Tag Archives: 1971

Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thru’ My Eyes

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In January 1971, “Vertigo” label released “If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes”, the third Ian Matthews solo album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Ian Matthews.

Personnel:

  • Ian Matthews – vocals, guitar
  • Andy Roberts- guitar
  • Tim Renwick- guitar
  • Richard Thompson- guitar, accordion
  • Sandy Denny – vocals, keyboards
  • Pat Donaldson- bass
  • Gerry Conway- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Matthews except where noted.

  1. Desert Inn
  2. Hearts
  3. Never Ending
  4. Reno Nevada – Richard Fariña
  5. Little Known
  6. Hinge I
  7. Hinge II
  8. Southern Wind
  9. It Came Without Warning – Jerry Burnham, Allan Jacobs
  10. You Couldn’t Lose
  11. Morgan The Pirate – Richard Fariña
  12. Thro’ My Eyes

Elvis Presley: Elvis Country

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On January 2, 1971, “RCA” label released “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old)”, the eleventh Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded June – September 1970, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley– vocals, guitar
  • James Burton– guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton– guitar
  • Harold Bradley– guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo
  • Buddy Spicher– fiddle
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • The Imperials Quartet– backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires– backing vocals
  • Joe Babcock – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham– backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • June Page – backing vocals
  • Sonja Montgomery – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • Mary Greene – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Cam Mullins – string arrangements
  • Don Tweedy – string arrangements
  • Bergen White – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Snowbird – Gene MacLellan
  2. Tomorrow Never Comes – Johnny Bond, Ernest Tubb
  3. Little Cabin on the Hill – Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt
  4. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Dave “Curly” Williams, Sunny David
  5. Funny How Time Slips – Willie Nelson
  6. I Really Don’t Want to Know – Howard Barnes, Don Robertson
  7. There Goes My Everything – Dallas Frazier
  8. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It – Shirl Milete, Nora Fowler
  9. The Fool – Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood
  10. Faded Love – Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills
  11. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water – Joe Babcock
  12. Make the World Go Away – Hank Cochran

Steeleye Span: Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again

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In December 1971, “Pegasus” label released “Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again”, the third Steeleye Span album. It was recorded in September 1971 at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Sandy Roberton. The album cover photograph was taken c.1900 by John Benjamin Stone.

Personnel:

  • Maddy Prior- vocals, spoons, tabor
  • Tim Hart- vocals, dulcimer, guitars, organ, 5-string banjo, mandolin
  • Peter Knight- vocals, fiddle, tenor banjo, mandolin, timpani
  • Martin Carthy – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Ashley Hutchings- bass

Track listing:

  1. Gower Wassail
  2. Jigs: Paddy Clancey’s Jig/ Willie Clancy’s Fancy
  3. Four Nights Drunk
  4. When I Was On Horseback
  5. Marrowbones
  6. Captain Coulston
  7. Reels: Dowd’s Favourite/ £10 Float/ The Morning Dew
  8. Wee Weaver
  9. Skewball

Redbone: Message from a Drum

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In December 1971, “Epic” label released “Message from a Drum”, the third Redbone album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Pat Vegas and Lolly Vegas. It was released in Europe under the name “The Witch Queen of New Orleans” with different cover and the same track list.

Personnel:

  • Lolly Vegas – vocals, lead and acoustic guitar, organ
  • Tony Bellamy– vocals, rhythm guitar, Wah-Wah, dobro
  • Patrick Vegas – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Peter DePoe– vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Message from a Drum – Patrick Vegas
  2. Niji Trance – A. Bellamy, Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas
  3. The Sun Never Shines on the Lonely – Lolly Vegas
  4. Maxsplivitz – Lolly Vegas
  5. Emotions – Lolly Vegas
  6. Jerico – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas
  7. The Witch Queen of New Orleans – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas
  8. When You Got Trouble – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas
  9. Perico – Lolly Vegas
  10. Fate – Lolly Vegas
  11. One Monkey – Lolly Vegas

Boz Scaggs: Boz Scaggs & Band

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In December 1971, “Columbia” label released “Boz Scaggs & Band”, the fourth Boz Scaggs album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Olympic Studios” in London, “CBS Studios” in New York City, and “CBS Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Boz Scaggs and Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Boz Scaggs – vocals, guitar
  • Doug Simril – guitar, piano
  • Joachim Jymm Young – organ, piano, keyboards, vibraphone
  • David Brown– bass
  • Eddie Lee Charlton – drums
  • George Rains – drums, percussion
  • Chepito Areas – conga, timbales
  • Mike Carabello – percussion, conga, timbales
  • Mel Martin – saxophone
  • Pat O’Hara – trombone
  • Tom Poole – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Lee Charleton – sound effects
  • Rita Coolidge– backing vocals
  • Dorothy Morrison – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Boz Scaggs, except where noted.

  1. Monkey Time – Bob Scaggs, Clive Arrowsmith
  2. Runnin’ Blue – Bob Scaggs, Patrick O’Hara
  3. Up to You – Bob Scaggs, Clive Arrowsmith
  4. Love Anyway
  5. Flames of Love – Bob Scaggs, Clive Arrowsmith
  6. Here to Stay
  7. Nothing Will Take Your Place
  8. Why Why – Bob Scaggs, Tim Davis
  9. You’re So Good

Fripp & Eno: Evening Star

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In December 1975, “Island” label released “Evening Star”, album Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. It was recorded 1974 – 1975,  and was produced by Brian Eno & Robert Fripp.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp– guitar
  • Brian Eno– tape loops, synthesizer, piano
  • Peter Schmidt– cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, except by Brian Eno.

  1. Wind on Water – Brian Eno
  2. Evening Star
  3. Evensong
  4. Wind on Wind
  5. An Index of Metals

Locomotiv GT: Same

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In December 1971, “Pepita” label released the debut, self titled Locomotiv GT album. It was recorded in 1971, in Budapest, Hungary.

  • Gábor Presser– vocals, organ, piano, vibraphone
  • Tamás Barta– guitars
  • Károly Frenreisz– vocals, Fender bass, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, guitar
  • József Laux– drums, percussion
  • Attila Fülöp – engineer
  • Tamás Féner – photos
  • Miklós Mester – cover art
  • Dóra Antal – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Anna Adamis.

  1. Egy dal azokért, akik nincsenek itt – Gábor Presser
  2. A Napba öltözött lány – Károly Frenreisz
  3. A kötéltáncos álma -Tamás Barta
  4. A tengelykezű félember – Gábor Presser
  5. Hej, én szólok hozzád – Gábor Presser
  6. Ezüst nyár – Gábor Presser
  7. Ordító arcok – Tamás Barta
  8. Sose mondd a mamának – Károly Frenreis
  9. Nem nekem való – Károly Frenreisz
  10. Royal blues (Gipszeld be a kezed) – Tamás Barta

Rory Gallagher: Deuce

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On November 28, 1971, “Polydor” label released “Deuce”, the second Rory Gallagher solo album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher– vocals, guitars, harmonica
  • Gerry McAvoy– bass guitar
  • Wilgar Campbell– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher.

  1. Used to Be
  2. I’m Not Awake Yet
  3. Don’t Know Where I’m Going
  4. Maybe I Will
  5. Whole Lot of People
  6. In Your Town
  7. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson
  8. There’s a Light
  9. Out of My Mind
  10. Crest of a Wave

The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies

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On November 24, 1971, “RCA” label released “Muswell Hillbillies”, the tenth Kinks (The) album. It was recorded August – October 1971, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies- lead vocals, acoustic and resonator guitar
  • Dave Davies- lead and slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • John Gosling – piano, Hammond organ, accordion
  • John Dalton- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory- drums, percussion
  • Ken Jones – harmonica
  • Mike Cotton- trumpet
  • John Beecham – trombone, tuba
  • Alan Holmes – saxophone, clarinet
  • Vicki Brown- backing vocals
  • Mike Bobak, Richard Edwards – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies.

  1. 20th Century Man
  2. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
  3. Holiday
  4. Skin and Bone
  5. Alcohol
  6. Complicated Life
  7. Here Come the People in Grey
  8. Have a Cuppa Tea
  9. Holloway Jail
  10. Oklahoma U.S.A.
  11. Uncle Son
  12. Muswell Hillbilly

The Byrds: Father Along

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On November 17, 1971,”Columbia” label released “Farther Along”, the eleventh  Byrds (The) album. It was recorded July 1971, at “CBS Studios” in London, and August 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Roger McGuinn, Clarende White, Skip Battin and Gene Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Roger McGuinn – vocals, guitar
  • Clarence White – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Skip Battin – vocals, electric bass, piano
  • Gene Parsons – vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, pedal steel guitar, banjo

Track listing:

  1. Tiffany Queen – Roger McGuinn
  2. Get Down Your Line – Gene Parsons
  3. Farther Along – traditional, arranged Clarence White
  4. B. Class Road – Gene Parsons, Stuart Dawson
  5. Bugler – Larry Murray
  6. America’s Great National Pastime – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  7. Antique Sandy – Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Jimmi Seiter
  8. Precious Kate – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  9. So Fine – Johnny Otis
  10. Lazy Waters – Bob Rafkin
  11. Bristol Steam Convention Blues – Gene Parsons, Clarence White