STYX II
Styx II is the second album by Styx. It was released in 1973 on Wooden Nickel Records. (More from Wikipedia)
But most of the albums in Ernie Guyton’s birthday present to me I did not have. He included Styx’s second album, Styx II, that I quite enjoy; and The Best of Bread (by Bread) reminded me again that soft rock can be quite delicious. The original My Fair Lady (featuring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews) was another treat; I was also delighted to notice in small letters “Not for Sale” on the white label, meaning that it was a promotional LP. Thus, although this LP was a big seller and is quite common, this gives the album some collector’s value. The reason is that, besides being rarer than the commercial or record-club releases, promotional and DJ albums were the first ones manufactured; and the quality tends to be a little better.
(November 2012)
