It's A Beautiful Day
It's A Beautiful Day
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1985 Limited Edition #20336 Half-Speed Master Pressed On Thick, Pure Virgin Vinyl, Housed In A Gatefold Cover. “Although They Are Not One Of The Better-Known San Francisco Bands To Have Emerged From The Ballroom Circuit Of The Late '60s And Early '70s, It's A Beautiful Day Were No Less Memorable For Their Unique Progressive Rock Style That Contrasted Well With The Bay Area Psychedelic Scene. Led By David Laflamme (Flute/Violin/Vocals) And His Wife, Linda Laflamme (Keyboards), The Six-Piece Unit On This Album Vacillates Between Light And Ethereal Pieces Such As The Lead-Off Cut, "White Bird," To The Heavier, Prog Rock-Influenced "Bombay Calling." One Of The Most Distinct Characteristics Of It's A Beautiful Day Is Their Instrumentation. The Prominence Of David Laflamme -- Former Violin Soloist With The Utah Symphony And Original Member Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- Adds A Refinement To It's A Beautiful Day's Sound. Likewise, The Intricate Melodies -- Mostly Composed By The Laflammes -- Are Structured Around The Band's Immense Virtuosity, A Prime Example Being The Exquisitely Haunting Harpsichord-Driven "Girl With No Eyes." The Noir Framework, As Well As Lyrics Such As "...She's Just A Reflection Of All Of The Time I've Been High," Point Rather Candidly To The Hallucinogenic Nature Of The Song's -- If Not The Band's -- Influences. The Same Can Be Said Of The Languidly Eerie "Bulgaria." The Almost Chant-Like Quality Of The Track Slowly Crescendos Into An Hypnotic And Dreamlike Sonic Journey -- Led By Laflamme's Brilliant Violin Work. By Virtue Of Being A Bay Area Fixture In The Late '60s, It's A Beautiful Day Could Also Easily Double As A Hippie Dance Band -- Which They Can Also Execute With Great Aplomb -- As The Wildly Up-Tempo "Time Is" Amply Proves. It's A Beautiful Day Remains As A Timepiece And Evidence Of How Sophisticated Rock & Roll Had Become In The Fertile Environs Of The San Francisco Music Scene.” AMG - Lindsay Planer