SUPERTRAMP Crisis? What Crisis? A&M AUDIOPHILE Stan Ricker Master JAPAN PRESS

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SUPERTRAMP Crisis? What Crisis?
EX/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record Label: A&M Audiophile Series SPJ-4560

A&M Audiophile pressings were limited editions mastered at half-speed by Stan Ricker and pressed in Japan on Virgin Vinyl. This series was distributed through A&M Canada. The catalog numbers remain the same, except the "SP-" prefix is changed to "SPJ-". The label was a yellow/grey/red variation of the white/silver/tan A&M label of the 70's.  These audiophile LPs are among the best sounding versions of these albums available on vinyl.

Cover has a light vertical crease in the bottom center of the jacket and a few smaller creases on the spine. Corners are sharp and spine is straight. A very solid EXcellent. Vinyl looks like new and sounds great.

Side One
1. Easy Does It
2. Sister Moonshine
3. Ain't Nobody But Me
4. Soapbox Opera, A
5. Another Man's Woman

Side Two
6. Lady
7. Poor Boy
8. Just a Normal Day
9. Meaning, The
10. Two of Us

Review: Nestled between the accomplished Crime of the Century album and 1977's Even in the Quietest Moments, Crisis? What Crisis? may not have given the band any chart success, but it did help them capture a fan base that had no concern for Supertramp's commercial sound. With Rick Davies showing off his talent on the keyboards, and Roger Hodgson's vocals soaring on almost every track, they managed to win back their earlier progressive audience while gaining new fans at the same time. Crisis received extensive air play on FM stations, especially in Britain, and the album made it into the Top 20 there and fell just outside the Top 40 in the U.S. "Ain't Nobody But Me," "Easy Does It," and the beautiful "Sister Moonshine" highlight Supertramp's buoyant and brisk instrumental and vocal alliance, while John Helliwell's saxophone gives the album even greater width. The songwriting is sharp, attentive, and passionate, and the lyrics showcase Supertramp's ease at invoking emotion into their music, which would be taken to even greater heights in albums to come. Even simple tracks like "Lady" and "Just a Normal Day" blend in nicely with the album's warm personality and charmingly subtle mood. Although the tracks aren't overly contagious or hook laden, there's still a work-in-process type of appeal spread through the cuts, which do grow on you over time.

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