Spirit – The Thirteenth Dream
(Mercury Records 1984 MERL35)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and some scuffs along spine
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Spirit was an American rock band founded in 1967 and based in Los Angeles, California. Their most commercially successful single in the United States was “I Got a Line on You”. They were also known for their albums, including their self-titled debut album, The Family That Plays Together, Clear, and Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.
The Thirteenth Dream was the second (and final) “reunion” album from Spirit. It features re-recordings of several of their best-loved tracks, along with three new songs. The most noteworthy things that can be said about the album are in regard to the excellent fidelity of the album, as it was originally recorded by an audiophile label and is an early digital recording (dating from December 1982), and that it was the first Spirit album to be released on CD, as it appeared in that format from Mercury Records in West Germany in 1984 (consequently, it is also one of the best sounding early CD releases from a rock band, probably due to the recording technology that was implemented).
As previously mentioned, this album was originally released on CD in 1984. However, the original CD is incredibly rare. It was later reissued in 2004 by Beat Goes On in a two-fer with Future Games.
A version of Elijah (originally released on Spirit) was recorded during these sessions and issued as the b-side of a maxi single. It has not appeared on any of the CD releases, nor on the LP.
The album was issued as Spirit of ’84 in the United States.
Track listing
All songs written by Jay Ferguson except noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Black Satin Nights” | 3:12 | |
| 2. | “Mr Skin” | Ferguson, California, Andes, Cassidy, Locke | 3:39 |
| 3. | “Mechanical World” | Andes, Ferguson | 5:50 |
| 4. | “Pick It Up” | 3:00 | |
| 5. | “All Over The World” | California, Crawford, Henke | 3:57 |
| 6. | “1984” | California | 3:59 |
| 7. | “Uncle Jack” | 2:59 | |
| 8. | “Nature’s Way” | California | 2:44 |
| 9. | “Fresh Garbage” | 3:05 | |
| 10. | “I Got a Line on You” | California | 7:34 |
Personnel
Spirit
- Randy California – Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Andes – Bass, Vocals
- Ed Cassidy – Percussion, Drums
- Jay Ferguson – Guitar, Vocals
- John Locke – Keyboards
Additional musicians
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – Guitar
- Bob Welch – Guitar, Vocals
- Joe Lala – Percussion
- Matt Andes – Guitar, Vocals
- Howard Leese – Guitar
- Gary Myrik – Guitar
- Neal Doughty – Keyboards
- Jerry Jumonville – Saxophone
- Curly Smith – Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Keith Knudsen – Percussion, Drums
- Bruce Gary – Percussion, Vocals
- Alan Gratzer – Percussion, Vocals
- Bobby LaKind – Percussion
Production
- David DeVore – Producer
- Gary W. Gratzer – Executive Producer
- Thomas L. Chavey – Executive Producer
- Michael Verdick – Mixing
- Mike Nocito – Mixing
- Allen Sides – Engineer
- Stan Katayama – Assistant Engineer
- Mark Richardson – Assistant Engineer
- Mark Ettel – Assistant Engineer
- Art Ache – Art Direction, Illustrations
- Patti Heid – Art Direction, Illustrations
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