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70s Albums: Balloon/Hothouse Smiles (Gate) [Limited Edition]
Artist:
Mark Wirtz
Format: CD
New: Available $22.98
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Formats and Editions
1. The Song I Sing
2. Trambouline
3. Long Way From Home
4. Balloon
5. Mellow Man
6. Satan Took A Tram-Ride
7. Ev'rybody Needs Someone Somebody
8. Spring
9. Am I Me
10. What Now, Poor Word?
11. The Way You Play At Living
12. Hasn't It Been A Heavy Day (Pie In The Sky Lullaby)
13. Silverlake Ripple
14. Honest Man
15. Swan (Ballerina)
16. Kings ; Queens ; Fairytales
17. Somewhere Else
18. America Sundae
19. Ecstacy Don't Come Free
20. Nothing To Do
More Info:
First-ever reissue of both 1973 Capitol albums by Mark Wirtz - the producer, arranger, and Ivor Novello winner behind A Teenage Opera - restored to their original US LP configurations and paired together for the first time. Balloon (February 1973), recorded at Apple Studios with engineer Geoff Emerick, introduced Wirtz as a singer, with lush orchestration and theatrical pop craft. Hothouse Smiles (August 1973), written after his move to Silver Lake, California, turns the same lavish production toward sharp, satirical vignettes of American life - hailed at the time as an attempt at an American Sgt. Pepper. Session players include Chris Spedding, Clem Cattini, Ray Cooper, Albert Lee, Jim Gordon, Larry Knechtel, Jim Horn, and Max Bennett. Bonus track: the non-LP B-side "Nothing To Do." Newly remastered by Prof. Stoned. Mini-LP gatefold packaging with printed inserts. Limited pressing.
