The 10 best songs from the albums Yer', Rides Again and Thirds from 1969, 1970 and 1971. The James Gang, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1966, may be best known as the band that was first to feature guitarist/vocalist Joe Walsh before his rise to stardom as a solo musician and a member of the Eagles. Impressive audiophile remaster from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray.

• Limited Edition
• Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
• Gatefold Cover from Stoughton Printing

The James Gang performed with a stylistic versatility, hard-rocking edge and ultra-sharp musicianship. Their power-trio template has never sounded fiercer than on this Analogue Productions 180-gram reissue. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed at Quality Record Pressings — makers of the world's finest-sounding LPs — and packaged in a tip-on heavyweight jacket from Stoughton Printing, this sterling reissue looks as great as it sounds.

You'll hear James Gang favorites including the FM radio staple "Funk #49," - kick-started by the outspoken declaration "I sleep all day, out all night/I know where you're goin'" - the sexual thrust of the head-bobbing "Woman," and proto-metal slash of the multi-part "The Bomber." The rest of the track list is just as steeped in psychedelic-and-blues-leaning discourse. "Midnight Man," "Stop," "Yadig?" "Take A Look Around," "Funk #48," "Walk Away" and the Jack Nitzsche-orchestrated "Ashes the Rain and I" are rounded out by Walsh's Echoplex-equipped slide guitar, and his trio-mates, band founder Jim Fox on drums, piano and vocals, and bassist Tom Kriss, later replaced by Dale Peters.

The James Gang burning on stage with the audience getting higher and higher. Listen — this is American music — strong, inventive and clean.

Track Listing:

01. Walk Away
02. Funk #49
03. Midnight Man
04. The Bomber (Closet Queen / Cast Your Fate To The Wind)
05. Yadig?
06. Take A Look Around
07. Funk #48
08. Woman
09. Ashes, The Rain And I
10. Stop

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