DAVID CROSBY: IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME/RED&PLUM
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DAVID CROSBY: IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME
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. It is a shame that Crosby would continue to descend throughout the remainder of the decade and the beginning of the next into aimless drug addiction, and that he would not issue another solo album until 18 years later. As it is, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a shambolic masterpiece, meandering but transcendentally so, full of frayed threads. Not only is it among the finest splinter albums out of the CSNY diaspora, it is one of the defining moments of hungover spirituality from the era.
Labels: Atlantic, Red & Plum, near mint, no spindle marks
Mode: Stereo
Rarity: Yes
Original Year of Release: 1971.
Catalogue Number: 2401005.
Sleeve: Superb soft gatefold sleeve in excellent condition with no damage. Light general handling and storage wear to the edges - that's about it. Rigid square spine, slightly worn but all text clear & distinct.
Inner: White poly lined
Insert: None.
Matrices: A1, B1
Vinyl Weight: 148 grams
Vinyl Condition & Grading: I really cannot remember ever playing this album since I bought it on release and it actually looks and sounds mint.
Album Played For Grading: Yes. (Equipment: Linn Sondek LP12, Linn Ekos arm, Linn K9 moving coil cartridge, tracking at 2 grams into a Cambridge Audio Azur 340A amp and out to a pair of Bose speakers with a Super Woofer)
Complete with heavy gauge PVC cover
Track Listing:
Music is love/ Cowboy movie/ Tamalpais High (at about 3)/ Laughing/ What are their names/ Traction in the rain/ Song with no words (Tree with no leaves)/ Orleans/ I'd swear there was someone here
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