Aerosmith
	Produced by Adrian Barber
	Released on June 1973
	US CHART POSITION #21 (March 1976) . . . GOLD RECORD (9/11/75), 2x PLATINUM (11/21/86)
	Find it at GEMM
JC 32005 cover [high resolution photo]

K ronomyth 1.0 in the constellation of Aerosmith. A new pair of glimmer twins inched out of the rock forest from an unmythical place called Massachusetts. They brought with them the promise of a dream, a relative of some renown (“Mama Kin”) and six cans of flavorless hard rock stew in their parcel. At the head of the troupe stood Steven Tyler: a sexual sometimes sage-like creature with a rapid-fire delivery that could only come from such an improbably wide mouth. There was a glimmer of glam-like sauciness to them, a southern swagger and a northern malcontentedness in their music that marked them as a new breed. But they were young, their shimmering single belied their years, and while their first offing boded well it brought only a little reputation rather than riches. The real adventures were waiting down the interstellar road apiece. What was here stoked only a small mythology about smoking tea and the dubious teachings of a would-be wizard named Tyler. Today, tourists come here to marvel at “Dream On,” get reacquainted with “Mama Kin” and then move on. You’d be advised to do the same, since only cultists would dream of spending their vacation on this rock.

JC 32005 back cover

TRACK LISTING

1. MAKE IT    3:45
2. SOMEBODY    (Steven Tyler/Steven Emspack)    3:45
3. DREAM ON    4:28
4. ONE WAY STREET    7:12
5. MAMA KIN    4:25
6. WRITE ME A LETTER    4:11
7. MOVIN' OUT    (Steven Tyler/Joe Perry)    5:03
8. WALKIN' THE DOG    (Rufus Thomas)    3:12
   
   All songs written by Steven Tyler unless noted

CREDITS

TOM HAMILTON -- bass
JOEY KRAMER -- drums
JOE PERRY -- lead guitar, backup vocals
STEVEN TYLER -- lead vocals, harmonica, wood flute
BRAD WHITFORD -- rhythm guitar
David Woodford -- saxophone (5,6)
Buddy Verga -- production assistant
Adrian Barber -- engineer
Caryl Weinstock -- engineer
Ray Colcord -- remix and additional recording supervision (3,6)
Ed Lee and Hiroshi Morishima -- cover design
Robert Agriopoulos -- front cover photo
Joyce McGregor -- front cover lettering

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