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Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!
Crosby, Stills & Nash The debut studio album from the rock supergroup!
180-gram 45 RPM double LP
Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
Several unique features set the debut studio album by folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969 by Atlantic Records, apart. Its the only album by the band before adding Neil Young to their lineup. The album spawned two Top 40 singles, Marrakesh Express and Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, which peaked respectively at No. 28 during the week of August 23, 1969, and at No. 21 during the week of December 6, 1969, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The album itself peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It has been certified four times platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 4 million copies.
Instantly lifting the group to stardom, along with the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo and the Bands Music from Big Pink, the previous year, the album is cited by music reviewers for initiating sweeping changes in popular music. In 2021 the album held the rank of No. 161 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Crosby, Stills & Nash was the perfect blend of David Crosbys social conscience, Stephen Stillss virtuoso musicianship and Graham Nashs ability to craft the perfect pop melody for radio, writes Rolling Stone, in its review.
The band was brought together after Crosby was fired from The Byrds, Stillss band, Buffalo Springfield had broken up (a band which also featured later member, Neil Young) and Nashs departure from The Hollies. The three decided to form a band after an informal jam led them to discover how well their voices harmonized. Released in May 1969, the band would perform nine of the albums 10 songs at Woodstock, which was the second time they ever did, in August of the same year.
The album features some of CSNs most well known and iconic songs; Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express, Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping and Long Time Gone. This album saw a shift in sound to what was popular at the time blues based rock, opting for a more folk rock, and sometimes jazz-based sound. It would lay the foundations for the California Sound that would be popularised out of Laurel Canyon in the 70s. Artists such as The Eagles, Jackson Browne and Fleetwood Mac would take inspiration from the sound of this record.
All the hallmarks of a top-notch Analogue Productions reissue are here for you to savor: Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing.
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