Starland Vocal Band - LOT of TWO - Vinyl LP's 1976/1977 NEVER PLAYED SEALED NOS

Description: This listing is for two (2) Starland Vocal Band LP's both DEMO copies indicated with gold stamp on back cover (see photos). The self titled first album "Starland Vocal Band" Windsong BHL1-1351 contains the hit single "Afternoon Delight" and the second album "Rear View Mirror" Windsong BHL1-2239 are both sealed in original shrink wrap. They have never played and both covers are in Near Mint condition. Both are missing a small portion of shrink wrap where the DEMO stamp is stamped (see photos). These are from my extensive personal collection due to my connection to the music publishing industry at that time. Coming from a smoke free environment. All items are carefully packaged and are sent quickly. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Starland Vocal Band dominated American airwaves during the Bicentennial summer of 1976 with their quintessential soft rock chart-topper "Afternoon Delight." The group emerged from the Washington, D.C., folk scene of the late '60s, its roots dating back to the formation of the acoustic duo Fat City, comprised of future husband and wife Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert.Together the couple wrote a song titled "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado," which was recorded by John Denver and Mary Travers; with Denver, they also penned the smash "Take Me Home, Country Roads." In 1969 Fat City recorded their debut LP, Reincarnation; after 1971's Welcome to Fat City the duo began working as simply Bill & Taffy, regularly opening for Denver on tour. On Bill & Taffy's second album, 1974's Aces, the duo enlisted 18-year-old singer and pianist Jon Carroll; the couple was so impressed by Carroll's performance they decided to form a new group, adding the youngster as well as vocalist Margot Chapman to become the Starland Vocal Band. They soon signed to Denver's Windsong label and in 1976 issued their self-titled debut LP, with the lead single "Afternoon Delight" quickly reaching the top of the charts on its way to helping earn them five Grammy nominations. (They won two, including Best New Artist.) "Afternoon Delight" was so enormously popular that the group even landed its own short-lived CBS variety series, The Starland Vocal Band Show, which featured a then-unknown David Letterman. The second Starland Vocal Band album, Rear View Mirror, followed in 1977. The group disbanded in the wake of its fourth and final LP, 1980's 4 x 4. All four members of the group later went on to mount solo careers, though never again recapturing the success of "Afternoon Delight."

Price: 42 USD

Location: Carlsbad, California

End Time: 2024-12-21T01:25:43.000Z

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