WHITE CANE, the group he was in before his solo career on Lion/MGM Records. Rick pretty much runs the show and sings lead on all tracks on this 1972 release.

TRACKLISTING: Side One 1. Country Woman Suite (R.James/Nick Balkou) 2. Mother Earth (R. James/Ed Roth) Side Two 1. You Make The Magic (R.James/M.McKinnon) 2. Find It (R.James/Nick Balkou) 3. Don't You Worry (R.James) 4. Big Showdown (R.James)

Don't know how long this stream will be available, but it's definitely an interesting listen.

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[This message was edited Sat Aug 14 12:27:44 2004 by psykosoul]

WOW! Really cool!
I never heard these recordings tho' I remember seeing the
album once ,years ago when I did'nt have any money at that time
2 get it.& tho it's so old U still can hear that Rick James sound
in an early form.Kinda like "High on yo love suite" from '79.
/peace Manki