RARE 1971 CLEAN PROMO "DUET" ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS` 2ND LP & RAREST REFLECTIVE

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Oct 29, 2017 Sold Date

Oct 26, 2017 Start Date

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  ORIGINAL 1971 ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL                               .. = ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS =
                      "DUET"
                                                                 USA - 360 Sound COLUMBIA RECORDS - CS 9976

RARE...CLEAN...ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL

Original 1971 second and last album by ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS ... always been harder to find as Columbia pressed the album only once 46 years ago, since the band broke up right after release... Finding a clean cover to this release is something of an impossible probability for remains far and away one of the most wear-prone of all covers...
Unique PROMO pressing features: DJ PROMOTIONAL track listing strip and custom group/song lyrics sticker on front cover (only appeared on outside cellophane of retail stock copy)
Includes the original COLUMBIA 360 inner sleeve

Prior to Illinois Speed Press, Kal David was a blues guitarist mainstay of the Chicago club circuit in his band, The Exceptions, which also featured an exceptional vocalist and bass player, Peter Cetera who went on to join Chicago Transit Authority. Paul Cotton’s musical talents lean more to the acoustic end of the spectrum, his influences more of the Buffalo Springfield variety. The two different musical styles are quite evident on both Illinois Speed Press albums as there appears to be an initial marriage of these styles on their debut followed by a more fractured tug of war between the two styles on the Duet album.

Indeed, it’s almost hard to believe that you’re listening to the same band when hearing Kal David’s rock blues guitar playing on songs like Get In the Wind and Pay the Price interspersed with songs like Here Today and Sky Song featuring Paul Cotton’s more mellow rural-tinged guitar playing and smoother vocals. Despite the two very different styles—this works quite well, however you can hear the two styles competing rather than blending—two men trying to take the band in two very different directions in a disagreement that would lead to the band’s demise. While the first album exhibited more of Kal David’s influence, Duet seemed to show Paul Cotton exerting more control and many tracks exhibit the rock sound that Cotton would come to be known for as a member of Poco.

     Country Dumplin'
     Sadly Out Of Place
     The One Who Knows
    Dearly
.a     I Dearly
.b     II Bittersweet
.c     III Random Roads (And His Big Band)
.d     IV Dearly Theme Reprise
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     Morning Blues
     Bad Weather
     The Life
     The Visit
    Seventeen Days

               CONDITION: The cover: rated: near M- unique DJ PROMOTIONAL track listing strip across front cover, custom group/song lyrics sticker on front cover (only appeared on outside cellophane of retail stock copy) the notorious wear-prone cover cannot get any better with very little sign of use ... there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- smoooth and clear .... plays perfect! both 360 Columbia labels are clean           A cool addition to anyone's music library!

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by  money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M   Completely clean, no marks M-   Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX   Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG   more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops         this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!