LOVE "FOREVER CHANGES" 1st Press 1968 Classic U.S. LP VG+/MINT "Alone Again Or"
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LOVE "ELEKTRA MASTERS Original U.S. stereo LP featuring the L.A. Psychedelic legends w/their classic 1968 album. Elektra Records was primarily an independent Folk label but owner Jac Holzman saw the writing on the wall & wanted to branch out into the exploding Rock market with the advent of the Hippie movement coinciding with underground FM radio in the mid-1960s. On a scouting mission to L.A. in 1966, he saw Love at a small club on the Sunset Strip & immediately signed them to the label. Their live show was exciting & visually they were interesting as well w/leader Arthur Lee & guitarist John Echols being African-American, blond & blue-eyed rhythm guitarist & sometime vocalist Bryan MacLean looking like he had just stepped out of the California surf & 2 other various L.A. Hippie-types on bass & drums. Their first two albums contained some great material such as their cover of Burt Bacharach's "My Little Red Book" & the Arthur Lee original "Signed D.C." from the debut 1966 LP & the manic Psychedelic classic "7 & 7 Is" from "Da Capo" which reached #33 on the Billboard charts. Then came the 1968 masterpiece "Forever Changes" which is often mentioned alongside the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" & the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" as one of the best Rock albums of all time. The group expanded their sound to include strings, brass & Latin rhythms without losing any of the poignancy of Arthur Lee's surreal lyrics. Interestingly Bryan MacLean's "Alone Again Or" was chosen as the single but it peaked at #99 after only 3 weeks on the charts. To my mind, the best track on the album is "A House Is Not A Motel" which sums up the mayhem in Lee's life & features some good fuzz guitar work from Echols. Other great tracks are Lee's "Andmoreagain", "The Red Telephone" & "You Set The Scene". MacLean came up w/another winner w/"Old Man". Love continued for several more records but Lee was the only original member remaining from the first 3 classic albums. The reputation of Love as one of the 1960s best & most influential bands has grown steadily over the years making "Forever Changes" an essential addition to your 1960s Psychedelic music collection (Elektra) EKS-74013 VG+/MINT!
Side 1 1. Alone Again Or 2. A House Is Not A Motel 3. Andmoreagain 4. The Daily Planet 5. Old Man 6. The Red TelephoneSide 2 1. Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark & Hilldale 2. Live & Let Live 3. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This 4. Bummer In The Summer 5. You Set The Scene
Cover is intact w/no writing or tears & still looks good w/only light shelf wear to deter it from a higher grading. The record w/gold Elektra stereo labels has no scratches or scuffs & has received very few plays. Housed in the original Elektra generic inner sleeve. In great shape after 58 years!
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