Description: Whatever Turns You On by West, Bruce & Laing [Digitally Remastered] [Collector's Edition] [Limited Edition] [Slipcase] [CD] Track Listing:1 Backfire2 Token3 Sifting Sand4 November Song5 Rock 'n' Roll Machine6 Scotch Crotch7 Slow Blues8 Dirty Shoes9 Like A PlateDigitally remastered edition of this 1973 album housed in a mini LP sleeve. This second album by the supergroup trio formed by founders of Mountain (Leslie West and Corky Laing) and Cream (Jack Bruce) continues mining the harder side of the blues that gave those bands their foundations, but it also explores softer, expressive ballads like "November Song. This mini-LP sleeve reproduces all the components of the original album and are their exact replicas in compact-disc size (5.3 x 5.3 inches), with authentic single cardboard jacket and paper sleeves. In addition to the above, the release includes a CD complete with the original label to give it the look and feel of the original record album. The music is encoded using state of the art, high definition remastering in 96 kHz / 24 BIT audio. --- Adding a bit of Procol Harum's sound to the mix is exactly what the doctor ordered for this superior second outing from the decision by Jack Bruce and Leslie West to merge their talents. "Shifting Sands" and the Peter Brown co-written "November Song" are amazing expressions for these artists, who break out of what people expected from them to create something important. Bruce does his best Neil Young in this "Helpless" takeoff, and West's guitar adds the bite that was not part of Buffalo Springfield, but the album jacket is just plain terrible, like the Guess Who's Road Food taken to an extreme. Had this album found its way into the sublime cover to their first effort, Why Dontcha, they might've been taken more seriously by the critical elite of the day. The underground comic art by Joe Petagno is not the beautiful stuff he has produced since, and is not the eye-catching Robert Crumb work that made Big Brother's Cheap Thrills so inviting. Perhaps you can't tell a book by its cover, but that's what marketing departments are for, and the debacle that is the packaging on Whatever Turns You On disguises the on-target music finally starting to jell. "Rock & Roll Machine" is West finding a groove and, yes, Mountain keyboard player Steve Knight could have improved this very good song and brought it to another level. Andy Johns' production is a bit smoother, but he still lacks the finesse of a Denny Cordell or a George Martin. There's none of the sparkle that the Beatles' "Revolution" contained, an element that made hard rock radio-friendly. Jack Bruce, on the other hand, is delivering solid album tracks -- the Brown/Bruce/West/Laing composition "Scotch Crotch" could've fit nicely on Disraeli Gears or Wheels of Fire, but not as one of those discs' 45 RPMs. And that's the same problem faced by the Why Dontcha album -- great musicians jamming out, but failing to find their way around the maze, failing to write a "Can't Find My Way Home" or a "Tales of Brave Ulysses." "Slow Blues" is a fluid West/Bruce vocal combo with piano and slide guitar -- superb fun for these guys, but not expanding beyond what they've given in the past. And while this album may be superior to the first, there's also a complacency, and maybe a feeling by the band that the world owed these journeymen something. For fans, it is a nice addition to the collection and great to listen to for a change of pace. For their careers, it sounds like men with a lot to give treading water. The nature of the record industry -- executives wanting three million units out of the box and artists wanting to record on their own terms -- wasn't the environment to allow a West, Bruce & Laing five or six more discs to catch a wave. It's too bad, because there was something there. ~ Joe Viglione, AllMusic Shipping^ - Order typically "ships" within a business day after receipt of cleared payment ("Delivery" information provided below). Various shipping options available at check out. (Delivery time a factor? Utilizing one of the alternative shipping options*.)* - additional fees may apply "FREE Shipping" via USPS Media Mail** (Per US Postal Service [USPS] delivery may take up to 3-4 weeks. Other delivery options available at check out.*). CD & Vinyl Record inventory provided by licensed &/or authorized dealers/vendors. Buyer responsible for correct shipping address. MOWC only ships to verified/valid PayPal shipping addresses. No International or P. O. Box shipping. 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Location: Tarzana, California
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Artist: West, Bruce & Laing
Original Album Release Year: 1973
Record Label: Culture Factory
Release Title: Whatever Turns You On
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Catalog Number: CFU0379
Edition: Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Vinyl Replica Collection
Type: Album
Format: CD
Language: English
Producer: Jack Bruce, Leslie West, Andrew Johns, Corky Laing
Release Year: 2012
Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Features: Remastered, Sealed, Deluxe Packaging, Only 3,000 Copies Made, Slipcase, Original Album Art Work, Original Inner Sleeves, Polycarbonate High Definition Compact Disc
Genre: Rock
