Widespread Panic - Earth to America - Original 2006, Limitef Edition Two LP Set
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Description
This two LP set was a limited edition offering, sold direct by the band on thier website at the time of release (2006). The LP includes a killer bonus track, 'None of Us Are Free' which was not part of the CD issue. It has never been opened and is being offered here in Mint / Mint condition. Please note there is a small (2") tear in the plastic covering the gatefold outer jacket.
One thing that can definitively be said about Widespread Panic is that they sound like no one else but themselves, whether they are playing covers live or performing original material. Earth to America, recorded at the famed Compass Point studio in Nassau, is a new stripe. The music here feels meaner, leaner, and more concentrated in relation to songwriting and arrangement. Check out the dark, swirling voodoo groove on the 11-minute opener, "Second Skin." Singer and guitarist John Bell sounds like he means every word that comes out of his mouth. The band staggers the guitars just in front and in back of the beat, laid down tightly by drummer Todd Nance and bassist Dave Schools. Guitarist George McConnell and keyboardist John Hermann create a big, evil sound using very little. The crescendos are terrific, and elevate the tune from its lockstep groove. They dig deep into funk-rock on "Goodpeople." It's an orgy of wah-wah pedals, and percussionist Domingo S. Ortiz's hands are everywhere. Hard rock prevails on "Solid Rock." Ortiz's Afro-Cuban percussion makes "Crazy" into an intricate, slippery, and rocking Anglo-Cuban son. The other really long cut on this set, "You Should Be Glad," is also Latin-flavored, with killer percussion and keyboard breaks and a horn section in the instrumental break.
I will combine shipping on multiple purchases. See item description and actual photos. Please feel free to ask any questions.
I'm the original owner and this LP was purchased by mail order directly from the band's website in 2006 when it was originally issued.
The gatefold jacket is still sealed and the album has always been stored in an upright position
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