This is the 4 Men With Beards re-issue of an all-time classic. Blow Up features Herbie Hancock in the high point of one of his most creative and inventive periods, long before he ever touched a synthesizer–it’s great stuff. And the Yardbirds work on here is worth the price alone.

All in all, this is an excellent sonic portrait of Swinging London, and anybody who’s a fan of the Easy Tempo series deserves to pick up a copy of this for themselves. You’ll find people trying to collect upwards of $90 for a Blow Up soundtrack, but this much more reasonably priced edition seems to be getting scarce. Continue reading Herbie Hancock Blow-Up Soundtrack LP →