{"product_id":"laura-nyro-christmas-and-the-beads-of-sweat-vinyl-lp-ppan-kc30259","title":"Laura Nyro : Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat vinyl lp  PPAN KC30259","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLaura Nyro : Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ES\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColumbia KC30259 - Stereo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ES\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCat No: PPAN KC30259\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: 180 gram LPx1 -  standard sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5060149622551\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRe-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLaura Nyro's third Columbia effort is easily the equal of her previous two. The overwhelming strength of her song writing and distinctive arrangements fuel Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. Her unmistakable style of delivery maintains the continual examination of herself as a performer. The results are uniformly interesting and provocative as she continues to draw upon her love of jazz, folk, and R\u0026amp;B. Conceptually, this album is as potent as her previous effort, New York Tendaberry, but in a much different way. Rather than hanging together thematically, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat features two inclusive and distinctive sides of music -- with different musicians and producers for each. The first five tracks feature Nyro backed by the Swampers from Muscle Shoals, AL, and include the talents of Roger Hawkins (drums), Eddie Hinton (guitar), Dave Hood (bass), Barry Becket (vibraphone), and Jack Jennings (percussion), with Arif Mardin producing. While this pairing might seem initially incongruous, the quintet had been concurrently working with the likes of Dusty Springfield and Cher and had gained a rightful reputation as a consummate backup band. The final four pieces are steeped in noir more atypical of her previous efforts. The all-star cast of New York City session heavyweights are led by Felix Cavaliere (producer) and features fellow Rascals member Dino Danelli (drums), Ralph McDonald (percussion), Chuck Rainey (bass), Cornell Dupree (guitar), Duane Allman (guitar), and Alice Coltrane (stringed harp), among others. As with all of Nyro's recordings, at the heart of this effort are her ageless compositions and arrangements. A motif connecting such disparate tunes as the upbeat \"When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag\" to the hauntingly beautiful \"Christmas in My Soul\" and \"Beads of Sweat\" is the aching hollowness that came with the disillusionment that Vietnam, Kent State, and racial relations brought upon America in 1970. As she had done with \"Save the Country\" some four years earlier, Nyro's cathartic expressionism is captured at its most fervent on this album.                                                                                                          Lindsay Planer\/AMG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersonnel: Acoustic Guitar – Stu Sharf* (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: B1 to B4), Dave Hood* (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCimbalom [Cimbalin] – Michael Szittai (tracks: B1 to B4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrums – Dino Danelli (tracks: B1 to B4), Roger Hawkins (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElectric Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: B1 to B4), Eddie Hinton (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarp – Alice Coltrane (tracks: B1 to B4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrgan, Bells – Felix Cavaliere (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOud – Ashod Garabedian* (tracks: B1 to B4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePercussion – Jack Jennings (tracks: A1 to A5), Ralph Macdonald (tracks: B1 to B4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerformer – Boys From Mussel Shoals* (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVibraphone – Barry Becket* (tracks: A1 to A5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWoodwind – Joe Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduced by - Arif Mardin, Felix Cavaliere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArranged by - [Musical Arrangements] – Arif Mardin, Laura Nyro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConductor – Arif Mardin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngineer – Tim Geelan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngineer [Assistant] – Doug Pomeroy, Jerry Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide A :  1. Brown Earth  2.  When I Was A Freeport And You Were The Main\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrag 3. Blackpatch 4. Been On A Train 5. Up On The Roof\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide B: 1. Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp 2. Map To The Treasure 3. Beads Of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSweat 4. 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