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                         =ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS=

        2xLP  CLEAN 1968 FIRST ISSUE 

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           ...CANNED HEAT...

            LIVING THE BLUES

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            USA -LIBERTY RECORDS - LST 27 200

Collection Copy

Real Hard To Find  CLEAN ....(2) vinyl set in THICK gatefold cover (full details below)

SCARCE ORIGINAL "GOING UP THE COUNTRY" STICKER on front cover!!!

Original 1968 first pressing (much harder to find without wear than you might realize)... the gatefold cover is one of the most wear prone, here a collection copy survivor!!

50 years of age!

This was the third release by the group, and arguably one of the *best* Canned Heat albums, one that went way up the sales charts surprising many, including the band, and putting them in TOP LEVEL public attention...

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Living the Blues (1968), was centered around the thrillingly energized, nearly three-quarter-hour long "Refried Boogie" jam that inhabits the second half of the effort. However, that did not stop it from scoring in the Top 20, which was a great achievement for a double LP. One obvious reason for its accomplishments is that the remainder of the title continues in the same solid vein as their previous LP, Boogie With Canned Heat (1968), issued merely a few months earlier. The quintet of Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitar/vocals), Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass), Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar), Aldolfo "Fido" Dela Parra (drums), and Bob "The Bear" Hite (vocals) return with the same aggressive blend of amplified rock with rhythm and blues. They also churn out some impressive self-penned tunes, as well as unique derivations of tunes, such as the rocked-up "Pony Blues." Immediately the inspired interplay between Wilson and Vestine proves as successful a combination here as it had on the band's prior outings. The organic and lighter "Goin' Up the Country" became the Heat's second major single, and is arguably best-remembered for its prominence in the film Woodstock (1970) and its subsequent triple-LP soundtrack. Expanding beyond their own formidable instrumental prowess, British blues guitarist John Mayall sits in for a short yet effective rendition of "Walking by Myself." Augmenting the combo on the original "Boogie Music" a Blind Owl delivered gem in the vein of Going Up The Country which is another rising groove. However, one that gets your ijmediate attention is the scorching heavy heavy ripper "One Kind Favor" [aka "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"] given a harsh workout. The sidelong, nine-movement epic "Parthenogenesis" is an experimental suite that allows each band member copious room to move, inchding the shocase of wicked feedback fuzz guitar. Among the more interesting sections include the respective sonic of guitarist John Fahey, who backs up Wilson's Jew's harp twangfest on "Nebulosity," as well as the return of Mayall on "Bear Wires," the latter being a sly play on the title of Mayall's concurrent platter, Bare Wires (1968).

A:

Pony Blues 3:47
My Mistake 3:21
Sandy's Blues 6:45
Going Up the Country 2:51
Walking by Myself 2:38
Boogie Music 3:13
B: One Kind Favor 4:44
Parthenogenesis 19:54
i. Nebulosity
ii. Rollin' and Tumblin'
iii. Five Owls
iv. Bear Wires
v. Snooky Flowers
vi. Sunflower Power (RMS IS truth)
vii. Raga Kafi
viii. Icebag
ix. Childhood's End
C: Refried Boogie - Part I 20:10
D: Refried Boogie - Part II 20:50

 

              

 

CONDITION: The cover: rated "EX" (excellent)  The cover is a THICK colorful gatefold So hard to find without any shelf wear the LP is known to be extremely prone to wear ... here a decent 50 years old survivor! Rare "Going Up The Country" STICKER on front cover! Has no split seams, no bends, no writing, no delete marks...

The vinyl: Rated: M- both records (all 4 sides) are clean, TOP COPY so hard to find the records to this album so clean like this...original shiny smooth luster on all 4 sides! All 4 Liberty labels are clean

 

   A cool addition to anyone's music library! 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people..

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