STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - DAVE MASON & MAMA CASS - DAVE MASON & MAMA CASS

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Cass Elliot, folk vocalist best known as a member of the Mamas and the Papas, on this, the 47th anniversary of her passing. She died in 1974, age 32, of heart failure. We honor her legacy with this 1970 Blue Thumb recording, Dave Mason & Cass Elliot by Dave Mason & Cass Elliot. The LP, released on Mason's own record label, was produced by the duo and reached #49 on the Billboard 200. Our copy was signed by Dave Mason at a show in Orlando in 2017. We were walking in the venue and the powers that be decided to delete my FB profile. I almost left the concert when Mason announced he didn't want fans taking videos or photos. I took two photos anyway, which I'll include here. He butchered "Low Spark Of High Heel Boys". I wouldn't even go back inside with my beautiful Wife to get this record signed. I waited outside and fumed ...

1. "Walk to the Point" Dave Mason 4:00

2. "On and On" Ned Doheny 3:35

3. "To Be Free" Dave Mason 3:34

4. "Here We Go Again" Cass Elliot, Bryan Garo 2:49

5. "Pleasing You" Dave Mason, M. Juster 3:02

Side B

6. "Sit and Wonder" Dave Mason 3:30

7. "Something to Make You Happy" Dave Mason, Cass Elliot 2:15

8. "Too Much Truth, Too Much Love" Dave Mason 3:49

9. "Next to You" Bryan Garo 2:31

10. "Glittering Façade" Dave Mason 4:45

Dave Mason - Guitar, vocals
Cass Elliot - Vocals
Bryan Garo - bass
Paul Harris - keyboards, strings
Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
Producers – Dave Mason, Cass Elliot
Gary Kellgren - Engineer