Description
Offered for sale is an original German pressing of Thirds, the third album by the James Gang.
This LP appears on the Probe label, a label that was usually used for progressive rock titles.
About this copy: This copy of Thirds is a 1971 pressing on the pink Probe label.
The cover is VG+, with slight general wear and a small tear in the lower right hand corner.
The disc is VG+, with a small mark through the last track on side one and a couple of light scuffs on side two. It’s a clean disc that plays well.
A nice copy of a classic LP.
Background: Released in 1971, Thirds was the third album by the James Gang, and the last to feature Joe Walsh.
The album reached #27 on the U.S. album charts, and included their biggest single, “Walk Away,” which reached #51 on the U.S. album charts.
Allmusic.com gave Thirds a 4 star review:
The James Gang Rides Again set the stage for the group’s third album to propel them to Top Ten, headliner status, but that didn’t happen. The band was on its last legs, rent by dissension as Walsh became the focus of attention, and the appropriately titled Thirds reflected the conflict. …At a time when Walsh was being hailed as a guitar hero to rank with the best rock had to offer, he was not only submerging himself in a group with inferiors, but also not playing much of the kind of lead guitar his supporters were raving about. As a result, though Thirds quickly earned a respectable chart position and eventually went gold, it was not the commercial breakthrough that might have been expected.
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Probe |
| Catalog Number: |
C 062-92 421 |
| Year of Release: | 1971 |
| Format: | Stereo |
| Share: |       |
