Manassas - Original 1972 UK Atlantic label 22-track LP - Incl. Poster

Scarce original 1972 US Atlantic Records 22-track vinyl 2LP - ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills project - which amalgam of rock, country, blues, bluegrass and latin songs was labelled "sprawling masterpiece" by Allmusics Rob Caldwell.

Vinyls have the generic green and orange company labels - Vinyls comes complete with large fold-out poster with album lyrics printed on reverse - housed in a matt finish Tinsley Robor Group gatefold picture cover.

Condition: 2xVG++ (Vinyls and Labels)/VG++ (Poster)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyls are bright and shiny - has a touch of sleeve wear, but by bar nothing audible - nothing inflicted by a needle.

Labels are likewise nice - has just a faint degree of spindlewear - also close to mint.

Poster is nice - a touch of wrinkling but by far nothing serious - graded near mint.

Cover has a little lower front ringwear, and cover centers are otherwise extremely nice without any signs of storage, any signs of handling.

Seams have only very light wear - a light discontinued degree to lower seam - hardly any to top seam and just a little light rubbing to top right spine edge and mid-spine.

Back panel opening has almost no rubbing - front panel a little, paired with a couple of very mild bends inflicting a couple of wrinkles parallel to opening.

Spine corner are very nice with almost no rubbing - opening corners have just a little.

Cover has as such only marginal imperfections which has no effect on the viewing of the artwork - graded close to near mint/excellent.


Tracklisting:

Side 1: The Raven:
1. Song of Love - 3:28
2. Medley - 3:34
a. Rock & Roll Crazies (Stephen Stills - Dallas Taylor)
b. Cuban Bluegrass (Stephen Stills - Joe Lala)
3. Jet Set (Sigh) - 4:25
4. Anyway - 3:21
5. Both of Us (Bound to Lose) (Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman) - 3:00

Side 2: The Wilderness:
1. Fallen Eagle - 2:03
2. Jesus Gave Love Away for Free - 2:59
3. Colorado - 2:50
4. So Begins the Task - 3:57
5. Hide It So Deep - 2:44
6. Don't Look at My Shadow - 2:30

Side 3: Consider:
1. It Doesn't Matter (Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills) - 2:30
2. Johnny's Garden - 2:45
3. Bound to Fall (Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin) - 1:53
4. How Far - 2:49
5. Move Around - 4:15
6. The Love Gangster (Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman) - 2:51

Side 4: Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay:
1. What to Do - 4:44
2. Right Now - 2:58
3. The Treasure (Take One) - 8:03
4. Blues Man - 4:04
In tribute: Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman.

All songs by Stephen Stills except as noted

Recorded at Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida

Credits:
Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette, Moog
Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass
Paul Harris - organ, tack piano, piano, electric piano, clavinette
Dallas Taylor - drums
Joe Lala - percussion, vocals

Additional Musicians:
Sydney George - harmonica
Jerry Aiello - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Bill Wyman - bass
Roger Bush - acoustic bass
Byron Berline - fiddle
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar (Rumored to have played on "Jesus Gave Love Away For Free". Various interviews have Garcia talking about playing uncredited on the first Manassas album)

Technical Credits:
Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor - Production
Ronnie Albert (Side 1 & 2) - Engineer
Howard Albert, Ronnie Albert - Recording Engineer, Mix

Artwork:
Stephen Stills - Cover Design
Ira H. Wexler - Cover Design, Photography