Product Description
Scarce Actual 1975 Japanese First Pressing! Vinyl Still In Top Condition. The Killer Debut Album From Montrose Features “Rock The Nation”, “Bad Motor Scooter”, “Rock Candy” & More!
Condition — Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Very well looked after for nearly 50 years!
Condition — Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Minor foxing.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their beautiful packaging and premium sound quality (which explains why American audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab chose to have their highly regarded pressings manufactured in Japan). Nice condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Rock The Nation
Bad Motor Scooter
Space Station
I Don’t Want It
Side 2:
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Rock Candy
One Thing On My Mind
Make It Last
Ronnie Montrose ~ Guitar
Sammy Hagar ~ Lead Vocals
Bill Church ~ bass
Denny Carmassi ~ drums
AMG –
A blast from start to finish and remains an essential addition to any collection of '70s hard rock and early heavy metal. The '70s gave us a slew of classic hard rock albums and though it hasn't had the lasting influence of, say, Boston's or Aerosmith's first albums, Montrose's eponymous debut proved equally influential and important in its day. Released in 1973, the record also introduced a young Sammy Hagar and his powerful vocals to the world, but the explosive aggression of Ronnie Montrose's biting guitar left no doubt as to why it was his name gracing the cover. A rock-solid rhythm section featuring drummer Denny Carmassi and bassist Bill Church certainly didn't hurt either, and unstoppable anthems such as "Rock the Nation" and their rowdy take on the jump blues chesnut "Good Rockin' Tonight" would lay the ground rules for an entire generation of late-'70s California bands, most notably Van Halen. The simple production techniques of Ted Templeman, who went on to work extensively with Van Halen, really lets the players shine and no amount of time can dim the sheer euphoria of "Bad Motor Scooter," the adolescent nastiness of "Rock Candy," and the simply gargantuan main riff of the phenomenal "Space Station #5." Montrose is a blast from start to finish and remains an essential addition to any collection of '70s hard rock and early heavy metal.