JIMMY BUFFETT signed LP “Changes in Latitudes, Attitudes” LP ABC ’77 orig WOW

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Artist:  JIMMY BUFFETT        

Title:  “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”  

Label:  ABC.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is multi-colored with black text.  Catalog number is AB 990.

Condition:

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.

JACKET:  Gatefold jacket is EXCELLENT with nice bright artwork.   Inner and outer panels show ring wear.  Seams, spine, and corners have light wear. 

Front panel is hand signed “To Richard, Thanks So Much. Jimmy Buffett”.  

NOTE:  This album came from the estate of a passionate LP and autograph collector who traveled extensively to personally have his albums signed by the individual performers.  I purchased a significant number of signed albums from this collection, and can personally attest to their authenticity.  I stand behind every autographed item I sell, with a full guarantee of satisfaction. 

Review:  

“One reason why Jimmy Buffett's sixth album, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, is his best record yet is simply the sound.  Buffett's move from Don Gant, who produced his last four albums, to Norbert Putnam is a serious upgrade.  Putnam, a bassist by trade with a talent for string arranging, specializes in working in Nashville with artists who don't quite belong in Nashville.  His production of Eric Andersen's Blue River resulted in a masterpiece, and he's done quality work with the likes of Joan Baez, Neil Young, and Dan Fogelberg, creating a country-pop sound that achieves the crossover such artists crave.  Putnam is a perfect fit for Buffett; he gives the music the polish Buffett's always needed.  But that only explains the reason why the album works so well sonically.  The main reason it's Buffett's best is the songs, most of which he wrote.  Buffett has always been a good songwriter when he had the time to apply himself, and he's been developing a persona that reaches its culmination here.  Or, it might be said that the persona takes a logical next step.  Buffett's alter ego is something of a screwup, a guy who's on the road, sometimes defined as a traveling musician, and who fuels himself on liquor and recreational drugs.  He wants to get home to his loved ones, but he's actually not in that much of a hurry to do so.  The guy who sang "Come Monday" in 1974 ("I just want you back by my side") has evolved into someone who's been on the road so long that he and his pals "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home."  He may, as he claims, "Miss You So Badly," but he also acknowledges, "The longer I'm gone the closer I feel to you."  When he is at home, he is clearly at loose ends, and this is where Buffett's observations are most acute, as he leads off the LP's two sides with its two best songs.  The title tune finds him world-weary yet ready to head off again.  "If I wasn't crazy I would go insane," goes the chorus.  And the culmination of it all comes on the irresistibly catchy, completely self-deprecating "Margaritaville," a guitar-strumming beach bum's declaration of purpose (or purposelessness).  He can't remember how he got a new tattoo, he has cut his foot on the "pop top" of a beer can, and his heart seems to have been broken some time in the past (he doesn't seem to remember all that well), but soon his blender will finish stirring up his favorite drink and all will be well.  The song is an anthem for the Buffett character and likely to prove an archetype.”

(review courtesy of William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com)

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