Paul Pena - New Train / Rare Vinyl Pressing 2000 Release of Unreleased 1973 LP

$

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ARTIST: Paul Pena
LABEL: Hybrid 20019 (2000)
TITLE: New Train
CONDITION:
Sleeve: Beautiful Mint- w/ just a whisper of very light top & bottom seam wear
Record: Gorgeous! Looks & plays Mint- / VPI cleaned / By the spindle hole it looks like this LP may have been played once.
COMMENTS: Beautiful copy of this rare vinyl pressing of this 2000 release of Paul Pena's great unreleased 1973 LP. Comes w/ beautiful custom inner sleeve w/ the LP's history
Track Listing : 1. Gonna Move... 2. New Train... 3. Jet Airliner... 4. Wait on What You Want... 5. Venutian Lady... 6. Cosmic Mirror... 7. Let's Move and Groove Together... 8. Indian Boy... 9. A Bit of All Right... 10. Taking Your Love Down...
Personnel includes: Paul Pena (vocals, guitar); Nick DeCaro (arranger); Arthur Adams (guitar); Jerry Garcia (pedal steel guitar); David Woodford (saxophone); Ben Sidran (piano, organ); Merle Saunders (keyboards); Harvey Brooks (bass); Gary Malabar (drums, percussion); The Persuasions, Charles Greene, The Funky Ladies (background vocals).Recorded at Intermedia, Boston, Massachusetts and Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California in December 1973.
Includes liner notes by Ben Sidran.Personnel: Paul "Earthquake" Pena (vocals, guitar, piano); Arthur Adams (guitar); David Woodford (saxophone); Ben Sidran (piano, organ); Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion); Charles Greene (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Marty Feldman; Ben Sidran.Liner Note Authors: Ben Sidran; Bonnie Raitt.Recording information: Capitol Records, Studio A (1973); Intermedia Studios, Boston, MA (1973); Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA (1973).This is the debut release for the "lost" album from blind soul rocker singer/songwriter Paul Pena originally recorded in 1973, and although it's not quite worth the 27-year wait for its 2000 rediscovery, New Train is one of the great, unearthed gems of the '70s. Best known, if he's know at all, for penning "Jet Airliner," a major hit for Steve Miller, Pena's sophomore disc is a thoroughly invigorating mix of blues, country, folk, gospel, soul, reggae, and rock & roll that would have been one of the highlights of 1973 if it hadn't gotten snagged up in corporate red tape and remained, practically unheard, in Pena's closet. With a voice and approach so similar to Lenny Kravitz's (although far less bombastic), it's almost uncanny, Pena's eclectic album encompasses a variety of styles but stays grounded in the soul of his roots. Although "Cosmic Mirror," recorded when the producer turned on the tapes as Pena was jamming in the studio, is a mirror image of Jimi Hendrix's "Hear My Train a-Comin'" and the jaunty "Venutian Lady" sounds suspiciously like a rewrite of the Grateful Dead's "Bertha" (a guest appearance from Jerry Garcia on pedal steel and Dead friend Merle Saunders on keyboards further reinforces the connection), Pena's take on folksy gospel complete with church-styled backing, best exemplified by the soaring title track, is totally distinctive. The "Jet Airliner" here is the version Miller heard by way of this album's producer Ben Sidran, at the time a member of Miller's band, and even though its chunky chords are similar to the hit version, Pena's take on the tune is far more soulful. A funky excursion "Wait on What You Want" proves Pena can get down with the best of them, but it's the singer/guitarist's gritty, hypnotic voice and sense of melody on the heartfelt ballads which are the album's brightest spots. The seemingly autobiographical "Indian Boy" with its subtly propulsive strings effortlessly shifts from folk to blues to gospel over the course of its four and a half minutes. Although there are a few early-'70s production touches, New Train sounds fresh, essential, and invigorating, even 27 years after it was recorded, establishing this as one of the most magnificent, previously missing albums of that, or any, era. ~ Hal Horowitz
NOTE: VPI cleaned means that this record was cleaned on a professional $500 cleaning machine, which does wonders for the playback of all vinyl records!
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