Stills, Stephen ‎– Manassas

RARE/2HAND VINYL ON ATLANTIC RECORDS 1972

Atlantic ATL 60 021/1 made in Germany in gatefold cover.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

A sprawling masterpiece, akin to the Beatles' White Album, the Stones' Exile on Main St., or Wilco's Being There in its makeup, if not its sound. Rock, folk, blues, country, Latin, and bluegrass have all been styles touched on in Stephen Stills' career, and the skilled, energetic musicians he had gathered in Manassas played them all on this album. What could have been a disorganized mess in other hands, though, here all gelled together and formed a cohesive musical statement. The songs are thematically grouped: part one (side one on the original vinyl release) is titled "The Raven," and is a composite of rock and Latin sounds that the group would often perform in full live. "The Wilderness" mainly centers on country and bluegrass (Chris Hillman's and Al Perkins' talents coming to the forefront), with the track "So Begins the Task" later covered by Stills' old flame Judy Collins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Stills

Tracklist

A1 Song Of Love 3:28
A2a Rock & Roll Crazies
A2b Cuban Bluegrass 3:34
A3 Jet Set (Sigh) 4:25
A4 Anyway 3:21
A5 Both Of Us (Bound To Lose) 3:00
B1 Fallen Eagle 2:05
B2 Jesus Gave Love Away For Free 3:00
B3 Colorado 2:53
B4 So Begins The Task 4:00
B5 Hide It So Deep 2:46
B6 Don't Look At My Shadow 2:31
C1 It Doesn't Matter 2:30
C2 Johnny's Garden 2:46
C3 Bound To Fall 1:54
C4 How Far 2:52
C5 Move Around 4:17
C6 The Love Gangster 2:52
D1 What To Do 4:44
D2 Right Now 3:00
D3 The Treasure (Take One) 8:09
D4 Blues Man 4:05