The Vinyl Countdown # 931

John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band, Electric Dreams (1979)

I first heard this record – as a record, on a turntable – many years ago in a student flat. A friend’s copy. He knew I liked John McLaughlin, had heard a bit of his playing, etc. But this record was something new to me – I didn’t know about it, and its sound was exhilarating and relentless. …