{"title":"Return to Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003eReturn to Forever existed in three meaningfully different forms across its 1972 to 1977 lifespan, and the records collectors reach for depend almost entirely on which version of the band they are after. Chick Corea formed the first lineup in New York in early 1972 with bassist Stanley Clarke, saxophonist and flautist Joe Farrell, Brazilian drummer Airto Moreira, and vocalist Flora Purim. The self-titled debut, recorded for ECM over two days in February 1972, and \"Light as a Feather\" (Polydor, 1973), which contains \"Spain\" and \"500 Miles High\", represent this Latin-influenced phase at its most coherent and are the records most valued by jazz listeners. By early 1973, Corea had replaced Farrell with electric guitarist Bill Connors and brought in drummer Lenny White, pivoting sharply toward the rock-influenced fusion that Mahavishnu Orchestra had established. \"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy\" (Polydor, 1973) was the first document of that electric band. When Al Di Meola replaced Connors in 1974, the lineup of Corea, Clarke, Di Meola, and White produced \"Where Have I Known You Before\" (Polydor, 1974) and \"No Mystery\" (Polydor, 1975), the peak of the harder fusion period. The final phase, documented on \"Romantic Warrior\" (Columbia, 1976) and \"Musicmagic\" (Columbia, 1977), moved further toward progressive rock and classical structures. The band disbanded in 1977 with Stanley Clarke as the only member to have appeared across all lineups.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"return-to-forever-no-mystery-1975-japanese-polydor-vinyl-lp","title":"Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975 Japanese Polydor Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReturn to Forever - \u003cem\u003eNo Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1975 Japanese Polydor (MP 2470, Polydor K.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturn to Forever had existed in different configurations since 1971. By January 1975 the quartet of Corea, Clarke, White and Di Meola had been together for about six months. \u003cem\u003eNo Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e was their second studio album with this lineup, recorded quickly following a tour that had taken the previous album, \u003cem\u003eWhere Have I Known You Before\u003c\/em\u003e, to the pop Top 40.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A distributes the writing across the band. Clarke opens with \"Dayride,\" the most immediately accessible piece on the record and the one that most clearly demonstrates the group's collective tightness. \"Jungle Waterfall\" follows, Clarke and Corea sharing the credit. Di Meola's \"Flight of the Newborn\" is the longest piece on Side A, seven minutes, the guitarist building from a clean-toned intro through two substantial solos while Clarke takes a soulful bass feature mid-piece. \"Sofistifunk\" is White's, drum-led and dense with synthesizer. \"Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal\" is credited to all four members, two and a half minutes that functions as a transitional closer to the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B belongs to Corea. \"No Mystery\" is the album's most lyrical piece, an acoustic piano statement over White's marimba, a melody that sits apart from the electric weight of much of Side A. \"Interplay\" runs two minutes and connects the title track to the fourteen-minute \"Celebration Suite,\" which Corea wrote in two continuous parts with Bartók and Spanish classical harmony audible in the structure alongside the band's fusion vocabulary. Di Meola takes the Suite's most extended solo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43555939221563,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7160.jpg?v=1780102417"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/return-to-forever.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}