Vintage (Canned Heat album)

Vintage
Studio album by
Canned Heat
Released1970
Recorded1966
StudioEl Dorado Studios, Los Angeles, California
Length24:22
LabelJanus
ProducerJohnny Otis
Canned Heat chronology
Future Blues
(1970) 		Vintage
(1970) 		Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Village VoiceE[2]

Vintage is the sixth album by Canned Heat. Produced by Johnny Otis, the album featured the Muddy Waters/Elmore James' song "Rollin' and Tumblin'" recorded with and without Alan Wilson's harmonica leads. These sessions have surfaced on a multiple of reissues including, Don't Forget to Boogie: Vintage Heat (2002), Vintage Canned Heat (1996), Eternal Boogie, Canned Heat in Concert and various other releases.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 2:30
  2. "Big Road Blues" (Tommy Johnson) – 2:08
  3. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 2:17 without harmonica
  4. "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 2:44
  5. "Pretty Thing" (Dixon) – 2:01

Side Two

  1. "Louise" (Chester Burnett) – 3:07
  2. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:21
  3. "Can't Hold on Much Longer" (W. Jacobs) – 2:32
  4. "Straight Ahead" (Canned Heat) – 2:35
  5. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters) – 2:07 with (Alan Wilson on) harmonica[1]

Personnel

Canned Heat
Production
  • Johnny Otis – Producer- 1966- This was when the band was known as the Canned Heat Blues Band, these were demos and were the first time Canned Heat recorded in a studio, they were not released until 1970, this from page 94 of a book written by Rebecca Davis entitled "Blind Owl Blues: The Mysterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson" [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. Vintage at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 26, 1970). "Consumer Guide (8)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ p94 https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Owl-Blues-Mysterious-Legend/dp/0615792987


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