Old Glory : The Best Of Electric Flag (1995)

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Old Glory : The Best Of Electric Flag (CD-Columbia Legacy)

01 Killing Floor (4.11) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
02 Groovin' Is Easy (3.06) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
03 She Should Have Just (5.03) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
04 Going Down Slow (4.45) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
05 Texas (4.47) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
06 Sittin' In Circles (4.16) - alternate version (1968)
07 You Don't Realize (4.58) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
08 Movie Music-Improvisation (3.55)  - "You Are What You Eat" Movie-Outtake (1968)
09 Another Country (8.43) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
10 Easy Rider (0.50) - taken from "A Long Time Comin'" (1968)
11 Soul Searching (2.57) - taken from "An American Music Band" (1968)
12 See To Your Neighboor (2.42) - taken from "An American Music Band" (1968)
13 With Time There Is Change (3.15) - taken from "An American Music Band" (1968)
14 Nothing To Do (4.19)  - taken from "An American Music Band" (1968)
15 Hey Little Girl (2.36) - taken from "An American Music Band" (1968)
16 Drinkin' Wine (2.28) - Live At Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
17 The Night Time Is The Right Time (5.26) - Live At Monterey Pop Festival (1967)

le best of de l'Electric Flag sur Columbia (la reunion de 1974 s'est fait avec Atlantic) est un bon investissement si on ne possède aucun disque du groupe, il propose l'intégralité de "A Long Time Come In" ainsi que les meilleurs extraits du second album.
Au rayon des raretés, pas de quoi se relever la nuit :
"Going Down Slow", l'excellent blues chanté par Nick Gravenites écarté au profit de Texas était déjà disponible sur la version cd de "A Long Time Come In".
l'alternate de "Sittin' In Circles" n'est pas franchement très différente de l'originale.
"Movie Music-Improvisation" est une outtake free-jazz-psychedelic inaudible extrait du film documentaire "You Are What You Eat"...
il reste quand même "Drinkin' Wine" & "The Night Time Is The Right Time" deux titres extraits de leur performance au festival de Monterey...interressant sans être mémorable.