Tag Archives: 1971

Mountain: Flowers of Evil

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In November 1971, “Windfall” label released “Flowers of Evil”, the third Mountain album. The album consists of studio recordings and live recordings. Studio selections were recorded September 1971 at the “Record Plant” in  New York City, and the live selections were recorded on June 27, 1971 at the “Fillmore East” in New York City, and were produced by Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Steve Knight and Corky Laing.

Personnel:

  • Leslie West– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Knight– organ
  • Felix Pappalardi– vocals, bass
  • Corky Laing– drums, percussion
  • Bob D’Orleans – engineer
  • Judy Szekely – engineer assistant
  • Gail Collins – design
  • Bud Prager – executive  producer

Track listing:

  1. Flowers of Evil – Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea
  2. King’s Chorale – Felix Pappalardi
  3. One Last Cold Kiss – Felix Pappalardi, Collins
  4. Crossroader – Felix Pappalardi, Collins
  5. Pride and Passion – Felix Pappalardi, Collins
  6. Dream Sequence: Guitar Solo (Leslie West) / Roll Over Beethoven- Chuck Berry) / Dreams of Milk and Honey (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) / Variations (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing, Steve Knight) / Swan Theme (Felix Pappalardi, Collins)
  7. Mississippi Queen – Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing, David Rea

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Lost in the Ozone

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In November 1971, “Paramount” label released “Lost in the Ozone”, the debut  Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen album. The studio selections were recorded April – July 1971 at “Pacific High Recording Studios” in Ann Arbor, Michigan , “Long Branch Saloon” and “New Monk” in Berkeley, California, and the live selections were recorded in July 1971, at the “Long Branch Saloon” and “New Monk” in Berkeley. The album was produced by Bob Cohen and George Frayne.

Personnel:

  • George Frayne (Commander Cody) – vocals, piano
  • John Tichy– lead and harmony vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bill Kirchen – lead and harmony vocals, lead guitar, trombone
  • Billy C. Farlow – lead vocals, harmonica
  • “Buffalo” Bruce Barlow – Fender bass, acoustic bass, harmony vocals
  • Lance Dickerson – drums
  • Andy Stein– fiddle, saxophone
  • West Virginia Creeper (Steve Davis) – pedal steel guitar
  • Jack Black- backing vocals, guitar
  • Bob Cohen – engineer
  • Phil Sawyer – mixer
  • Chris Frayne – front cover
  • Dennis Anderson – rear cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Frayne and Billy C. Farlow; except where noted.

  1. Back to Tennessee
  2. Wine Do Yer Stuff
  3. Seeds and Stems (Again)
  4. Daddy’s Gonna Treat You Right – Billy C. Farlow
  5. Family Bible – Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray
  6. Home in My Hand – Ronnie Self
  7. Lost in the Ozone – Billy C. Farlow
  8. Midnight Shift – Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Bud Lee
  9. Hot Rod Lincoln – S. Stevenson, Charlie Ryan
  10. What’s the Matter Now? (live) – Billy C. Farlow
  11. Twenty Flight Rock – (live) – Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
  12. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (live) – Hughie Prince, Don Raye, Eleanore Sheehy

John Martyn: Bless the Weather

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In November 1971, “Island” label released “Bless the Weather”, the fifth John Martyn studio album. It was recorded in May 1971, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by John Martyn and John Woods.

Personnel:

  • John Martyn- vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Richard Thompson- guitar
  • Beverley Martyn- guitar, vocals
  • Danny Thompson- double bass
  • Tony Reeves- double bass, bass guitar
  • Ian Whiteman – keyboards
  • Smiley De Jonnes – percussion
  • Roger Powell – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Martyn except where noted.

  1. Go Easy
  2. Bless the Weather
  3. Sugar Lump
  4. Walk to the Water
  5. Just Now
  6. Head and Heart
  7. Let the Good Things Come
  8. Back Down the River
  9. Glistening Glyndebourne
  10. Singin’ in the Rain – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed

Brewer & Shipley: Shake off the Demon

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In November 1971, “Kama Sutra” label released “Shake off the Demon”, the fourth Brewer & Shipley album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley.

Personnel:

  • Mike Brewer– vocals, guitars, piano, mouth harp, percussion
  • Tom Shipley– vocals, guitars, bass, banjo
  • John Cipollina– electric and slide electric guitars
  • Mark Naftalin– piano, organ, vibes
  • John Kahn– bass
  • Spencer Dryden, “Little John” Harteman III, Glen Walters– drums
  • Jose “Chepito” Areas– congas, bongos, timbales
  • David LaFlamme– electric violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley except where noted.

  1. Shake Off the Demon
  2. Merciful Love
  3. Message from the Mission (Hold On)
  4. One by One
  5. When Everybody Comes Home
  6. Working On the Well
  7. Rock Me On the Water – Jackson Browne
  8. Natural Child
  9. Back to the Farm
  10. Sweet Love

Jonathan Edwards: Same

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In November 1971, “Atco” label released the debut, self-titled Jonathan Edwards album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Intermedia Sound Inc.” in Boston, Massachusetts, and was produced by Peter Casperson.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Edwards – vocal, guitar, harp, bass
  • Eric Lilljequist – guitar
  • Bill Keith– banjo
  • Jef Labes- keyboard
  • Stuart Schulman – bass, violin
  • Richard Adelman – drums
  • Bob Runstein, Mike Leary – engineer
  • Nancy Lopes – photography
  • Jimm Roberts – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Edwards, except where noted.

  1. Everybody Knows Her
  2. Cold Snow
  3. Athens County – Jonathan Edwards, Joe Dolce
  4. Dusty Morning
  5. Emma – Jonathan Edwards, Bob Brannon
  6. Shanty
  7. Sunshine
  8. The King
  9. Don’t Be Cruel – Malcolm McKinney
  10. Jesse
  11. Sometimes – Malcolm McKinney
  12. Train of Glory

War: All Day Music

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In November 1971, “United Artists” label released “All Day Music”, the fourth War album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, “Crystal Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jerry Goldstein, Chris Huston, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott.

Personnel:

  • Howard Scott – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • B. Dickerson – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Lonnie Jordan – vocals, organ, piano, percussion
  • Harold Brown – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Papa Dee Allen– vocals, conga, bongos, percussion
  • Charles Miller– flute, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
  • Lee Oskar – vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Chris Huston and Richard Moore – engineer
  • Bob Gordon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott, except where noted.

  1. All Day Music – Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  2. Get Down – Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  3. That’s What Love Will Do – Milton James, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  4. There Must Be a Reason
  5. Nappy Head (Theme from Ghetto Man)
  6. Slippin’ Into Darkness
  7. Baby Brother

Shuggie Otis: Inspiration Information

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In October 1974, “Epic” label released “Inspiration Information”, the third Shuggie Otis album. It was recorded 1971 -1974 at “Hawk Sound” and “Columbia Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Shuggie Otis.

Personnel:

  • Shuggie Otis- lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, drums, organ, piano, vibraphone, percussion, analog drum machines
  • Jack Kelso – saxophones, flute
  • Curt Sletten, Ron Robbins – trumpet
  • Doug Wintz, Jim Prindle – trombone
  • Jeff Martinez – French horn
  • Carol Robbins – harp
  • Barbara Porter, Brian Asher, D. Jones, J. Parker, Louis Rosen, Marcia Zeavin, N. Roth, Steve Boone, T. Ziegler – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Shuggie Otis

  1. Inspiration Information
  2. Island Letter
  3. Sparkle City
  4. Aht Uh Mi Hed
  5. Happy House
  6. Rainy Day
  7. XL-30
  8. Pling!
  9. Not Available

Bee Gees: To Whom It May Concern

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In October 1972, “Polydor” label released “To Whom It May Concern”, the tenth Bee Gees album. It was recorded January 1971 – January / April 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Stigwood, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb.

Personnel:

  • Barry Gibb– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Robin Gibb– lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Maurice Gibb– bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ,  Mellotron, harpsichord, mandolin; Moog synthesizer, lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Alan Kendall– acoustic guitar; electric lead guitar
  • Clem Cattini– drums
  • Geoff Bridford – drums
  • Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement
  • Mike Claydon, Damon Lyon-Shaw, Richard Manwaring, Andy Knight – engineer
  • Mike Vickers– synthesizer engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

  1. Run to Me
  2. We Lost the Road – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
  3. Never Been Alone – Robin Gibb
  4. Paper Mache, Cabbages and Kings
  5. I Can Bring Love – Robin Gibb
  6. I Held a Party
  7. Please Don’t Turn Out the Lights
  8. Sea of Smiling Faces
  9. Bad Bad Dreams
  10. You Know It’s for You – Maurice Gibb
  11. Alive – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  12. Road to Alaska
  13. Sweet Song of Summer

R.E.O. Speedwagon: Same

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In October 1971, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut R.E.O. Speedwagon  album. It was recorded 1970–1971 at “Connecticut Recording Studios Inc.” and “Columbia Recording Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Paul Leka and Billy Rose II.

Personnel:

  • Terry Luttrell- lead vocals
  • Gary Richrath- guitar
  • Neal Doughty- keyboards
  • Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan Gratzer – drums, backing vocals
  • Andre Borly – ondes Martenot
  • Freedom Soul Singers – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Doughty, Alan Gratzer, Terry Luttrell, Gregg Philbin, and Gary Richrath, except where noted.

  1. Gypsy Woman’s Passion
  2. 157 Riverside Avenue
  3. Anti-Establishment Man
  4. Lay Me Down – Gregg Philbin, Gary Richrath
  5. Sophisticated Lady
  6. Five Men Were Killed Today
  7. Prison Women – Gary Richrath
  8. Dead at Last

Bloodrock: Bloodrock U.S.A.

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In October 1971, “Capitol” label released “Bloodrock U.S.A.”, the fourth Bloodrock album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rick Cobb, Ed Grundy, Stephen Hill, Lee Pickens, Nick Taylor, Jim Rutledge and John Palladino.

Personnel:

  • Jim Rutledge – vocals
  • Lee Pickens – vocals, guitar
  • Nick Taylor – vocals, guitar
  • Stephen Hill – vocals, keyboards
  • Ed Grundy – vocals, bass
  • Rick Cobb – drums, percussion
  • John “Sly” Wilson – engineer
  • Cecil Jones – engineer
  • John Hoernle – art direction
  • Norman Seeff- photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s a Sad World – Bill Ham, Warren Ham
  2. Don’t Eat the Children – John Nitzinger
  3. Promises – John Nitzinger
  4. Crazy ‘Bout You Babe – R. Kates, S. Garrett
  5. Hangman’s Dance – John Nitzinger
  6. American Burn – Lee Pickens, Jim Rutledge, Nick Taylor
  7. Rock & Roll Candy Man – Ed Grundy, Jim Rutledge
  8. Abracadaver – Rick Cobb, Lee Pickens, Jim Rutledge, Nick Taylor
  9. Magic Man – Rick Cobb, Lee Pickens, Jim Rutledge