Tag: 1971
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Boogaloo Joe Jones, No Way!, 1971 on Prestige
Jones is joined by Grover Washington, Jr, Sonny Phillips, Butch Cornell, Jimmy Lewis, and Bernard Purdie. Recording by Rudy Van Gelder with Bob Porter. Great early seventies soul/jazz fusion. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue in the Classics track from 2022, via Craft Recordings (CR00476).
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Steve Goodman, Steve Goodman, 1971 on Buddah Records
Steve Goodman’s an under-appreciated American singer songwriter, mostly known as the guy who wrote “City of New Orleans” (as in, Good Morning, America, how are ya? Don’t you know me I am your native son . . . ). He also hung out with John Prine and Kris Kristofferson in the Chicago folk scene before…
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Washboard Sam, with Big Bill Broonzy and Memphis Slim, Feeling Lowdown, 1971 on RCA Victor
Released as part of the RCA Victor Vintage Series, “created to bring you selected reissued performances, unavailable for some years, by great personalities of the popular, jazz and folk music worlds.” Washboard Sam, aka Robert Brown, recorded for Victor and Bluebird between 1935 and 1949 – these recordings all come from sessions in 1941 and…
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Brinsley Schwarz, Silver Pistol, 1971 on United Artists
Brinsley Schwarz is one of those acts that challenges discogs users, because there is both an individual named Brinsley Schwarz, bottom right photo on the rear jacket, and a band that released albums under that name. So does it get filed under Schwarz, Brinsley (as I would for the individual artist) or Brinsley Schwarz as…
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David Bromberg, David Bromberg, 1971 on Columbia
To me, David Bromberg is a hidden gem – he’s not exactly unkown, but people don’t realize just how great so much of what he’s recorded is. This was his self-titled debut, including “The Holdup” (cowritten with George Harrison) and (apparently) uncredited Harmonica by Bob Dylan on “Sammy’s Song.” There’s also great versions of “Dehlia,”…
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Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On, 1971 on Tamla.
My copy is a late 90s reissue on 180g vinyl with replicated artwork, which I picked up at a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell. This is a must-have in every collection – find an older pressing if you can or a modern quality reissue. If you don’t know this album, go get…
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Muddy Waters, McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters, 1971 on Chess Records.
2xLP collection of songs from 1948 to 1964 – hugely influential post-war era Chicago blues. Liner notes by Pete Welding. There are a ton of Muddy Waters compilations including a dozen plus just on Chess records, but I was really happy to find this one in good condition. My copy via a vinyl fair at…
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Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971, 2020 on Reprise
Dating this one is a bit tricky – recorded in 1971, released on CD unofficially in 2005 and officially in 2007, but on vinyl for the first time in 2020. Massey Hall on Victoria Street in Toronto was home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and seats under 3000. This release is the Volume 3 in…
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Roberta Flack, Quiet Fire, 1971 on Atlantic
Flack’s third album, with “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” as the hit single, but also including covers of Bridge Over Troubled Water and To Love Somebody (among others). Produced by Joel Dorn. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue from 2021, with listening notes by H. Zahra Caldwell, newly cut laquers by Ryan…
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John Mayall / Jerry McGee / Larry Taylor, Memories, 1971 on Polydor
More blues without drums from Mayall accompanied by Jerry McGee on dobro & guitar and Larry Taylor (from Canned Heat) on bass. Recorded in 1971 in LA. Via a Thread & Groove record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA.
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Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1971 Tamla compilation – mine’s a mid-70s era reissue. There was a first “Greatest Hits” in 1968, and many many more to follow. I acquired this as part of an Everything But The House lot – great find.
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Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues.
Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues. Blues on Blues was a label founded and run by Al Smith out of Chicago – this was the second LP released on the label
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Richie Havens, The Great Blind Degree, 1971 on Stormy Forest.
Richie Havens, The Great Blind Degree, 1971 on Stormy Forest. Covers of Fire & Rain, Tommy, Teach Your Children – Havens just coming off Woodstock celebrity
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Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins
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Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor.
Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor. Dolly’s 8th solo album, with 7 tracks written by her (including the title cut) and 3 by Porter Wagoner. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue
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Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records.
Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records. Kottke’s first LP on Capitol, fourth full length
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Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen A full album cover of Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 album with Jane Birkin Recorded at Gravesend in Brooklyn
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Gems, Imagine, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Gems, Imagine, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen Brilliant full LP cover of John Lennon’s Imagine album (1971) by Gems It’s all solid but I especially enjoy “Oh My Love” which can get overlooked on the original