IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY LP " " " " UK1969 1stP CBS 63722 EX A2/B1 MATRIX *TIME IS*

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LP

ARTIST: IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

TITLE: IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

LABEL + YEAR: CBS 63722; UK 1st PRESS 1969

A2/ B1 MATRIX

CONDITION VINYL: EX

CONDITION SLEEVE: EX GATEFOLD

DESCRIPTION: All Music Review by Lindsay Planer 

Although they are not one of the better-known San Francisco bands to have emerged from the ballroom circuit of the late '60s and early '70s, It's a Beautiful Day were no less memorable for their unique progressive rock style that contrasted well with the Bay Area psychedelic scene.

Led by David LaFlamme (flute/violin/vocals) and his wife, Linda LaFlamme (keyboards), the six-piece unit on this album vacillates between light and ethereal pieces such as the lead-off cut, "White Bird," to the heavier, prog rock-influenced "Bombay Calling."

One of the most distinct characteristics of It's a Beautiful Day is their instrumentation. The prominence of David LaFlamme -- former violin soloist with the Utah Symphony and original member of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- adds a refinement to It's a Beautiful Day's sound.

Likewise, the intricate melodies -- mostly composed by the LaFlammes -- are structured around the band's immense virtuosity, a prime example being the exquisitely haunting harpsichord-driven "Girl With No Eyes." The noir framework, as well as lyrics such as "...she's just a reflection of all of the time I've been high," point rather candidly to the hallucinogenic nature of the song's -- if not the band's -- influences.

The same can be said of the languidly eerie "Bulgaria." The almost chant-like quality of the track slowly crescendos into an hypnotic and dreamlike sonic journey -- led by LaFlamme's brilliant violin work.

By virtue of being a Bay Area fixture in the late '60s, It's a Beautiful Day could also easily double as a hippie dance band -- which they can also execute with great aplomb -- as the wildly up-tempo "Time Is" amply proves.

 It's a Beautiful Day remains as a timepiece and evidence of how sophisticated rock & roll had become in the fertile environs of the San Francisco music scene.

Side 1:

White Bird

Hot Summer Day

Wasted Union Blues

Girl With No Eyes

Side 2:

Bombay Calling

Bulgaria

Time Is

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