1969's The Gilded Palace of Sin is, of course, considered a country-rock classic. It's also a surprisingly odd record. After the opening two Parsons-Hillman classics, the album becomes more varied, with everything from two soul covers to the spoken narrative on the closing "Hippie Boy". It also sounds a bit strange, as it's recorded on very early solid-state equipment. The soft but pronounced compression on the acoustic guitar would become something of a cliché in the '70s, while the odd vocal equalization heard here may never have been repeated. The cover images of Nudie suits are iconic, but the band font/logo has not aged well, and the white bar at the bottom of the back cover does not flatter the surrounding design. I have an '80s budget copy that is surprisingly well pressed and mastered.
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