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Don McLean – Prime Time (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1977
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Prime Time is an LP by Don McLean from 1977 released on the Interfusion label.
About this album
Prime Time shows Don McLean refining his folk-pop strengths for the late 1970s, balancing melodic punch with the storyteller’s instinct that made him a major name. Issued in 1977, the album leans into polished pop-rock while keeping McLean’s acoustic roots and lyrical detail front and centre. The title track, along with songs such as “The Pattern Is Broken” and “The Wrong Thing To Do”, reflects a songwriter working in a more streamlined commercial setting without losing his signature sense of narrative. It sits as a strong example of McLean’s post-American Pie catalogue, when he continued to bridge folk tradition and mainstream radio-friendly songwriting.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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Artist: Don McLeanLabel: Interfusion – L 36446Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1977Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop Rock
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A1 Prime Time
A2 The Statue
A3 Jump
A4 Redwing
A5 The Wrong Thing To Do
A6 The Pattern Is Broken
B1 When Love Begins
B2 Colour Tv Blues
B3 Building My Body
B4 Down The Road / Sally Ann
B5 When A Good Thing Goes Bad
B6 South Of The Border