BLOOMFIELD/KOOPER/STILLS Super Session 1968 UK CBS 1st STEREO Nr MINT
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Mar 12, 2012
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Mar 2, 2012
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BLOOMFIELD/KOOPER/STILLS Super Session 1968 UK CBS 1st STEREO Nr MINT
GREAT COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY - SENSATIONAL RECORD
MIKE BLOOMFIELD - AL KOOPER - STEVE STILLSSuper Sessions
UK CBS (S 63396) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (July 1968) OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD, AL KOOPER & STEVE STILLS' "Super Session" LP
RECORDED IN JUST NINE HOURS OF STUDIO JAMMING 'The music on this record was performed spontaneously by the personnel as listed. The horns were added later as an afterthought" (Al Kooper - Liner Notes)
FIRMLY ROOTED IN HEAVY BLUES (on the stunning Side One session) WITH SOME 'POP' ELEMENTS; 'It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry' AND SOME FANTASTIC PHASING ON 'You Don't Love Me' THIS IS A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF WORK WHICH SOUNDS AS FRESH AND VIBRANT TODAY AS IT DID OVER 40 YEARS AGO
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE DEEP ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: SBPG 63396 A1 / SBPG 63396 B1
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11. Patent Pending” - AN ORIGINAL *MONO* SHELL AS NO STEREO SLEEVES WERE PRINTED UNTIL LATER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL *STEREO* DIE-CUT ORANGE CBS COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Super Session is an album that grew out of nine hours of studio jamming in 1968 by guitarists Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield and multi-instrumentalist Al Kooper.
Kooper and Bloomfield had both previously worked in support of Bob Dylan in concert and appearing on his ground-breaking classic Highway 61 Revisited.
Kooper, fresh from having assembled and recorded the inaugural incarnation of Blood, Sweat & Tears, booked two days of studio time with Bloomfield in May 1968 in Los Angeles.
They recruited keyboardist Barry Goldberg and bassist Harvey Brooks, both members of the band that Bloomfield was in the process of leaving, Electric Flag, and well-known session drummer "Fast" Eddie Hoh.
On the first day the quintet recorded the first side of the album, the next day, Bloomfield, who was addicted to heroin at the time, abruptly disappeared after suffering an attack of what was euphemistically referred to as "chronic insomnia." Kooper hastily called on Stephen Stills to sit in for Bloomfield on what would become the second side of the album, including a lengthy cover version of Donovan's "Season of the Witch."
SIDE 1: MIKE BLOOOMFIELD and AL KOOPER
Albert's Shuffle (6:43)
Stop (4:23)
Man's Temptation (3:25)
His Holy Modal Majesty (9:13)
Really (5:29)
SIDE 2: STEVE STILLS and AL KOOPER
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (3:30)
Season Of The Witch (11:07)
You Don't Love Me (4:12)
Harvey's Tune (2:09)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, bright and fresh labels with less than a handful of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
In keeping with its lightly played status my play-check at very loud volume revealed no major audio issues - no scratches, no loud clicks or pops and no groove-wear or distortion. There is a touch of light surface between one or two of the tracks and on the run-ins (incredibly minor) otherwise it plays beautifully. A really sensational (and largely overlooked) record and one very, very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from one or two laminate creases to the front and some light discolouration to portions of the unlaminted back the sleeve is in great shape
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with no seam splits
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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