CLEAN 1968 Orig BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD LAST Young STILLS

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1968 CLEAN ORIGINAL OF LAST ALBUM                                     

     The Buffalo Springfield

                Last Time Around

\                                           USA -  Atco Records - pink white & tan - SD 33256

 *CLEAN* ORIGINAL 1968 first pressing vinyl on the old pink white & tan Atco label in the old styled unipak gatefold cover ... the last Springfield contains an array of classic tunes performed by Steve Stills, Neil Young & Ritchie Furay

With strong reviews appearing all over the country, not only of Buffalo Springfield Again but of the band’s performance as part of the Beach Boys Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Tour, things were looking up.

However, in January 1968 bassist Bruce Palmer's second deportation for drug possession once again threw a wrench into the works. This time, guitarist and studio engineer Jim Messina was hired as a permanent replacement on bass. With Palmer gone for good, Young also began to appear less and less frequently, often leaving Stills to handle all the lead guitar parts at concerts. Recording sessions were booked, and all the songs that appeared on their final album "Last Time Around" were recorded by the end of March, usually with Messina producing, but the group was clearly on the verge of disbanding. In April 1968, after yet another drug bust involving Young, Furay, Messina and Eric Clapton, the group decided to break up.

The final concert appearance was at the Long Beach Arena on May 5, 1968. After the band played many of its best-known tunes, an extended version of “Bluebird” became the group's swan song. Buffalo Springfield disbanded a little more than two years after it had begun.

After the group’s breakup, Furay and Messina compiled various tracks recorded between mid-1967 and early 1968 into this third and final studio album, titled Last Time Around. Although it featured Furay's touching ballad "Kind Woman", Young's classic "I Am a Child" and Stills' subtle political "Four Days Gone", only a few of the songs included more than two or three members of the group at a time. Even the cover photo was a montage, with Young's image added to a group profile of the other four members. Stills and Furay appeared on more tracks than any of the others, essentially dominating the album, remaining a classic in its own rite, it did not light up the charts.

1. "On the Way Home" (Young) – 2:25
   • Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Vocals: Richie Furay, with Neil and Stephen; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina does not appear on this track.
2. "It's So Hard to Wait" (Furay, Young) – 2:03
   • Recorded March 9, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer Note: Neil Young does not appear on this track.
3. "Pretty Girl Why" (Stills) – 2:24
   • Recorded February 26 & May 1967, Sound Recorders, Hollywood and Atlantic Studios, New York City. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills and Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina does not appear on this track. Jim Fielder version recorded February 26, 1967 at Atlantic Studios, NYC, was unfinished and not used.
4. "Four Days Gone" (Stills) – 2:53
   • Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills.
5. "Carefree Country Day" (Messina) – 2:35
   • Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Jim Messina with Richie Furay and Stephen Stills.
6. "Special Care" (Stills) – 3:30
   • Recorded January 3-20, Sunset Sound, Hollywood. Drums: Buddy Miles. Note: Only Stephen Stills appears on this track.
7. "In the Hour of Not Quite Rain" (Callen, Furay) – 3:45
   • Recorded late 1967-February 1968. Lead vocals: Richie Furay. *Side note: Micki Callen of Reseda, CA, won $1000 plus publishing royalties in the KHJ Radio "Words" contest; winning lyrics picked by Bruce Palmer.
8. "Questions" (Stills) – 2:52
   • Recorded February 16, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Note: Neil Young, Jim Messina, & Dewey Martin do not appear on this track.
9. "I Am a Child" (Young) – 2:15
   • Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Bass: Gary Marker. Note: Jim Messina, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay & Bruce Palmer do not appear on this track.
10. "Merry-Go-Round" (Furay) – 2:02
    • Recorded February 16-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Harpsichord, calliope, bells: Jeremy Stuart. Note: Dewey Martin does not appear on this track.
11. "Uno Mundo" (Stills) – 2:00
    • Recorded February-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina and Neil Young do not appear on this track.
12. "Kind Woman" (Furay) – 4:10
    • Recorded February-March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Jim Messina; pedal steel guitar: Rusty Young; bass: Richard Davis.(not Dickie Davis)

CONDITION: The gatefold unipak cover with only some light far right edge wear you don't notice...otherwise no split seams, no bends, no writing and collection looking appearance.

The vinyl is all glossy clean, clear, VG+++ few very minor, nothing inner sleeve scuffs you can't easily see...in upper levels. plays very nice = excellent

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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