Artists' lps that don't get the respect deserved

Hi Almarg:
Taking you back to your December comment regarding The Blues Project, I have a remastered stereo vinyl circa 1986 of Projections. Interested if you have any knowledge re which is best version including the older monos. Although I usually like Sundazed for reissues, I've heard that the pressing of Projections was poor --- uncharacteristic for Sundazed.

Hi Gpgr4blu,

I can't really provide any meaningful insight re your question.  I have two versions, an original LP I purchased in the late 1960s and subsequently played pretty much to death on low fi equipment, and the 2-cd "Anthology" set which includes "Projections" as well as other material.  The sonics of the Anthology set vary somewhat among the different cuts, and in all cases are far from audiophile caliber, but are generally not so bad that I can't enjoy the music.

BTW, Steve Katz recently published a memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and My Rock 'n' Roll Years:  Is Steve Katz a Rock Star?", which seems to be getting a lot of favorable commentary and may be of interest to anyone who is a fan of the music and musicians of that era.  I suspect that I'll be picking up an autographed copy later in the year at one of the nostalgic talks/informal performances he gives periodically in small venues (as listed at his website).

Best regards,
-- Al
 

Thanks for the response and the site Al. Very interesting.

Van Morrison's "Common One".  I've only heard it on vinyl, and it became a cutout.  I played "Into the Music" by Van too many times to give it an objective opinion.  Thanks for the info on Peter Green having 3 solo albums(I thought he only had 2.).

Mmakshak,

If your "three Peter  Green solo records, I thought there were only two" comment was in response to me, I was referring to the three (2 1/2 if you prefer) Fleetwood Mac albums featuring Green that preceded "Then Play On".

The problem in counting is that "Mr Wonderful" was originally a UK only release.  So, if you add in the first Mac record, that is two prior to "Then Play On".   However,.....

Because "Wonderful" wasn't released here in the US, we got "English Rose" instead.  That record has songs roughly eaqualy split between "Wonderful" and unreleased singles.  So, you could say that there were two prior to "Play On" or three.

As to solo records, I'm not sure how many Peter Green has out there.