WITHDRAWN 1970 Orig = THREE DOG NIGHT IT AIN'T EASY "Mama Told Me" BEST LP
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ORIGINAL 1970 WITHDAWN NUDE COVER FIRST PRESS
THREE DOG NIGHT
It Aint'Easy
\ USA - DUNHILL RECORDS - DS 50078
MINT CLEAN VINYL
Very SCARCE / RARE and ulimately collectible...THE WITHDRAWN NUDE GROUP COVER =
Original 1970 first pressing with recalled cover design due to public complaints, only a small run of this cover survived...much harder to find than you might realize
This is one of the best albums THREE DOG NIGHT produced, containing the mega-hits "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and "Out in the Country." As well, lesser-known, but great songs included here are "Rock and Roll Widow," "Woman," "Cowboy," as well as the title cut. "It Ain't Easy" is most likely the most veritable title in the Three Dog Night catalogue, as far as musical stylings go. The LP opens with a ballsy rocker titled "Woman", plus there are other finely laid-out rock arrangements as well. "Rock & Roll Widow" contains a beautifully textured mixture of Michael Allsup's lead guitar and Jimmy Greenspoon's rangey and dynamic keyboard playing - the perfect balance to the above track. The third and final rock composition, "Good Time Living", has Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton & Cory Wells singing together in upstanding fashion, with a uniquely interwoven style of three part harmony which can't be found anywhere else on this planet. Hutton, Negron & Wells each contribute solo lead vocals on three tracks, with Negron contributing a teary-eyed vocal on the Randy Newman-penned "Cowboy", and with Hutton contributing an equally impressive vocal performance on the Elton John/Bernie Taupin written "Your Song". Although Three Dog Night's version of Elton's famous melody entered the charts the same time as Elton John's version quickly reached Top 20 status before the Three Dog Night version slowly made it up the far reaches of the Billboard charts in December 1970/January 1971. What makes Three Dog Night's version of "Your Song" unique in its own special way, is the bluesy instrumental passages that the band craftfully put in place of the last omitted verse - a Three Dog Night trademark found in other Three Dog Night album non-singles. Wells makes excellent use of his gruff, soulful vocals on the other Newman-penned single "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" - Three Dog Night's first number one single. The title track emits several bluesy pulsations that are all over the place, as well."Out In The Country" showcases a mixture of folk & rock influences put to good measure. So, to sum it all up, "It Ain't Easy" makes for a smooth memorable listening pleasure...
A:
Woman 4:40
Cowboy 3:42
It Ain't Easy 2:46
Out in the Country 3:08
Good Feeling (1957) 3:46
B:
Rock & Roll Widow 2:56
Mama Told Me (Not to Come) 3:19
Your Song 4:01
Good Time Living 4:06
CONDITION: The cover: The GATEFOLD cover retains original fresh original colors, just a minor shade of shelf rub, rated: sharp VG++ (looks fine - see photo) and the back cover and inside the gatefold are M- real clean ... has no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... collection worthy rarity ...
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- expect play grade to be excellent, with highly enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both DUNHILL labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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