{"product_id":"slow-magic-1977-1978-old","title":"Slow Magic, 1977-1978 (No Audio)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP AVAILABLE APRIL 12, 2025 (RECORD STORE DAY) \u003cspan\u003eAT INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Music is the weed that keeps popping out of the concrete in my life. It just seems to want to come out.” –Jeff Bridges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulled from a single decaying cassette tape labeled “July 1978,” these recordings are a window into the secret musical life of the Dude. Even after becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Bridges spent all his free time jamming and recording with a trusted circle of musicians composed of childhood friends, artists, and assorted L.A. oddballs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine The Band playing at CBGB with The Exploding Plastic Inevitable. Or Arthur Russell and the Talking Heads collaborating on a suite of mutant disco. Though Bridges and his friends were brought up around the movie industry, they decided to create their own private musical universe, where they could be as weird as they wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir music opens a portal to a hidden world of outlandish creativity and camaraderie in 1970s Los Angeles. It’s the missing piece of his musical evolution, revealed here for the first time in all its joyful abandon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[Selling Points]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll previously unreleased recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparent Blue Vinyl LP Available Exclusively For Record Store Day (April 12)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive booklet including liner notes by Sam Sweet, new interviews with Jeff Bridges, and never-before-seen archival photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturing Burgess Meredith (Rocky, Batman), members of Oingo Boingo, and assorted characters from the West Los Angeles art and music underground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP includes 20-page booklet; CD includes 40-page booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[Catalog Number]]LITA 228[[Artist]]Jeff Bridges\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Light in the Attic","offers":[{"title":"Slow Magic, 1977-1978 \/ Album \/ LP Transparent Blue","offer_id":46395530871029,"sku":"LITA228-1-1","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Slow Magic, 1977-1978 \/ Album \/ CD","offer_id":46501505401077,"sku":"LITA228-2","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/image_d78da91c-f5dc-4207-b898-50f8b55df3b2.jpg?v=1738862938","url":"https:\/\/lightintheattic.net\/products\/slow-magic-1977-1978-old","provider":"Light in the Attic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}