Sold Date: November 22, 2015
Start Date: October 28, 2015
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Original 1968 CAPITOL RECORDS pressing of STEVE MILLER BAND album, SAILOR (ST 2984 STEREO)
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AMG 4 STARS: Most definitely a part of the late-'60s West Coast psychedelic blues revolution that was becoming hipper than hip, was also always acutely aware of both the British psychedelic movement that was swirling in tandem and of where the future lay, and how that would evolve into something even more remarkable. The result of all those ideas, of course, came together on 1968's magnificent LP. What was begun on is more fully realized on , most notably on the opening "Song for Our Ancestors," which begins with a foghorn and only gets stranger from there. Indeed, the song precognizes 's 1971 opus "Echoes" to such an extent that one wonders how much the latter enjoyed 's own wild ride. Elsewhere, the beautiful, slow "Dear Mary" positively shimmers in a haze of declared love, while the heavy drumbeats and rock riffing guitar of "Living in the U.S.A." are a powerful reminder that , no matter what other paths they meandered down, could rock out with the best of them. And, of course, this is the LP that introduced many to the classic "Gangster of Love," a song that would become almost wholly 's own, giving the fans an alter ego to caress long before "The Joker" arose to show his hand. Rounding out 's love of the blues is an excellent rendering of Jimmy Reed's "You're So Fine." At their blues-loving best, is a classic recording and a must-have -- especially for the more contemporary fan, where it becomes an initiation into a past of mythic proportion.

Condition: the sleeve grades EX. The record grades NEAR MINT. Original inner sleeve included, the record ships in an anti-static, dust free, archival sleeve. Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.