doobie brothers - minute by minute (2 x 45rpm lp)

Name: doobie brothers - minute by minute (2 x 45rpm lp)
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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE thedoobiebrothers.com

Patrick Simmons - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Michael McDonald – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, lead vocals, background vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Tiran Porter – bass, background vocals
John Hartman – drums, percussion
Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, background vocals

Ted Templeman – drums (with Keith Knudsen) track (2), additional percussion track (9)
Bobby LaKind – congas, background vocals
Tom Johnston – background vocals track (5)
Nicolette Larson – duet vocals track (7), background vocals track (4)
Rosemary Butler – background vocals track (1, 4)
Norton Buffalo – harmonica track (5, 8)
Herb Pedersen – banjo track (8)
Byron Berline – fiddle track (8)
Lester Abrams – electric piano track (10)
Bill Payne – synthesizer (with Michael McDonald) track (2, 3)
Novi Novog – synthesizer solo track (6)
Sumner Mering – guitar track (6)
Andrew Love – sax track (1, 4, 10)
Ben Cauley – trumpet track (1, 4, 10)

here to love you - 3:58
what a fool believes - 3:41
minute by minute - 3:26
dependin' on you - 3:44
don't stop to watch the wheels - 3:26
open your eyes - 3:18
sweet feelin' - 2:41
steamer lane breakdown - 3:24
you never change - 3:26
how do the fools survive? - 5:12

Minute by Minute saved the Doobie Brothers even as it nearly broke the band

Created when the group felt uncertain of its place in the music world, the album catapulted the sextet to new commercial heights and signaled a distinct change in direction that the mainstream wholeheartedly embraced

Having sold more than three million copies and stayed on the charts for more than a year, the four-time Grammy-winning Minute by Minute remains a pop landmark — all the more impressive given few initially believed in its potential

Sourced from the original master tapes, housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition reissue presents the 1978 effort on 180g 45RPM 2LP for the first time on what is the definitive-sounding vinyl version of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' biggest-selling record

Produced by Ted Templeman the same year he helmed Van Halen's breakthrough debut, Minute by Minute features non-congested openness, snappy rhythms, wonderful tonal balance, exceptionally clear vocals, and the right equilibrium of fine polish and bluesy grit

All those facets emerge with previously unrealized definition, transparency, smoothness, and solidity on this audiophile reissue

The levels of separation, dynamics, and imaging help bring the Doobie Brothers onto a wide, depth, multi-dimensional soundstage located feet away from your listening position

Templeton's knack for capturing the full frequency spectrum in a vibrant, realistic manner pays dividends throughout this collectible version, which also benefits from the extra groove space and dead-quiet vinyl surfaces

As for chief architect Michael McDonald's elastic, sky-high falsetto? Experience its range like never before

When the Doobie Brothers laid down the tracks at Warner Bros. Record Studios in Hollywood, CA, it was apparent they would continue to shift from the boogie-infused, country-referencing rock that helped define their successful run of albums from the early to the mid '70s

As he does on the ensemble's prior studio outing, McDonald — still the newest recruit — again takes center stage

The Steely Dan collaborator uses his versatile baritone, perfectionist-oriented arrangement skills, and penchant for unusual chord stylings to give many songs rich, soulful, jazz-tinted foundations

Nowhere is that strategy more apparent than on "What a Fool Believes," the easygoing No. 1 smash that won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year — and which Rolling Stone named the 343rd Greatest Song of All Time

Perhaps the Doobie Brothers didn't invent "yacht rock" with the warm, hook-laden favorite and the other similarly minded cuts on the radio-friendly Minute by Minute — look to the Top 20 title track, relaxed "Open Your Eyes," and horn-accompanied "Dependin' on You" for further evidence — but the band essentially created the template many others would follow

Save for the pickin' instrumental "Steamer Lane Breakdown," they're practically everywhere

Rising and falling above the twilight organ melody on "You Never Change"

Interwoven amid the catchy piano riffs and bass-guided rhythms of the opening "Here to Love You," which establishes a romantic, mellow albeit adult-oriented mood that never lets up

Breezing through the feel-good emotions of "Sweet Feelin'," a comforting collaboration with Nicolette Larson

Everything happens naturally, and as a result of the Doobie Brothers wanting to rebound from the slightly disappointing reception of their preceding LP

Credit the band for trusting its instincts

Early feedback on the laid-back, R&B-laced fare from friends and record executives wasn't positive, and even a few band members liked the pop sound but wondered about the album and how it would be received

The rest, as they say, is history

RECORDING 1978 at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles (mixing)
ENGINEERING Donn Landee
LABEL Warner Bros.
MASTER SOURCE 1/4" / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
RE MASTERING Krieg Wunderlich
RE RELEASED 2025
AVERAGE RATING 4.83 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Fidelity Record Pressing
MADE IN USA
STYLE Pop / Rock / Soft Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul / Yacht Rock
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock

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