The message from Stuart Dubois rises higher:
 C>Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass -- Whipped Cream And Other Delights (196?,
 C>A&M) There are still songs on this that I enjoy.
 SD> That's not PROG, man.
No, but it's one of my favorite albums.  Really.
 C>The Move -- Message From The Country (1971, Capitol) -- Well, I was
 C>extremely surprised to find this, and it's in near mint condition.  I'm
 C>a collector of old ELO/Move/Idle Race/Roy Wood etc so this REALLY made
 C>my day!  Of course, I've already got this on CD (actually 2), but,
 C>man, this is the original LP!
 SD> Cool cover, too.  Love those fucking lizards.
Yep.  Side 1 of that album is absolutely killer.
 C>Hotlegs -- You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think Of It (1970,
 C>Phillips) -- This is an English import on the Phillips Sonic Series
 C>label which sounds extremely good.
 SD> Cool.  Do they still have another copy?
No, there was only one there.
 C>The Move -- "Flowers In The Rain" b/w "Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree"
 C>(A&M) -- What a surprise!  As I said before, I collect this stuff.  Man,
 C>I *never* thought I'd see this.  It's not in mint condition or anything,
 C>but it's not bad, really.
 SD> That was actually released in the States as a SINGLE?  I didn't know
 SD> that.   They were pretty thoroughly ignored, except that _Shazam_ sold
 SD> a few copies.
Yep, Jerry at Spinners tells me that it went to number 93 on the
American charts one week.  I figured that the only single I'd see in
America from The Move would be "Do Ya."
 C>The Move -- The Move (1968, Repertoire) -- This CD completes my Move
 C>collection.
 SD> Did they make any attempt to "modernize" the sound from that shitty
 SD> mono  thing?
I don't know if it's mono, but it's not too bad.  Some of the songs
sound better than others.  I suppose this is because their first album
was just a collection of pre-released singles, mostly, so that would
explain the difference in sound between songs.  There are 7 bonus
tracks, one of which is weird and psychedelic ("The Disturbance").
 C>Yes -- Yesterdays (1974, Atlantic remaster) -- I had to get this for the
 C>long version of "America."  Plus, there are quite a few other tracks on
 C>here that I like.
 SD> "America" is a classic.  Different than, but as good as, any Yes song.
What really gets me about this song is the intriguing playing of Howe
and Bruford.  Listen to just them and you'll notice that on this song,
maybe more than most Yes songs, they are really working together.  Then
there's that freakin' blow-your-brain-out bass work at the end by
Squire.  This song really is a perfect example of Yes at their best.
 C>Traffic -- Traffic (1968, Island) -- I haven't listened to this yet, but
 C>I bet I'll like this.  It was only $8 anyway.
 SD> Let me know what you think of it.  I have been unimpressed.  I think
 SD> it's  next after _Mr. Fantasy_...
Well, I'm not really excited about it.  I listened to the first few
songs and kind of gave up.  I'll get through thr whole thing eventually.
It's certainly not in the same vein as _Mr. Fantasy_ or _John
Barleycorn_.
 SD> Stuart
 SD> NP:  Caravan "In the Land of Grey and Pink"
Ah, I didn't know you had that.  That song is one of my favorite of
theirs.
NP: "Eldorado" -- ELO
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