RARE 71 BOB SEGER BRAND NEW MORNING file garage psych

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1971 RARE COLLECTIBLE VINYL ~ ESCAPE FROM THE SEGER SYSTEM !!                                                

             BOB SEGER

          Brand New Morning

                                    USA - Capitol Records - ST 236

Original 1971 first pressing of the other of the two RAREST Bob Seger albums...highly collectible....this, the other album Mr Seger would not let be reissued...Seger was pretty much disgusted with the rock industry after "Noah" and grew his hair to the middle of his back and a beard nearly that long and went up the mountains to 'get away from it all' coming up with a solo album that finds the talented singer/songwriter refreshed and full of good vibes...

The recordings were intended as demos, but Capitol released it to satisfy Seger's contract. The album sold poorly. Seger has no desire to see it reissued. 'I've got that one buried in my backyard,' he once quipped.

Seger may not be fond of the material now, but at the time of its release, he played it with spirit, energy and affection...clearly, these Brand New Morning songs were more than cast-off demos slapped onto an album by Capitol.  

The title cut is a clear standout: almost 40 years later, it's energy and optimism are still strong.

All of Side Two, is standout material; had some of this been recorded with a band, it could have had commerical appeal, potentially.

And without a doubt, Brand New Morning contains one of Seger's best songs ever: "Railroad Days." In subject matter and form, it is a near-perfect precursor to "Night Moves." Both are a look back at a younger, more innocent time of life. (One looks back on "Days" the other on "Nights.")

"Railroad Days" goes back further into childhood, however. The lyrics touch on playing baseball and "singing songs to the darkness of the night. We even sang the parts the instruments were playing / We were young, and dreams were really quite all right."

Near the end of the song, we shift to present time. The music stops except for a few slow guitar chords. Seger sings: "Yesterday, I heard they shut the trains down." Slowly the song builds back up into its previous rhythm. The format is quite like "Night Moves" but "Railroad Days" is very much its own song. The vocals are chillingl, superb and pure Seger.

Other standout cuts are "Louise" (" she was an outlaw in the year of '71") and "Something Like" ("...something like loving / everything about a woman / all the bad things too / she can't change for you..."). Hopefully these will turn up on a box set someday...probably the same day the sea turns to lemonade and world hunger ends.

"Song for Him" is one of the only Seger song with a prominent religious theme. Seger, the self-described "lonely one" sings:

But not lonelier than Him

When I'm lonely, still I know

He'll forgive me, yes it's so.

What's most beautiful about this song is the way Seger absolutely yet sincerely wails these lyrics -- it's head-back, heartfelt, full-on emotion. The vocals tap straight and true into Seger's genius.

The material on Brand New Morning has real power...

1. "Brand New Morning" – 3:23
2. "Maybe Today" – 3:16
3. "Sometimes" – 5:16
4. "You Know Who You Are" – 3:20
5. "Railroad Days" – 6:58
6. "Louise" – 2:52
7. "Song for Him" – 4:39
8. "Something Like" – 3:34      

CONDITION: The cover has the standard Capitol Records circle drill at upper right, otherwise has light wear starting, not too bad and still very collectible, especially given its rarity. The seams are all solid, no bends, no writing anywhere.

The vinyl has shiny grooves on both sides, "EX" (excellent), plays superb !!  

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record