Description: THE CONTENTS ARE – Live, Davenport, Iowa 1968. Alona’s Dream Records ADR 12 035. FACTORY SEALED NEW VINYL RECORD ALBUM. Previously unissued. This debut edition issued in 2020. Comes housed in a heavy-duty tip-on style jacket including previously unseen pictures and informative liner notes. Limited 160g vinyl edition of 500 copies (300 run digi-pak CD, but we haven’t had that one yet). MEMBERS: Mick Orton (bass, vocals), Paul Staack (drums, vocals), Dave Neumann (guitar, vocals), and Craig Hute (guitar, harmonica, vocals). TRACKS: SIDE ONE: 01) Mama Sadie 02) Long I Man Blues 03) Any Day Of The Year 04) Something’s Just Begun 05) Going To Be Mine SIDE TWO: 06) Keep In The Daytime 07) Get On Home 08) JTK 09) Hoedown DESCRIPTION: Until recently, The Contents Are were one of the great forgotten bands of the late 1960’s midwestern psychedelic scene. After their masterpiece LP Through You was recorded the band went through their first evolution, switching out bass players Larry Smith for Mick Orton. While honing their new group by hosting a series of live shows in their native Davenport, IA (they were one of the area’s leading draws by this point), Craig was recording the band’s sets using his Ampex two track tape recorder. This album is the result of those recordings; here taken from their show at the Eagles Lodge Danceland in Davenport. Drawn from his archive of live recordings, they represent the band not only finding their footing after adding a new member but also recording a series of live demos which were then shopped to various producers in the hopes of landing a recording deal and wound up being the catalyst that brought them to Jerry Milam’s Golden Voice Recording Co. in South Pekin, IL. It was there they would record their second major album Four Each Other which sat unreleased in the band’s archive until it was released via Golden Voice & Alona’s Dream in 2017, to much acclaim! These are more than just a collection of demos; they represent a band in between the early psychedelic folk classic which is their first album and the expansive acid rock evolution of their second album, with many original songs that were only ever played live; and a good opportunity to fine tune songs that would/could end up on an album. The listener can also hear a band who could keep a dancehall moving, a group as capable of being the evening’s entertainers as well as storytellers and poets in the studio. These recordings were restored, carefully mastered and pressed into 160 gram vinyl. Housed in a heavy-duty classic style tip-on jacket including previously unseen pictures and informative liner notes. A rare nine song document of The Contents Are's expansive live sound. 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Price: 27.95 USD
Location: Centralia, Illinois
End Time: 2024-12-19T14:58:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: The Contents Are
Style: US 60s Tight Jam Rock w/Blues & Psych
Duration: LP
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Size: 12"
Edition: Live Recording
Genre: Rock
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