Poco - Crazy Eyes (1973) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED• Magnolia

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Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Matte cover has very light-scuffing (front/back). Inner sleeve is original (lyrics); seams partially split. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along bottom-edge, heavier across top-edge. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Blue Water
2. Fools Gold
3. Here We Go Again
4. Brass Buttons
5. A Right Along
6. Crazy Eyes
7. Magnolia
8. Let's Dance Tonight

About The Record:

Crazy Eyes, by Poco, pays homage to Gram Parsons, as Richie Furay sings both the title track, which he wrote in honor of Parsons, and one of Parsons' own compositions, Brass Buttons. The album was released just four days before Parsons' death on 19 September 1973. Paul Cotton covered J. J. Cale's Magnolia, a song the band still plays live. The title track, according to Rusty Young, has never been played in concert due mostly to its complex percussion part, consisting of African drums, among other things. The third biggest-selling album in the group's history, Crazy Eyes is also the group's liveliest and most bracing work and contains some of their most soulful music. In short, it's the fruition of everything they'd been working toward for four years. Curiously, it's also one of a handful of examples of their use of outside help, including Chris Hillman on mandolin. The resulting sound is richer than anything found on any other Poco album, and the only tragedy is that the band reportedly cut enough tracks for two whole albums -- one longs to hear the material that remained in the can. As it is, there's not a weak song, or even a wasted note anywhere on this album, and most bands would kill for a closing track as perfect as Let's Dance Tonight.