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Gene Clark’s 1974 masterpiece gets the reappraisal it’s long overdue. “One of the greatest albums ever made. Initially celebrated for its obscurity, No Other is now celebrated for its magnificence. It was in every way a magnum opus: epic, sprawling, poetic, choral, rococo.” The Guardian On the eve of what would have been American singer-songwriter and Byrds founding member Gene Clark’s 75th birthday comes the reissue of one of his finest works, No Other. Released in 1974 on Asylum Records, a year after the Byrds shortlived reunion, Gene reached for the stars with No Other; a psychedelic rock, folk, country and soul record that famously cost a small fortune to make. Although received warmly by critics, it flopped and was soon deleted, a failure Gene never came to terms with. However, as The New York Times wrote around the record’s 40th anniversary in 2014, “hindsight has burnished No Other, as it has redeemed other albums that went on to be reconstructed as rock repertory, like Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers and Lou Reed’s Berlin,” with the album now being increasingly recognised as one of the greatest of its time, if not all time. 45 years on and recently remastered at Abbey Road, 4AD are giving No Other the reappraisal it deserves. The original eight track album is being released on both CD and LP, while a limited run double CD edition in a hardbound book cover is also coming which includes a bonus disc of alternate studio versions of each track plus a recording of ‘Train Leaves Here This Morning’ (an Eagles hit in 1972, written by Gene and Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon). Excitingly, the deluxe boxset edition fans have been waiting decades for has also been lovingly curated. An extremely limited item, the box contains the LP, three SACDs (the original album in an authentic Japanese vinyl replica sleeve plus two more discs of session mixes), an exclusive 7”, a comprehensive Blu-Ray disc which includes HD versions of all tracks, a stunning 5.1 surround mix of the album, the original 1974 vinyl master and an exclusive documentary by Paul Kendall (the director responsible for the acclaimed 2013 film, The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark), and a hardbound 80 page book which features essays, extensive liner notes and previously unseen photos. Review: A timeless masterpiece - What a wonderful, varied album this is. It's hard to believe this was recorded and released in 1974. Gene Clark had a troubled life with drink and drugs and a fear of flying, but what a magical voice and such beautiful songs. Absolutely timeless - a masterpiece. Review: Remastered reissue from 1974 - but the best album I've heard in years ! - Hard to believe this was originally released in 1974 and then virtually disowned by the record company Asylum. Gene Clark had made a few varied and very good albums after leaving the Byrds, for whom he wrote some of their best original songs. "No other" is his masterpiece. Asylum, and some reviewers didn't agree citing the high recording costs/time resulting in the lush production, lack of obvious hit single and the mixture of musical styles to condemn the album. It didn't help that Gene Clark had an intermittent drug/drink problem and an aversion to, but not a fear of, flying which restricted his ability to promote the album. Consequently, Asylum only made one print run of the LP and didnt promote or market it. This 2019 release has been remastered, enhancing the superb sound which with echoes of Dylan, Neil Young and even Gordon Lightfoot sounds like the blueprint for The Eagles who came to prominence in the next few years.
| ASIN | B07XJD3P6X |
| Best Sellers Rank | 6,991 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 205 in Country Rock 772 in Classic British Rock 2,060 in Vinyl |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (333) |
| Label | 4AD |
| Manufacturer | 4AD |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 31.29 x 31.39 x 0.79 cm; 235.87 g |
C**Y
A timeless masterpiece
What a wonderful, varied album this is. It's hard to believe this was recorded and released in 1974. Gene Clark had a troubled life with drink and drugs and a fear of flying, but what a magical voice and such beautiful songs. Absolutely timeless - a masterpiece.
A**K
Remastered reissue from 1974 - but the best album I've heard in years !
Hard to believe this was originally released in 1974 and then virtually disowned by the record company Asylum. Gene Clark had made a few varied and very good albums after leaving the Byrds, for whom he wrote some of their best original songs. "No other" is his masterpiece. Asylum, and some reviewers didn't agree citing the high recording costs/time resulting in the lush production, lack of obvious hit single and the mixture of musical styles to condemn the album. It didn't help that Gene Clark had an intermittent drug/drink problem and an aversion to, but not a fear of, flying which restricted his ability to promote the album. Consequently, Asylum only made one print run of the LP and didnt promote or market it. This 2019 release has been remastered, enhancing the superb sound which with echoes of Dylan, Neil Young and even Gordon Lightfoot sounds like the blueprint for The Eagles who came to prominence in the next few years.
D**S
Nice Mellow album
Nice mellow album, not his best solo album but overall a good listen, well worth a shot.
L**R
Perfect purchase
Excellent album plus prompt delivery.
S**R
The reviews are right, this is gene's best
A stunning, well thought out album from the most talented member of the byrds.
D**N
Gently powerful rewarding listen .
Heard this on a workmates spotify radio. Ordered it soon after , no regrets. A unique laid back delivery without being annoying and some notable melodies popping up to grasp the sentimental depths .
D**M
classic
worth it for other artists performing
M**.
A classic
Stunning a great set of songs which serve as a wonderful legacy to a truly great song writer
J**L
album maudit ( voir l’histoire ), dont nous redécouvrons aujourd’hui la puissance mélodique et la cohérence d’ensemble à inscrire dans la liste des tous meilleurs albums des années 80
S**T
Took forever to make, cost a bundle, nobody cared when it came out...But it does sound like "no other" album in rock history (well, maybe Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" has a similar vibe). A great assembly of players (Jessie Ed Davis, Hillman, Kunkel, Ben Keith, Butch Trucks) transform Clark's almost skeletal songs into epics, with lengthy passages and outros you just get swept along with, like the West Coast tides... And the cover design and inner sleeve shots remind you of how close to "Babylon" it all was in California back in the mid-70s. A true flower of brilliant decadence.
D**K
Increíble discarral, incomprendido y adelantado a su época. Difícil de encontrar durante años sin dejarse un riñón. Con cada escucha debería hacerse justicia con este artista. Al recuperar su escucha, tranquilamente lo situó en mi top ten de todos los tiempos, que ya es decir... Tiene, probablemente, 3 de las mejores canciones de la historia: Some Misunderstanding, Silver Raven y Strength of Strings.
B**O
Questo e' l'epitaffio scritto sulla sua tomba, epitome di una brillante carriera che lo stesso Gene riteneva terminata con questo album. Io ho sempre preferito white light piu' allegro e meno sofisticato, e roadmaster, anche per la cover con quella Ferrari Europa Pininfarina del '55 color prugna e tettuccio di tela, aveva sicuramente buon gusto in fatto di auto! Ho ascoltato prima il vnile dal remastering 'squillante' lo definisce Guglielmi su audio review, concordo, poi il secondo del doppio cd con le alternate takes, una per ciascun brano del vinile, piu' la malinconica train leaves here this morning, un capolavoro. Poi gli eccessi, la paura di volare, gli attacchi di panico ne hanno troncato la carriera iniziata coi Byrds, presto abbandonati per lo scontro con due ego dominanti di mc guinn e crosby. Duetti non memorabili con Carla Olson, reunion fiacche, per uno che volava 8 miles height! La morte per emorragia digestiva da alcolismo cronico, destino tragico per un mezzo nativo americano che evoca quello dei suoi antenati avvelenati dal whisky dei cacciatori di pelli, lo avevano preceduto altri due nativi americani Jesse Ed Davis produttore di white light e chitarra anche in no other, e Jimi Hendrix mezzo cherokee. Preferisco ricordarlo con la sua Ferrari sulle assolate strade della California ai tempi del suo massimo fulgore, pare l'abbia comprata alla fine degli anni '60 Steve Mc Quinn, non ha portato bene neanche a lui... forse il colore violaceo...!?
M**S
Hidden gem. Too bad it was overlooked by the general public. It was ahead of its time. Clearly his best record.
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