02. Sadly Out Of Place
03. The One Who Knows
04. Dearly/Bittersweet/Random Roads (And His Big Band)/Dearly Theme
05. Morning Blues
06. Bad Weather
07. The Life
08. The Visit
09. Seventeen Days
Illinois Speed Press was an American rock band formed - originally, in 1965, as The Rovin' Kind - in Chicago, later relocating to California. The band was formed by Paul Cotton - later of Poco - and Kal David. According to Allmusic, their sound "combined elements of R&B and country music in a powerful double-lead-guitar attack." Cotton and David have occasionally reunited in recent years to perform together under the name.
Fun fact about the song "Bad Weather": Most people who listen to the song think it's a one-on-one thing, a guy and his girl breaking up. It's actually a rather autobiographical song about lead guitarist Paul Cotton's old band ("Illinois Speed Press") breaking up. When Cotton joined Poco in the early 1970s, the song was included on Poco's album From The Inside and featured a pedal steel guitar solo by virtuoso Rusty Young and a memorable 12-string guitar interlude by Richie Furay, formerly of Buffalo Springfield and the Souther, Hillman and Furay Band. (thanks, Gene - Hammond, IN)
Read more about Illinois Speed Press on Wikipedia
Links:
Standin' at the Crossroads - nice blog post about ISP
Kal David's website
Paul Cotton's website
The Review Revue - nice review of the double album CD release
Ripped from the second disc of the double album remastered CD
Encoded at 320K. Includes high-rez scans of the LP cover. ZIP format.
Download: Illinois Speed Press - Duet
