Now this ranks up there as one of those 'bad' covers. When I first saw this one in Joe's stack I actually laughed. What were they thinking? Did the rest of the photo's for the cover get lost or accidently burn up in a rare one hour photo mart fire. I completely dismissed this album on first look. Then I heard it. Sounded cool on first listen. Then I listened closer. Turns out this thang is cool. 'Skydog' Allman on guitar, Bernard Purdie on drums. This cover completely hides what lurks underneath. And therein lies the problem. Sometimes the cover lies. You need to look under the surface to get to the good stuff. It shouldn't be about the surface, the image, the package. Because after all is said and done, you don't put the cover on the turntable. It's not the picture that's coming through the speakers. Close your eyes. If it's good then it doesn't matter what it looks like.
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