FA:Joy of Cooking LP, '72, Castles-CA psych

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Joy of Cooking
Castles
ST-11050
w. lyric insert
This late, lamented, early-'70s band from Berkeley exemplifies what
sociologists call emergent properties: They combine rock, folk, jazz, Latin,
blues and country elements into a whole that exceeds the sum of its parts. They
enjoy historical as well as musical significance, moreover--their
gender-integrated, female-fronted organizational structure is generally
considered to have been innovative for its time.
The Joy Of Cooking were formed in Berkeley (San Francisco Bay Area) during the
hippie era (1967). Their fusion sound, incorporating folk, rock, jazz, gospel
and blues, had little in common with acid-rock: it heralded a new era of
"creativity" and of stylistic re-evalutation.
One of the first bands led by female musicians, and one of the earliest to deal
with feminist issues within popular music, the Joy Of Cooking were led by
pianist Toni Brown (who had graduated in creative writing) and guitarist Terry
Garthwaite (a folk-singer and an aspiring sociologist). The three-unit rhythm
section, on the other hand, was entirely male. Hampered by the fact of not
being the typical rock band, the Joy Of Cooking gathered a lot of critical
attention but never enjoyed any commercial success. In fact, they were formed
in 1967 but had to wait four years before recording an album (they were all
over 30 by then). Their album Castles (May 1972), is another string of soulful
gems (Home Town Man, Beginning Tomorrow, Three Day Loser, Bad Luck Blues, Don't
The Moon Look fat and Lonesome) that displays a sophisticated sense of melody
and flexible song structures. The instrumental score crafted laid-back
atmospheres that Brown's fragile contralto and Terry Garthwaite's gospel
passion turned into cohesive statements of real life.
Side One:
Don’t The Moon Look Fat and Lonesome, Waiting for the Last Plane, Lady Called
Love, Three Day Loser, Castles.
Side Two:
Beginning Tomorrow, Let Love Carry You Along, Home Town Man, All Around the Sun
and the Moon, Bad Luck Blues.
Condition:
Cover: VG, some wear, wear ring, spine (see photo)
Vinyl: VG+, some slight scuffs and scratches that do not affect play
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