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01. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - The Light Of The Mind
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02. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - Hey! Hey! What You Doin To Me
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03. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - Take Strength
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04. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - The Lady Of The Sea
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05. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - All My Life
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06. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - You're The Only One Girl
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07. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - At Least We Got Love
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08. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - All Love's Children
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09. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - Get Out In The Sun
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10. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - Golden Hues
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11. Steve Leach With The Crystal Grass Orchestra - I Meditate Each Day
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ARTIST
LEACH WITH THE CRYSTAL GRASS ORCHESTRA, STEVE
TITLE
Ocean Potion
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BE WITH RECORDS
CATALOG #
BEWITH 169LP
BEWITH 169LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/25/2024
Steve Leach
's Balearic beach-funk beast
Ocean Potion
, recorded with the
Crystal Grass Orchestra
is an absolutely ace,
Ned Doheny
-adjacent funky AOR/blue-eyed soul BBQ classic from 1976. A French-only release on Philips, it's a hugely immediate, pop-funk firecracker. It features a wonderfully lush, full orchestral sound throughout, underpinning Steve's gorgeous voice and an army of brilliant backing vocalists. The supporting cast is phenomenal and is arguably the salient reason this is such a fantastic record. Featuring legendary players from the French scene (think
Arpadys
,
Voyage
,
Kongas
,
CCPP
,
Giant
,
Swing Family
) such as
Don Ray
with his arranger-conductor hat on as well as synths,
Marc Chantereau
on percussion,
Slim Pezin
on guitar,
André Ceccarelli
on drums,
Christian Padovan
on bass, and
Pierre Halation
on flute. With these snakes behind the scenes, it remains a mystery how
Ocean Potion
is so relatively unknown. Hopefully, this long overdue reissue rectifies this and puts a stop to people dropping $200 on it. Triumphant, horn-forward opener "The Light Of The Mind" has that uniquely Ned Doheny fidgety funk feel with a fantastically irresistible chorus and great harmonies. Just magic. Coming off like something off
The Beach Boy
's
Surf's Up
or
Holland
is the brilliantly ominous, driving wall of sound of "Take Strength". Cavernous drums, urgent strings and a staggeringly good vocal performance make this a real highlight amongst an album of highlights. Glacial ballad "All Love's Children" has a deep New Orleans soul feel that truly soars whilst the breezy "Get Out In The Sun" owes a debt to "Crocodile Rock". It's pure pop for now people and wouldn't have been out of place on a late '70s
Nick Lowe
effort. Pastoral closer "I Meditate Each Day" is just beautiful, and likely the reason this reissue is giving you that special feeling. As ever, the audio for
Ocean Potion
has been carefully remastered by Be With regular
Simon Francis
, ensuring it sounds better than ever.
Cicely Balston
's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original, iconic sleeve featuring a topless Steve reclining next to his piano on a flatbed truck on the beach has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue.
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