Taj Mahal Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff ( HQ 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 03-08 -2011 (originally released in 1972)

2011 US ORG reissue HQ 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP-This album was released on Columbia Records in 1972 and caused some confusion. Not only did the young Taj Mahal play a country blues with the simplest musical accompaniment by his own national steel guitar, kalimba, banjo or simple clapping of hands, but he also combined it with Caribbean rhythms and, to top it off, there were clearly live recordings in front of you cheerful audience. However, since these recordings by Filmore West were too short for a full album, studio recordings with the Pointer Sisters are also included.

The concept was crazy, absurd and sonically, completely unexpectedly, very excellent. Maybe it was just the minimalist approach of the recordings, because the double 45rpm LPs newly cut by Bernie Grundman on 180g vinyl sound excellent and you have the feeling of sitting at the mixer during the live performances and listening to the jokes of Taj Mahal to amuse the stage. Probably everyone has to grin at the combination of a banjo, tuba and a whistling Taj Mahal.

The ORG edition appears in a hinged cover made of particularly sturdy cardboard with two 180g LPs and is limited to 2,500 copies worldwide.

Tracks:
LP1:
A1 Conch Intro
A2 Kalimba
A3 Bound To Love Me Some
A4 Ricochet
B1 A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake The Devil Out Of Your Soul)
B2 Corinna
B3 Conch: Close
B4 Cakewalk Into Town
LP2:
C1 Sweet Home Chicago
C2 Texas Woman Blues
D Gitano Negro

Numbered Deluxe Laminated Double Gatefold Jackets
Only 2500 Numbered Limited Edition Copies Worldwide
Audiophile 180g, 45rpm Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes