Sailor - Original 1968 US Capitol label 10-track LP - Black Colourband Labels - Scranton Pressing

Rare original 1968 US Capitol Records 10-track stereo LP - San Francisco based psychedelic blues-rock combos superb 2nd album - and their last album to feature keyboardist Jim Peterman as well as guitarist and songwriter Boz Scaggs.

AllMusic Reviewer Amy Hanson gave a track by track review of 'Sailor' stating that "What was begun on Children of the Future is more fully realized on Sailor, most notably on the opening "Song for Our Ancestors," which begins with a foghorn and only gets stranger from there. Indeed, the song precognizes Pink Floyd's 1971 opus "Echoes" to such an extent that one wonders how much the latter enjoyed Miller's own wild ride. Elsewhere, the beautiful, slow "Dear Mary" positively shimmers in a haze of declared love, while the heavy drumbeats and rock riffing guitar of "Living in the U.S.A." are a powerful reminder that the Steve Miller Band, no matter what other paths they meandered down, could rock out with the best of them. And, of course, this is the LP that introduced many to the Johnny "Guitar" Watson classic "Gangster of Love," a song that would become almost wholly Miller's own, giving the fans an alter ego to caress long before "The Joker" arose to show his hand. Rounding out Miller's love of the blues is an excellent rendering of Jimmy Reed's "You're So Fine." At their blues-loving best, Sailor is a classic Miller recording and a must-have - especially for the more contemporary fan, where it becomes an initiation into a past of mythic proportion.

Vinyl has the generic silver printed black colourband labels with top oval company logo - held in a in back pasted picture cover.

For those into the hand etched trail off matrix information:
Side 1: ST1-2984-W6   IAM (in a triangle)
Side 2: ST2-2984-X6 IAM (in a triangle)
The 'International Association of Machinists' union stamp places this pressing in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, Capitol Records pressing plant realm... the W/X6 matrix ending is beyond us. 

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG++ (Cover):
Vinyl is nice bright and shiny - hardly any signs of play or handling - perfect labels - graded near mint.
Picture cover is extremely nice - hardly any signs of handling or storage - easily graded near mint.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Song for Our Ancestors 5:57
2. Dear Mary 3:35
3. My Friend (Tim Davis, Boz Scaggs) 3:30
4. Living in the U.S.A. 4:03

Side 2:
5. Quicksilver Girl 2:40
6. Lucky Man (Jim Peterman) 3:08
7. Gangster of Love (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 1:24
8. You're So Fine (Jimmy Reed) 2:51
9. Overdrive (Boz Scaggs) 3:54
10. Dime-a-Dance Romance (Boz Scaggs) 3:26

All songs written and composed by Steve Miller unless otherwise noted

Recorded 1968 in Los Angeles, California
Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Credits:
Steve Miller - guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
Boz Scaggs - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Overdrive" & "Dime-A-Dance Romance"
Lonnie Turner - bass guitar, backing vocals
Jim Peterman - keyboards, background vocals, lead vocals on "Lucky Man"
Tim Davis - drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "My Friend"

Technical Credits:
Steve Miller Band - Production
Glyn Johns - Production, Engineer

Artwork:
Thomas Weir - Photography.