I'm bringing this up because the album -- which I'd never heard all the way through -- was posted over at the invaluable Never Get Out of the Boat last week, and when I went to download it yesterday I found to my dismay that the Intertube Police had taken the site down. I'll keep you informed as to future developments.
I should add that Steve Winwood -- on vocals and piano -- was all of 17 years old at the time of the performance being committed to magnetic tape.
I should also add that I just love -- nay, lurve -- that photo and the cover art direction generally. Which, incredibly enough, by the standards of the 60s, is just an averagely good piece of work.
I dunno...there must have been something in the water back then.
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"Never Get Out of the Boat" is/was a great site.
Because of it's remarkable postings of Marvin Gaye last week, I am not surprised to see it once again chased off the internet.
Cutting edge music criticism and downloading often finds itself with it's throat cut by the powers that be. I can't blame them,
NGOOTB often pushed the edge as to what is acceptable free downloading. While I could love being able to download 5/6 Marvin Gaye albums at 320mb, if I was the record company I'd be seriously pissed off at NGOOTB. Just when is it too much?
Keep us posted to it's return.
Welcome back from your tech problems.
ROTP(lumber)
A very nice photograph for the cover. Deep focus, but not brightly lit. Keep still, guys.
I don't miss vinyl's susceptibility to damage, but an album cover's big square format led to lots of terrific design. (And more than a few gruesome covers, too.)
fmcg:
I've been trying to get a hold of you. E-mail me when you get a chance.
Wow. An amazing rendition. If it hadn't been for Ray, this would've been the defining version.
And Winwood at 17.
Jeez.
Winwood was, and still is, great.
And I miss the 12 x 12 format, if just for the artwork and liner notes alone.
More from this in one week -- on May 12, Steve Winwood's b-day, please?
Oh my, that swing break at 2:26.
Oh my.
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