THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS
''THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS''
1969
COLUMBIA
41:46
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1/Get in the Wind/Cotton/3:00
2/Hard Luck Story/David/4:47
3/Here Today/Cotton/3:20
4/Pay the Price/Anthony/5:21
5/P.N.S. (When You Come Around)/Cotton/7:56
6/Be a Woman/Anderson, Anthony/5:00
7/Sky Song/David/2:27
8/Beauty/Anthony/5:25
9/Free Ride/David/4:30
Mike Anthony/Keyboards
Paul Cotton/Guitar, Vocals
Kal David/Guitar, Vocals
Rob Lewine/Bass
Fred Page/Drums
REVIEW
by Jim Newsom/ALLMUSIC
Illinois Speed Press was a guitar-driven rock quintet on this, their first recording. Produced by Chicago's producer and mentor, James William Guercio, this album sounds at times like Chicago Transit Authority without horns. ISP is important in rock history primarily as the band from which co-leader Paul Cotton emerged to replace Jim Messina in Poco, whom he would help guide to commercial success. "Get in the Wind," later recorded by Poco in a completely different form, rocks hard in this version, while Cotton's "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" hints at the sound of From the Inside era Poco. The bouncy acoustic number "Here Today" is another highlight, standing out amidst the bluesy rock that makes up the bulk of this recording. The liner notes, designed like a newspaper, were written by Firesign Theatre.
''THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS''
1969
COLUMBIA
41:46
DOWNLOAD
1/Get in the Wind/Cotton/3:00
2/Hard Luck Story/David/4:47
3/Here Today/Cotton/3:20
4/Pay the Price/Anthony/5:21
5/P.N.S. (When You Come Around)/Cotton/7:56
6/Be a Woman/Anderson, Anthony/5:00
7/Sky Song/David/2:27
8/Beauty/Anthony/5:25
9/Free Ride/David/4:30
Mike Anthony/Keyboards
Paul Cotton/Guitar, Vocals
Kal David/Guitar, Vocals
Rob Lewine/Bass
Fred Page/Drums
REVIEW
by Jim Newsom/ALLMUSIC
Illinois Speed Press was a guitar-driven rock quintet on this, their first recording. Produced by Chicago's producer and mentor, James William Guercio, this album sounds at times like Chicago Transit Authority without horns. ISP is important in rock history primarily as the band from which co-leader Paul Cotton emerged to replace Jim Messina in Poco, whom he would help guide to commercial success. "Get in the Wind," later recorded by Poco in a completely different form, rocks hard in this version, while Cotton's "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" hints at the sound of From the Inside era Poco. The bouncy acoustic number "Here Today" is another highlight, standing out amidst the bluesy rock that makes up the bulk of this recording. The liner notes, designed like a newspaper, were written by Firesign Theatre.
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