• Two excellent sides with each rating Double Plus (A++) or close to it
• The singers and musicians are balanced by a big, solid piano – this kind of fullness and solidity are key to the best copies
• The title track and Vincent sound great here, and the vinyl plays about as quiet as we can find
• “If you’ve ever cried because of a rock & roll band or album, or lain awake nights wondering or sat up talking through the dawn about Our Music and what it all means and where it’s all going and why, if you’ve ever kicked off your shoes to dance or wished you had the chance, if you ever believed in Rock & Roll, you’ve got to have this album.” – Rolling Stone 

This Number One album from 1971 has surprisingly excellent sound on both sides. It’s dynamic too — the end of American Pie gets good and loud, with a very solid piano holding it all together. (more…)