Long considered a "classic" of the Power Pop genre, this finally sees its CD debut!  When England's esteemed 'Guardian' newspaper assembled their list of 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die, this 1973 debut album from Blue Ash made the grade amongst all the established classics - pretty remarkable for an obscure record that was out-of-print for over 30 years!  Signed to Mercury by legendary rock critic/publicist Paul Nelson, this four-piece from Youngstown, OH was among the first power pop bands alongside Badfinger, Big Star and Raspberries to revive the virtues of mid-’Sixties rock against the then prevailing tides of prog excess and singer-songwriter self-absorption.  High praise was showered on the band from day one!  "I always felt the song 'I Remember A Time' could do for this group what 'Mr. Tambourine Man' did for the Byrds: the start of a brilliant career, a Number One hit, instant mythology. The guitar intro lasts all of five seconds before Jimmy Kendzor and Frank Secich's voices come in, oozing of everything groups like the Byrds and Lovin' Spoonful ever promised, the soaring harmonies in the chorus driving over jangling lead guitar work. It's the sound of tomorrow right here today, it's the perfect folk-rock single.  It's beautiful, that's what." - RocksBackPages.com  "One of the most spirited, powerful debuts ever from an American group.   It opens with 'Have You Seen Her,' a fast rocker kicked off by four whomps on David Evans' snare, one that makes me think of The Who; the lead guitar is pure West Coast, though.  'Just Another Game' is the one quiet song, an effective tonedown before 'I Remember A Time.' 'Plain To See' is similar to 'I Remember A Time' in the way its simple, compelling melody rocks out with vocal harmonies framed over a trebly Byrds guitar sound.  'Here We Go Again' follows, midway between the hardest and softest numbers on the first side.  What's great here are the group vocals on top of the tuff folk-rock cum hard rock instrumental sound; it's like killing two birds with one stone, the whole premise behind the old and new Mod groups (Small Faces, early Who, the Sweet), not to mention the hard pop masterpiece known to the world as 'Do Ya.' By the time this album ends, there's no doubt about it, Blue Ash have got themselves one hell of a debut LP that may send fellow stateside groups like Stories, the Raspberries, and Big Star running back to the woodshed to come up with music even better than their present stuff." - LostInTheGrooves.com.  "It was, in hindsight, unlike virtually everything else around. Teen-oriented three-minute pop songs, four part harmonies very similar to the Byrds, and a tough guitar/bass/drums sound modeled on The Who. A fantastic lead guitarist in the form of Bill "Cupid" Bartolin, a fine Keith Moon-style drummer in Dave Evans, a melodic McCartney/Ronnie Lane-style bassist in Frank Secich, and lead singer Jim Kendzor, capable of singing a razor line every time.  As a live band, they were legendary (as you'll see by the bonus disc we're offering).  Released at the height of prog rock -- the same time as 'Quadrophenia' and 'Goat's Head Soup', and just before the New York Dolls' debut on Mercury -- 'NMNL' got lost in the shuffle." - PowerPopCriminals.   COMES WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CD FEATURING 15 SONGS RECORDED LIVE IN 1974!  Recorded live on January 31, 1974 at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio!   The band were opening for the Raspberries at this show - and, as you'll hear, they definitely had their "game face" on as they rock through these covers and originals:   "Hippy Hippy Shake", "One After 909", "Do You Love Me", "Anytime At All", "Start All Over Again", "Plain To See", "What Can I Do For You", "She's So Nice", "Baby Baby Come On", "All I Want", "Twist and Shout", "Have You Seen Her", "Let There Be Rock", "Rock On Rock and Roller", and "My Generation"!   It must be noted that this is an audience recording (the only type that exists according to the band) that, while not of the highest audio quality, captures the band at a magical moment in their career, and serves as an archival testament to the power they exhibited as a live band!  You'll be glad you snagged this little piece o' history!   GREAT!!!!!