Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Closer to It! LP
Genre: Jazz
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Closer to It! LP

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

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SKU:
SBKLP019
UPC:
4062548040043
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1973 Masterpiece Remastered from the Original Studio Tapes on Vinyl LP!

Brian Auger formed The Oblivion Express in 1970 after the demise of his chart-topping jazz and R&B combo Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, and The Trinity.

Regarded as his masterpiece, Closer to It! features some of Auger's most inventive and beautiful Hammond Organ and Fender Rhodes playing, on tunes that became the defining tracks of his career, especially the anthemic opener "Whenever You're Ready," co-written with bass player Barry Dean. "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" was later covered by Cuba Gooding Sr.'s band The Main Ingredient who had a major hit with their version. Auger also saluted his soul and jazz heroes with his versions of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues" and Eddie Harris and Les McCann's classic "Compared to What."

With an iconic cover featuring the Oblivion Express train logo designed by Auger's wife Ella, Closer to It! remains a highpoint in Auger's recording career.

Features

  • Vinyl LP
  • Remastered from the Original Studio Tapes by Bill Smith at United Archiving, Los Angeles
  • RIYL: Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Average White Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Traffic, Jimmy Smith

Musicians

Brian Auger organ, piano, electric piano, moog, mellotron, vocals
Barry Dean bass guitar
Jack Mills lead guitar
Lennox Laington congas
Godfrey MacLean drums, cowbell

Selections

Side A:

  1. Whenever You're Ready
  2. Happiness Is Just Around the Bend
  3. Light on the Path

Side B:

  1. Compared to What
  2. Inner City Blues
  3. Voices of Other Times

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