J.D. Blackfoot The Ultimate Prophecy. Vinyl 6338 031
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Vinyl - Excellent Minor spindle marks on both sides
I have not played the album to judge quality
Cover is Good, There is 75 indented on the cover. Title readable on spine.
This group was from Columbus, Ohio. They started out as a combination of two local groups, The Ebb Tides and Tree.
They continued as Tree and won a recording deal from Mercury as a prize in a local band competition. Craig Fuller was added to the group after some of the material for the Ultimate Prophecy had already been written.
The album credits two people who don't play a note on it - Phil Stokes on bass (the actual bass player was Kenny May - he was replaced after the recording), and Sterling Smith on keyboards (also joining after the recording, there are no keyboards on the album!). The line-up with Phil and Sterling did record some unreleased material.
The album did very well in the St. Louis area as there was significant radio play there. After a period of time, J.D. Blackfoot left the group and the rest of the band continued to play as Osiris. J.D. assembled a new group and recorded the two Fantasy label LPs.
The Ultimate Prophecy album is arguably the best rock album ever from Ohio. Side one shows off Craig Fuller's country/folk roots which he expanded in Pure Prarie League. Side two features lyrics by J.D. Blackfoot and drummer Dan Waldron as they search for "the Answer".
Most of the music on side two was composed by guitarist and original Tree member Jeff Whitlock. J.D. himself spent two years in New Zealand between 1972-74.
He and his wife went there for a month's holiday in 1972 and liked it so much they stayed much longer. Indeed, his second album, The Song Of Crazy Horse, was recorded at Auckland's Stebbing Studio with local luminaries such as Billy Kristian on bass and Frank Gibson on drums.
Indeed, it won New Zealand's 'Best Album Of The Year Award' in 1974 and remains highly collectable.
Blackfoot, who changed his name to Van Dervort in 1970, sold the worldwide rights to Fantasy Records some years ago, but retained exclusive rights to the New Zealand market.
Tracklisting:
01.One Time Woman
02.Angel
03.We Can Try
04.Good Day Extending Company
05.I've Never Seen You
06.Ultimate Prophecy, The
07.Death's Finale
08.Cycles
09.Waiting to Be Born
10.Pink Sun
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