Album of the Week - 1-22-22

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks! I've got a few albums for you this week, including one from Sonny Terry and Johnny Winter.

I hope you're having a great weekend. Enjoy!

Sonny Terry, Johnny Winter, Willie Dixon - Whoopin'

Tracy Nelson - Sweet Soul Music

Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum

Heh, this one is missing the last track, "Utah," because some record company/rights organization didn't want people to be able to fairly use material from a 50 year old album.

Canned Heat - Historical Figures And Ancient Heads

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Submitted by JtC on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 4:21pm

how country harp Sonny Terry was going to sound with electric slide guitar madman Johnny Winters, acoustic it was, and it sounded great.

Tracy sure can belt them out.

Might have a digital copy of Utah, if you're interested.

Canned heat, aka Sterno and just as hot. Don't drink it though.

Good stuff right here, my friend.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 5:18pm
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i was kind of surprised at how well winter fit in with sonny terry, who has a lot more in common over his career with the piedmont blues than a guitar-driven, amped-up electric texas blues that winter is known for. i was pleasantly surprised.

heh, i have utah from my vinyl rip, i just can't share it on youtube because when i posted it some company made a copyright claim against the first 4 minutes and 35 seconds of it (out of around 8-9 minutes) and said that they would block it in a bunch of countries, including canada. so, i just deleted it to avoid hassle. apparently, fair use and youtube are not really actively resonant concepts wherever there is another corporation involved.

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Submitted by JtC on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 7:06pm

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Johnny toned it way back significantly for those sessions. I bet he felt privileged to sit down with Sonny.

Heh, ran into that youtube dilemma several times. You just never know when they might pop up. Better to play it safe than sorry. Good call.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 8:05pm
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i guess winter had some practice at dialing it back when he worked with muddy waters on several albums.

have a good one!

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 5:43pm
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@JtC

Album, when it was brand new. When I finally saw her picture I was stunned; no way that chick could've been the one belting those blues.

be well and have a good one

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Submitted by JtC on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 7:07pm

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I first heard Tracy on the first Mother Earth Album, when it was brand new. When I finally saw her picture I was stunned; no way that chick could've been the one belting those blues.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 8:07pm
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heh, i had the same experience, then i had it again several years later when she started doing country material, which she was really good at, too.

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 5:48pm
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totally new to me and really something else.

I remember when Blue Cheer started out - they were trying to set some sort of record for loudness. Their drummer used the heaviest sticks available and held them backwards; reputedly routinely splitting Zildjian cymbals.

be well and have a good one

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Submitted by JtC on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 7:00pm

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did a great cover of The Hunter and one of my favorite covers of Summertime Blues. Lots of fuzz box, reverb and whammy bar, and Marshalls turned all the way up.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 8:13pm
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they did "the hunter" on their outsideinside album (which i also have, if folks want me to put it up sometime). the album sounds really different from the first one, which sounds like it was recorded with the band playing really loud to the point of almost overloading the microphones. outsideinside sounds like the engineer made them turn down. Smile

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Submitted by dystopian on Mon, 01/24/2022 - 10:29pm
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That Johnny Winter, Willie Dixon, and Sonny Terry is mind blowing great sheet mon! The best of all worlds. Shows what a Ph.D. Johnny had in playing to be able to be so spot on exactly right perfect, throughout, in that situation.

And three cheers for Blue Cheer. That album was big in Hunt. Bch. CA at the time. At least with the folk that were into the Psy San Fran rock scene. The Summertime Blues always made me think when the Who was kinda braggy about how bad ass they rocked it, like no one could rock it harder, Blue Cheer said hold my beer. I have always loved it.

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