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Concrete & Clay: The Complete Recordings 1964-1969
Concrete & Clay: The Complete Recordings 1964-1969
UPC: 5013929599444
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Feb 24, 2014
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The sudden success of "Concrete and Clay" sent group and record company alike scrambling to do an LP. The sound is a mix of soft, harmony-based folk ("500 Miles," "Cotton Fields," "Wild Is the Wind"), folk-gospel ("Swing Down Chariot"), and Latin-flavored pop ("La Bamba" etc.), along with a rock number or two ("The Girl From New York City"). The repertory obviously reflects the group's live sets of the era. Strangely enough, it's all done in mono -- one would think that stereo would've been standard by 1965 -- and all of it is pleasing, though the results are also slightly on the bland side. As musicians, the bandmembers were impeccable -- especially notable are David Meikle's and Howard Lubin's guitars -- and they harmonized well vocally. In the studio, at least, however, they just weren't that exciting, coming off as slightly more insipid competitors of Peter & Gordon and Chad & Jeremy. ~ Bruce Eder
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Green Fields
2 - Swing Down Chariot
3 - Sorrow and Pain
4 - Lonely Valley
5 - Concrete and Clay
6 - When I Fall In Love
7 - Woman from Liberia
8 - Wild Is the Wind
9 - Cotton Fields
10 - Cross a Million Mountains
11 - To Be Redeemed
12 - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before
13 - Tell Somebody You Know
14 - Couldn't Keep It To Myself
15 - You'll Remember
16 - 500 Miles
17 - Bamba
18 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
19 - Girl from New York City
20 - Hark
21 - Stop Wasting Your Time
22 - You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind
23 - I Won't Let You Down
Disc 2:
1 - Baby Never Say Goodbye
2 - Rainy Day
3 - For a Moment
4 - Fables
5 - I Was Only Playing Games
6 - I've Seen the Light
7 - Too Fast, Too Slow
8 - Booby Trap
9 - Butterfly
10 - Place To Go
11 - Loving Takes a Little Understanding
12 - Would You Believe What I Say?
13 - You Ain't Going Nowhere
14 - So You Want To Be a Blues Player
15 - I Will
16 - 3.30
17 - Face In My Head
18 - Something I Can Believe In
19 - (Living In) The World of Broken Hearts
20 - I Can't Stop
1 - Green Fields
2 - Swing Down Chariot
3 - Sorrow and Pain
4 - Lonely Valley
5 - Concrete and Clay
6 - When I Fall In Love
7 - Woman from Liberia
8 - Wild Is the Wind
9 - Cotton Fields
10 - Cross a Million Mountains
11 - To Be Redeemed
12 - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before
13 - Tell Somebody You Know
14 - Couldn't Keep It To Myself
15 - You'll Remember
16 - 500 Miles
17 - Bamba
18 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
19 - Girl from New York City
20 - Hark
21 - Stop Wasting Your Time
22 - You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind
23 - I Won't Let You Down
Disc 2:
1 - Baby Never Say Goodbye
2 - Rainy Day
3 - For a Moment
4 - Fables
5 - I Was Only Playing Games
6 - I've Seen the Light
7 - Too Fast, Too Slow
8 - Booby Trap
9 - Butterfly
10 - Place To Go
11 - Loving Takes a Little Understanding
12 - Would You Believe What I Say?
13 - You Ain't Going Nowhere
14 - So You Want To Be a Blues Player
15 - I Will
16 - 3.30
17 - Face In My Head
18 - Something I Can Believe In
19 - (Living In) The World of Broken Hearts
20 - I Can't Stop