Reel-to-reel: Quicksilver Messenger Service Just For Love Capitol Records Reel to Reel Tape VG

Quicksilver Messenger Service – Just For Love

Reel to Reel Tape, 7 ½ ips, ¼"

4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album

Mastered and Quality Audited by Ampex

Label: Capitol Records M 498

Very Good Vintage Condition. Visual Inspection only. Not play tested. The plastic reel appears in very good condition, no cracks. The box is intact, cover attached, one-inch split edge along the bottom of the case, one split corner, no stains, no writing, light surface wear and soiling from age, use, storage and handling.

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Just for Love is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in August 1970, it marks the culmination of a transition from the extended, blues- and jazz-inspired improvisations of their first two albums to a more traditional rock sound. Founding member Dino Valenti, who returned to the band after a stint in prison on drug charges, was largely responsible for the new sound. Valenti's influence is readily apparent throughout; he composed eight of the album's nine tracks under the pen name Jesse Oris Farrow. Despite the marked change in the band's sound, it was their third straight album to reach the Top 30 on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 27. The only single culled from the album, "Fresh Air", became the band's biggest hit, reaching number 49.

Track listing

1. 1. "Wolf Run (Part 1)"
2. 2. "Just for Love (Part 1)"
3. 3. "Cobra" (John Cipollina)
4. 4. "The Hat"
5. 5. "Freeway Flyer"

6. "Gone Again"

7. "Fresh Air"

8. "Just for Love (Part 2)"

9. "Wolf Run (Part 2)"

Personnel

• Dino Valenti – guitar, lead vocals, flute, conga
• Gary Duncan – guitar, backing vocals, bass, maracas, wood block
• John Cipollina – steel, slide and electric guitars, backing vocals
• David Freiberg – bass, backing vocals, guitar
• Greg Elmore – drums, percussion
• Nicky Hopkins – piano

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Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, and several of their albums ranked in the Top 30 of the Billboard Pop charts. They were part of the new wave of album-oriented bands, achieving renown and popularity despite a lack of success with their singles (only one, "Fresh Air" charted, reaching number 49 in 1970). Though not as commercially successful as contemporaries Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver was integral to the beginnings of their genre. With their jazz and classical influences and a strong folk background, the band attempted to create an individual, innovative sound. Music historian Colin Larkin wrote: "Of all the bands that came out of the San Francisco area during the late '60s, Quicksilver typified most of the style, attitude and sound of that era." Member Dino Valenti drew heavily on musical influences he picked up during the folk revival of his formative musical years. The style he developed from these sources is evident in Quicksilver Messenger Service's swing rhythms and twanging guitar sounds. After many years, the band has attempted to re-form despite the deaths of several members. In 2006, original members Gary Duncan and David Freiberg toured as the Quicksilver Messenger Service, using various backing musicians.