More Loggins & Messina

• An outstanding copy of L&M’s debut Masterpiece with Double Plus (A++) grades from first note to last
• The sound is big, lively, open and clear with Tubey Magical richness that only the best vintage pressings can show you
• One of our favorite albums, and with every improvement in the system this one just keeps getting better and better
• Every track on side one is brilliant, from “Nobody But You,” to “Danny’s Song,” to “Vahevala,” to the ending of the ‘Trilogy’ with “Peace of Mind”
• 4 1/2 stars: “With their infectious blend of country, folk, rock and Caribbean music, L&M started out at the top of their game”
• We’ve recently compiled a list of records we think every audiophile should get to know better, along the lines of “the 1001 records you need to hear before you die,” but with less of an accent on morbidity and more on the joy these amazing audiophile-quality recordings can bring to your life. L&M’s first album is a good example of a record many audiophiles may not know well but should.
• If you’re a fan of this remarkable duo, and what audiophile wouldn’t be?, this title from 1971 is clearly one of their best
• The complete list of titles from 1971 that we’ve reviewed to date can be found here.

We love this album and have been playing it regularly since it came out in 1971. That’s a long time, and the good news is it just keeps getting better and better, like all the best records in your collection should. (more…)