STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - RARE EARTH - RARE EARTH IN CONCERT

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 77th Birthday of Detroit born vocalist/guitarist, Ray Monette, best known for his work in the rock band, Rare Earth. Happy Birthday Ray ! We him in mind, we spotlight the group's first live release, a double album, Rare Earth in Concert. The music was recorded at the Jacksonville Coliseum, the Miami Florida Marine Stadium,  New York Cornell University,  and at The Pharmacy. The last song on the album, "Nice to Be with You", is a studio track, recorded at Motown . The LPs were then released December 1971 on the Rare Earth label, which was the division reserved for white bands. The records reached #29 in Australia and #26 on the Billboard 200. 

"I Just Want to Celebrate" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 4:40
"Hey, Big Brother" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 7:26
"Born to Wander" (Tom Baird)– 4:24

Side two

"Get Ready" (William "Smokey" Robinson)– 23:33

Side three

"What'd I Say" (Ray Charles)– 6:31
"Thoughts" (Gilbert Bridges, Peter Hoorelbeke, Edward Guzman, John Persh, Mark Olson, Raymond Monette)— 10:53

Side four

"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Norman Whitfield)— 14:09
"Nice to Be with You" (Mark Olson, Raymond Monette, Peter Hoorelbeke)— 2:15

Rare Earth

Gil Bridges – woodwinds, backing vocals, percussion, flute
Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
John Persh – bass guitar, backing vocals
Pete Rivera – drums, lead vocals, percussion
Ed Guzman – conga, percussion

Recording engineers: Cal Harris, Nate Jennings, John Lewis, Ken Sands, Bob Olhsson, Orson Lewis, Criteria Recording Company

Technical engineers: Don Boehrat, Gurdev Sandhu, Michael Grace, Don Fostie

Mastering engineer: Russ Terrana

Graphic Supervision: Tom Schlesinger

Art direction: Curtis McNair

Rare Earth photos: Joel Brodsky

Personal manager: Ron Strasner

Special thanks to: Harry Balk, Ralph Terrana

Recorded live at Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL.; Marine Stadium, Miami, FL.; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and At The Pharmacy

"Nice to Be with You" recorded at Motown Studios