The cover is in great shape, with a small corner cut off and a little creasing to the other corners. The insert, with a photo and all the lyrics (well worth reading) is in excellent condition as are the labels. The vinyl has a couple of hairlines, but plays beautifully. Great value.

VINYL: Ex

LABEL: Ex

COVER: VG+

Side 1

1. Just An Old Love Song
2. The Road Shines Bright
3. Touch Of The Sun
4. Bolinas
5. Freeway Pleasure
6. Swift Lizard

Side 2

1. Wolves In The Kitchen
2. Little Road And A Stone To Roll
3. Daydream Believer
4. Crazy
5. Wild Horse Road
6. All The Brave Horses

Originally part of the Kingston Trio, this was John’s 3rd solo album. He is such an underrated artist, as he was part of the boom in singer/songwriters of the late 60’s/early 70’s and this album is a great advert for his talent. The first track ‘Just an old love song’ gets the whole album going with great melody and poetry and applauds uncontrollable teenagers. . ‘The road shines bright’ gives you a feel for his poetry and also signals that this was the early ‘Americana’ drift away from pure country music. This is followed by ‘A touch of the sun’ which may help you de-stress. On Side 2  ‘Wolves in the kitchen’ is a great rockin’ song that gets the side off to a great start. ‘Daydream believer’ is the original, popularised by The Monkees, and is such a better version without the arranged strings and horns etc. It also probably provided John with a great revenue stream over the years. But maybe you should save the best till last – the 2 tracks ‘Wild horse road’ and ‘All the brave horse’ provide a really special, with its most moving and rewarding tracks ending a special album. It is a masterpiece from an American original who will be deeply missed.