1968 MOBY GRAPE WOW + JAM Hippie Psych Blues Garage
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1968 Original (2-LP) 360 Columbia Sound *COLLECTIBLE* ~~ West Coast Psych!
MOBY GRAPE
"WOW"
&
GRAPE JAM
USA - 360 Sound COLUMBIA - CS9613
Thee Original 1968 first pressing on the highly collected 360 Sound Columbia in thick gatefold cover. Some know and some don't, but the first pressing of the second MOBY GRAPE album titled "WOW contained 2-Lp's ...that's right, the bonus LP "GRAPE JAM" was included.
Here, presented the original 2-Lp "WOW" and "GRAPE JAM" ... you never (well very rarely) see this original paired together, just as first released ... (most folks sell the Grape Jam separately)
Moby Grape's rock of ages "WOW" featured Don Stevenson (drums) and Jerry Miller (guitarist No. 1) backing monster voice/songwriter Bob Mosley (bass) and Loretta Young's son of a Byrds disciple Peter Lewis (guitar No. 2), who all bowed to the group's Syd Barrett/Roky Erickson type guru, Alexander "Skip" Spence.
Wow opener "The Place and the Time" starts out quite right from the get-go, and "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" grabs ahold as a song once heard never forgotten. Mosley's gorgeous "Bitter Wind," Miller/Stevenson's stomping "Can't Be So Bad," and Lewis' gentle "He" swaddle Skip Spence's driving open throttle classic, "Motorcycle Irene" ... "Skippy got messed up right off the bat [in NYC]," states guitarist Jerry Miller. "He was never the same again. It wasn't the same for any of us."
Moby Grape were one of the Acid Rock bands from the 60s San Francisco scene. Skip Spence originally had been the drummer on the first Jefferson Airplane record. But his preferred instrument was always the guitar, and he formed Moby Grape delivering his best... every drop of Moby Grape "WOW" is precious...
Moby Grape's two greatest strengths were that the five members of the band were all top-notch musicians and great songwriters. Grape Jam amply demonstrates the former virtue, while the latter barely figures into the formula at all. As the title suggests, Grape Jam consists of five semi-improvised selections in which the players stretch out at length, primarily on blues influenced numbers, with plenty of ace guitar work from Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller, and Skip Spence, while Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield sit in for a few numbers. While there's some potent soloing here, and the rhythm section of Bob Mosley and Don Stevenson show they can adapt to whatever the band throws their way, the tunefulness and tight performances that made Moby Grape one of the finest debut albums of all time is missing in action. As good as the chops on display here may be, great soloing doesn't mean all that much without the context of a good song, and that becomes painfully obvious on "Boysenberry Jam" and "Black Currant Jam." Grape Jam was originally released as a companion piece with Moby Grape's overcooked but compelling second album, Wow (folks who bought Wow could get Grape Jam at a discount). Grape Jam is akin to hearing a handful of talented musicians jamming as the title suggests, and while the talent is obvious.
Side one:
1. The Place And The Time
2. Murder In My Heart For The Judge
3. Bitter Wind
4. Can't Be So Bad
1. Just Like Gene Autry: A Foxtrot
Side two
1. He
2. Motorcycle Irene
3. Three-Four
4. Funky-Tunk
5. Rose Colored Eyes
6. Miller's Blues
7. Naked, If I Want To
Moby Grape: "JAM"
1. Never 6:11
Boysenberry Jam 6:00
Black Current Jam 9:13
B:
Marmalade 13:51
The Lake 4:04
CONDITION: "WOW": The gatefold cover is "EX" (excellent) represents a strong keeper copy. The spine and seams are strong, no problems, no delete marks.
The vinyl is all smoooth glossy "EX" (excellent) ...plays tops!
"Grape Jam": The cover is "EX" (excellent) no seam splits, no problems
Thevinyl is all glossy clean, EX (excellent)
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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