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I stumbled on this while web surfing. This was a landmark album in its day.

http://cousin-mike.blogspot.com/2009/04 ... album.html

Excellent album, thanks for the link!

I have that album right here. Beautiful.

Have had this LP in my collection for the past 40 years. Picked it up among the "Junk" at a flea market.
Cannot understand why the groves have not worn out yet. I love anything Lloyd.

Ashley

Yep, I still have a copy of it also. I'll have to get it out and play it again sometime. Larry

Yes! This one and the 'sister' album, 'Pacific Steel Co.'.

My favourite tracks are Buddy's 'Wichita Lineman' and JayDee's 'Muddy Mississippi Line' - I still marvel at Buddy's improvised second verse on that tune, as well as the sheer perfection of JayDee's right-hand technique on his contribution to the project.

It'll always be a firm favourite with me - it was the first steel album I bought when I had that first ZB - I found out what I was up against!!!

I don't condone illegal downloading, but given the fact that this historical album is long out of print and used copies are selling at Amazon for $55.00, I'd like to point out that a search of "Suite Steel" at Google will lead you to a downloadable copy. The record is extraordinary and the duet of "Yesterday" is out of this world.

There is a link to download the album on Andy's original link, just below "Vinyl Rip – Covers Included".

And Blackbird

This is the album that did it to me... I bought it, brought it home and never got past Wichita Lineman, just played it over and over. Thanks to the aid of good friends, I bought a Maverick and joined a band the same day.
Buddy has my eternal thanks for showing me the light that day.
I still love every track on there. Never noticed any Lloyd on there though!

Lloyd didn't play on Suite Steel.

I still have my original copy that I got on about the same day as my 1st Steel and like Mark, it was a Sho-Bud Maverick. I have not had a working turntable for quite a long time now, so it was way cool to be able to download a copy this morning and listen to those wonderful tracks again.
JE:-)>

Pacific Steel Co. and a great (i.e. lots of Sneaky Pete)live Burrito Bros. LP are also available on the same site.

Best steel album ever! and thankfully the first I ever bought around 1970!
I still have my original copy and won't ever part with it! not even for $55,
'cos it's priceless.
On top of that it was a beacon to us 'real' steel starved 'amateurs' wanting
to be pros way back then. To me this was the eye opener to what the pedal
steel could really do for all forms of music.
You could learn so much from the top players on this album, I was lucky enough
to see Rusty Young with POCO over here in the UK in the early seventies ( I think)
and his sound and playing just did it for me, It was awesome!
I saw Rusty again a short while back in London with POCO and sadly he played no pedalsteel at all, just some slide and lead, still very good though! Hah!.

Looking over this thread got me thinking. There are a number of fine recent steel compilation albums, "Slide", "Steelin' the Hits", and the particularly sweet new "Sho Pro" album.
But compared to "Suite Steel", "Pacific Steel Co"., and "Nashville Bar Association", those are kind of one dimensional, almost generic in the delivery and narrowness of style.
What would happen if there was a new release that encompassed rock, blues, jazz and various current pop styles- really showing how steel could fit in with and drive "today's music"... would a whole new generation get lit, buy a steel and join a band the way so many of us did?
Hmmm.

Thanks much for the link Andy. I have never been able to hear this album until now.

The steel guitar on the album cover, (front and back,) is The Blade...

Ernie Renn wrote:The steel guitar on the album cover, (front and back,) is The Blade...

Does that mean that the psychedelic player at that guitar is Buddy?

Yes, it does.

yes great LP, I still have my copy which I bought when it first came out. I bought this one and a Loyd LP the same day, they were the only two Pedal Steel LP's in the store and qute frankly it was a miracle they had any at all in Westport Ct, 1970/71 whenever it was...

Here's one with Buddy Emmons on several cuts. I've been looking for this album for a while. Just downloaded it but haven't listened yet, but when was there ever a record with Buddy Emmons on it that wasn't worth hearing?

http://cousin-mike.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... -self.html

I downloaded the Desert Rose Band "Live At Gilley's" from this site. It sounded oddly familiar. It appears to be the same tracks as the "Roses At The Ritz" live record, which seems to be out of print. So if you always wanted it... here it is again.

http://cousin-mike.blogspot.com/search? ... ose+gilley

Before I found this forum I'd never heard any discussion about the Suite Steel album. It is a rare and wonderful collection. I bought the record, brand new, back in the olden days, probably 1970. This has to be one of the greatest records of all time. Still have it, still play it. Cheers, JC

Is anyone willing to email me this record? The download link is no longer available.

Thanks

I brought this album in 1970 I think in a record shop in OKC. I was just starting to get into the steel and did it open my eyes. I just stumbled on to it and still have it. Would not part with it for any amount of dollars. Still to this day I think I hear something else new every time I play it. It was so far ahead of it's time. Like someone else said, is there a new album out there that would attract someone new and get them hooked on steel like that one did to me. Thanks for reading my two cents worth, J.R.