Stephen Stills Stephen Stills (Atlantic 75 Series) 45RPM (2 LP)

180g 45rpm Double LP!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tape!
Pressed at QRP!
Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!
The self-titled solo debut of the most musically experimental member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is a masterpiece! Bluesy rock, Latin American grooves and the pure, unfiltered energy of Stephen Stills made the album, released in November 1970, his songs are certainly in a league with those of the other members, and it's chiefly on his solo albums that Stills's own personality comes through, an immediate success: worldwide chart placements in the top ten and the hit "Love The One You're With" ensured that the album, produced by Bill Halverson, was quickly certified gold. In 1974, it was ranked number 70 on the NME's list of the greatest albums of all time, and was later included in the legendary book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." The participation of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton certainly contributed to the great success of the album.
Stills' songs are in no way inferior to the works of the other band members of CSNY, but here his very own personality is expressed: Still's genre wanderings never seem disjointed. The production is warm and haunting, with Stills playing most of the instruments himself. The second single – "Sit Yourself Down" – is a good example of the atmosphere of the album: Here he not only plays guitar – he literally wrestles it, lays his virtuosity over structures that sound both carefully crafted and effortlessly cool!
Stills' Top 20 hit "Love the One You're With" was the lead single from the album, released in November 1970. The album's other smash, "Sit Yourself Down," the seccond single, reached the Top 40, peaking at No.37. Stills doesn't just play guitar here — he wrestles it into submission, layering his virtuosity over an album that sounds both meticulously crafted and effortlessly cool.
Recorded in the wake of CSNY's success, Stephen Stills proves that while Crosby and Nash leaned into their harmonies and Young wandered off into his own world, Stills was busy crafting something bolder, grittier, and sonically rich.
Stills jumps from folk to blues to Latin to orchestral balladry, but it never feels disjointed. The production is warm and immersive, with Stills playing most of the instruments himself (because of course he does). If Déjà Vu was a collaborative masterpiece, Stephen Stills is proof that he could do just fine on his own.
This definitive deluxe 180-gram 45 RPM 2LP Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) reissue of Stephen Stills is mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original master tape, and is pressed on 180-gram double LP at pressed by industry leader Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Housed in a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing.
The 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records
"75 for 75" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. This great label includes some of the best artists and records of all time. Analogue Productions pays tribute to this masterful album with a sonically outstanding reissue, lovingly mastered by Bernie Grundman.

Features:

• Atlantic 75 Series
• 100% All-Analog
• 180g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tape
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Tip-On Old Style Gatefold Double Pocket Jacket by Stoughton Printing

Selections:

Side A
1. Love The One You're With
2. Do For The Others
3. Church (Part Of Someone)
Side B
1. Old Times Good Times
2. Go Back Home
Side C
1. Sit Yourself Down
2. To A Flame
3. Black Queen
Side D
1. Cherokee
2. We Are Not Helpless