Chuck & Mary Perrin"LIFE IS A STREAM"LP M/SS Folk Psych
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SUNLIGHT RECORDS SLT-1, 1971
Condition: MINT / Still Sealed.
Life Is A Stream (instrumental)
On You Alone
Eversince
Bye Bye Billy
When You're Feeling Blue
Dealer
Ceremony
Corrine
Dedication
Picking Up The Pieces
Horizons
Life Is A Stream (Vocal Reprise)
Briefly, in 1971, after having toured the circuit incessantly to mounting success, Chuck and Mary ran into their friend Irving Azoff, even then a budding super-manager. He set them up with legendary Chicago promo man Peter Wright (whose credits in Chicago Pop and Soul need no restating here!). Peter had started two new labels, Twilight for blues and soul, and Sunlight for pop and rock. Chuck and Mary were to follow Chicago garage-pop legends The New Colony Six as Sunlight recording artistes. Azoff, with typical flamboyance, flew the duo in his private plane to hook up with Peter at the state of the art RCA studios in Chicago where with backing from The New Colony Six they laid down the beautiful selections for "Life Is A Stream". Celebrated arranger Hoyt Jones was brought in to direct members of the Chicago Symphony orchestra on his groundbreaking charts and a classic album was born.
From The Acid Archives of Underground Sounds
Mellow 60s-style folk/folk-pop LPs from ex-Notre Dame/ex-Shaggs member and his sister. The debut is highly rated within the genre and has mostly originals plus a couple of covers. The second LP continues in the same style; these albums differ from the typical hippie folk sounds as they lean more towards vocal soft-pop. Perrin formed the Webster's Last Word record label which had a couple more releases, including First Friday and the "Peoria Folk Anthology" on which he and Mary appear. The LPs were recorded at Golden Voice in Illinois. [PL]
~~~ The first two Chuck and Mary Perrin albums are very similar, pure acoustic guitar and voice duets with crystal clear vocals and sharp phrasing. The vocals are lovely, evoking the greatest joys and wonders of childhood. Some rate these albums at the very top of the solo acoustic genre, though I think they lack variety and the kind of challenging songwriting that would make them more than just vehicles for nice voices. "Next Of Kin" is slightly more complicated than the debut, though both are pretty much of equal quality. "Life Is A Stream" is a much more elaborate production, with a full soft rock band, and includes fleshed out remakes of a few songs from "Next Of Kin." The arrangements work well and give the album depth without sacrificing the innocent feel. About half of the songs are very good, and despite a few spots that are a bit bland or overly precious this could have been a big hit if the cards had fallen correctly. [AM]
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GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
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