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180gr vinyl,thick paste on cover.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.
The original lineup's 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")