THE GUESS WHO
SHARE THE LAND
Remastered Edition
Restored May 10, 2009 at Remasters Workshop from the LP on RCA Victor LSP-4359 (1970).
Since I posted vinyl restorations of "Rockin'" and "Artificial Paradise," a few people have asked me if I've done any more Guess Who albums. I had not, so today I did "Share The Land."
There is one patch from the BMG CD: on the album, the downbeat of "Three More Days" is missing. The sound picks up after the first note has started. So I cut and pasted the first note from the CD onto the beginning of the track.
Even though the LP was well-played, and had many clicks and pops, it cleaned up very nicely, and the bare minimum of noise reduction was used.
Turntable: Technics SP-10 Mk II
Tonearm: SME Series IIIS
Cartridge: Stanton 881S
Preamp: RTS Systems Model 405
Sound Card: Turtle Beach Riviera
Software: Adobe Audition 3
Processes: 32-bit recording, decrackling, declicking, denosing (FFT NR on 30), 16-bit conversion
01 Bus Rider
02 Do You Miss Me Darlin'
03 Hand Me Down World
04 Moan For You Joe
05 Share The Land
06 Hang On To Your Life (LP version)
07 Medley: Coming Down Off The Money Bag / Song Of The Dog
08 Three More Days
09 Bonus: Hang On To Your Life (single version)
Artwork is included.
Please preserve the lossless quality of this material.
Enjoy!
Remasters Workshop
09-06
Restored May 10, 2009 at Remasters Workshop from the LP on RCA Victor LSP-4359 (1970).
Recorded in the immediate aftermath of lead guitarist Randy Bachman's departure from the group, Share the Land was a better album than anyone could rightfully have expected, and it was the biggest selling original album in their entire output, appearing in the wake of "American Woman" and lofted into the Top 20 (with a lot of advance orders) with a pair of hits of its own. The music ranges from the catchy, anthem-like title tune to proto-metal excursions, with coherent digressions into blues and country ("Comin' Down Off the Money Bag"/"Song of the Dog"). Burton Cummings is in excellent voice on the lead vocals, and the other members provide some of the finest harmonies ever heard on a Guess Who album, on "Do You Miss Me Darlin'" and "Three More Days." The new double lead guitar team of Kurt Winter and Greg Leskiw gave the band a greater range than they'd ever had, moving freely in various rock and blues idioms, and the rhythm section was as solid as ever. That having been said, however, the music hasn't necessarily aged well (or, perhaps, those who've achieved a maturity level beyond age 18 have aged past it) -- listening to details such as Winter's shouts of "Freedom!" and "Paint me a picture" on "Three More Days," one can't escape the thought that at least half of this album not only wasn't aimed at the overachieving end of the high school and college populations, but was aggressively not aimed at them. And from here on, beyond whatever virtuosity the members brought to their sound, it seemed as though the group was working from formula rather than inspiration. The fall 2000 reissue on the Buddha label features a high-resolution remastering, and includes a pair of very good lost numbers from the early sessions for the record, "Palmyra" and "The Answer," featuring Bachman on guitar.