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Clear
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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By 1969, Spirit guitarist Randy California, his stepfather Ed Cassidy on drums, vocalist Jay Ferguson, keyboard man John Locke and bassist Mark Andes had become one of the hottest young bands in Los Angeles and was one of the first to prove that albums were becoming more important to an act's success than singles.
All the elements that made Spirit a unique listening experience high-voltage rock, jazz, moody soundtrack-like instrumentals and avant garde electronica are present in spades in 1969's album Clear, whose FM radio smashes, Dark Eyed Woman and I'm Truckin, vaulted the Topanga Canyon quintet to the forefront of L.A.'s second wave of essential rock bands. Available now on Sundazed's high-definition vinyl is an exact replica of Clear, with Spirit, at the absolute top of its game, slowly exploding like a supernova from some distant galaxy.
Track Listing:
1. Dark Eyed Woman
2. Apple Orchard
3. So Little Time To Fly
4. Ground Hog
5. Cold Wind
6. Policeman's Ball
7. Ice
8. Give A Life, Take A Life
9. I'm Truckin'
10. Clear
11. Caught
12. New Dope In Town
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Eventide
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Spirit tempered its ravenous passion for jazz, high voltage rock, folk, blues and avant garde electronics, hammered it like a slab of hot steel and shaped a glistering original sound that no one's ever been able to duplicate. It's a good thing this eclectically brilliant Los Angeles combo--Jay Ferguson, Randy California, John Locke, Mark Andes and Ed "Cass" Cassidy--always cut more material than it could use on its albums. Enthusiastically endorsed by the four surviving members of Spirit (all of whom were interviewed for the liner notes), Eventide, emphasizes the moody and the ethereal, and smolders like phosphorous.
Track Listing:
1. Eventide
2. Green Gorilla
3. Sherozode
4. The Moving Van (Model Shop Main Theme)
5. Model Shop Rehearsal Theme 1
6. Model Shop- Rehearsal Theme 2
7. Corral
8. Fuller Brush Man
9. Sweet Stella Baby
10. Rougher Road
11. Red Light Roll On
12. Radio Spot 1
13. Radio Spot 2
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Model Shop
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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SPIRIT THE GROUNDBREAKING L.A. COMBO EQUALLY swayed by moody jazz and Hendrix-style rockn rollwas born to record movie soundtracks. Unfortunately, they cut only one, for the seldom-seen 1969 Jacques Demy film Model Shop, but what a triumph it is: a magical blend of John Lockes eerie keyboards, the soaring guitar of Randy California and Jay Fergusons impassioned vocals and percussion, backed by the rock-steady bass and drums of Mark Andes and Ed Cassidy. Its mindboggling that something as dazzling as the Model Shop soundtrackrecorded by the classic Spirit lineup has been languishing unreleased in the vaults for over 35 years! The stuff of longplaying-legends and vinyl-myths, this full-length album was recorded in late 1968, but the completed master was shelved before release. Rescued from obscurity at last by Sundazed, this much rumored film-score gem is now center-stage where it can take a much deserved bow.
Track Listing:
1. The Moving Van
2. Mellow Fellow*
3. Now Or Anywhere
4. Fog*
5. Green Gorilla*
6. Model Shop I*
7. Model Shop II*
8. The Rehearsal Theme
9. Song For Lola (Clear)
10. Eventide*
11. Coral*
12. Aren't You Glad*
* previously unissued version!
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Now Or Anywhere
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Spirit tempered its ravenous passion for jazz, high voltage rock, folk, blues and avant garde electronics, hammered it like a slab of hot steel and shaped a glistering original sound that no one's ever been able to duplicate. It's a good thing this eclectically brilliant Los Angeles combo--Jay Ferguson, Randy California, John Locke, Mark Andes and Ed "Cass" Cassidy--always cut more material than it could use on its albums. Enthusiastically endorsed by the four surviving members of Spirit (all of whom were interviewed for the liner notes), Now or Anywhere, emphasizes the moody and the ethereal, and smolders like phosphorous.
Track Listing:
1. Veruska
2. Free Spirit
3. If I Had A Woman
4. Elijah (alternate take)
5. Fog
6. So Little To Say
7. Mellow Fellow
8. Now Or Anywhere
9. Space Chile (early version)
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Spirit
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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A potent synthesis of high-voltage rock, jazz, blues and avant garde electronica. Presented here is the group's '67 debut LP in its ultra-rare mono mix along with The Family That Plays Together, whose mega-hit? I Got a Line on You? practically defined underground FM radio in 1968. Recorded during sessions circa '67-'70, most of the 20 incredible tracks on Now or Anywhere and Eventide were unissued at the time and both include new interviews with the surviving members.
Track Listing:
1. Fresh Garbage
2. Uncle Jack
3. Mechanical World
4. Taurus
5. Girl in Your Eye
6. Straight Arrow
7. Topanga Windows
8. Gramophone Man
9. Water Woman
10. Great Canyon Fire in General
11. Elijah
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Spirit
Spirit
$34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Under guidance of Randy California (a moniker which was given to him by the one and only Jimi Hendrix himself with whom Randy used to jam with in his pre-Experience group The Blue Flames), Spirit was a freeform musical oddity that enjoyed huge success in the hippie Sixties and beyond. Combining Jazz, Rock, Prog, Folk and Indian influences, Spirit were unarguably the most interesting band under the Californian sun.
Spirit's eponymous debut album shows their versatility, proving to be a blueprint for subsequent releases such as The Family That Plays Together and Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus. With fuzz guitar leads, sitars, clavinets, intricate string arrangements, blaring horn sections and excellent songwriting, Spirit (1968) has it all.
Track Listing:
1. Fresh-Garbage
2. Uncle Jack
3. Mechanical World
4. Taurus
5. Girl In Your Eye
6. Straight Arrow
7. Topanga Windows
8. Gramophone Man
9. Water Woman
10. The Great Canyon Fire In General
11. Elijah
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The Family That Plays Together
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Spirit wrote the book on the sound they created: a potent synthesis of high-voltage rock, folk, jazz, blues and avant garde electronica. The groundbreaking Los Angeles quintet hit their stride with The Family That Plays Together, whose mega-hit �I Got A Line On You� practically defined underground FM radio in 1968. Spirit�s 1969 album Clear found them polishing their art to a fine sheen with dusky jewels like �Dark Eyed Woman and �So Little Time To Fly.� Sundazed is knocked-out to present perfect recreations (including Family�s striking gatefold sleeve) of both LPs on pristine 180-gram vinyl, from the absolute master tapes.
Track Listing:
I Got A Line On You
It Shall Be
Poor Richard
Silky Sam
The Drunkard
Darlin� If
All The Same
Jewish
Dream Within A Dream
She Smiled
Aren�t You Glad
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The Family That Plays Together
Spirit
$34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
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For those of you who were wondering, Spirit is the band that Led Zeppelin allegedly ‘borrowed’ the riff of “Stairway To Heaven” from (check out the Spirit song “Taurus” from their eponymous first album and decide for yourself). This groundbreaking band from Los Angeles toured with Led Zeppelin in their early days, where they struck up a mutual friendship. Spirit’s guitarist and main songwriter, Randy California, even used to jam with Jimi Hendrix just before the latter’s big break in England. The Family That Plays Together is Spirit’s second album from 1968, on which the group combined Jazz, Rock and even Classical elements. The A side’s six songs are strung together into a seamless 20 minute suite, starting with the catchy hit song “I Got A Line On You”. Clever harmonies, a multitude of instruments and intricate vocal arrangements result in an absolute landmark Sixties rock album.
Track Listing:
Side A
1. I Got A Line On You
2. It Shall Be
3. Poor Richard
4. Silky Sam
5. The Drunkard
6. Darlin If
Side B
1. All The Same
2. Jewish
3. Dream Within A Dream
4. She Smiled
5. Aren't You Glad
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
$18.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Spirit's 1970 classic Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (produced by longtime Neil Young collaborator David Briggs) is widely acknowledged as the band's magnum opus. The fourth and final collaboration by the band's classic original lineup of Randy California, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke and Ed Cassidy, the 12-song set reflects the quintet's one-of-a-kind mix of talents and personalities. Spirit's unique musical vision is reflected in their trademark hit Nature's Way, which remains a staple of classic rock radio, along with such favorites as Prelude-Nothin' to Hide, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin and Morning Will Come.
Out of print on vinyl for more than two decades, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus has been meticulously restored to its original two-sided glory for this LP reissue, using Sundazed's usual exacting standards. The album is pressed on high-quality, high-definition vinyl, reproducing the album's distinctive original cover art.
Track Listing:
1. Prelude/Nothin' to Hide
2. Nature's Way
3. Animal Zoo
4. Love Has Found a Way
5. Why Can't I Be Free
6. Mr. Skin
7. Space Child
8. When I Touch You
9. Street Worm
10. Life Has Just Begun
11. Morning Will Come
12. Solider
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
$34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
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Spirit's 1970 classic Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (produced by longtime Neil Young collaborator David Briggs) is widely acknowledged as the band's magnum opus. The fourth and final collaboration by the band's classic original lineup of Randy California, Jay Ferguson, Mark Andes, John Locke and Ed Cassidy, the 12-song set reflects the quintet's one-of-a-kind mix of talents and personalities. Spirit's unique musical vision is reflected in their trademark hit Nature's Way, which remains a staple of classic rock radio, along with such favorites as Prelude-Nothin' to Hide, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin and Morning Will Come.
Track Listing:
1. Prelude - Nothin' To Hide
2. Nature's Way
3. Animal Zoo
4. Love Has Found A Way
5. Why Can't I Be Free
6. Mr. Skin
7. Space Child
8. When I Touch You
9. Street Worm
10. Life Has Just Begun
11. Morning Will Come
12. Soldier
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Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California.
The original lineup of the group was Randy California (guitars, vocals), Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), Mark Andes (bass), California's stepfather Ed Cassidy on drums, and keyboard player John Locke. The new band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran) but was soon shortened simply to Spirit. All but Locke had been part of the band The Red Roosters in 1965. California (then still known by his birth name of Randy Wolfe) had also played with Jimi Hendrix (then known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames for three months in 1966.
Ed Cassidy is notable as one of the most accomplished drummers in rock and was instantly recognizable by his shaven head and proclivity to wear black. He was considerably older than the rest of the group (born in 1923). His earlier career was primarily in jazz and included stints with Cannonball Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Roland Kirk and Lee Konitz. He was a founding member of Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder.
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