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One of the very few major rock groups to then feature a racially mixed lineup, Love was led by productive singer-songwriter Arthur Lee. After cutting three albums, the band fell apart. A year later Lee put together a new group and turned out several more LPs under the Love banner. The original lineups albums are very very good, including this one where Lee had the good luck to jive Jimi Hendrix into making a guest appearance (The Everlasting First). Lead guitarist Rowles puts across a Hendrix imitation that completely fooled me on Slick Dick and Ride That Vibration. The rest of the record is a lark, with Lee veering between funky sludge rock (the live cut Stand Out) and flaky soul harmonies (Keep On Shining).