{"title":"Spirit","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"spirit-twelve-dreams-of-dr-sardonicus-vinyl","title":"Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter releasing their first three albums \u003cstrong\u003eSpirit\u003c\/strong\u003e started working on what is widely considered to be their best LP: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. By recommendation of Neil Young the band chose David Briggs as the producer, known for his work with Young. Like The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is critically regarded as a landmark of art rock. It offers some of their most melodic tunes and incredibly tight songwriting. An outstanding forty minutes of psychedelic infected music, essential for every music collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 1968 and 1977 Spirit was a highly regarded rock band achieving modest commercial success by charting no less than 11 albums in the U.S. The music of the Los Angeles based band consisted of a mixture of pop, rock, folk, blues, classical and jazz backgrounds. The band members ranged in age from 16 to 44 years old. 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This ground-breaking band from Los Angeles had Led Zeppelin open up for them when Led Zep went out on their first U.S. tour, where they struck up a mutual friendship. And Spirit's guitarist and main songwriter, Randy California, played in a band with Jimi Hendrix in '66. For those of you who were wondering, Spirit is the band that Led Zeppelin allegedly 'borrowed' the riff of \"Stairway To Heaven\" from (check out the Spirit song \"Taurus\" and decide for yourself).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpirit is available on black vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spirit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67799575134599,"sku":"3J0755","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/4002\/8691\/files\/MOVLP636-assets-Mockup.webp?v=1793118529"},{"product_id":"spirit-the-family-that-played-together-vinyl","title":"The Family That Played Together","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Family That Plays Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eSpirit\u003c\/strong\u003e's second album released in 1968, on which the group combined Jazz, Rock and even Classical elements. The A side's six songs are strung together into a seamless 20-minute suite, starting with the catchy hit song \"I Got A Line On You\". Clever harmonies, a multitude of instruments and intricate vocal arrangements result in an absolute landmark Sixties rock album. For those who have not given this legendary band a chance, it is worthwhile to do so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ground-breaking band from Los Angeles had Led Zeppelin open up for them when Led Zep went out on their first U.S. tour, where they struck up a mutual friendship. And Spirit's guitarist and main songwriter, Randy California, played in a band with Jimi Hendrix in '66. For those of you who were wondering, Spirit is the band that Led Zeppelin allegedly 'borrowed' the riff of \"Stairway To Heaven\" from (check out the Spirit song \"Taurus\" from their eponymous first album and decide for yourself).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Family That Plays Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is available on black vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spirit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67799575167367,"sku":"3J0748","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/4002\/8691\/files\/MOVLP556Spirit-TheFamilyThatPlaysTogether_assets-Mockup.webp?v=1793118504"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.musiconvinyl.com\/nl\/collections\/spirit.oembed","provider":"Music On Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}