LOVE

Forever Changes (Collector's Edition)

$24.98 CD

“...indescribably essential.”
 - Dave Marsh

“...one of the most distinctive masterpieces in that era of masterpieces.”
 - Rolling Stone

 With Rhino's new 2-CD FOREVER CHANGES (COLLECTOR'S EDITION), Love's definitive 1967 masterpiece is expanded with over 77 minutes of bonus material, most of it previously unreleased. A groundbreaking orchestral mix of rock, folk and psychedelia that the New York Times has called, “a milestone of pop ambition,” the album is fueled by Love co-founder and legendary front man Arthur Lee's enigmatic lyrical poetry and haunting lead vocals. Inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 2008, FOREVER CHANGES is #40 on Rolling Stone's list of the “500 Greatest Albums Of All Time,” where they evocatively liken its sound to “elegant armageddon.” 

 The third and final LP by the original Love line-up, FOREVER CHANGES was produced by Lee and longtime Doors producer/engineer Bruce Botnick (Lee championed The Doors and helped influence their signing to Elektra). Highlights include the Love classics “Alone Again Or,” “Andmoreagain,” “The Red Telephone” and “Live And Let Live.” The COLLECTOR'S EDITION's bonus material boasts a previously unissued alternate mix of the entire album plus ten bonus tracks, including previously unreleased outtakes of “Wonder People (Do I Wonder)” and “Wooly Bully,” a mono remix of “Alone Again Or,” tracking session highlights from “The Red Telephone,” the Jac Holzman-produced demo “Hummingbirds” and more. 

 Pioneering in more than their sound, Love was one of the first interracial bands in rock. In its 2006 obituary for Arthur Lee, who was born in Memphis but made his mark in Los Angeles, where he moved as a young boy, the New York Times wrote, “Mr. Lee called himself 'the first black hippie,' and his band pushed boundaries...Love took the Sunset Strip rock scene by storm in 1965 with catchy but shifty songs, as playful as they were dark. Even in their sweetest moments, disorientation and nightmarish paranoia were never far away.” 

 Now, the COLLECTOR'S EDITION from Rhino says it even better! 

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