spirit of 76....by spirit

Saw them in the early 70's in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The band warming up the crowd was a band we hadn't heard of called Bachman Turner Overdrive. Spirit was excellent! Small venue, so everyone had pretty good seats.

Ed Cassidy was a mutha of a drummer.

My favorite is still "Spirit", the first album. What a great work of art. In the same league as Love's "Forever Changes" and Mark Almond's first.

Randy got his nick name from Hendrix,they were in The Blue Flames band before forming The Experience.
Mr.Skin,the drummer of the band used to work at a gas station in the middle of Topanga Canyon in California,we used to get gas there on our way to the beach. I was in jr. high when I Got A Line On You came out.
A year ago I found at a thrift store the first three albums on Vinyl on Ode records making these original pressings since Columbia bought the catalog from them and then released them on their label. The covers were thrashed but the Vinyl was mint. Great score.