Blood Sweat & Tears (self-titled) ORG 45 rpm numbered Audiophile 2 lp set (MINT)
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Blood Sweat & Tears (self-titled) ORG 45 rpm numbered Audiophile 2 lp set
Tracklist
A1 Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st And 2nd Movements) 2:33 A2 Smiling Phases 5:08 A3 Sometimes In Winter Lead Vocals – Steve Katz3:08 B1 More And More 3:03 B2 And When I Die 4:04 B3 God Bless The Child 5:57
C1 Spinning Wheel Trumpet – Alan Rubin 4:06 C2 You've Made Me So Very Happy 4:18
D1 Blues - Part II Bass – Jim FielderWritten-By – David Clayton-Thomas 11:55 D2 Variation On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement) 1:37
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
- Alto Saxophone, Piano – Fred Lipsius
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Bobby Colomby
- Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals – Steve Katz
- Lead Vocals – David Clayton-Thomas
- Organ, Piano, Flute, Trombone, Backing Vocals – Dick Halligan
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Trombone, Recorder – Jerry Hyman
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Chuck Winfield, Lew Soloff
Notes
Limited numbered edition on 180 gram vinyl. Mastered from the analog tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed at RTI. 45 RPM.The Absolute Sound Super Disc List 2016 TAS Harry Pearson Super LP List
"A classical feeling is imparted by the opening and closing tracks, which are adapted from one of Erik Satie’s Trois Gymnopedies by arranger Dick Halligan. They bookend this album—one of the most original in pop music ever—most successfully. This has always seemed to me one of the best-designed and performed of all the ‘60s rock efforts, and it’s great to have it in the ultimate fidelity of this newly-remastered 45 rpm version... In comparison with the Columbia SACD, the vinyl 45s win out. They have much more deep bass end and a warmer overall feeling than the SACD. On the 45s, there is absolutely no surface noise or distortion, except where intended on some of the instruments... ORG has established itself as the Rolls-Royce of the audiophile vinyl reissue genre." - John Henry, audaud 5 Stars!
"ORG amazes me with its ability to capture everything from the minutest minutiae to the rich blend of brass and/or flutes. Pressed at RTI and mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog master tapes, this is the definitive version of a memorable record." - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, October 2013, Music 3.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5
"Everyone's taken a swing at reissuing this... And in my opinion the ORG double 45 is the best sounding of the lot (and well-pressed by RTI)." - Michael Fremer, www.analogplanet.com, rated 7/10 Music, 10/10 Sound
By the time of the recording of Blood Sweat and Tear's self-titled second album, the group featured just five of the original eight members from their 1968 debut Child Is Father to The Man. Most notably chief singer/songwriter Al Kooper was replaced by singer David Clayton Thomas.
Notwithstanding these setbacks, the album became an absolute smash and the band's most successful to date, peaking at #1 on the U.S. charts for seven weeks and remaining in the Top 40 for 66 weeks. Big band arrangements with rock pretentions abound on "And When I Die," "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel," ultimately adding up to a 1970 Grammy for Album of the Year! "This album is another big success for ORG. The sonics are far superior to what I remember hearing (on any system), and I am definitely taking into account the improvements of audio components over the last 25/30 years. The sound on the ORG reissue is much cleaner, more immediate and dynamic than I've ever heard it. It also has greater separation, capture of space and there's a noticeable reduction in homogenization." - Arthur Salvatore, high-endaudio.com
"The band hit gold with this 1968 release, with three hits from the LP ruling the airwaves... great arrangements and energy hold up remarkably well [here] almost a half-century down the road. Bernie Grundman's mastering job is equally accomplished and the sound is excellent." - Hi-Fi+ Magazine
For a brief period at the end of the '60s and the start of the '70s, Blood, Sweat & Tears, which fused a rock & roll rhythm section to a horn section, held out the promise of a jazz-rock fusion that could storm the pop charts. The band was organized in New York in 1967 out of the remnants of the Blues Project by keyboard player/singer Al Kooper and guitarist Steve Katz) of that group and saxophonist Fred Lipsius. The rhythm section consisted of bassist Jim Fielder and drummer Bobby Colomby, and the horn section was filled out by trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss and trombonist Dick Halligan.
This eight-piece band signed to Columbia Records and recorded BS&T's debut album, Child Is Father to the Man, which was released in February 1968. Cofounder Kooper then departed, and the group was reorganized. Singer David Clayton-Thomas was added, Halligan moved to the keyboards, and trumpeters Chuck Winfield and Lew Soloff replaced Brecker and Weiss, with Jerry Hyman being added on trombone. This nine-piece unit, working with producer James William Guercio, made BS&T's self-titled second album, released in January 1969.
"Blood, Sweat & Tears" was a runaway hit, spawning three gold-selling Top Ten singles, "You've Made Me So Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel," and "And When I Die," selling three million copies and winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It was also BS&T's highwater mark. Guercio left to work on a similar concept with Chicago Transit Authority, and BS&T increasingly became a backup group for Clayton-Thomas. Nevertheless, the third album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970), and the fourth, Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 (1971), were substantial hits.
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