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The highly influential Poco are, along with the likes of the Flying Burrito Brothers, best known for being early proponents of what would soon become recognised as country rock. Poco were originally formed by Richie Furay, Jim Messina and Rusty Young when Buffalo Springfield split in 1968, joined by George Grantham on drums and future Eagle Randy Meisner on bass. Playing their debut at LAÆs legendary Troubadour in October 1968, they signed to Epic Records in 1969. When Randy Meisner left to join the newly hatched Eagles, he was replaced on bass guitar by another future Eagle bass guitarist, Timothy B. Schmit.This set kicks off with their fourth album, ôA Good FeelinÆ to Knowö, released in September 1972, by which time they had been joined by Paul Cotton on guitar and vocals. The album features the single æAnd SettlinÆ DownÆ, plus bonus two tracks, a remix of æI Can See EverythingÆ and the single edit for æA Good FeelinÆ To KnowÆ.Released a year later, their fifth LP ôCrazy Eyesö was issued in September 1973. Recorded at RCA Victor studios in Los Angeles, it was produced by Jack Richardson, best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and CanadaÆs The Guess Who. It would be Richie FurayÆs last Poco record for more than a decade, as he was already planning to jump ship to the newly formed country rock super-group, the SoutherûHillmanûFuray Band with J.D. Souther and Chris Hillman, even before ôCrazy Eyesö was released. Alongside the originals is a cover of J. J. CaleÆs æMagnoliaÆ which was released as a single, plus an early take of Gram ParsonsÆ æBrass ButtonsÆ, which would later appear on ParsonsÆ own ôGrievous Angelö. ôCrazy Eyesö became their best charting studio record to date, and now features the bonus tracks æNothinÆs Still The SameÆ, æGet In The WindÆ and æBelieve MeÆ.Their seventh album, ôSevenö, was their sixth studio record, and first without Furay. Released in April 1974, it featured the single æFaith In The FamiliesÆ. Bands didnÆt hang around in the 1970s, and a mere six months later Poco followed ôSevenö with ôCantamosö, Spanish for ôto singö or ôwe singö, which features the single æHigh And DryÆ.Switching to ABC Records for their next few releases, the self-explanatory ôLiveö had been recorded shortly after the ôCantamosö album in November 1974, but not released until 1976. Building on the foundations from their years on Epic, they were gaining more commercial success with their ABC LPs in 1975 and 1976, leading to Epic releasing what at the time was an archive release, demonstrating what Poco did best, performing live on stage. Although going in to semi-retirement in 2013, Poco would carry on until the present day. Already a fertile ground for a lot of talented musicians, Timothy B. Schmit would play on his final Poco record in 1977 before he was invited to join the Eagles for their ôThe Long Runö album, and with whom he tours with until the present day.