Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me (1973) and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: BS-2694 Condition Details: HYPE-STICKER attached to inner-sleeve. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges; very light-scuffing on inner-gate; heavier scuffing and discoloration (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (WB ads); one seam partially split. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. developing split on bottom-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Natural Thing Long Train Runnin' China Grove Dark Eyed Cajun Woman Clear As The Driven Snow Without You South City Midnight Lady Evil Woman Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners Ukiah The Captain And Me About The Record: The Captain and Me by The Doobie Brothers is a dynamic rock album that masterfully balances the band's signature funky boogie rhythms with soaring harmonies and touches of country-rock balladry, marking a pivotal evolution in their sound as they blended Allman Brothers-style virtuosity with Eagles-like lyricism. A unique fact is that the cover artwork features the band in 19th-century western garb riding a horse-drawn stagecoach beneath an incomplete freeway overpass near Sylmar, California, symbolizing a mix of old-school roots and modern rock, with the location later damaged again in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Historically significant as the record that solidified their commercial breakthrough and launched a streak of Top 10 albums, it includes fan-favorites and popular songs such as the punchy boogie-shuffle Long Train Runnin' (originally an instrumental to which lyrics were added at the producer's urging), the riff-driven rocker China Grove inspired by a real Texas town the songwriter unknowingly referenced, the heartfelt South City Midnight Lady, and the heavy grooves of Without You and Evil Woman. The album itself reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum, while hit singles included Long Train Runnin' at No. 8 and China Grove at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.