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The Sons Of ChamplinLoosen Up Naturally

Genre:

Rock

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Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock, Blues Rock

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Tracklist

1982-A3:50
The Thing To Do4:45
Misery Isn't Free4:13
Rooftop3:42
Everywhere3:45
Don't Fight It, Do It!4:15
Get High7:45
Black And Blue Rainbow3:18
Hello Sunlight4:20
Things Are Gettin' Better5:50
Freedom14:45

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    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Stereo, LA Pressing, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1969US1969
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, 8-Track CartridgeLoosen Up Naturally
    8-Track Cartridge, Album
    Capitol Records – 8XWW-200US1969US1969
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200Canada1969Canada1969
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Repress
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200Canada1969Canada1969
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Press, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1969US1969
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Press
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1969US1969
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, CassetteLoosen Up Naturally
    Cassette, Album
    Capitol Records – 4XWW-200US1969US1969
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1969, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    LP, Album
    Capitol Records – ST 21402, Capitol Records – ST.21402New Zealand1969New Zealand1969
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1971, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Repress, Winchester Press., Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1971US1971
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1971, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, LA Pressing, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1971US1971
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1971, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Repress, LA Pressing, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1971US1971
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1972, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Repress
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1972US1972
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1976, VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200US1976US1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1993-12-22, CDLoosen Up Naturally
    CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo
    Capitol Records – TOCP-8121Japan1993Japan1993
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1995, CDLoosen Up Naturally
    CD, Album, Reissue
    One Way Records (6) – S21-18463, CEMA Special Markets – S21-18463US1995US1995
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 1996, CDLoosen Up Naturally
    CD, Album, Reissue
    See For Miles Records Ltd. – SEECD 441Europe1996Europe1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 2003, CDLoosen Up Naturally
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Acadia – ACA 8057UK2003UK2003
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, 2005, CDLoosen Up Naturally
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
    Capitol Records – TOCP-67738Japan2005Japan2005
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, , VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold sleeve
    Sunday (7) – SND 0110/2USUS
    New Submission
    Cover of Loosen Up Naturally, , VinylLoosen Up Naturally
    2×LP, Album, Repress
    Capitol Records – SWBB-200USUS
    New Submission

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    • Beachbeatle1's avatar
      Beachbeatle1
      The SF hippie ethos is in full flower with this feelgood band blending hybrid elements of jazz, R&B, soul, pop, horn rock & LSD idealism across four sprawling sides.
      Bill Champlin is the underrated star of the 60s SF scene & is still rockin’ today.
      Funky, soulful, R&B rockin' musical statements.

      “The band insisted on furnishing their own cover art - in this case it was a collage that various friends had put together. Embedded in the artwork an unhappy ex-girlfriend had scrawled an obscenity that somehow escaped notice until after the album had been released. Capitol recalled copies of the album and supposedly had employees scratch the offending word out. Needless to say, The Sons saw a major share of expected profits disappear as Capitol charged them for all of the associated costs.” [Ref: RDTEN1]
      • element-apart's avatar
        element-apart
        mine looks like this but is a green label? any info? it doesn't have written distributed in Canada on the bottom of the label either
        • FairfaxHS's avatar
          FairfaxHS
          As per the discussion below, to summarize: There are three versions of the first LP: 1) Original version with "dirty" words fully visible. 2) The dirty words are scratched out... actual scratch marks. 3) Reprinted cover with the dirty words blanked out.
          • The words "Sons of Champlin" are cropped nearly off the right edge. There is a play on the peace symbol, rendered as an ad for Mercedes Benz. Then of course, there is the Sagittarius and the pointers: "Big Gunner," Big Sign," "Big (fucking) Deal," "Levels," "Ha Ha." The addition to Big Deal is in another hand from the original, added later.
            • John1950's avatar
              John1950
              Interesting to determine if your gatefold album is the original release of 1969 (heavy cardboard sleeve, thin pasted-on paper), herewith a quote from an auction description (2009) that can help you: " (...) buried in it on both sides the word f***king in very small black handwritten letters in the box that says "Big Deal". Very discreet, but very upsetting to Capitol Records who had employees scratch off by hand the offending word on every copy they could get their hands on. Next time you find one with the original Capitol Rainbow labels (like this one), feel the cover and you can feel where the scratch is, and where the small offending word is written." Furthermore the album contained a still-life art-work with a small legend "Give Away". (See all images.) By the way: the album fetched $ 56,00.

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