The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark- 1968 Sealed A&M Stereo LP
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This is a rare sealed first LP by Doug Dillard and Gene Clark, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark, released in 1968 on A & M Records, the first group album involving Gene Clark since leaving the Byrds, after several solo LP efforts. This LP featured on banjo and guitar, Bernie Leadon, one of the original members of The Eagles, who co wrote with Clark, Train Leaves Here This Morning, which would also later appear on the Eagles First LP.
Gene Clark was the greatest underrated singer/songwriter to emerge from the '60s rock explosion, and deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Neil Young. This album, his debut as a duo with virtuoso banjoist/guitarist Doug Dillard, is perhaps his most brilliant recording. Out of the ashes of the Byrds and a brilliant false start of a solo career (the excellent Echoes album), the 1968 Dillard & Clark project found Clark collecting some of his finest material (basically the entire album) and putting it in the familiar context of bluegrass and country, a good year before these elements became vogue in the pop world. But Gene Clark was always ahead of his time. Bookended by two exquisite autobiographical explorations into consciousness -- "Out on the Side" and "Something's Wrong" -- the album's other tracks run from mournful ballad statements such as "Radio Song" to joyous celebrations like "With Care from Someone." There is also a very hot cover of the gospel number "Git It on Brother," which features Chris Hillman on mandolin. Doug Dillard's playing on the record is uniformly excellent. Not only a virtuoso musician, Dillard is a truly smart player who never gets in the way of the songs. Graceful, spellbinding, and tasteful all at the same time. Absolutely essential.
This LP was purchased by me in the early 1980's at a record fair as a spare and I have no idea if it is the original tan A&M label or the silver 2d label. A&M Records usually made relatively light weight albums even in the 1960's so the pressing really cannot be estimated by weight. The album is completely sealed with all four corners very sharp. The only blemish to the cover is a cut mark at the left top of the cover, signifying it was a record company cut out.
The LP is being sold without reserve and payment is expected within 3 days of auction close. Return of the LP will only be accepted if the LP is returned still sealed.
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Save me as a seller as I have about 150 sealed rare 1960's and 1970's rock, soul, blues and jazz LPs that will be auctioned over the coming months. And then thereafter I will auction open exceptionally clean MFSL and other audiophile recording, as well as over 200 promos. In all I will be auctioning a collection of almost 7000 very rare and clean rock, soul and blues LPS.
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