarist Joe Walsh. The James Gang's debut album, Yer' Album, followed in 1969, and while it didn't spawn any hits, it did set the stage perfectly for their next few releases. (The album was also one of the first recordings that noted producer Bill Szymczyk worked on.) Prior to sessions for the group's sophomore effort, Kriss exited the group, and was replaced by Dale Peters, resulting in the James Gang's definitive lineup.

"YER' ALBUM"

<reissue, originally published in 1969>

LP     ABC RECORDS     STEREO  ABCS 688

PRINTED IN USA    1970/71 REPRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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LABEL: ABC - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER TEXT (White on rim)

Catalog on cover: ABCS 688

Catalog on labels: ABCS 688-A / ABCS 688-B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BLS 6034 A  ABC 688-A  LW  SS

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BLS 6034-B  LW  SS  ʟʜ  ABCS 688 B

On labels: rim text "© ABC Records Inc., MCMLXXI"

Production & Sound by......

*Strings arr: by.........

On inside panels: Artwork, Tracklist & Credits

On back cover: Tracklist

A Product Of ABC.......................New York 10019   Made in U.S.A.

tracklisting: please, for tracklist see photos

grading

RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)

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

The James Gang's debut LP, Yer' Album, was very much a first record and very much a record of its time. The heavy rock scene of the period was given to extensive jamming, and four tracks ran more than six minutes each. The group had written some material, but they were still something of a cover band, and the disc included their extended workouts on Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird" and the Yardbirds' "Lost Woman," the latter a nine-minute version complete with lengthy guitar, bass, and drum solos. But in addition to the blues rock there were also touches of pop and progressive rock, mostly from Walsh who displayed a nascent sense of melody, not to mention some of the taste for being a cutup that he would display in his solo career. Walsh's "Take a Look Around" must have made an impression on Pete Townshend during the period before the album's release when the James Gang was opening for the Who since Townshend borrowed it for the music he was writing for the abortive Lifehouse follow-up to Tommy. If "Wrapcity (i.e., Rhapsody) in English," a minute-long piano and strings interlude, seems incongruous in retrospect, recall that this was an eclectic era. But the otherwise promising "Fred," which followed, broke down into a pedestrian jazz routine, suggesting that the band was trying to cram too many influences onto one record and sometimes into one song. Nevertheless, they were talented improvisers, as the open-ended album closer, Jerry Ragavoy and Mort Shuman's "Stop," made clear. After ten minutes, Szymczyk faded the track out, but Walsh was still going strong. Yer' Album contained much to suggest that the James Gang, in particular its guitarist, had a great future, even if it was more an album of performances than compositions...(AllMusic)