SUSAN (BOSTON BAND) "FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN" BLUE VINYL

ANOTHER COOL THRIFT STORE FIND, WISH I HAD A TURNTABLE TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT ( MINE WAS BLOWN UP DURING A POWER SURGE). ANYWAY, THIS IS THE BOSTON BAND KNOWN AS "SUSAN" AND A VERY COOL BLUE VINYL COPY OF THEIR DEBUT 1979 RELEASE "FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN" ( YES A TAKE ON THE MARLENE DIETRICH SONG). THIS IS LISTED HAS ON THE LABEL, 'CHAMPION ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZATION: DISTRIBUTED BY RCA RECORDS. PROMO # BXL1-3372. THE FRONT COVER HAS A STICKER IN BLUS INK WHICH SAYS "SUSAN BXL-3372 SP SPECIAL RCA ASSOCIATED LABEL ADVANCE TURQUOISE VINYL-LIMITED EDITION ON CHAMPION RECORDS.." THIS COVER HAS A SPLIT ON THE LEFT EDGE AND HAS BEEN TAPED UP. THE VINYL IS VERY CLEAN,. I'D SAY VG. THERE ARE A FEW, VERY FEW LIGHT MARKS THAT I CAN SEE, NOT PLAY GRADED, SORRY.  TRACK LISTING IS

SIDE A

1. 'TAKIN' IT OVER" (3:43)

2. "I WAS WRONG" (2:55)

3. "FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN" (INTRO) :25

4. "MARLENE" (4:00)

5. "A LITTLE TIME" (3;30)

6. "POWER" (4:29)

SIDE "B"

1. "TOO BAD" (4:28)

2. "REALLY GONNA SHOW" (3:35)

3. "DON'T LET ME GO" (5:05)

4. "LOVE THE WAY" (4:07)

5. "TONIGHT YOU'RE MINE" (3:40)

Susan was the hard rock band that got the gigs at the Rat in Boston in the '70s. Their thunderous sound was created in no small part by John Kalishes, who could have passed as Leslie West's little brother. Kalishes would join the late Ben Orr to create a Led Zeppelin-meets-the Cars group toward the end of the '90s. It is that powerful sound that is missing from Falling in Love Again. The original Susan was documented on the Live at the Rat album and those two tracks give a hint of their significance. By the time they landed a management contract with Tommy Mottola, Ricky Byrd had replaced Kalishes and despite Byrd's enormous talent -- he would eventually join Joan Jett & the Blackhearts -- the change came too quickly. This album sounds like a band in transition rather than a strong debut. Byrd shines on "A Little Time," one of two strong tracks on side one, but the band's performance on another Byrd composition, "I Was Wrong," is downright embarrassing for a group once so mighty. "Marlene," which features Marlene Dietrich, and "Falling in Love Again" have that "Be My Baby" drum sound and comes closest to what Susan was all about. The Leland brothers were a phenomenal rhythm section, and Charles Leland had that Bowie look down pat. It was Leland who was the star during their club days, but on this debut, Leland doesn't fit with the Tom Dickie and "Ricky Bird" material he has to work with. Dickie brings some life to the record with his vocals on "Really Gonna Show," but the material is still substandard. Tom Dickie maintained his relationship with the Mottola organization, moving over to Mercury to record two albums as Tom Dickie & the Desires. Falling in Love could have been so much more -- it's a document of a band recording after their prime, and even decent songs like "Don't Let Me Go" and "Love the Way" aren't strong enough to carry this disappointing and fragmented production

WELL THERE YOU HAVE ONE MAN'S OPINION, BUT IF YOU COLLECT BOSTON BASED BANDS, THIS IS A COOL ITEM,.

GOOD LUCK!