''Fine Wine'' is an album released in 1976 by

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

in Germany, by a group of the same name. The four-person group included two members of

Moby Grape Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting, and who collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz with rock and psychedelic music. They were ...

Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943) is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues ...

and

Bob Mosley James Robert "Bob" Mosley (born December 4, 1942, in San Diego, California) is principally known as the bass player and one of the songwriters and vocalists for the band Moby Grape. Some of his best-known songs with Moby Grape are "Mr. Blues", " ...

, who also wrote or co-wrote most of the songs on the album. For these reasons, the album is often regarded as a Moby Grape album.

History

After the 1971 release of '' 20 Granite Creek'', Moby Grape broke up for the second time in as many years. Jerry Miller and Bob Mosley later joined with

Michael Been Michael Kenneth Been (March 17, 1950 – August 19, 2010) was an American rock musician who achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s with his band The Call. He later released an album of his solo work and toured with hi ...

on rhythm guitar and John Craviotto on drums to form Fine Wine. The band toured for several years and released one eponymous album, prior to Miller joining another reformation of Moby Grape, with Peter Lewis and

Skip Spence Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence (April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. In the same year, he released his only s ...

. Mosley and Craviotto joined with

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

to form

The Ducks The Ducks (formerly known as the Jeff Blackburn Band) were a short-lived American hard rock supergroup formed in the summer of 1977 by singer-songwriter Jeff Blackburn. The band included Bob Mosley (an original member of Moby Grape), Canadian ...

, which performed in the Santa Cruz area during much of 1977, as did the reformed Moby Grape during the same period. Despite having never been released in North America or later released on CD, the album is notable in particular as a continuation of the musical directions of Miller and Mosley, as well as for the developing musical directions of Been.

Track listing

#"Got To Get Back Home" (Mosley) 3:11 #"As Near As I Can Tell" (Been) 2:49 #"If You Feel Like Dancin'" (Miller) 2:37 #"Cold Heart" (Miller) 4:06 #"Heaven Knows" (Been) 2:56 #"8:05" (Miller, Stevenson) 2:24 #"I'll Never Be Lonely Again" (Been) 3:47 #"Step Right Up" (Miller) 2:14 #"Shadow of Yourself" (Mosley) 3:08 #"Talkin' 'Bout You" (Miller) 2:39 #"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (Been) 2:09 #"I Wonder If It's All Worth It?" (Miller, Been) 3:33Written in relation to ongoing legal disputes with former Moby Grape manager

Matthew Katz Matthew Katz (born 1929) is an American music manager and producer, most notably as the former manager of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It's a Beautiful Day. He is the owner of the record label San Francisco Sound, and the owner of Matthew Ka ...

References

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