Fine Wine (album)
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Fine Wine is an album released in 1976 by Polydor Records
in Germany, by a group of the same name. The four person group included two members of Moby Grape
, Jerry Miller
and Bob Mosley
, who also wrote or co-wrote most of the songs on the album. For these reasons, the album is often regarded as a Moby Grape album.
, Moby Grape broke up for the second time in as many years. Jerry Miller and Bob Mosley then joined with Michael Been on rhythm guitar and John Craviotto on drums to form Fine Wine. The band toured for several years and released one eponymous album, prior to Miller joining another reformation of Moby Grape, with Peter Lewis
and Skip Spence
. Mosley and Craviotto joined with Neil Young
to form The Ducks
, which performed in the Santa Cruz
area during much of 1977, as did the reformed Moby Grape during the same period.
Despite having never been released in North America or later released on CD, the album is notable in particular as a continuation of the musical directions of Miller and Mosley, as well as for the developing musical directions of Been.
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in Germany, by a group of the same name. The four person group included two members of Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...
, Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues to perform occasionally...
and Bob Mosley
Bob Mosley
Bob Mosley is principally known as the bass player and one of the songwriters and vocalists for the band Moby Grape. He has also developed a career as a solo artist. Three of his best known songs with Moby Grape are "Mr...
, who also wrote or co-wrote most of the songs on the album. For these reasons, the album is often regarded as a Moby Grape album.
History
After the 1971 release of 20 Granite Creek20 Granite Creek
20 Granite Creek is the rock band Moby Grape's fifth album. After recording their last album for Columbia Records, Truly Fine Citizen, the band went on hiatus until 1970 when they reunited with Skip Spence and Bob Mosley and recorded this reunion album for Reprise Records; their only album for the...
, Moby Grape broke up for the second time in as many years. Jerry Miller and Bob Mosley then joined with Michael Been on rhythm guitar and John Craviotto on drums to form Fine Wine. The band toured for several years and released one eponymous album, prior to Miller joining another reformation of Moby Grape, with Peter Lewis
Peter Lewis (musician)
Peter Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall On You" and "Sitting By The Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and "If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes", from Moby Grape '69.- Background :He is the...
and Skip Spence
Skip Spence
Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence was a Canadian-born musician and singer-songwriter. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. He released one solo album, 1969's Oar, and then largely withdrew from the music industry...
. Mosley and Craviotto joined with Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
to form The Ducks
The Ducks
The Ducks were a short-lived hard rock supergroup formed in the summer of 1977 by singer-songwriter Jeff Blackburn, and consisted of musicians Bob Mosley , Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, and Johnny Craviotto. The band played a series of impromptu bar gigs around the Santa Cruz area in 1977...
, which performed in the Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
area during much of 1977, as did the reformed Moby Grape during the same period.
Despite having never been released in North America or later released on CD, the album is notable in particular as a continuation of the musical directions of Miller and Mosley, as well as for the developing musical directions of Been.
Track listing
- "Got To Get Back Home" (Mosley) 3:11
- "As Near As I Can Tell" (Been) 2:49
- "If You Feel Like Dancin'" (Miller) 2:37
- "Cold Heart" (Miller) 4:06
- "Heaven Knows" (Been) 2:56
- "8:05" (Miller, Stevenson) 2:24
- "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" (Been) 3:47
- "Step Right Up" (Miller) 2:14
- "Shadow of Yourself" (Mosley) 3:08
- "Talkin' 'Bout You" (Miller) 2:39
- "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (Been) 2:09
- "I Wonder If It's All Worth It?" (Miller, Been) 3:33