Poco - Under the Gun (1980) • Vinyl LP • Midnight Rain

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Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles; a few light-clicks mid-way through side 2 (play-graded). Embossed cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, small surface abrasions and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (lyrics/photo/credits); developing split on one seam. Spine is mostly readable with some wear. Shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier along bottom-edge and wear to corners. Opening shows signs of use and divots. Blue MCA label with clouds and rainbow. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Under The Gun
2. While We're Still Young
3. The Everlasting Kind
4. Down To The Wire
5. Footsteps Of A Fool (Shaky Ground)
6. Reputation
7. Midnight Rain
8. A Fool's Paradise
9. Friends In The Distance
10. Made Of Stone

About The Record:

Under the Gun, by Poco, was the followup to Poco's breakout album Legend. In an interview with Rockin' Rich Lynch veteran Poco member Paul Cotton would state that MCA required that Poco audition prior to being allowed to record for MCA after their previous label, ABC Records, was purchased. Cotton - "we had to go over to a rehearsal hall and play in front of all the executives" who after hearing Poco perform Under the Gun, a Paul Cotton composition referencing the pressure attendant on the audition, approved Poco's recording for MCA. Released at the same time as the album, the Under the Gun single peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100; another Paul Cotton composition Midnight Rain peaked at No. 74.