MFSL LP 1-021 LP: Steve Miller - Fly Like An Eagle - JAPAN 1979 Near MINT MOFI
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Background -
Steve Miller's career has encompassed two distinct stages: one of the top San Francisco blues-rockers during the late '60s and early '70s, and one of the top-selling pop/rock acts of the mid- to late '70s and early '80s with hits like "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Rock'n Me," and "Abracadabra." Miller was turned on to music by his father, who worked as a pathologist but knew stars like Charles Mingus and Les Paul, whom he brought home as guests; Paul taught the young Miller some guitar chords and let him sit in on a session. Miller formed a blues band, the Marksmen Combo, at age 12 with friend Boz Scaggs; the two teamed up again at the University of Wisconsin in a group called the Ardells, later the Fabulous Night Trains. Miller moved to Chicago in 1964 to get involved in the local blues scene, teaming with Barry Goldberg for two years.He then moved to San Francisco and formed the first incarnation of the Steve Miller Blues Band, featuring guitarist James "Curly" Cooke, bassist Lonnie Turner, and drummer Tim Davis. The band built a local following through a series of free concerts and backed Chuck Berry in 1967 at a Fillmore date later released as a live album. Scaggs moved to San Francisco later that year and replaced Cooke in time to play the Monterey Pop Festival; it was the first of many personnel changes. Capitol signed the group as the Steve Miller Band following the festival.
The band flew to London to record Children of the Future, which was praised by critics and received some airplay on FM radio. It established Miller's early style as a blues-rocker influenced but not overpowered by psychedelia. The follow-up, Sailor, has been hailed as perhaps Miller's best early effort; it reached number 24 on the Billboard album charts and consolidated Miller's fan base. A series of high-quality albums with similar chart placements followed; while Miller remained a popular artist, pop radio failed to pick up on any of his material at this time, even though tracks like "Space Cowboy" and "Brave New World" had become FM rock staples. Released in 1971, Rock Love broke Miller's streak with a weak band lineup and poor material, and Miller followed it with the spotty Recall the Beginning: A Journey from Eden. Things began to look even worse for Miller when he broke his neck in a car accident and subsequently developed hepatitis, which put him out of commission for most of 1972 and early 1973.
Miller spent his recuperation time reinventing himself as a blues-influenced pop/rocker, writing compact, melodic, catchy songs. This approach was introduced on his 1973 LP, The Joker, and was an instant success, with the album going platinum and the title track hitting number one on the pop charts. Now an established star, Miller elected to take three years off. He purchased a farm and built his own recording studio, at which he crafted the wildly successful albums Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams at approximately the same time. Fly Like an Eagle was released in 1976 and eclipsed its predecessor in terms of quality and sales (over four million copies) in spite of the long downtime in between. It also gave Miller his second number one hit with "Rock'n Me," plus several other singles. Book of Dreams was almost as successful, selling over three million copies and producing several hits as well. All of the hits from Miller's first three pop-oriented albums were collected on Greatest Hits 1974-1978, which to date has sold over six million copies and remains a popular catalog item.
Miller again took some time off, not returning again until late 1981 with the disappointing Circle of Love. Just six months later, Miller rebounded with Abracadabra; the title track gave him his third number one single. The remaining albums released in the '80s -- Italian X Rays, 1984; Living in the 20th Century, 1986; and Born 2B Blue, 1988 -- weren't consistent enough to be critically or commercially successful. The early '90s saw Miller return to form with Wide River (the title track becoming a Top 40 chart entry) and the release of a retrospective box set compiled by the artist himself. Miller continued to headline shows into the 2000s, sharing the bill with classic rock acts such as 2008 tourmate Joe Cocker. In 2010, he and his band released Bingo!, the first release on Miller's own Space Cowboy Records and the group's first new studio album in 17 years. Let Your Hair Down followed a year later in the spring of 2011 and featured the last recordings of harmonica whiz Norton Buffalo, Miller's longtime collaborator, who died from lung cancer in 2009. - Steve Huey
Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976's Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. It still can sound fairly dated -- those whooshing keyboards and cavernous echoes are certainly of their time -- but its essence hasn't aged, as "Fly Like an Eagle" drifts like a cool breeze, while "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock 'n Me" are fiendishly hooky, friendly rockers. The rest of the album may not be quite up to those standards, but there aren't any duds, either, as "Wild Mountain Honey" and "Mercury Blues" give this a comfortable backdrop, thanks to Miller's offhand, lazy charm. Though it may not quite transcend its time, it certainly is an album rock landmark of the mid-'70s and its best moments (namely, the aforementioned singles) are classics of the idiom. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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MFSL - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Record LP item - WHITE record labels with BLACK lettering
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Record Made in JAPAN
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Pressing is in STEREO - recording is from 1976 - originally issued on the CAPITOL / MERCURY label
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Limited Edition LP
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Record Speed: 33 1/3 rpm
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Record Made issued in: 1979 (one of the earliest MFSL titles made)
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Record Catalog Number: MFSL 1-021
Featured on this item:
Steve Miller Band
Title of this Audiophile LP -
Fly Like An Eagle
Track Listings -
A1 Space Intro - Written-By – S. Miller - 1:15A2 Fly Like An Eagle - Written-By – S. Miller - 4:42
A3 Wild Mountain Honey - Written-By – Steve McCarty - 4:50
A4 Serenade - Written-By – Chris McCarty, S. Miller - 3:10
A5 Dance, Dance, Dance - Written-By – Brenda Cooper, Jason Cooper, S. Miller - 2:16
A6 Mercury Blues - Written-By – K.C. Douglas - 3:43
B1 Take The Money And Run - Written-By – S. Miller - 2:48
B2 Rock 'N Me - Written-By – S. Miller - 3:05
B3 You Send Me - Written-By – Sam Cooke - 2:40
B4 Blue Odyssey - Written-By – S. Miller - 1:00
B5 Sweet Maree - Written-By – S. Miller - 4:16
B6 The Window - Written-By – Jason Cooper, S. Miller - 4:19
Performed By / Credits on this LP include -
• Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Licensed From – Capitol Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Haworth Enterprises
• Copyright (c) – Haworth Enterprises
• Published By – B Flat Music Co.
• Published By – Kags Music Corp.
• Recorded At – CBS Studios, San Francisco
• Mixed At – Kaye-Smith Studios
• Artwork [Art] – Van Hamersveld, Casarini
• Bass – Charles Calamise (tracks: B6), Lonnie Turner
• Dobro – John McFee (tracks: A5)
• Drums – Kenny Johnson (tracks: B6)
• Drums, Percussion – Gary Mallaber
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Win Kutz
• Engineer [Master Mix] – Jim Gains
• Engineer [Track Engineer] – Mike Fusaro
• Executive-Producer – John Paladino*
• Harmonica – James Cotton (tracks: B4, B5)
• Organ [B-3 Organ] – Joachim Young (tracks: A2, B6)
• Photography By [Back] – David Stahl (2)
• Photography By [Front] – Susan McCardle
• Remastered By [Half-Speed Mastering By] – Stan Ricker
• Rhythm Guitar – Curley Cooke (tracks: B6)
• Slide Guitar – Les Dudak* (tracks: B6)
• Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Sitar, Producer [Produced By] – Steve Miller
"Original Master Recording", (Half-Speed Mastering)
"Pressed in Japan"
"Super-High Definition Vinyl (extended life)".
"Source: the original stereo master tape".
"Under license from Capitol Records Inc. (C) (P) 1976"
Goldmine deems the year to be 1979.
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): MFSL-1-021-A2-3 SR/2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): MFSL-1-021-B2-3 SR/2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): 232+
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): 233++
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI
CONDITION Details:
LP Jacket:-
The jacket is in Near MINT minus condition - no seam splits, just a small corner ding.
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The jacket has NO splits of any kind - it is solid and intact, and shows only some light shelf wear.
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It has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind.
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There is NO writing on the front or back of the jacket.
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The cover has clean and sharp colors - see picture with this listing for more detail.
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The LP is in Near MINT condition - super glossy and appears never played!
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This is the near mint copy you want for your collection - any super picky audiophile would be happy with this one!
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As for any record, even brand new, sealed ones, we always recommend a proper record cleaning before playing!
A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive
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