ODYSSEY + ROTARY CONNECTION: BATTENED SHIPS OF BLACK GOLD

Odyssey: Battened Ships Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love From Odyssey (Mowest, 1972) Mowest was Motown’s West Coast label and I think it’d be fair to describe it as a general failure. It only lasted 2-3 years and few of the albums ever became commercial successes with the possible exception of Syreeta’s self-titled LP. Of the 10 or so LPs that actually came out on Mowest, Odyssey’s self-titled album has been a consistent “want” for soul collectors; I first heard it at a small...

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