CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 4 Way Street 1971 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS UNPLAYED
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CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 4 Way Street 1971 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS UNPLAYED
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG4 Way Street
UK ATLANTIC (DELUXE 2400132/3) FIRST PRESSING (May 1971)
Recorded live at the Fillmore East, New York, June 2-7, 1970;
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, July 5-6, 1970,
and the LA Forum, Inglewood, CA, June 26&28, 1970
UNPLAYED BEFORE TODAY AND COMPLETE WITH THE GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT
PRESSED WITH THE UK RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
MATRICES Record One: 2400132 A?1 1 5 / 2400132 B//2 12 4
MATRICES Record Two: 2400133 C?1 1 1 / 2400133 D?1 1 1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY GAUGE 1971 US GATEFOLD (an indication of an early edition released before the UK EJ Day sleeves were printed) WITH "GOLD RECORD AWARD" STICKER TO THE FRONT AND UK ATLANTIC CATALOGUE NUMBER STICKER TO THE BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL UK POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES, MATCHING, BOTH DATE CODED '0471' (April 1971)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young had come out of Woodstock as the hottest new music act on the planet, and followed it up with Deja Vu, recorded across the second half of 1969 and released in March of 1970, supported by a tour in the summer of that year.
As it happened, despite some phenomenal music-making, the tour was fraught with personal conflicts, and the quartet split up upon its completion.
And 4 Way Street followed, released in April of 1971: a live double-LP set, chock-full of superb music distilled down from a bunch of nights on that tour that more than fulfilled the promise of the group.
Indeed, contained on those original four LP sides was the embodiment of everything great that the unique ethos behind this group -- which was not a "group" but four individuals working together -- might have yielded.
Each of the participants got to show off a significant chunk of his best work, whether presented alone or in tandem with the others, and the shared repertory -- "Long Time Gone," "Ohio" etc. -- binding it all together as more than a documentary of some joint appearances.
Conceptually it was all as diffuse as the concept behind the group, but musically, 4 Way Street was one of the great live rock documents of its time, a status it retains along with such touchstones as the Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East, the live half of the Cream's Wheels of Fire, and the Grateful Dead's Live/Dead; some of the extended guitar jams between Stills and Young ("Southern Man") go on longer than strict musical sense would dictate, but it seemed right at the time, and they capture a form that was far more abused in other hands after this group broke up.
Although Neil Young and Stephen Stills had the advantage of the highest wattage on their songs and their jams together, David Crosby and Graham Nash more than manage to hold their own, not only with some strong and distinctive songs, but also a strong case that less could be more; they reached the more introspective members of their audience, mostly individually, while Stills and Young wowed the crowds collectively.
Side 1:
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (0:24)
On The Way Home (3:19)
Teach Your Children (2:46)
Triad (5:07)
The Lee Shore (4:14)
Chicago (3:03)
Side 2:
Right Between The Eyes (2:19)
Cowgirl In The Sand (3:50)
Don't Let It Bring You Down (2:35)
49 Bye Byes / America's Children (5:30)
Love The One You're With (2:57)
Side 3:
Pre-Road Downs (2:48)
Long Time Gone (5:33)
Southern Man (13:15)
Side 4:
Ohio (3:24)
Carry On (13:06)
Find The Cost Of Freedom (2:16)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels - no spindle traces or any sign either record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four surfaces shine like new - some light marks are visible - all no doubt from handling at the factory as this copy had never been on a turntable before today
VINYL Audio: NM/VG+/EX+/EX+
Superb set with Record One acoustic and Record Two electric and my play-check a volume found nothing to fault bar some (non-continuous) clicks mostly on Side Two and to a much lesser extent on Sides Three and Four (but no evidence for any of these on the vinyl surface) so I can only conclude these are an issue with this first pressing - still sounds great
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The heavy duty original 1971 US gatefold has surface rub and edge and spine rub but it is good and solid without any structural damage - the inside pasted-on textured panel is mint
GATEFOLD INSERT: NEAR MINT
Again, untouched since insertion at the factory
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