Seatrain/Marblehead Messenger [Import, Original recording remastered]

Seatrain, Seatrain | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
• ASIN: B00001R3KM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,143 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Willin'

2. Song Of Job

3. Broken Morning

4. Home To You

5. Out Where The Hills

6. Waiting For Elijah

7. 13 Questions

8. Oh My Love

9. Sally Goodin'

10. Creepin' Midnight

11. Orange Blossom Special

12. Gramercy

13. The State Of Georgia's Mind

14. Protestant Preacher

15. Lonely's Not The Only Way To Go

16. How Sweet Thy Song

17. Marblehead Messenger

18. London Song

19. Mississippi Moon

20. Losing All The Years

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

In 1999, BGO released Seatrain/Marblehead Messenger, which contained two complete albums -- Seatrain (1970, originally released on One Way) and Marblehead Messenger (1971, originally released on One Way) -- by Seatrain on one compact disc. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

94 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Quintessential Seatrain album + Marblehead Messenger, July 19, 2000

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Jersey Tomato "jerseytomato" (New Jersey; USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seatrain/Marblehead Messenger (Audio CD)

First off, a couple of reviewers here only gave this CD four stars. I am so stunned by that, I can hardly spit! Dear God, does it get any better than 1971 Seatrain! I think not!

This double CD contains both the second and third Seatrain albums titled "Seatrain" (released in early 1971) and "Marblehead Messenger" (released in late 1971).

The FIRST Seatrain album was released in mid-1969 on A&M Records (the CD now available from Edsel) and was called Sea Train (two words) with band members: Andy Kulberg (bass player/flutist); Jim Roberts (lyricist); Richard Greene (violinist); John Gregory (singer/guitarist); Don Kretmar (saxophonist) and Roy Blumenfeld (drummer).

This debut album enjoyed only moderate success.

Kulberg, Roberts and Greene stayed on while Gregory, Kretmar and Blumenfeld left the band in 1970. They were replaced with: Peter Rowan (singer/guitarist), Lloyd Baskin (singer/keyboard player) and Larry Atamanuik (drummer)

The second album was ALSO titled "Seatrain" (one word). It was released in early 1971 on Capital Records and produced by the Beatles' ex-producer, George Martin.

THIS is the album everyone loves and talks about! It contains their commercial hit "13 Questions" and ten other exceptional tunes: I'm Willin'; Song of Job; Broken Morning; Home To You; Out Where The Hills; Waiting For Elijah; Oh My Love; Sally Goodin'; Creepin' Midnight and (the incomparable) Orange Blossom Special.

I'm not going to expound on the individual songs contained on the above album except to say it wins my "deserted island" contest. Yes, this is my favorite album OF ALL TIME and the ONE I would take with me to listen to in perpetuity if I could only select one! What higher accolade could one bestow on an album!

Next (in late 1971) came their third album "Marblehead Messenger" (also on Capital Records and produced by George Martin) with all the same band members as the second album.

So, the double CD offered here contains the only two Seatrain LP's with the exact same band members, the same label and same producer. I'm a big fan of "Marblehead Messenger," but not to the extent that I am with their second album.

Greene, Rowan and Atamanuik left Seatrain after "Marblehead Messenger" and were replaced with three new people.

Seatrain's next and final album, released in 1973, was called "Watch" (by this time they had signed with Warner Bros.). One song on there I always liked is called "Bloodshot Eyes".

Anyway, I wrote these comments more-or-less to set the record straight on some facts. I hope this is helpful.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock/Blues/BlueGrass Fusion from the 60s - who could resist?, June 29, 2006

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C. Butler "Uber Geek wannabe" (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seatrain/Marblehead Messenger (Audio CD)

Ok, first off - this is the band that did "13 Questions" and if that's what you're looking for, it's on this CD. Yay!

Now - as to the rest of the CD?

This is Seatrain's 2nd and 3rd album (both produced by George Martin, altho I understand the 3rd one he was much less hands on) and they both kick butt.

Seatrain was founded from parts of the Blues Project and certainly has some of the same blues rock feeling, but with the addition of a fiddle player they do get into more of a bluegrass thing as well - witness "Orange Blossom Special" for instance. But afew of the songs (Gramercy forinstance) have a very english folk feel - a la Fairport Convention.

And most of it just straight ahead rocks out - Seatrain might even be a precursor to bands like Kansas with the twin violin/guitar lead instrument pairing.

Anyway, there's just tons of good music on this CD - 13 Questions, Gramercy, Orange Blossom Special, The Song of Job (yes, the Job from the bible - rockin' tune!), and lots of others.

This CD is really worth getting, the music holds up well and you can see what bands were like when they had breadth of sound and weren't just focused on "their demo", so to speak.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In one (made-up) word: Musicalicious, November 28, 2005

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Will (die hard Bob Dylan fan) (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seatrain/Marblehead Messenger (Audio CD)

I was digging through my parents' record collection from the 60's and 70's and came across this album. From the second I put the needle to the vinyl I knew that this was my kind of music. Nothing can quite beat the sound of an old vinyl, but the copy I had was rather scratched and damaged, so I came to the web to find a new copy. Resigning myself to the advancement in technology, I purchased this CD. Not only is the quality amazing, but the album insert is rather informative as well.

If this is your first time with Seatrain, buy this album. I guarentee you'll be hooked from the first note of I'm Willin'

If you're a long time Seatrain fan, then you'll find this CD very high quality. The remastering does Seatrain justice.

5 stars most definately