Chris Robinson THE BLACK CROWES "Amorica" Signed Original 1994 US Rock White LP

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The Black Crowes / Amorica - WB/American Records 43000-1 (US)(1994) ...This auction is for an original issue Record on (US) white vinyl that is no longer in print. This first edition pressing features the original cover art (which was banned at Sam Goody's and various other record stores). The record label has been signed by lead singer Chris Robinson (with a black sharpie pen).

  On Amorica, the Black Crowes finally come into their own, taking their cue from the most relaxed, groove-oriented tracks on their previous album. While the album contains no immediately obvious singles, the songs are the best the band has ever written, stretching out into a hard, jam-oriented, funky blues-rock.

  Track listings and reviews listed below...
The Record and Cover (in shrinkwrap) are in excellent (Mint to Mint-) condition. The record looks unplayed/the album has tight shrinkwrap with sharp edges and corners. Record will include a plastic outer record sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed.  For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus $1-2 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (*previous USSR bidders are accepted except ????? ?????? who is no longer a trusted/wanted bidder)  (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info:

Album Features UPC: 093624300014 Artist: Black Crowes (The) Format: LP
Release Year: 1994 Record Label: American Recordings (USA) Genre: Hard Rock, Rock & Pop
Track Listing
(Side One)
1. Gone
2. A Conspiracy
3. High Head Blues
4. Cursed Diamond
5. Nonfiction
6. She Gave Good Sunflower

(Side Two)
1. P. 25 London
2. Ballad in Urgency
3. Wiser Time
4. Downtown Money Waster
5. Descending

Details Contributing Artists: Bruce Kaphan, Eric Bobo Producer: The Black Crowes, Jack Joseph Puig Distributor: Universal Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson (vocals, harmonica); Rich Robinson, Marc Ford (guitar); Eddie Harsch (keyboards); Johnny Colt (bass); Steve Gorman (drums).
Additional personnel: Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel); Jimmy "Two Fingers" Ashurst (mandolin); Eric BoBo (percussion); Andy Sturmer.
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys & Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California from May to June 1994.
This original cover version of AMORICA features the banned cover art.

With their roots firmly planted in the alluvial top soil of '70s blues rock, The Black Crowes are truly enjoying their exile on main street. Because when all is said and done, The Black Crowes are a classic hard rock riff band, where the groove--the weaving of electric guitars/keyboards, with bass-drum dances--is paramount, much as it was for their mentors, Little Feat, The Faces and The Rolling Stones.On AMORICA, The Black Crowes stretch out their throbbing grooves and dense retro mixes with taut, wiry bursts of electric guitar courtesy of Rich Robinson and Marc Ford, over a bumptious latin-inflected rock groove, as on "Gone." Eddie Harsch's rich Hammond B-3 and funky keyboard work adds body to each arrangement, while leather lunged Chris Robinson's vocals are less melodic focus than an extension on the blues riffing going on underneath. He's a soul shouter in the best tradition of Gregg Allman, Stevie Winwood and Rod Stewart--of white rock singers influenced by the likes of Otis Redding and Ray Charles--as on "High Head Blues."At their best, as on the southern flavored jams of "Wiser Time," and the funky lascivious "She Gave Good Sunflower," the band evokes a powerful roots rock feel, with plenty of solo space for the guitars to stretch out. But on more laid back fare, such as the down home "Downtown Money" and the poignant "Ballad In Urgency," The Black Crowe's lyrics convey an enigmatic brand of romanticism that is more song-like than many of their arrangements.

Editorial Reviews
8 - Very Good - ...there's at least five songs here that sound like cover versions already. And that, of course, is the very nature of, like, `classic,' man...
NME

...Solidly consistent - with lyrics devoted to redemption through L-U-V and allthebeautifullosers - this is probably the best album the Black Crowes could make at this time in their fine careers...
Musician (19941201)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...It could be viewed as the Crowes' THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON: it's been a long time coming, and bears the same kind of emotional scars...[It] stretches the group's influence further than ever before...
Q (19941201)

3.5 Stars - Good - ...echoes of the Stones and Led Zep resound--but in jolting the mix with offbeat kicks (Latino rhythms, wah-wah guitar, strange vocal treatments), they sound remarkably fresh...
Rolling Stone (19941103)