180 Gram Virgin Vinyl from Speakers Corner! High Quality Pressing, Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering!
1970 was a really good year for Blood, Sweat & Tears. The colourful, distinguished group was awarded a Grammy® in the categories Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance, and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). The concept of merging jazz, blues and arrangements of classical themes worked well, with music journalist Leonard Feather commenting that "it brought music into rock".
Everything seemed to be allowed as long as it sounded good: almost spontaneously, it seems, the musicians develop a somewhat boozy, cheery "Hi-De-Ho" happening out of synthetically created chivalric fanfares, or conjure up a medieval scenario ("The Battle") with the archaic sound of a harpsichord and solo voice. That caustic big-band soul ("Lucrezia MacEvil") and seemingly familiar rock songs ("Fire And Rain") find their niche here fits in with the free spirit of this third album, which boasts no otherwise specified title. One listens to this disc, wondering what surprise is in store in the next beat, the next phrase, the next number. And there is a wonderfully liberating feeling in knowing that nothing is a must but all is allowed.
Features:
180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Full-Color Gatefold Sleeve
Musicians:
David Clayton Thomas, vocals
Fred Lipsius, alto sax, piano, vocals
Lew Soloff, trumpet flugelhorn
Jerry Hyman, trombone
Steve Katz, guitar, harmonica, vocals
Dick Halligan, organ, piano, harpsichord, trombone, flute, vocals
Jim Fielder, bass
Bobby Colomby, drums, percussion, vocals
Selections:
Side One:
1. Hi-De-Ho
2. The Battle
3. Lucretia MacEvil
4. Lucretia's Reprise
5. Fire and Rain
6. Lonesome Suzie
Side Two:
1. Symphony For the Devil/Symphony For the Devil
2. He's a Runner
3. Somethin' Comin' On
4. Forty Thousand Headmen
1970 was a really good year for Blood, Sweat & Tears. The colourful, distinguished group was awarded a Grammy® in the categories Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance, and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). The concept of merging jazz, blues and arrangements of classical themes worked well, with music journalist Leonard Feather commenting that "it brought music into rock".
Everything seemed to be allowed as long as it sounded good: almost spontaneously, it seems, the musicians develop a somewhat boozy, cheery "Hi-De-Ho" happening out of synthetically created chivalric fanfares, or conjure up a medieval scenario ("The Battle") with the archaic sound of a harpsichord and solo voice. That caustic big-band soul ("Lucrezia MacEvil") and seemingly familiar rock songs ("Fire And Rain") find their niche here fits in with the free spirit of this third album, which boasts no otherwise specified title. One listens to this disc, wondering what surprise is in store in the next beat, the next phrase, the next number. And there is a wonderfully liberating feeling in knowing that nothing is a must but all is allowed.
Features:
180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Full-Color Gatefold Sleeve
Musicians:
David Clayton Thomas, vocals
Fred Lipsius, alto sax, piano, vocals
Lew Soloff, trumpet flugelhorn
Jerry Hyman, trombone
Steve Katz, guitar, harmonica, vocals
Dick Halligan, organ, piano, harpsichord, trombone, flute, vocals
Jim Fielder, bass
Bobby Colomby, drums, percussion, vocals
Selections:
Side One:
1. Hi-De-Ho
2. The Battle
3. Lucretia MacEvil
4. Lucretia's Reprise
5. Fire and Rain
6. Lonesome Suzie
Side Two:
1. Symphony For the Devil/Symphony For the Devil
2. He's a Runner
3. Somethin' Comin' On
4. Forty Thousand Headmen
