Release Date: 01 October 2018
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435395502266
Genres: Rock  Alternative  
Release Date: 01 October 2018
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435395502266
Genres: Rock  Alternative  
Description
Elemental Music, together with Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to present the first ever reissue on a single CD set of this West Coast folk masterpiece produced by the redoubtable Nick Gravenites, lead singer of Big Brother & the Holding Company as well as The Electric Flag. Weeds marks the Kama Sutra label debut of Brewer & Shipley and features a much deeper sound than the duo's later radio hits. There's a youthful, earnest feeling here, in the wonderfully fresh style heard on early Kama Sutra forays into rock. The songwriting is sensitive, delivered beautifully by the two voices, and the instrumentation often has acoustic elements that echo the love of country that was bubbling in the LA scene of this late '60s Byrds generation. Singer-songwriters Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley were known for their intricate guitar work, vocal harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics, and Weeds is an excellent folk album of fine distinction, featuring a highly respected session group that included guitarist Mike Bloomfield, bassist John Kahn, pedal steel guitarist Red Rhodes, violinist Richard Greene and keyboardists Mark Naftalin and Nicky Hopkins.
Tracklisting
Cannonball Adderley
Bill Evans
Bill Evans
Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy
Arthur Lee
Woody Shaw
Bill Charlap
Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon
Greg Freeman
Blue Violet
Avalanche Party
Welly
Gwen Dolyn
Bitumen
Radkey
Helen Ganya