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with mid-stream addition Jeff Goddard's bass work helping establish a sidewinding path forward through the smoky jazz melodicism and sun-beaten blues brushstrokes that hung in the background of the band's catalog

Allbrook's songs here take a more impressionistic tack than before

"1 Introduction 2  Concussion3  Memphis4 You Know When I'm Right Or Wrong5  Move On Up Live 6  Can I Change My Mind 7  Ain't It Funky Now 8 Love Land 9 Tacoma Black Party

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KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION - KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION (2xLP) XMAS "The liner notes pioneering writerRSD ESSENTIALS INDIE EXCLUSIVE COLORWAY. LTD TRANS VIOLET VINYL 2xLP. "Kenny Rogers fame as a solo musician in country and pop music has somewhat overshadowed this band's impressive array of hits during the late sixties. Billed until 1969 as just 'The First Edition', the group developed a unique sound blending folk and country with psychedelic rock. Their first major brush with fame was the release of "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My