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Affinity – If You Live (1969-70) (@256)
06 Jul 2010
(Review from allmusic)
Kicking off with both sides of their “Eli’s Coming” single, “If You Live” then divides itself between early (1968-1969) demos and material intended for the group’s abandoned second album.
A seven-minute jazz workout, “Yes Man” is as strong as anything on the first album, while there’s also a powerful revision of “I Am the Walrus” that might not be as intense as their “All Along the Watchtower”, but still rates among the most dynamic Beatles covers of the age.
It all adds up to the most consistent of the manifold Affinity outtakes, off cuts, and oddities collections to have surfaced and a well-deserved indication of just how far they could have traveled if they hadn’t imploded so tragically early.
Line-up:
- Mo Foster / percussion, bass, double bass
- Linda Hoyle / vocals
- Lynton Naiff / percussion, piano, harpsichord, Hammond organ, vibraphone, Wurlitzer
- Grant Serpell / percussion, drums
Track List:
01. Eli’s Coming – 3:28
02. United States of Mind – 2:45
03. Yes Man – 7:22
04. If You Live – 3:12
05. I Am The Walrus – 4:04
06. You Met Your Match – 2:59
07. Long Voyage – 4:17
08. Little Lonely Man – 3:57
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