Eyes Of Blue "Crossroads Of Time" LP 1968 Psych 1st Press 1st LP NM
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~Eyes Of Blue~
"Crossroads Of Time"
Psych Rock LP
Original Recording:
Eyes Of Blue
The Crossroad Of Time
33 RPM LP
Original
Vinyl is clean with all original luster. Records have seen little play time.
Records grade an NM condition.
No real flaws to list..
Plays and sounds terrific.
Partly recorded.
Both Mercury labels are in a NM condition with no real wear.
No stickers. No writing.
Jacket is also in a least an EX Condition.
Minor ringwear and edge wear.
Minor drill hole on top edge.
Original paper liner with the same drill hole.
Eyes of Blue
In 1966 Ryan and Hopkins - together with the drummer John Weathers - joined The Eyes of Blue, who then turned professional. They won the 1966 Melody Maker Beat Contest, winning a one-year record contract, but had to record songs chosen for them, rather than their own material, and neither of their singles, "Heart Trouble" / "Up And Down" and "Supermarket Full of Cans" / "Don't Ask Me To Mend Your Broken Heart", sold well.
The Eyes moved from Decca to Mercury Records and recorded their first album Crossroads of Time in 1968, which was produced by Lou Reizner. The album included two tracks written by Graham Bond "Crossroads of Time" and "Love is the Law", who was a major influence on Ryan.[2] and who also wrote the album sleeve notes.[3] Despite poor sales, the album was "acknowledged as a major influence on the nascent Yes"[2] Reizner then used The Eyes as the backing band for American singer-songwriter Buzzy Linhart's album Buzzy.[4] They collaborated with Quincy Jones on the score of the movie Toy Grabbers, some tracks of which appear on their second album In Fields of Ardath (1969) and they also appeared in the movie Connecting Rooms.[5]
Through producer Lou Reizner, Ryan began getting work as an arranger, and wrote the string arrangements on Caetano Veloso's third self-titled album called either his 1971 album or A Little More Blue.
The Eyes of Blue's third and final album, Bluebell Wood, was released under the pseudonym Big Sleep, and the band broke up shortly afterwards.
In 1970 Ryan and Weathers joined Pete Brown & Piblokto! playing on one single, "Flying Hero Sandwich" / "My Last Band". When bassist Steve Glover broke his wrist, he was replaced by Michael "Will" Youatt,[6] and when Piblokto disbanded Ryan and Youatt, together with Clive John, who had just left Man, formed the first incarnation of Iorworth Pritchard and the Neutrons.
Eyes Of Blue ?– The Crossroads Of Time
Label: Mercury ?– SR 61184 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, StereoCountry: US Released: 1968 Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Crossroads Of Time Written-By – D. Stewart* 5:00 A2 Never Care Written-By – R. Francis* 3:19 A3 I'll Be Your Friend Written-By – R. Francis* 3:49 A4 7 + 7 Is Written-By – A. Lee* 2:33 A5 Prodigal Son Written-By – R. Francis* 5:27 B1 Largo Written By – G.F. Händel/arr. R. FrancisWritten-By – G. F. Händel* 3:15 B2 Love Is The Law Written-By – D. Stewart* 5:16 B3 Yesterday Written-By – J. Lennon/P. McCartney* 4:23 B4 I Wonder Why Written-By – R. Francis* 3:15 B5 World Of Emotion Written-By – R. Francis* 2:50 B6 Inspiration For A New Day Written-By – R. Francis* 3:09Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- Liner Notes – Graham Bond
- Producer – Lou Reizner
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [MR Etched]): SR 61184-A-M1 MR
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [MR Etched]): SR 61184-B-M1 MR
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