LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

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• STEVE MARRIOTT + PETER FRAMPTON:What a combination of major 60s icons in a new supergroup that rocked the 70s!""

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• A classic album from long ago and far away that evokes rock's happier and more inventive days. ""

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• 2 Bonus tracks.""

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• Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes by respected author and journalist Chris Welch.""

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• Expertly remastered - superb sound. ""

The best in the business."

It was a brave step by the newly formed Humble Pie to focus on the acoustic side of their musical ambitions with their eagerly awaited second album. "

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Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley had already created a stir with their 1969 debut 'As Safe As Yesterday Is'. 'Town And Country' was rushed released the same year and adopted several innovations, including leaving the band name and title off the cover. This was seen as a ploy to shake off their 'supergroup' image.Frampton and Ridley pose smartly clad in a 'town' apartment while Marriott and Shirley appear in smocks and boots in a 'country' setting. The songs reveal a reflective mood, notably Peter Frampton's sad hymn to lost youth 'Take Me Back' and Jerry Shirley's 'Cold Lady'. Marriott injects the most energy on more soulful numbers like 'Down Home Again'."

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Often overlooked by critics, 'Town And Country' is full of delights including Marriott's Dylan-esque 'Every Mother's Son' and a harmony version of Buddy Holly's 'Heartbeat'. The rock power of Humble Pie returns on 'Silver Tongue' and is capped by the upbeat Frampton-Ridley tune 'Home And Away'. "

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Track Listing"

1. Take Me Back "

2. The Sad Bag Of Shaky Jane"

3. The Light Of Love"

4. Cold Lady"

5. Down Home Again"

6. Ollie, Ollie "

7. Every Mother's Son "

8. Heartbeat "

9. Only You Can See"

10. Silver Tongue "

11. Home And Away "

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Bonus Tracks"

12. 79th Street Blues"

13. Greg's Song"