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The Opus 3 label needs no introduction to most audiophiles as this Swedish company has been around for a long time - issuing high quality performances with amazing sound to appeal not only to the audio freak among us, but to music collectors as well.
Eric Bibb grew up in New York City, surrounded by a plethora of cultural variety from Leadbelly to Villa-Lobos wafting in from the radio and the streets. By the time little Bibb got his first guitar, his father, the eminent Leon Bibb, was making the rounds as a respected folk singer. Leon removed Eric from school in favor of packing him along to rehearsals, where he consorted with the likes of Judy Collins, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Earl Robinson and many others. Spirit and the Blues is a funky folk-blues delight: a bubbling pot of authentic bottleneck spirituals and memorable hum-alongs, especially for hardcore Deacons fans. Bibb blends the muddy-river vocal style of Delta gospel and the drive of white vagabond balladeers like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Choice cuts "Lonesome Valley" and "Satisfied Mind" are gorgeous understated revisits of neglected gems; "Where I Shall Be" is a meditative adaption of an old field prayer recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Bibb's fingerpicking technique engages the "micro-melodies" happening between melody and bassline, skillfully accompanied by the harmonica-wielding Rev. Dan Smith on "Keep Goin' On" and the traded leads with G”ran Wennerbrandt's steel-bodied National Style "O" on "Lonesome Valley." Bibb's songs successfully trade visits with gospel as well as sassy, lazy blues tunes about sex and old-fashioned romance, as in "Braggin," also a favorite cut. A modern and beautifully mixed record, graced with spirit and a real timelessness factor. ~ Becky Byrkit
This listing is for a rare audiophile Hybrid SACD title - a USED / OPENED SACD, in NEAR MINT minus overall condition PRESSED and ISSUED by Opus 3 Music of a highly collectible title from the Opus 3 catalog, featuring -
Eric Bibb & Needed Time
Hybrid SACD Title -
Eric Bibb, vocals, guitar
Goran Wennerbrandt, electric & slide guitars, zither
Christer Lyssarides, mandolin, bouzouki, percussion
Jenny Bohman, Derrick Walker, harmonica
Janne Petersson, accordion
Olle Eriksson, bass
Bjorn Gideonsson, drums, percussion
Nevada Cato, Derek Huntsman, Bob Manning, Joe Watts, background vocals
The Hybrid SACD, JEWEL CASE AND INSERTS are all in Near MINT minus overall condition. The disc may have a slight mark or two on the reflective side, nothing serious. We play tested this item on our audio system and it performed PERFECTLY!
This SACD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip
by!