DAVID CROSBY "IF I COULD ONLY..." - CLASSIC RECORDS 200 GRAM PRESS * NM 9/10 *

DAVID CROSBY "IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME"

CLASSIC RECORDS 200 GRAM PRESS

David Crosby's debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a one-shot wonder of dreamy but ominous California ambience. The songs range from brief snapshots of inspiration (the angelic chorale-vocal showcase on "Orleans" and the a cappella closer, "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here") to the full-blown, rambling western epic "Cowboy Movie," and there are absolutely no false notes struck or missteps taken. No one before or since has gotten as much mileage out of a wordless vocal as Crosby does on "Tamalpais High (At About 3)" and "Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)," and because the music is so relaxed, each song turns into its own panoramic vista. Those who don't go for trippy Aquarian sentiment, however, may be slightly put off by the obscure, cosmic storytelling of the gorgeous "Laughing" or the ambiguous (but pointed) social questioning of "What Are Their Names," but in actuality it is an incredibly focused album. Even when a song as pretty as "Traction in the Rain" shimmers with its picked guitars and autoharp, the album is coated in a distinct, persistent menace that is impossible to shake. It is a shame that Crosby would continue to descend throughout the remainder of the decade and the beginning of the next into aimless drug addiction, and that he would not issue another solo album until 18 years later. As it is, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a shambolic masterpiece, meandering but transcendentally so, full of frayed threads. Not only is it among the finest splinter albums out of the CSNY diaspora, it is one of the defining moments of hungover spirituality from the era. (AMDB)

David Crosby ‎– If I Could Only Remember My Name
Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 7203, Classic Records ‎– SD 7203
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 200 Gram
Country: US

Track List:
A1 Music Is Love 3:16
A2 Cowboy Movie 8:02
A3 Tamalpais High (At About 3) 3:28
A4 Laughing 5:20
B1 What Are Their Names 4:09
B2 Traction In The Rain 3:40
B3 Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves) 5:53
B4 Orleans 1:56
B5 I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here 1:19

Manufactured By – Classic Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Classic Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios

Engineer – Henry Lewy (tracks: A1), Stephen Barncard
Performer – Bill Kreutzmann, David Crosby, David Frieberg, David Geffen, Elliot Roberts, Ethan Crosby, Grace Slick, Graham Nash, Gregg Rolie, Jack Casady, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Jorma Kaukonen, Laura Allen (3), Michael Shrieve, Mickey Hart, Neil Young, Paul Kantner, Phil Lesh
Photography By [Back Cover], Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden
Photography By [Front Cover (16mm Movie Frame)] – Robert Hammer (2)
Photography By [Inside Cover] – Graham Nash, Henry Diltz, Herb Greene, Joel Bernstein, Ronald Stone, Salli Sasche
Remastered By – BG*
Written-By, Producer – David Crosby

Notes:
Manufactured And Distributed Under Exclusive License By Classic Records, Inc.
Released on Quiex SV-P 200g Vinyl.

Matrix / Runout: SD 7203-A BG
Matrix / Runout: SD 7203-B BG

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