{"product_id":"rs-6299","title":"Arlo Guthrie - Arlo (1968) Vinyl LP • Self Titled, The Motorcycle Song","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e RS-6299\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Pop Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\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 occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Reprise ads); two seams partially split. Spine is partly readable with moderate wear. Shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and name written inside. Reprise Steamboat label. (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\u003eThe Motorcycle Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWouldn't You Believe It\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTry Me One More Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eJohn Looked Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMeditation (Wave Upon Wave)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eStanding At The Threshold\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Pause Of Mr. Claus\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 ;\"\u003eArlo Guthrie was still prone to long story-songs and occasional humorous introductory monologues on his second outing. Three of the seven tracks last for longer than five minutes, though none remotely approach \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAlice's Restaurant\u003c\/span\u003e in epic length. Recorded live at the Bitter End, it shows Guthrie starting to adapt more wholeheartedly to folk-rock instrumentation, with a full if subdued band including drums and keyboards.  \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Motorcycle Song\u003c\/span\u003e should please those looking for more comic narratives, as should \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Pause of Mr. Claus,\u003c\/span\u003e most of which is actually a spoken monologue that does finally lead up to fairly funny punchlines. In a more purely musical vein, he touched (mildly) upon ragga-rock on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMeditation (Wave Upon Wave),\u003c\/span\u003e with tabla by Ed Shaughnessy. Arlo Guthrie was managing to establish himself as a folk-rock talent with an identity quite distinct from his famous father, not an easy feat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793631473945,"sku":"RS-6299","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-arlo_guthrie-arlo-03.jpg?v=1783553747","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/rs-6299","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}