Andersen, Eric

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Avalanche Used - LP - WS 1748 Beautiful 1969 W7 Green Label Original In Shrink Wrap. Appears Unplayed. more
	Best Of Eric Anderson New - LP - VSD 7/8 Sealed 1970 Compilation. more
	Blue River New - LP - KC 31062 Sealed 1972 Textured Cover Original With "Complimentary" Promotional Sticker On Back Cover Under Shrink. more
	Blue River Used - LP - KC 31062 1972 original complete with the custom printed inner sleeve. Glossy, NM- vinyl. "With mid-'60s gems like Violets of Dawn, Thirsty Boots, and Close the Door Lightly, Eric Andersen became the archetypal, literate romantic before the likes of James Taylor and Jackson Browne had even cut their first records, but at the same time seemed to lack direction from album to album. With his eighth album, Blue River, recorded in Nashville in 1972, he found the perfect setting for his gentle, poetic songs. After nearly seven years of dabbling in folk, folk-rock, pop, and country, Andersen found a smart, sympathetic ear in producer Norbert Putnam. Putnam, whose production here is rarely extraneous, utilizes subtle touches of bass, drums, accordion, and organ along with Andersen's own guitar, piano, and harmonica to frame the material. The record, Andersen's first effort for Columbia, also featured his best collection of tunes to date. Blue River, with its themes of uncertainty and struggle, is by no means a casual record, although songs such as the bittersweet "Is It Really Love at All" and the title track, featuring Joni Mitchell's ethereal supporting vocal, will draw the listener in with their sheer beauty. Andersen, then in his late twenties, was dealing with questions of love, life, and desire with a maturity matched only by a handful of songwriters at the time. Never overly precious or maudlin, nearly every cut resonates with eloquence and grace. Although continuing to grow as a writer in the years to come, Blue River remains Eric Andersen's masterwork and one of the true classics of the genre." All Music Guide - Brett Hartenbach more
	Bout Changes N Things, Take 2 Used - LP - VRS 9236 1967 US stereo original on Vanguard Stereolab label with original Vanguard die-cut company inner. Harvey Brooks contributes bass. "This unusual disc consisted of the exact same songs that Eric Andersen had released on his previous album, the almost identically titled 'Bout Changes and Things, in 1966. The difference was that now the songs were given fuller folk-rock band arrangements (and also presented in a different order). Commercially, this was a hard proposition to pull off; essentially it was giving listeners the option of repurchasing an entire album that they might have already had if they were hip to Andersen. Probably the thinking was that the more modern band backup would expand his pop/rock audience by reaching people who'd never heard Andersen before, but in the end he remained about as much of a cult figure as he was before the plan was hatched. The folk-rock backing grafted onto the songs was mild and tentative, and did not fully develop the material as much as it could or should have. For that reason, most Andersen fans prefer the original, acoustic folk version of Bout Changes and Things. Which isn't to say that Bout Changes and Things Take 2 is bad; if these were the only versions of the tunes in circulation, they'd still hold up for the most part. The early Andersen favorites "Violets of Dawn," "Close the Door Lightly," and "Thirsty Boots" are all here, and sometimes the production has a decent early New York Dylanesque folk-rock vibe, as on "The Hustler" and "The Girl I Love"." AMG - Richie Unterberger. more
	Bout Changes N Things, Take 2 Used - LP - VRS 9236 Rare 1967 Silver Label Mono Original. more
	Eric Andersen Used - LP - WS 1806 Mint 1969 Green Label W7 Stereo Original In Shrink Wrap. more
	More Hits From Tin Can Alley New - LP - VSD 79271 Sealed Stereo Original. Crisp Corners, No Cut-Out Holes. more
	More Hits From Tin Can Alley Used - LP - VSD 79271 Rare 1968 Gold Label Stereo Original With Lyric Booklet. 2 Inch Bottom Seam Split And One Inch Top Seam Split. The Glossy LP Appears Unplayed. more
	Tight In The Night Used - LP - WS 214 1985 US original. Top & bottom seam split. Recorded at EMI Studio 1&2, Stokholm, Sweden. more
	Today Is The Highway New - LP - VSD 79157 Sealed Stereo Original. more