{"product_id":"little-feat-the-last-record-album","title":"Little Feat – The Last Record Album","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Feat – The Last Record Album\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Record Album\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth studio album from Little Feat, released in 1975 on Warner Bros. Records and produced by frontman and founding member Lowell George. Arriving during the band's celebrated mid-70s period, the album blends their trademark Southern-fried roots rock and blues with increasingly sophisticated jazz-rock, funk and boogie influences. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy this stage, Little Feat's classic six-piece line-up of Lowell George, Paul Barrère, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney and Sam Clayton had fully developed the loose, groove-heavy sound that made the band such a favourite among musicians and roots-rock fans. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Record Album\u003c\/em\u003e also marked a shift in the group's creative balance, with Barrère and Payne taking a more prominent songwriting role and introducing further jazz-rock elements into the band's sound. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with Romance Dance, immediately establishing the band's relaxed but intricate groove, before moving into the much-loved All That You Dream. Co-written by Paul Barrère and Bill Payne, the track became a longstanding Little Feat live favourite, combining infectious rhythm, layered guitars and the band's trademark rhythmic interplay. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLowell George's Long Distance Love provides one of the album's most memorable moments. A beautifully understated ballad, it showcases the more reflective side of George's songwriting and became particularly well regarded among Little Feat fans. The track was also selected by BBC DJ John Peel for his 1976 \u003cem\u003eFestive Fifty\u003c\/em\u003e, reaching No. 26. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe expansive Day Or Night demonstrates the band's growing interest in jazz-influenced arrangements, while One Love Stand and Down Below The Borderline return to Little Feat's distinctive blend of funk, blues and Southern rock. Somebody's Leavin' brings another soulful dimension before the album closes with the excellent Mercenary Territory, one of the record's standout performances. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the title might suggest a farewell, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Record Album\u003c\/em\u003e was certainly not Little Feat's final record. The title and the striking cover artwork by Neon Park were instead a playful reference to the 1971 film \u003cem\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e. The album would ultimately prove to be the final studio record of the band's original classic era before their sound and internal creative balance changed significantly. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Little Feat vinyl, Southern rock, American roots rock and 1970s blues-rock, this is an essential release. It's particularly suited to fans of The Band, Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, Steely Dan and the more groove-oriented side of 1970s American rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb example of Little Feat's sophisticated, groove-heavy approach, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Record Album\u003c\/em\u003e captures the band at a fascinating crossroads between Southern roots music, blues, funk and jazz-rock, just before the classic era reached its conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomance Dance – 4:04\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll That You Dream – 3:52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Distance Love – 2:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay Or Night – 6:24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Love Stand – 4:28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown Below The Borderline – 3:41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomebody's Leavin' – 5:07\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercenary Territory – 4:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ILfJTItYBY?si=U1eV8aelNe8fLXe6\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner Bros. 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