[SACD-R][OF] Spirit - The Family That Plays Together (Limited edition) - 1968/2017 (Psychedelic rock, progressive rock)

Numbered, Limited Edition Hybrid SACD!
Includes The Hit Single "I Got A Line On You" And 5 Bonus Tracks!
Mastered For SACD by Steve Hoffman at Marsh Mastering!

"The Family That Plays Together" was released in 1968. This was the second Spirit album and the group put all the elements together that would make them a legendary band. "The Family That Plays Together" displays the band's ability to play beyond psychedelic rock, jazz and rock & roll. The album's hit single "I Got A Line On You" blasted the album into the top 20. The album has 5 bonus tracks.
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The Family That Plays Together, the second of four albums released by the original Spirit lineup, was released on Ode Records in December 1968. More than its predecessor, Spirit, their self-titled and surreal debut, The Family That Plays Together displays the band’s ability to play beyond the genre of psychedelic rock. Tracks such as “It Shall Be” and “Silky Sam” demonstrate the ease with which the ensemble can incorporate jazz into their idiosyncratic form of rock, while “Jewish” and “Aren’t You Glad” show the band’s competence in exploiting both world music and jam rock. “Poor Richard,” “Jewish,” and “All the Same” feature double track lead breaks by guitarist Randy California. The album’s title was inspired by the stepson-stepfather relationship between guitarist Randy California and percussionist Ed Cassidy. It alludes to the slogan “The family that prays together stays together”, created by ad-writer Al Scalpone for the Family Rosary Crusade and popular in American and British rhetoric beginning in the 1940s.
The album’s arrangements were created by Marty Paich, who also arranged and conducted Spirit’s eponymous debut album and their third album, Clear, as well as Model Shop (the soundtrack to a film of the same name, which was recorded after “Family” but not released until 2004).
The album cover was shot at the Sunset Highland Motel, located at 6830 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, just across from Hollywood High School.
“Jewish” is performed with Hebrew lyrics that are taken from the traditional song “Hine Ma Tov”, based on King David’s Psalm 133.
Ed Cassidy’s drum solo in “All the Same” is similar to Joe Morello’s solo in the Dave Brubeck Quartet song “Castilian Drums”.
All Music Review
On this, the second Spirit album, the group put all of the elements together that made them the legendary (and underrated) band that they were. Jazz, rock & roll, and even classical elements combined to create one of the cleanest, most tasteful syntheses of its day. The group had also improved measurably from their fine debut album, especially in the area of vocals. The album’s hit single, “I Got a Line on You,” boasts especially strong harmonies as well as one of the greatest rock riffs of the period. The first side of this record is a wonderful and seamless suite, and taken in its entirety, one of the greatest sides on Los Angeles rock. The CD reissue also boasts some excellent bonus tracks. “So Little to Say” is one of Jay Ferguson’s finest compositions ever, and the jazz-inspired instrumentals such as “Fog” and “Space Chile” showcase pianist John Locke as one of the most inspired and lyrical players in the rock idiom to date. All in all, a classic album and a true landmark.