NORMAN GREENBAUM 'SPIRIT IN THE SKY' MINT FIRST PRESSING WL PROMO NEVER PLAYED
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NORMAN GREENBAUM 'SPIRIT IN THE SKY' ALBUM MINT FIRST PRESSING WL PROMO NEVER PLAYED!
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Spirit in the Sky Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Courtesy of AllMusic.comNorman Greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit "Spirit in the Sky" would suggest. Then again, that tune -- a confident, fuzz-toned paean to God, that sprit in the sky -- is hardly the most conventional of '70s AM anthems, so perhaps it isn't surprising that the album bearing the same title is all over the map, with sub-War low-riding anthems ("Junior Cadillac"), singer/songwriter introspection, eerie post-psychedelic pop (the genuinely unsettling "Marcy"), and utter oddities ("Canned Ham"). That, of course, means that it's far more fascinating than many soft rock curiosities of the early '70s, and the near-schizophrenic cavalcade of material means that the record doesn't hold together, but that's part of what makes it worth hearing. And while Greenbaum wasn't exactly a consistent songwriter, he did hit the mark several times ("Skyline," "Canned Ham," "Jubilee," and "Junior Cadillac" are all strong), and even the misfires are interesting and well-crafted, at least in terms of its early-'70s peers. This doesn't mean that it's a lost gem, but for listeners who want to dig into early '70s AM pop and soft rock, it's certainly worth hearing.
DISCOGS DETAILS: Courtesy of DiscogsNorman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
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Label:
Reprise Records – RS 6365Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, StereoCountry:
USReleased:
1969Genre:
RockStyle:
Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock A1 Junior Cadillac 3:32 A2 Spirit In The Sky 3:57 A3 Skyline 3:10 A4 Jubilee 2:56 A5 Alice Bodine 3:37 B1 Tars Of India 3:00 B2 The Power 2:33 B3 Good Lookin' Woman 4:13 B4 Milk Cow 3:00 B5 Marcy 3:09- Photography – Lloyd Johnson
- Producer – Erik Jacobsen
- Written-By – Norman Greenbaum
- Matrix / Runout (Side1 runout): 30951 RS 6365-A 1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout): 30952-RS6365B-1A
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