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— John & Eve McLaughlin —

Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – guitar, vocals
Mahalakshmi Eve McLaughlin – vocals, Autoharp, 12 string guitar, bells

01 : Peace
02 : In The Depths of my Heart a Bluebird Sings
03 : Oh My Soul My Friend
04 : unknown title 05 : Share The Joy
06 : Oh My Soul My Friend
07 : Peace *
08 : Two and One
09 : Earth Bound Hearts
10 : Devotion
11 : interview with John & Eve McLaughlin

Download the 374mb zip file of this collection HERE

Sound Colour Vibration is expanding yet again and this time it will be in the context of rare and excellent sounding bootlegs which we will upload to MegaUpload for your easy download access. We will only upload material that is not commercially available, this will be a series for those who have heard many albums from the artists we cover and want to find out and hear more, artists like Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc. We will focus on a few artists but our archive will expand in the coming months.

John McLaughlin is an English guitarist whose vast understanding of music and spirituality touched the lives of many around the world. In the early 70′s he started Mahavishnu Orchestra, which was a mind shifting collection of talent and creative power. This all came after he came from England to play with Miles Davis extensively. All of this gathering of technique, experience and his own inner search for the divine spirit within himself, he reached a creative surge in the 70′s when he started to infuse the spiritual teachings of guru Sri Chinmoy, who McLaughlin along with Santana had become disciples of, vastly into his works. Love Devotion Surrender saw Carlos Santana, Larry Young, Billy Cobham, John McLaughlin and others taking this momentum all were sharing to its creative peak.

During this period and after he changed his Mahavishnu line up, John McLaughlin had recorded music with his wife Eve McLaughlin, where both sing and play a multitude of instruments. The tracks are really beautiful and show a very soft and gentle side to his works, one of introspective connectivity to the female energy of this world. There is lots of space and all solos are tastefully sized down and every note is given extra attention. This LP was scrapped by the record label CBS and shelved for many years until it made its way out in the form it has. We have decided to upload this as another rare recording in an extensive project we are starting to present the best sounding boots around. The files are in FLAC, if you need help with playing the files please leave us a comment and we can get you on your way. ~ Erik Otis

Download the 374mb zip file of this collection HERE

Below is the original info file from this gem.

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³Azrael Presents:………John & Eve McLaughlin…………….³
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³..Event : ..Unreleased LP tracks 1974 & New York Radio 1970…³
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³Date:.12/1974 & August 27,1970…length 78 mins.. Rating: 8/10 ³
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— John & Eve McLaughlin —

Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – guitar, vocals
Mahalakshmi Eve McLaughlin – vocals, Autoharp, * 12 string guitar, bells

01 : Peace
02 : In The Depths of my Heart a Bluebird Sings
03 : Oh My Soul My Friend
04 : unknown title (possibly John McLaughlin playing indian Vina)
05 : Share The Joy **
06 : Oh My Soul My Friend
07 : Peace *
08 : Two and One
09 : Earth Bound Hearts
10 : Devotion
11 : interview with John & Eve McLaughlin

WKCR Radio Station recording date August 27, 1970
Show host DJ : Dave ?????
Sound Engineer : Jim Carrol

Total length : 78 minutes *** use 80 minute disc ***

cass >.SB Audigy2/Soundforge.>.Flac Front end.Level 6 > size..374 meg

Tracks 1 – 4 from unreleased 1/1975 double LP (Visions of the Emerald Beyond)
only a single LP was released the 2nd LP was announced in UK Music magazines
to be released seperately in April 1975 (one side Shakti and one side John & Eve)
the release date got put back and then later cancelled by CBS records.

** track 5 with Boston Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Michael Tilson Thomas the 2nd guitar could be Carlos Santana (not confirmed) it was recorded for an unreleased Sri Chinmoy film soundtrack (they are believed to have played the song in a film) not confirmed which film title if it was, possible titles are “Awakening” “Rainbow” “Jharna Khala” ….. can anyone confirm it ?

(these 5 songs come from the French collector who used to tamper with the sound so they sound a little muddy, he did this to cover his tracks I explained it all in the info text of the Mahavishnu Orchestra – Maine 1972 seed)

tracks 6 – 11 WKCR New York Radio station recording date August 27, 1970 host name is Dave ????? sound engineer : Jim Carrol these are nice quality discovered in the stations archives the style is like ‘My goals Beyond’ with lyrics track 7 “Peace” is a very early version of the 1974 studio recording track 9 “Earth Bound Hearts” melody to the poem “Infinity” track 11 is a 30 minute interview with John & Eve where they talk about
their spiritual discovery and life, Sri Chinmoy, later about Sonny Sharrock, Jimi Hendrix (also the jam with Hendrix), Miles Davis, a recording session with Isaac Hayes Rythmn section that was abandoned, Tony Williams Lifetime and their coming europe tour, Buddy Miles, and his new LP “Devotion”