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    Diamonds by the Yard

    Elliott Murphy - Diamonds by the Yard

    06/19/1992

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    All Music Guide Review

    Subtitled, A Career Retrospective, 1973-1977, Diamonds by the Yard is a compilation drawn from Elliott Murphy's four major-label albums, Aquashow (1973), Lost Generation (1975), Night Lights (1976), and Just a Story from America (1977). (The CD version adds two bonus tracks drawn from Murphy's self-released 1980 EP Affairs.) That makes for 15 (or 17) of Murphy's best songs, from "Last of the Rock Stars" through "Drive All Night," powerful rock & roll in a Bob Dylan/Highway 61 Revisited mold, right down to the allusive, well-written lyrics that paint a portrait of post-war suburban life with wit and feeling. Though bypassed by a mass audience in the U.S., Murphy was one of the best singer/songwriters to emerge in the 1970s, and Diamonds by the Yard is likely to have listeners combing used record bins and import catalogs for more of his work. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

    Diamonds by the Yard Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Last of the Rock Stars

  • 2
  • White Middle Class Blues

  • 3
  • Hometown

  • 4
  • Poise 'N Pen

  • 5
  • History

  • 6
  • The Love Song of Eva Braun

  • 7
  • Visions of the Night

  • 8
  • Diamonds by the Yard

  • 9
  • Isadora's Dancers

  • 10
  • You Never Know What You're In For

  • 11
  • Drive All Night

  • 12
  • Just a Story from America

  • 13
  • Rock Ballad

  • 14
  • Anastasia

  • 15
  • Caught Short in the Long Run

  • 16
  • Euro-Tour (*)

  • 17
  • Change Will Come (*)

    • Credits of Diamonds by the Yard

    • Elliott Murphy
    • Harmonica, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Harmonium, Keyboards, Marimba, Vocals, Main Performer, Liner Notes

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