The Illinois Speed Press - s/t 1969 - "Get in the Wind" 45 1969 - "Duet" L.P. 1970

Originally formed in 1965 as The Rovin' Kind in Chicago, later relocating to California. The band was formed by Paul Cotton, later of Poco, and Kal David. According to Allmusic, they "combined elements of R&B and country music in a powerful twin guitar attack." Cotton and David have reunited on occasion to perform under the same name.
Back in Chicago, The Rovin' Kind became the house band at the Whiskey -A-Go Go, where they were seen by producer James William Guercio, who signed them to Columbia records subsidiary Epic records, and persuaded them to change their name to Illinois Speed Press in 1968. Norm Cotton changed his name to Paul Cotton at the same time, and the band left for Los Angeles.

With it's twin guitar sound, the band played a mixture of rock and roll, soul, and country music. In '68, they were performing regularly at the Whiskey in Hollywood, and at the first Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa California,m they also recorded their first single "Right on Time." The band released their first full length, self titled L.P. in 1969. Columbia simultaniously released Chicago Transit Authority, The Flock, and Aorta and marketed them all together as "the Chicago sound." All four albums entered the Billboard Top 200, with Illinois Speed Press at #144.

Before the album's release, the band's producer fired nearly all of the members and Cotton and David recorded their second album "Duet" as a duet with session musicians. The album was released in 1970, but shortly afterwards Kal David left to form The Fabulous Rhinestones" Cotton was then approached to join Poco, which he then did. Lynyrd Skynyrd has credited the band as an inspiration, and you can hear it within.