Steve Miller Band The Joker SEALED USA 1ST PRESS 1973 LP W/ NO BARCODE
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Label:? Capitol Records
Product Code: SMAS 11235
Format: Virgin Vinyl LP - Original Factory SealedThe Joker marked a commercial turning point for Steve Miller. Suddenly, the man who’d never had a Top 40 single had the #1 single and the #2 album in the country. The album cover became iconic in stature, though ironic in the sense that the would-be guitar hero was finally unmasked for the world to see. It’s tempting to point to the music on The Joker as the source of SMB’s revived fortunes, but truth be told it’s not radically different from what came before. Yes, Miller had shifted from cosmic blues to country rock, but the difference between “My Dark Hour” and “Something To Believe In,” for example, is minimal. And rhythm and blues still plays a big part: “Evil,” “Come On In My Kitchen,” “Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash,” “Mary Lou.” The real attraction--the lightning rod, if you will--is the title track. Here was a persona that capitalized on his past exploits (“Space Cowboy,” “Gangster of Love,” “Enter Maurice”) and clicked with listeners in an eminently likeable, almost avuncular way. Miller’s appeal crossed camps (country, rock, blues), crossed generations, crossed state lines between the red and the blue, and never looked back. To hear it today, The Joker is a good album with one great song, but not the timeless work of his next two albums, which tightened things up considerably. Still, the looseness of The Joker is much of its charm, and a “Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma” or “Sugar Babe” would sound disingenuous after Fly Like An Eagle or Book of Dreams. In a real sense, The Joker is the last time that Miller would be allowed to fool around, and for that reason I enjoy going back to it more than Brave New World, which is otherwise the better album.
- SUGAR BABE (Steve Miller) 4:32
- MARY LOU (Ronnie Hawkins/Jacqueline Magill) 2:24
- SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA (Steve Miller) 5:40
- YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH (Charles Calhoun) 3:14
- THE JOKER (Steve Miller) 4:26
- LOVIN' CUP (Steve Miller) 2:10
- COME ON IN MY KITCHEN (Woody Payne) 3:58
- EVIL (Steve Miller) 4:35
- SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN (Steve Miller) 4:40
RECORD CONDITION:
THE ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.
GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND SOME RING WEAR
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
No split seams
No creases
No cut-out (drill) holes.
No cut-out corners
No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)
No yellowing from aging
No writing
No stickers
No mold or mildew spots
No water damage
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