Mastodawn

50+ Music May 21, 2025

"Cracklin' Rosie" is a song written and recorded by #NeilDiamond in 1970, with instrumental backing by Los Angeles session musicians from the #WreckingCrew, including #HalBlaine on drums, #LarryKnechtel on keyboards, #JoeOsborn on bass, #AlCasey on guitar and #GeneEstes on percussion – arranged by #DonRandi. The song was included on Diamond's album #TapRootManuscript. In October 1970 the song became Diamond's first American No. 1 hit within the #Billboard Hot 100.
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Neil Diamond Cracklin Rosie 1970

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John Eckman Apr 29, 2025

Jim Sullivan, U.F.O., 1969 on Monnie Records

im Sullivan’s U.F.O. originally came out on Monnie back in 1969 (basically a self-funded pressing), and then was reissued with the title Jim Sullivan (with a different mix) by Century City Records in 1970. It was out of print until Light in the Attic reissued it in 2010, forty years later.

Sullivan famously disappeared in New Mexico in 1975, adding some romance and intrigue – especially when one of the theories is alien abduction, given the album’s title.

Musicians on the LP include some of the Wrecking Crew: Earl Palmer, Don Randi, Jimmy Bond, Lyle Ritz, and Max Bennett.

My copy is the Vinyl Me Please reissue made by Light in the Attic, as part of the VMP Essentials track (VMP E081) which came out in 2019. Reissue was produced by Matt Sullivan (co-found of Light in the Attic – no relation to Jim) with sound restoration/mastering by Dave Cooley.

#1960s #1969 #2019 #DaveCooley #DonRandi #JimSullivan #JimmyBond #LightInTheAttic #LyleRitz #MattSullivan #Reissue #vinyl #vinylMePlease #VinylMePleaseEssentials #vinylcollection #WreckingCrew