{"product_id":"cs-9720","title":"Blood, Sweat and Tears - Self Titled (1968) Vinyl LP + clipping • \u0026 God Bless","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e CS-9720\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Blues Rock, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has moderate scuffing, creases, discoloration with darker spots, tiny surface abrasions (front\/back\/inner-gate); small surface impressions (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Columbia ads); one seam partially split, one seam mostly split. Edges and corners show wear; Split from right corner of top, and near center of bottom. 1970 pressing with red 2-eye label. TIME Magazine article from 1969 NOT included. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eVariations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st And 2nd Movements)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSmiling Phases\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSometimes In Winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMore And More\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAnd When I Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eGod Bless The Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSpinning Wheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou've Made Me So Very Happy\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBlues - Part II\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eVariation On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBlood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears\u003c\/span\u003e,  by Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears, was a huge commercial success, rising to the top of the U.S. charts for a collective seven weeks and yielding three successive Top 5 singles. It received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970 and has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA with sales of more than four million units in the U.S. In Canada, it enjoyed four runs and altogether eight weeks at No. 1 on the RPM national album chart. Three singles that reached #2 on Billboard's Pop Singles are:  \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eYou've Made Me So very Happy\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAnd when I Die\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSpinning Wheel\u003c\/span\u003e (which also reached #1 on Adult Contemporary) Bandleader Al Kooper and two other members, Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss, had left Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears after their first album. Bobby Colomby and Steve Katz searched for a replacement singer and selected David Clayton-Thomas. Three more musicians joined to bring the band to nine members. Columbia assigned James William Guercio (who was simultaneously working with new band Chicago) to produce a new album. The song selection was much more pop-oriented than the first album, with more compositions from outside the band. It was recorded at the then state of the art CBS Studios in New York City. The studio had just taken delivery of one of the first of the model MM-1000 16-track tape recorders, built by Ampex. The new technology allowed for far more flexibility in overdubbing and mixing than the 4- and 8-track tape recorders which were standard in 1968. The album was among the very first 16-track recordings released to the public. The album was selected for the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793866289433,"sku":"CS-9720","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-blood_sweat_and_tears-blood_sweat_and_tears-13.jpg?v=1783555079","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/cs-9720","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}