Beautiful 1969 Black Rainbow Label Original. Vinyl Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “California Bloodlines Is Regarded By Many To Be Singer/Songwriter John Stewart's Finest Work. That's Debatable, But It Is A Hell Of An Album. Stewart, Who Had Finally Left Behind The Kingston Trio To Pursue A Solo Career, Solidified It Here. Well Known As The Guy Who Wrote "Daydream Believer" For The Monkees, Stewart Proved To Be A Credible, Sometimes Even Enigmatic Performer In His Own Right. Nick Venet Produced California Bloodlines. He Took Stewart To Nash Vegas And Enlisted A Host Of Studio Cats Who Existed Largely Outside Of Chet Atkins' Countrypolitan Mafia: Drummer Kenneth A. Buttrey, Bassist Norbert Putnam, Harmonicat Charlie Mccoy, Lloyd Green On Pedal Steel, And Others, Including The Most Sought-After Upright Pianist In Country Music History: Hargus "Pig" Robbins. Incidentally, Many Of These Same Musicians Played On Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline Session. Musically, California Bloodlines Is A Study In Contradictions. Texturally Thin Like Stewart's Voice, The Songs Are Romantic Visions Of People And Places That Come Out Of A Present Which Is Already In The Past And A Past Inhabited By Ghosts. But This Is Also Where Stewart Excels Lyrically.” – Thom Jurek. AMG