RARE 1972 Orig + POSTER STEVE MILLER TO EDEN Psych

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        1972 ORIGINAL WITH POSTER

      UNDERESTIMATED WEST COAST GEM

             The STEVE MILLER BAND

          Journey To Eden                

             USA - (lime green) ~ CAPITOL Records - SMAS - 11022

TOP COPY! Hardest to find of the psychedelic sound STVE MILLER BAND LP's...

ORIGINAL 1972 first pressing of a great underestimated album, complete and minty clean as released... with the poster included, and on the really hard to find LIME green Capitol label that was in print for only a very short time...

?????Never been reissued, remains a tough find when in top shape and complete with the poster like this copy with the poster still attached, just as first issued nearly 40 years ago. 

Steve Miller had a real ace up his sleeve and delivered it to an unsuspecting public in 1972. Miller retreated to the studio with a brace of crack studio vets and issued "Recall The Beginning...A Jounery From Eden" to much deserved critical raves.

The record begins with a cool instrumental head-zone called "Welcome" which slides effortlessly into a groovy number called "Enter Maurice" this one is greasy as hell and a whole lot of fun. "High On You Mama" is a seductive down-home blues piece that features some pretty slide guitar and underwater bass guitar runs. "Heal Your Heart" goes back to the strut of earlier Miller albums such as "Sailor" and "Your Saving Grace." The next track "The Sun Is Going Down" is a bit of fluff but nothing that offensive. Side one ends with a real winner called "Somebody Somewhere Help Me" this one re-visits the record's opening theme then turns into a classic dose of blue-eyed soul (this would have been a bitchin' 45 but Capitol wasn't having it, what a bunch of squares man!!!)

In truth side one is fine uptempo groovin' stuff but it simply does not prepare you for the brilliance of side 2, in this opinion, this is one of the greatest album sides in rock history and probably the pinnacle of Miller's career. It's like Miller was magically transported back to the glory days of 1967-68. Side 2 begins with a gorgeous acoustic piece called "Love's Riddle" which features dreamy strings and Miller's eerie whispered vocals, then it's right into another mellow down easy number called "Fandango" which explodes into technicolor during the song's mid-section.

"Nothing Lasts" is just plain incredible, it opens with a dramatic wash of strings and Miller's elegant acoustic fingerpicking. The piece then takes flight in exhilirating fashion with Steve singing a majestic duet with himself, this number could be the greatest thing Miller ever recorded. But wait it gets even better, the closing track "Journey From Eden" (aka "Blackbird") is a mind-numbing psychedelic trip ballad straight off the grooves of the group's debut 1968 "Children Of The Future." Wow! what a finish to a briiliant side of music. You might think I'm mad but the stuff on the second side of this record is right up there with Forever Changes by Love and other heavies of the sort.

Sadly "Recall The Beginning...Journey From Eden" was not the huge hit it deserved to be and has been all but forgotten over the years. This is a f **king tragedy man !!!

1. "Welcome" – 1:18
2. "Enter Maurice" – 3:53
3. "High on You Mama" – 3:42
4. "Heal Your Heart" – 3:22
5. "The Sun Is Going Down" – 1:37
6. "Somebody Somewhere Help Me" – 2:37
7. "Love's Riddle" – 3:25
8. "Fandango" – 3:57
9. "Nothing Lasts" – 4:08
10. "Journey from Eden" – 6:45

CONDITION: The cover:is all around solid and grades M- with no bends, no writing, no split seams. The poster is still attached to the cover and MINT...

The vinyl: is all glossy clean  M- top level clean with no problems...expect to play smooth and clean...the lime green labels minty clean as well...

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record