2LP SEALED 1968 '71 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE Psych

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QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE

                                                USA - Capitol Records - SVBB 11165

STILL SEALED ((never opened)) Original 1973 first pressing with silver embossed lettering

2xLP in thick gatefold...****STILL SEALED****

Quicksilver Messenger Service, as you know, was one of the major bands that originated in and around the San Francisco area in the middle to late 1960s. in the top level bands along with Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, The Steve Miller Band, etc. Quicksilver established itself as a band with first-rate musicianship, even though the band's lineup would regularly change. vocalist Dino Valenti, although technically slated to be part of the band from the beginning, didn't actually join the group until it had been around for four or five years due to his incarceration on drug possession.

Despite the changing lineups, the band recorded a number of outstanding songs as collected on this CD. The double album opens up with one f the classic Quicksilver tracks, the very catchy psychedelic laced hardrock gem, "Pride of Man", followed up by "Dino's Song" (written by the aforementioned Dino Valenti, who was by the time this was recorded spending time in jail), and then the masterful 12-minute "The Fool". Cippolina's trembling electric guitar work stands out on this, mostly psychedelic infused jams that creep and crawl (a few verses are sung in its later minutes).

The next song "Bears" is a light-hearted, short song; a cover of "Mona" (a classic Quicksilver bluesy Bo Diddley rocker with great shakin' rhythms and guitar work) and "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder" (an climaxing jam piece written by Nicky Hopkins) follow it. "Three or Four Feet from Home," written by Cippolina, sounds like something The Grateful Dead might have done. Following it are a couple of songs for which Dino Valenti finally joined the group and sang -- "Fresh Air" (which has two instrumental breaks, one featuring guitar work and the other keys) and "Just for Love". Both songs marked somewhat of a turning point, as the band turned away from longer, less commercial songs to more acessible rock fare. "Spindrifter," another Nicky Hopkins piece, is a piano-laden song with an exquisite melody. "Local Color" is yet another jam, slide-guitar, bluesy piece written by Cippolina; it is the last song on this collection on which he plays. "What About Me" is one of the great Quicksilver protest type of songs from 1970, the following Dino Valenti-penned "Don't Cry My Lady Love" is a terrific romantic rock piece with outstanding keys. "Hope," a pretty good electric lead guitar-driven tune, the guitar and piano "Fire Brothers," and excellent "I Found Love" close out the Lp. For "Fire Brothers" and "I Found Love," guitarist Greg Duncan provides the vocals.

1. Pride of Man

2. Dino's Song

3. Fool

4. Bears

5. Mona

6. Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder

7. Three or Four Feet from Home

8. Fresh Air

9. Just for Love

10. Spindrifter

11. Local Color

12. What About Me

13. Don't Cry My Lady Love

14. Hope

15. Fire Brothers

16. I Found Love

CONDITION: A perfect STILL SEALED first pressing with silver embossed lettering...NEVER opened in 37 years ... guarnteed first pressing STILL SEALED...no bends, no writing, no solit seams and no delete marks...straight out of the 1973 new release rack!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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