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Love Tractor / 'Til The Cows Come Home

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If you haven't heard "Fun to be Happy" you've really missed out; It's worth purchasing this just for that song. The band The Feelies played it as a cover in some of their shows I caught years ago and it's just as good as the instrumental and up- beat tune "Rudolph Nureyev" from "This ain't no outerspace ship. The rest of the album is also quite good and I believe Bill Berry of REM wrote the song motorcade. And the last song on this cd is an absolutely amazing and good-feeling instrumental that is so awesome -it's hard to describe. Berry probably learned a thing or two from this quartet - that didn't rise all the way to maximum u.s. popularity because they focused on creating the most excellent music not being popular and image-conscious. This band was and still is better than REM- sorry to break the news to you.

The instrumental beginnings of Athens, Georgia quirky pop band Love Tractor.

Though the title on Amazon implies this is only the "Cows" EP, it is actually a two-fer reissure combining the Love Tractor debut album "Love Tractor" (1982) with the "Cows" EP.

16 tracks.

This first album by Love Tractor was an all-instrumental work of magic. Guitars weave and spin and propel the listener. Danceable, melodic, evocative ... throw in your own adjectives but from start to finish this is a great album. They recorded many other many fine songs but this is still my favorite album by them. The bonus EP also contains some great music. Seek this one out and be enlightened!

Listen carefully to the first song, "Buy Me A Million Dollars," and I'm pretty sure you can hear the surface noise of a needle on vinyl. Which you can also hear, almost as clearly, on many of the other songs. The label credits say "Tape transfers by Barry Piacente and Peter Dyer," and maybe Mr. Piacente or Mr. Dyer will read this review. Or maybe Bruce Baxter or Danny Beard can answer this question: Was this record mastered from vinyl? Or is there another reason for the distracting crackles?

Love Tractor were a terrific band. But their longtime label, DB Recs, hasn't done much to honor or sustain the band's music.