Browse by Artist: MOBY GRAPE

Artist:	MOBY GRAPE
Title:	Moby Grape '69
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	SC 11193CD

"Moby Grape followed the expansiveness of 1968's Wow with an unadorned, back-to-basics sound on this, their fourth long-player. Bob Mosley's understated vocal makes the ballad 'It's A Beautiful Day Today' one of the great Grape tracks, Peter Lewis' stately 'I Am Not Willing' is still a stunner and 'Trucking Man' and 'Ooh Mama Ooh' show that nobody could rock a shuffle like guitarist Jerry Miller and company. Most of '69 was recorded as a quartet, with Skip Spence having just left the band. His parting gift, 'Seeing,' is an alternately tender and tough tab of psychedelia that prefigures his rightly touted solo album, Oar." Includes 7 extra tracks, including demo studio recordings, 1967-1968, most of them previously unissued.

Artist:	MOBY GRAPE
Title:	Truly Fine Citizen
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	SC 11194CD

"Like many rock artists who trekked to Nashville in the late '60s to lay down or pick up roots, Moby Grape emerged with an LP that stripped the band back to its core strengths to make music that was simple yet effective. Produced by Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel), Truly Fine Citizen finds the San Francisco group, now down to a trio, keying in on songwriting and vocals. Highlights include guitarist Peter Lewis' countrified album-opener 'Changes, Circles Spinning,' his tender, almost Neil Young-ish ballad 'Now I Know High' and Jerry Miller and Skip Spence's rollicking 'Tongue-Tied.' An unpretentious -- and underrated -- album of the '60s." Includes 7 extra tracks, including live & studio recordings, 1967-1968, most of them previously unissued.

Artist:	MOBY GRAPE
Title:	The Place And The Time
Label:	SUNDAZED
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	SC 11206CD

"Despite a myriad of obstacles, Moby Grape managed to persevere and create a potent and enduring body of recorded work, recording four albums during its original 1967-1969 lifespan. While 1967's Moby Grape is widely acknowledged as a classic (and one of rock's greatest debut albums), the subsequent Wow, Moby Grape '69 and Truly Fine Citizen are all underrated gems. It's a measure of the musicians' abundance of talent and creativity that, despite the multiple roadblocks that they confronted, Moby Grape recorded prolifically and cut a wealth of originally unreleased material. The Place And The Time offers a scintillating assortment of rare tracks cut during the band's heady 1967-1968 heyday. Encompassing audition recordings, album outtakes, alternate versions, live material and more, the recordings offer a powerful testament to the remarkable rapport that made Moby Grape such a unique force. The fact that music this stunning and original sat on the shelf for so long is just another in the litany of injustices that haunt the Moby Grape story. But the band's majestic recorded legacy has outlasted the bad luck, bad choices and bad vibes. The music remains as fresh and inspiring as ever, and the vintage material featured in this collection constitutes a crucial addition to Moby Grape's already monumental body of work."

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