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Boz Scaggs: Moments

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In March 1971, “Columbia” label released “Moments”, the third Boz Scaggs album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Boz Scaggs – vocals, guitar
  • James “Curley” Cooke – guitar
  • Doug Simril: keyboards – guitar
  • Craymore Stevens – rhythm guitar
  • John McFee – steel guitar
  • Ben Sidran – keyboards, vibraphone
  • Jymm (Joachim) Young – keyboards
  • David Brown – bass
  • George Rains – drums
  • Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo – percussion
  • Mel Martin – saxophone
  • Bill Atwood – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pat O’Hara – trombone, horn arrangements
  • The Rita CoolidgeLadies Ensemble – backing vocals
  • Brian Rogers – string arrangements
  • Glyn Johns – mixing
  • Anne Blackford – design
  • George H. Conger – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Boz Scaggs; except where noted

  1. We Were Always Sweethearts
  2. Downright Women
  3. Painted Bells
  4. Alone, Alone – David Brown
  5. Near You
  6. I Will Forever Sing (The Blues) – Powell St. John
  7. Moments
  8. Hollywood Blues
  9. We Been Away – David Brown
  10. Can I Make It Last (Or Will It Just Be Over)

 

Serge Gainsbourg: Histoire de Melody Nelson

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In March 1971, “Philips” label released “Histoire de Melody Nelson”, the tenth Serge Gainsbourg album. It was recorded April 1970 – February 1971, at “Studio Marble Arch” in London, and “Studio des Dames” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty.

Personnel:

  • Serge Gainsbourg- vocals, piano, guitar
  • Jane Birkin- vocal parts
  • Alan Parker– guitar
  • Big Jim Sullivan- rhythm guitar
  • Roger Coulam– keyboards
  • Dave Richmond– bass
  • Dougie Wright – drums
  • Jean-Luc Ponty- electric violin
  • Jean-Claude Vannier- arrangements, orchestra direction
  • Jean-Claude Charvier – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted.

  1. Melody
  2. Ballade de Melody Nelson – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  3. Valse de Melody
  4. Ah! Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  5. L’hôtel particulier
  6. En Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
  7. Cargo culte

Dave Mason and Cass Elliot: Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

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In March 1971, “Blue Thumb Records” label released “Dave Mason & Cass Elliot”, the only mutual album by Dave Mason and Cass Elliot. It was recorded in1970 at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Mason and Cass Elliot.

Personnel:

  • Dave Mason – vocals, guitar
  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Bryan Garo – bass
  • Russ Kunkel- drums
  • Paul Harris- keyboards, strings
  • Gary Kellgren- engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walk to the Point – Dave Mason
  2. On and On – Ned Doheny
  3. To Be Free – Dave Mason
  4. Here We Go Again – Cass Elliot, Bryan Garo
  5. Pleasing You – Dave Mason, M. Juster
  6. Sit and Wonder – Dave Mason
  7. Something to Make You Happy – Dave Mason, Cass Elliot
  8. Too Much Truth, Too Much Love – Dave Mason
  9. Net to You – Bryan Garo
  10. Glittering façade – Dave Mason

Mungo Jerry: Ellectronically Tested

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In March 1971, “Dawn” label released “Electronically Tested”, the second Mungo Jerry album. It was recorded 1970 – 1971, and was produced by Barry Murray.

Personnel:

  • Ray Dorset – lead vocals, lead and 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, harp, kazoo, stomp, tambourine
  • Paul King– vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, harp, banjo guitar, jug, recorder
  • Colin Earl – piano
  • John Godfrey – bass
  • Roger Earl– drums
  • Ray Bissiker – recorder

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Dorset, except where noted.

  1. She Rowed
  2. I Just Wanna Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  3. In the Summertime
  4. Somebody Stole My Wife
  5. Baby Jump
  6. Follow Me Down
  7. Memoirs of a Stockbroker
  8. You Better Leave That Whisky Alone
  9. Coming Back to You When the Time Comes

John Mayall: Back to the Roots

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In March 1971, “Polydor” label released “Back to the Roots”, the fifteen John Mayall album. It was recorded 15-25 November 1970, in London and California, and was produced by John Mayall.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Jerry McGee – guitars
  • Larry Taylor, Steven Thompson – bass
  • Keef Hartley, Paul Lagos – drums
  • Johnny Almond – saxophone, flute
  • Don “Sugarcane” Harris– violin

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall.

  1. Prisons on the Road
  2. My Children
  3. Accidental Suicide
  4. Groupie Girl
  5. Blue Fox
  6. Home Again
  7. Television Eye
  8. Marriage Madness
  9. Looking at Tomorrow
  10. Dream with Me
  11. Full Speed Ahead
  12. Censor Man
  13. Force of Nature
  14. Boogie Albert
  15. Goodbye December
  16. Unanswered Questions
  17. Devil’s Tricks
  18. Travelling

 

Black Oak Arkansas: Same

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In March 1971, “Atco” label released the debut, self-titled Black Oak Arkansas album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Paramamount Recording Studios” and “Gold Star Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lee Dorman and Mike Pinera.

Personnel:

  • Jim “Dandy” Mangrum -lead vocals, washboard
  • Rickie “Ricochet” Reynolds – vocals, 12 string rhythm guitar
  • Harvey “Burley” Jett – vocals, lead guitar, banjo, piano
  • Stanley “Goober” Knight – vocals, lead and steel guitar, organ
  • Pat “Dirty” Daugherty – vocals, bass guitar
  • Wayne “Squeezebox” Evans – drums
  • Brian Bruderlin, Stan Ross – engineer
  • Jay Senterm Doc Siegel – remix
  • Eve Babitz – design, photography
  • Sheldon Krechman, Lee Weisel – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim “Dandy” Mangrum,  Rickie “Ricochet” Reynolds, Pat “Dirty” Daugherty, Harvey “Burley” Jett, Stanley “Goober” Knight  and Wayne “Squeezebox” Evans, except where noted.

  1. Uncle Lijiah
  2. Memories at the Window
  3. The Hills of Arkansas
  4. I Could Love You
  5. Hot and Nasty – Pat “Dirty” Daugherty, Harvey “Burley” Jett, Knight, Rickie “Ricochet” Reynolds, Smith, Stone
  6. Singing the Blues – Melvin Endsley
  7. Lord Have Mercy on My Soul
  8. When Electricity Came to Arkansas

Gordon Lightfoot: Don Quixote

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In February 1972, “Reprise” label released “Don Quixote”, the eight Gordon Lightfoot studio album. It was recorded December 1971 – January 1972, at “Amigo Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lighfoot – vocals, 6 and 12-string guitar
  • Red Shea – hi-string and classical guitar, dobro
  • Terry Clements – lead acoustic guitar
  • Ry Cooder- mandolin
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Bob Thompson – string arrangements
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot except where noted.

  1. Don Quixote
  2. Christian Island – Georgian Bay
  3. Alberta Bound
  4. Looking at the Rain
  5. Ordinary Man
  6. Brave Mountaineers
  7. Ode to Big Blue
  8. Second Cup of Coffee
  9. Beautiful
  10. On Susan’s Floor – Shel Silverstein, Vince Matthews
  11. The Patriot’s Dream

Eric Andersen: Blue River

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In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Blue River”, the ninth Eric Andersen album. It was recorded in 1971, in Nashville, and was produced by Norbert Putnam.

Personnel:

  • Eric Andersen- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
  • Joni Mitchell- vocals, backing vocals
  • David Bromberg- dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Andy Johnson- acoustic and electric guitar, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • David Briggs- organ, keyboards, celeste
  • Weldon Myrick- steel guitar
  • Glen Spreen- organ, harpsichord, keyboards, woodwinds
  • Eddie Hinton- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Grady Martin- gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Deborah Andersen- piano, backing vocals
  • Kevin Kelly- accordion
  • Farrell Morris- vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Norbert Putnam- bass
  • Mark Sporer- bass
  • Kenneth Buttrey- drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Jim McKevitt- drums
  • Rick Shlosser- drums
  • Jerry Carrigan- percussion
  • Millie Kirkham- backing vocals
  • Sonja Montgomery- backing vocals
  • Laverna Moore- backing vocals
  • Florence Warner- backing vocals
  • Temple Riser- backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires- backing vocals
  • The Holidays- backing vocals
  • Stan Hutto, Glen Kolotkin, Stan Tonkel – recording
  • Jessica Sowin – production manager
  • John Berg – art diredtion
  • Anthony DeCurtis – liner notes
  • Urve Kuusik, Sandy Speiser, Don Nelson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Is It Really Love at All – Eric Andersen
  2. Pearl’s Goodtime Blues – Eric Andersen
  3. Wind and Sand – Eric Andersen
  4. Faithful – Eric Andersen
  5. Blue River – Eric Andersen
  6. Florentine – Eric Andersen
  7. Sheila – Eric Andersen
  8. More Often Than Not – David Wiffen
  9. Round the Bend – Eric Andersen

Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced

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In February 1972, “Island” label released “Oh How We Danced”, the debut Jim Capaldi solo studio album. It was recorded in December 1971, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios”, and was produced by Jim Capaldi and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Jim Capaldi – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
  • David Hood– bass
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Barry Beckett- piano, organ
  • Jimmy Johnson- electric guitar
  • Paul Kossoff- electric guitar
  • Dave Mason- harmonica, electric guitar
  • Steve Winwood- organ, backing vocal, guitar
  • Chris Wood- flute, electric saxophone
  • Ric Grech- bass
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah- percussion, congas
  • Trevor Burton- bass
  • Mike Kellie- drums
  • Bob Griffin – piano
  • Sunny Leslie- backing vocal
  • Brian Humphries, Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Neal Preston – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Capaldi, except where noted.

  1. Eve
  2. Big Thirst – Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason
  3. Love is All You Can Try
  4. Last Day of Dawn
  5. Don’t be a Hero
  6. Open Your Heart
  7. How Much Can a Man Really Take?
  8. Anniversary Song – Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson

Brinsley Schwarz: Silver Pistol

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In February 1972, “United Artists” label released “Silver Pistol”, the third Brinsley Schwarz album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Dave Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Brinsley Schwarz- guitar
  • Ian Gomm – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Bob Andrews- vocals, keyboards
  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Billy Rankin- drums
  • Anton Matthews – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Hollebone – mobile engineer
  • Jeff Powell – design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where noted.

  1. Dry Land – Ian Gomm
  2. Merry Go Round
  3. One More Day – Ian Gomm
  4. Nightingale
  5. Silver Pistol
  6. The Last Time I Was Fooled
  7. Unknown Number
  8. Range War – Ian Gomm
  9. Egypt
  10. Niki Hoeke Speedway – Jim Ford
  11. Ju Ju Man – Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas
  12. Rockin’ Chair – Ian Gomm