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Michael Nesmith & the First National Band - Magnetic South - RCA yellow/orange label, but pre-Dynaflex.

"The Crippled Lion" is dedicated to my cat, who sliced open his paw when he knocked over a ceramic plate. He now has a cast an is wearing an Elizabethan collar.

Mike Nesmith is one of the REAL originators of country rock. He was doing it - and selling millions - before some of the others even had a record deal.

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Michael Nesmith & the First National Band - Magnetic South - RCA yellow/orange label, but pre-Dynaflex.

"The Crippled Lion" is dedicated to my cat, who sliced open his paw when he knocked over a ceramic plate. He now has a cast an is wearing an Elizabethan collar.

Mike Nesmith is one of the REAL originators of country rock. He was doing it - and selling millions - before some of the others even had a record deal.

I've always liked what I've heard by Nesmith, but I don't own any of his music. Which album(s) would you recomend starting out with?

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Last night I played some new arrivals.

Gabor Szabo - The Sorcerer (orig Impulse)

- Bacchanal (orig. Skye)

- 1969 (orig. Skye)

Years ago, I probably would have stuck my nose up at these albums, but I'm digging them today.

Recently spun "Spellbinder" and "Jazz Raga." 1969 is a little on the hit and miss side, but I love the other 2.

I've only had a chance to play these once, but the wife liked them! Not that she's into pop jazz or easy going stuff. She's a big fan of Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman and John Tchicai for starters.

I'll be on the lookout for Jazz Raga. I don't know why, but I'm kind of digging these jazzed up Beatle songs and even The Beat Goes On. It's an interesting change from my usual.

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I've always liked what I've heard by Nesmith, but I don't own any of his music. Which album(s) would you recomend starting out with?

His contributions to the Monkees albums are always solid. Get the mono versions if you can. Also, a ton of Monkees stuff, including top notch Nesmith songs, showed up the collections "Missing Links, Vols. 1-3. You have to skip over some pretty godawful Davy stuff, but these Mike songs are killer.

As for post Monkees stuff, the three RCA albums with the First National Band are great. Loose Salute, Magnetic South, and Nevada Fighter are the titles. They all pop up on vinyl for reasonable prices. If you like country rock from that era, these are the cream of the crop.

I never checked out too much after these three, but a friend of mine swears by his concept album "The Prison."

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Kenny Dorham 'Whistle Stop' (BN, Liberty).

The cover says "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo". Was this a marketing gimmick? Surely the album must have been recorded in stereo from the beginning (cat. no. BST 84063); at least it sounds like true stereo.

The run-out does not have the Van Gelder stamp.

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I've always liked what I've heard by Nesmith, but I don't own any of his music. Which album(s) would you recomend starting out with?

His contributions to the Monkees albums are always solid. Get the mono versions if you can. Also, a ton of Monkees stuff, including top notch Nesmith songs, showed up the collections "Missing Links, Vols. 1-3. You have to skip over some pretty godawful Davy stuff, but these Mike songs are killer.

As for post Monkees stuff, the three RCA albums with the First National Band are great. Loose Salute, Magnetic South, and Nevada Fighter are the titles. They all pop up on vinyl for reasonable prices. If you like country rock from that era, these are the cream of the crop.

I never checked out too much after these three, but a friend of mine swears by his concept album "The Prison."

Thanks for that. I see those FNB lps around pretty regularly and they aren't expensive. I listened to The Monkees a lot when I was a teenager and I'm afraid to go back. :lol:

I have heard from many sources that The Prison is worth owning, but it doesn't show up very often.

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