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NRBQ, At Yankee Stadium, 1978, Mercury USA, SRM 1-3712
NRBQ live at Yankee Stadium? Noo, it's a bluff. In fact this album was recorded at Bearsville Studios, Nov. 1977. In keeping with the band's sense of humor, the album's title is a joke. But, it's not a lie: look at the front cover photo...Listen to "Riding in my car" B7 from 1975 LP "All hopped up".
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The Ventures, Super Psychedelics, 1967, Liberty USA, LRP 2052
Super Ventures LP. Super psychedelic cover art. Super psychedelic songs. No psychedelic sounds at all.
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Spencer Davis Group, Lets Dance With The, 1968, Liberty Germany, SLS 50 141 Z
Every time we try to dance to this "LP for dancers", my wife says she would rather wash the dishes in the kitchen. (???!) She is right. It's definitively not the kind of music you may dance to. Especially the drum solo by Pete York in "Alec in Transitland" A3 and the rhythm changes in "Sanity Inspector" A4 or the psychedelic "Time Seller" B4 are a creative challenge for body and mind.
In fact it's a fascinating piece of great pop music from a period of transition after the quitting of Stevie Winwood in 1967.
It's a very positive bluff package! I love such kind of bluff! Alright, my wife says has finished her work in the kitchen. So, let's try another LP to dance to. What about Pink Floyds "Atom Heart Mother"? Tomorrow i will wash the dish.
Spencer Davis died on October 19th 2020. RIP
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Lou Reed, Live Take No Prisoners, 1978, RCA Germany, XL 03066
Too much (silly) talking. Don't listen to "Walk on the wild side" D1 because it's a cheat. Lou Reed just talked and talked and talked. It's a walk on the sluggish side. German Kunstkopfstereo technology "Binaural Sound Recording" would have been a chance to create something unique. Missed opportunity. That's why it is definitively a bluff package and an annoying hype.
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Spirit, Made in Germany, 1983, Potato Germany, 172200
"Made in Germany" means: the photos for artwork were made by German WDR-TV. In fact this album was recorded at live concerts in London, Miami and Tampa.
Impudent, cheat!
But admitted, it's not a bad one at all considering that fine live guitar work by Randy California and superb recording dynamics.
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Willie Burgundy Five, The Midnight Train From Boston, 1974, MGM USA, M3G 4972
The Wrecking Crew goes Easy-listening-dixie-pop
Cover art says: this is the midnight train to Boston.
In fact its sloppy elevator music of mishandled generic pop songs.
Am i wrong?
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Eroc, Same, 1975, Brain Germany, 1069
Eroc is Joachim H. Ehrig, Ex-German psychedelic progressive rock group "Grobschnitt".
Liner notes on back cover: "Musik ist eine ehrliche Sprache. Es ist nicht einfach, Worte zu finden zu einem Werk! Es ist überhaupt nicht leicht, über etwas zu sprechen, das selbst eine Sprache ist."
In fact, this album is the language of hybris.
Anyhow it's a bluff package.
Am I wrong?