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It's a Beautiful Day by It's a Beautiful Day (CD, Jan-1990, CBUJ Distribution)

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Product description
Album Features
UPC:099902117923
Artist:It's a Beautiful Day
Format:CD
Release Year:1990
Record Label:CBUJ Distribution
Genre:Folk Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. White Bird
2. Hot Summer Day
3. Wasted Union Blues
4. Girl with No Eyes
5. Bombay Calling
6. Bulgaria
7. Time Is

Details
Playing Time:30 min.
Producer:David LaFlamme, Matthew Katz
Distributor:CBUJ Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
It's A Beautiful Day: Patti Santos (vocals); Hal Wagenet (guitar); David LaFlamme (violin); Linda LaFlamme (keyboards); Mitchell Holman (bass); Val Fluentes (drums).Personnel: Hal Wagenet (vocals, guitar); David LaFlamme (vocals, violin, flute); Mitchell Holman (vocals, harmonica, bass guitar); Val Fuentes (vocals, drums); Pattie Santos (vocals, tambourine, percussion, bells); Bruce Steinberg (harmonica); Linda LaFlamme (piano, celesta, electric piano, harpsichord, organ, keyboards).Photographer: Bruce Steinberg.For years, this album was best known for its beautiful cover, a Maxfield Parrish-style pastiche which regularly shows up in collections of the best album covers of all time. The lilting, quiet folk-rock of this San Francisco band, led by David LaFlamme's swirling violin and Patti Santos' soaring vocals, was out of favor for quite some time, but latter-day fans of Belle and Sebastian, Nick Drake, and the Grateful Dead's rustic Americana period have discovered the gentle, calm feel of this classic of light psychedelia.Starting with the majestically wafting "White Bird," an early high this band unfortunately never quite matched again, LaFlamme, Santos and company create an appealingly drifting, almost narcotic bliss. Of the other excellent tracks, the sultry "Wasted Union Blues" is a particular highlight.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...[shows] their flowing but spirited soft rock at its best....The violin is generally used intelligently and...this is worth a cocked ear.
Q (19991001)

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Created: 04/07/11

beautiful

Classic '68 San Francisco sound. Must have !! Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx​xxxxx

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Created: 01/14/11

A beautiful recording

This is one of those recordings that you MUST have in your collection. There is nothing similar. I wore my LP out and then went to CD. The CD version is virtually the same quality as the LP. This recording defined It's a Beautiful Day. If you are a fan of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane/Starship and Pink Floyd, you understand those special bands who could swell a venue with emotion. It's a Beautiful Day is just one of those. You will not be disappoited.

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Created: 12/02/10

It's a Beautiful Day

My wife and I lived in San Francisco (Belmont, actually) from 1968-1976 and those were some very, very, very special times indeed. The music scene in the Bay Area was absolutely incredible and we had the opportunity to see a number of great bands in that era including IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY. They were absolutely fantastic in person with a truly unique sound all their own and very much the "tone" of San Francisco....if you know what I mean! We had a chance to be at Altamont (no...this band was not there) as well as many of the fine clubs featuring a variety of music in the area and it's a time that can never be duplicated. Just glad we were there for it all. Whether or not you're familiar with IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, the music is outstanding in both composition and performance. Try it....you'll love it! The "Peace & Love" era was fabulous as were all the bands from that time! Peace to you & yours! S.M.

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Created: 08/17/10

It's a Beautiful Day

Wow...an album for its time. I loved this back in its day and still do. Like enjoying an old movie. Peace, love - I can smell the incense .... they don't make them like this anymore!

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Created: 07/31/09

great music

awesome band but, too bad the drummer credited ISN'T the drummer who actually played ON this music. Oh well, WE know who he is :)

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