STEPHEN STILLS MANASSAS + MANASSAS PIECES 180GRAM RHINO RECORDS LIMITED EDITIONS

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Stephen Stills - MANASSAS -  

Features:

 Double LP

Rhino Remastered from the Original Master Tape

Cut by Bernie Grundman

180 GRAM Audiophile Vinyl

Gatefold jacket

 After stops in The Buffalo Springfield, CSN(&Y) and a few solo albums for the Atlantic label, Stills recruited musical kindred-spirits including the likes of Chris Hillman (The Byrds) to form Manassas. The resulting debut, a 2-LP set from 1972, has been a perennial favorite since its' release. It's a big bubbling cauldron of country-rock-blue(s)-grass with blue eyed soul mixings plus Stills' penchant for Latin riffs (Suite: Judy Blue Eyes) thrown in for flavor. This collection not only showcases Stills' trademark voice and song writing, but finally lets his fiery guitar playing blaze through.

A sprawling masterpiece, akin to the Beatles' White Album, the Stones' Exile on Main St., or Wilco's Being There in its makeup, if not its sound. Rock, folk, blues, country, Latin, and bluegrass have all been styles touched on in Stephen Stills' career, and the skilled, energetic musicians he had gathered in Manassas played them all on this album. What could have been a disorganized mess in other hands, though, here all gelled together and formed a cohesive musical statement. The songs are thematically grouped: part one (side one on the original vinyl release) is titled "The Raven," and is a composite of rock and Latin sounds that the group would often perform in full live. "The Wilderness" mainly centers on country and bluegrass (Chris Hillman's and Al Perkins' talents coming to the forefront), with the track "So Begins the Task" later covered by Stills' old flame Judy Collins. Part three, "Consider" is largely folk and folk-rock. "Johnny's Garden," reportedly for the caretaker at Stills' English manor house and not for John Lennon as is often thought, is a particular highlight. Two other notables from the "Consider" section are "It Doesn't Matter" (later redone with different lyrics by the song's uncredited co-writer Rick Roberts on the first Firefall album) and "Move Around," which features some of the first synthesizer used in a rock context. The closing section, titled "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," is a rock and blues set with one of the landmarks of Manassas' short life, the epic "The Treasure." A sort of Zen-like meditation on love and "oneness," enlivened by the band's most inspired recorded playing it evolves into a bluesy groove washed in Stills' fierce electric slide playing. The delineation lines of the four themed song groupings aren't cut in stone, though, and one of the strengths of the album is that there is a lot of overlap in styles throughout. Unfortunately, the album has been somewhat overlooked over the years, even though Stills considers it some of the best work he has done. Bill Wyman (who guested on "The Love Gangster") has said he would have quit the Rolling Stones to join Manassas.

Track Listings

               1.            Fallen Eagle

               2.            Jesus Gave Love Away For Free

               3.            So Begins The Task

               4.            Hide It So Deep

               5.            Don't Look At My Shadow

               6.            It Doesn't Matter

               7.            Johnny's Garden

               8.            Bound To Fall

               9.            How Far

               10.         Move Around

               11.         The Love Gangster

               12.         Song Of Love

               13.         Rock & Roll Crazies

               14.         Cuban Bluegrass

               15.         Jet Set (Sigh)

MANASSAS PIECES 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE LP SET WITH Gatefold jacket -  NOW OUT OF PRINT AND BECOMING VERY RARE TO FIND IN PRISTINE COLLECTORS SEALED CONDITION LIKE WE ARE OFFERING HERE -After recording his second solo album, Stephen Stills formed Manassas in 1971 with a talented group of musicians that included Chris Hillman, a former member of the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers. Manassas released two albums, 1972’s eponymous double-album debut and the 1973 follow-up, Down The Road. The Manassas album "Pieces" features alternate versions of two songs from Down The Road: "Do You Remember The Americans" and "Lies" (featuring guitarist Joe Walsh). The collection also includes the legendary group's unreleased performances of "Sugar Babe" and "Word Game," a pair of songs Stills recorded in 1971 for his second solo album. The remaining tracks include "Like A Fox," a song recorded with blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt on background vocals and the Latin-tinged "Tan Sola Y Triste" (Spanish for 'So Alone and Sad').

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold jacket

Selections:
LP 1:
1. Witching Hour
2. Sugar Babe
3. Lies
4. My Love is a Gentle Thing
5. Like A Fox
6. Word Game
7. Tan Sola y Triste
8. Fit To Be Tied
LP 2:
1. Love and Satisfy
2. High and Dry
3. Panhandle Rag
4. Uncle Pen
5. Do You Remember the Americans
6. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud Loud Music)

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