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And thanks David and Otto. Haven't seen, much less heard, any of my John
McLaughlin albums in years, and am grateful (but not dead) for the
reference.

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Thanks Otto,
>
> Rykodisc is a great label.  They used to have one of my all-time
> favorites on their label, now at KnitMedia:
>
> http://www.starpulse.com/music/Mahavishnu_John_McLaughlin/P7100/0/R143534/3/0/
>
> Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
> My Goal's Beyond
> Release Date: 1970
> Running Time: 41:12
> Label: Rykodisc
>
> After bouncing around on a couple of labels (Douglas/Polydor/Ryko,)
> the CD reissue of this album ultimately ended up on KnitMedia. The
> startling thing about this record is that it points the way toward two
> directions McLaughlin would take in the future -- exploring Indian
> music and the acoustic guitar -- and this while he was in the thick of
> the burgeoning electronic jazz-rock movement. The first half is a John
> McLaughlin acoustic guitar tour de force, where he thwacks away with
> his energetic, single-minded intensity on three jazz standards and
> five originals (including one genuine self-penned classic, "Follow
> Your Heart") and adds a few percussion effects via overdubbing. The
> second half is devoted to a pair of marvelously intricate fusions of
> Indian rhythms and drones called "Peace One" and "Peace Two," with
> jazz flights from flutist/soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman, a
> simpatico encounter with future Mahavishnu cohorts Billy Cobham on
> drums and Jerry Goodman on violin, and Airto blending his sounds
> seamlessly with the Indian tambura and tabla. Throughout, McLaughlin's
> acoustic lines faultlessly straddle the line between the subcontinent
> and jazz, and the ethereal results still hold up beautifully today.
> Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide
>
>
> 2008/2/9 Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com>:
>> http://www.rykodisc.com/download/
>>
>