*** 2LP : USA 1969 / Capitol / STBB-278 ***
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B+ / B+
ジャケット:四隅スレ。下辺薄スレ。表裏薄スレ。
ディスク:レーベルはヒゲが少々。盤面はスレがそこそこ。傷はありません。部分試聴しました。静音部(ほとんど無いけど)での軽微なノイズ感程度。良好に鑑賞できると思います。聴感上はA-の感じ。実際の音源を参考にしてください。
内袋は新しい穴開きタイプが付属。元々もカスタムの専用内袋ではありません。
メリーウェザーの69年2作目「ワード・オブ・マウス = ア・ツー・レコード・スーパー・ジャジャム」。2枚組の大作です。
カナダのシンガー・ソングライター、ベーシストのニール・メリーウェザーのバンド。ニールはこの後Merryweather & Carey, Mama Lion, Heavy Cruiser等で多くの名盤を連発することになりますが、ここが米国進出の出発点です。
69年という最良の時代の最良のブルース・ロックを聴かせます。ファンキーでハード・ドライヴィンなサウンドは後のママ・ライオンをほうふつさせる萌芽も既に見られます。またサブ・タイトルにあるようなルーズなジャム・セッションの味わいもまたたまらないものがありますね。
ニールの他にデヴィッド・コリン・バート、エドワード・ロス、コフィ・ホールがバンドメンバーで、ゲストとしてスティーヴ・ミラー、ハワード・ロバーツ、バリー・ゴールドバーグ、デイヴ・メイソン等々が参加。
大推薦盤!
米国オリジナル盤。
試聴曲は現品からの取り込み音源です。
A1 I Found Love
Drums - Coffi Hall
Organ, Vocals - Ed Roth
Vocals, Bass - Neil Merryweather
Vocals, Guitar - Dave Burt
Written-By - Merryweather
3:09
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A2 Teach You How To Fly
Drums - Coffi
Lead Guitar - Howard Roberts
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Vocals, Piano, Organ - Ed
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Dave
Written-By - Hall, Burt, Douglas Roberts, Roth, Merryweather
3:24
A3 Just A Little Bit
Bass - Neil
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Dave, Steve
Organ - Barry Goldberg
Piano - Ed
Vocals - Steve Miller
Written-By - Goldberg, Miller
3:42
A4 Where I Am
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Dave
Piano, Arranged By [Strings] - Ed
Violin [Lead] - Bobby Notkoff
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Written-By - Roth, Merryweather
3:45
B1 Hello Little Girl
Bass - Neil
Blues Harp - Charlie
Drums - Coffi
Lead Guitar - Dave
Piano - Ed
Rhythm Guitar - Dave Mason
Vocals - Charlie Musselwhite
Written-By - Musselwhite, Hall, Mason, Burt, Roth, Merryweather
2:59
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B2 Mrs. Roberts' Son
Bass - Neil
Drums - Coffi
Lead Guitar [Fuzz] - Howard Roberts
Lead Guitar [Second] - Dave
Organ - Ed
Written-By - Burt
8:56
B3 Licked The Spoon
Drums - Coffi
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Vocals, Guitar - Dave
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Fiddle - Ed
Written-By - Merryweather
3:01
C1 Sun Down Lady
Drums - Coffi
Lead Guitar - Dave
Lead Guitar [Second Fuzz] - Dave
Organ - Ed
Vocals - Dave Mason
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Written-By - Hall, Mason, Burt, Roth, Merryweather
6:00
C2 The Hard Times
Drums - Coffi
Electric Violin - Bobby Notkoff
Guitar - Dave
Organ - Ed
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Written-By - Ed Roth (3), Neil Merryweather
3:07
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C3 News
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Dave
Organ - Ed
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Written-By - Merryweather
3:07
D1 We Can Make It
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Steve
Organ - Barry Goldberg
Vocals - Dave, Steve Miller
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Vocals, Harpsichord [Rocksichord] - Ed
Written-By - Goldberg, Miller
4:32
D2 Rough Dried Woman
Bass - Dave Mason
Blues Harp - Charlie
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Dave
Organ - Ed
Vocals - Charlie Musselwhite
Written-By - Musselwhite, Hall, Mason, Burt, Roth, Merryweather
3:38
D3 Dr. Mason
Drums - Coffi
Lead Guitar - Dave
Organ - Ed
Rhythm Guitar - Dave
Vocals - Dave Mason
Vocals, Bass - Neil Merryweather
Written-By - Mason, Merryweather
4:45
D4 Hooker Blues
Drums - Coffi
Guitar - Dave
Organ - Ed
Vocals, Bass - Neil
Written-By - Merryweather
3:30
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Featuring - Bobby Notkoff, Charlie Musselwhite, Howard Roberts, Steve Miller
Producer - John GrossDesign [Album] - Lockart
Engineer - Howard Gale, James Lockert, Lenny Roberts
Design [Poster] - Bob Lockart
Photography By [Album] - Dick Brown
Photography By [Poster] - Ivan Nagy
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