DAVID CROSBY IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME CLassic 45 RPM (4) Lps
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You're bidding on the CLASSIC RECORDS remaster of the 1971 DAVID CROSBY album, IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME (SD 7203-45)
FOUR 200 GRAM 12" RECORDS
QUIEX SV-P SUPER VINYL PROFILE
45 RPM SERIES
SPECIAL ONE-SIDED PRESSINGS
REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE
SPECTACULAR SOUND
AMG: David Crosby's debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a one-shot wonder of dreamy but ominous California ambience. The songs range from brief snapshots of inspiration (the angelic chorale-vocal showcase on "Orleans" and the a cappella closer, "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here") to the full-blown, rambling western epic "Cowboy Movie," and there are absolutely no false notes struck or missteps taken. No one before or since has gotten as much mileage out of a wordless vocal as Crosby does on "Tamalpais High (At About 3)" and "Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)," and because the music is so relaxed, each song turns into its own panoramic vista. Those who don't go for trippy Aquarian sentiment, however, may be slightly put off by the obscure, cosmic storytelling of the gorgeous "Laughing" or the ambiguous (but pointed) social questioning of "What Are Their Names," but in actuality it is an incredibly focused album. Even when a song as pretty as "Traction in the Rain" shimmers with its picked guitars and autoharp, the album is coated in a distinct, persistent menace that is impossible to shake.