Tags
Language
Tags
May 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1

Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Posted By: Fran Solo
Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: Atlantic/SD 18210 | Released: 1976 | Genre: Fusion-Rock

A1 Eli 4:25
A2 Guardian Angel 4:58
A3 Tranquillizer 4:20
A4 Can't Fake A Good Time 5:25
-
B1 There He Still Goes 3:45
B2 Strindberg 3:06
B3 Wings Of Strings 3:15
B4 Naked Actress 5:45
B5 Fairytale 3:45


Backing Vocals – Maggie MacNeal, Margriet Eshuis, Patricia Paay
Bass – Jan Akkerman, Warwick Reading
Drums – Pierre Van Der Linden, Richard DeBois
Engineer [Recording] – Jan Schuurman
Guitar – Jan Akkerman
Keyboards – Jasper Van't Hof, Rick Van Der Linden
Percussion – Neppie Noya
Producer – Jan Akkerman, Richard DeBois
Vocals – Kaz Lux


Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux ‎- Eli (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz



This Rip: 2013
This LP: From my personal collection
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
Direct Drive Turntable: Marantz 6170
Cartridge: SHURE M97xE
Amplifier: Sansui 9090DB
ADC: E-MU 0404
LP Rip & Full Scan LP Cover: Fran Solo
Password: WITHOUT PASSWORD

Out of limited number of albums that I have on Jan Akkerman's solo works, this is the album that I like most for a very simple and basic reason: the music is nice even though not that progressive or not that jazz. It's probably there is an addition of vocal with Kaz Lux that makes it an excellent collaboration. Not only that, the music represents what kind of music in the seventies in terms of recording quality as well as how the music was composed. Look at "Guardian Angel" that flows very nicely from start to end giving intense nuances of vintage or classic rock sounds. The instrumental "Tranqualizer" is also a good one to enjoy. I do enjoy how the flow and groove of "Can't Fake a Good Time" move from one piece to another - it's very enjoyable. I can find it also with "Eli" which demonstrates excellent quality of Kaz Lux voice. Of course there are some disco-style music like "There he still goes" but it's OK as a break.

It's hard to believe if you claim yourself as someone who loves vintage rock music for not liking this album. Yes, it's not that progressive or jazzy, but the feels and nuances of the music are really great.

At first I did not realize that this excellent album was backed up with talented musicians like Rick van Der Linden as well as singer Maggie McNeal.

On the basis how the composition was made and how the music flows in the entire album regardless it's progressive or not, I consider this one is an excellent album. Keep on proggin' ..!
progarchives.com
Welcome to the Dark Side of the Vinyl
Silent spaces haven't been deleted in this rip

Vinyl / CUE/ FLAC/ High Definition Cover: