Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam (PD-1-6134)

Artist: Atlanta Rhythm Section
Title: Champagne Jam
Catalog #: PD-1-6134
Label: Polydor Records
Year: 1978
Format: LP
Condition: VG+

The commercial and artistic peak of the Atlanta Rhythm Section's run, Champagne Jam is Southern rock at its most relaxed and assured — a record that trades the genre's harder edges for something smoother, hookier, and ultimately more durable. I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight and the title track are among the finest things the band ever recorded, and the album's unhurried confidence reflects a group that had fully grown into their identity as studio craftsmen and live draw. It reached the top ten and went platinum, the high-water mark of a career that never quite got its due nationally. This VG+ copy plays cleanly — essential for the Southern rock, AOR, or classic rock collector.