{"product_id":"concrete-clay-the-complete-recordings-1964-1969","title":"Concrete \u0026 Clay: The Complete Recordings 1964-1969","description":"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 \u0026amp; Gordon and Chad \u0026amp; Jeremy. ~ Bruce Eder","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51135127814431,"sku":"5013929599444","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/6fa5c00a8704eb18b578e42a4ba9a312.jpg?v=1777828964","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/concrete-clay-the-complete-recordings-1964-1969","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}