Tuesday, 15 April 2014

The cover photo for the debut, self titled album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, was taken on the porch of an abandoned house.  After reviewing the photo, they were concerned that they should retake the photo with the band members in the order of the band name, unlike the existing picture.  When they went back to re shoot the picture a few days later, the house had been demolished; so it remains, Nash, Stills & Crosby!  A beautiful album with stunning vocal harmonies, this album is one for everybody's collection.  From 1969, on Atlantic records SD-8229 here is Helplessly Hoping




With the success of their debut album, requests were coming in for live performances.  Although they had made a successful studio album, live music was another thing, and they knew they were missing something.  The head of Atlantic, Ahmet Ertegun, had the answer in Neil Young.  Despite the fact that Steven Stills was against the idea, having had such a tumultuous relationship with him in Buffalo Springfield, he also knew that it was the right mix musically; so Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was born.  Some of the songs from those live performances became the basis for their next album Deja Vu.  Released in early 1970 on Atlantic SD 7200.  This copy is a 1977 import from Holland on brown vinyl.  A caution about coloured vinyl:  It is harder to visually judge the condition, especially on the lighter colours, as there is very little contrast, so harder to see.  Another problem can be contaminants in the vinyl which cause ticks an pops, even if the surface looks perfect.  This is much more common with coloured vinyl that black. You will be able to hear some of that background noise on this record (which looks almost mint visually).
Here is Teach Your Children followed by 4 + 20



4 Way Street, a double live album by Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, was recorded during their tour in support of the Deja Vu album, at concerts in New York, Chicago and L.A.  Having always suffered from much tension and infighting, the concert tour proved to be the end for CSNY and they dissolved before 4 Way Street hit the stores.  Released in April 1971, this much anticipated album shipped Gold, which means it had pre-sold over 500,000 copies! This is a great live album, with songs from each band member individually as well as both incarnations CSN & CSNY. Here is Ohio followed by Find the Cost of Freedom:






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