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The double-disc set The Mercury Years is a comprehensive overview of Spirit's late-'70s recordings for Mercury Records, containing nearly all of their 1975 album Spirit of '76, plus highlights from Farther Along (1976), Son of Spirit (1976) and Future Games (1977). Though this music isn't among the band's best, it's occasionally intriguing, and for dedicated fans of Spirit's '60s albums, this compilation is the best way to appreciate their late '70s work.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bert Shonberg, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Katherine Lee Bates, ComposerLyricist - Samuel A. Ward, ComposerLyricist - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rufus Thomas, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Barry Keene, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, ComposerLyricist - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
DISC 2
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Locke, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Locke, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Locke, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Locke, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mark Andes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Locke, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN SIDES, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Producer - Spirit, MainArtist - Matt Andes, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Hughes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Piscitelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Kauffman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JohnTilden Locke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Dr. Sardonicus, Producer
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Dr. Sardonicus, Producer
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Cassidy, ComposerLyricist - Barry Keene, ComposerLyricist - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Timothy Blanton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Dr. Sardonicus, Producer
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Barry Keane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Claude Cassidy, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Randy California, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Spirit, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
The double-disc set The Mercury Years is a comprehensive overview of Spirit's late-'70s recordings for Mercury Records, containing nearly all of their 1975 album Spirit of '76, plus highlights from Farther Along (1976), Son of Spirit (1976) and Future Games (1977). Though this music isn't among the band's best, it's occasionally intriguing, and for dedicated fans of Spirit's '60s albums, this compilation is the best way to appreciate their late '70s work.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 47 track(s)
- Total length: 02:22:43
- Main artists: Spirit
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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