Private Yacht Format:2xLP (Purple Vinyl) played their first shows with

played their first shows with the Rolling Stones

these moments of off-the-cuff clarity feature an uncompromising assemblage of searing brass

Shortened to Sonia Ross on the single

contributed backing vocals

soft poppers

Private Yacht Format:2xLP (Purple Vinyl) played their first shows withWith pop musics volume knob adjusted for deflation in the early '70s, softness begat smoothness. Crewmen arrived from the worlds of jazz, folk, rock, and soul, all peddling a product that was sincere, leisurely, and lofty. A sound that was buoyant, crisp, defined. Sometimes classified as West Coastand, later, Yacht Rockthe compass points of our Private Yacht expedition are the blue eyed harmonies of Hall and Oates, the cocaine dusted Fender Rhodes of