1972 Palladium BOB SEGER SMOKIN' O.P.'S Hard GARAGE

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HEAVY MUSIC!                                    

1972 RARE PALLADIUM RECORDS LOCAL DETROIT PRESSING                                         

         SMOKIN' O.P.'S  

\                                          USA - PALLADIUM RECORDS - P- 1006 
                            

RARE 1972 original first pressing on the DETROIT LOCAL "Palladium" label with the sticker at top cover that originally "sealed" the album (was not 'shrink wrapped)

this is a 'top loader' meaning the record comes out of the top of the jacket...

The working title = O.P.'S =  stands for SMOKIN' OTHER PEOPLE SONGS and make no mistake. in true early Seger System fashion, explosive fireworks rock-on right from the start ...However, in an interview on Detroit radio years back, Bob playfully told the D.J. the title came from "smoking orange peels", then they talked about that famous tall tale about smoking banana peels (Donovan's "Mellow Yellow"), whatever the title means doesn't matter much cause the album is a burner that surpasses other peoples songs indeed, Seger making his own powerful stamp on each track ...he even covers his own, in 'Heavy Music" and old ripper from his sixties Detroit days as a member of the legendary "Last Herd" ...The opening track just smokes away in a brilliant full throttle of Bo Diddley/Who Do You Love ///hardly a better version ever....

"If I Were A Carpenter", in particular, is stunningly powerful, and one of the greatest covers  of this song recorded.  Band mate Skip Knape pulls out all the stops, so to speak, on the Hammond w/ Leslie, and Bob's vocals are just amazing -- inevitably an emotionally overwhelming experience.

"Love The One You're With" is another highlight:  great version with a Bo Diddley beat and a high-wire soprano co-lead vocal ...

Smokin' O.P.'s was recorded in 2 and a half days at Leon Russell's Paradise Studios in Oklahoma.

"Someday," the only Seger original, appears as cut number 8. ("Someday" is a prophetic ballad about reaching the top 'someday,' but the tone is oddly bittersweet, rather than joyful..."someday, we'll be number one, someday...then we'll smile, and raise our glasses high/and the world will know/you and I."

"Heavy Music" -- actually Heavy Music Part 1 -- is cut number 9.

Of the seven cover songs, one is "Let It Rock," which became a Seger classic in live sets.

Smokin' O.P.'s is the first Seger album to appear on Palladium Records -- a label that his manager  Punch Andrews started after Seger left Capitol. The album was immediately picked up (and reissued) by Warner Bros.

"Bo Diddley" ("Arlene grabbed me by my hand and said, 'Cool-it- Robert-you-know-you're-my-man!"), "If I Were A Carpenter," "Heavy Music," "Let it Rock" and "Someday."

CONDITION: The 'top loader' cover is solid, clean, M- stiff and tight with NO problems 

The vinyl is glossy on both sides, though superficial scuffs, visual VG+(+) anything is minor, so plays "EX" (excellent) highly enjoyable start to finish...

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record