Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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I DON'T ASK FOR MUCH, BUT...
One of the greatest ignored albums of the 70s is finally out on CD, and I got my copy and it's UNBELIEVABLY well-transferred and if you like the blues at all, or if you like John Baldry, or if you want to just discover somebody you never heard of before then you DESPERATELY NEED TO OWN THIS.
Long John died a couple months ago, literally days after the album FINALLY became available on CD.
Side one of the album was produced by Rod Stewart; side 2 by Elton John. JUST BEFORE they both became famous. Rod's stuff sounds like he was testing what would become "Every Picture Tells a Story," and Elton's stuff sounds like, well, like Elton John is playing the piano. And there's nothing wrong with that.
The extra tracks on this album are a revelation. Even if Baldry does sound a bit snockered.
Trust me on this one -- go to Amazon (or to Long John Baldry's website, like I did -- they'll send you a little memorial pin too -- www.longjohnbaldry.com) and buy yourself a copy of this. Woo Hoo!
TT
I DON'T ASK FOR MUCH, BUT...
One of the greatest ignored albums of the 70s is finally out on CD, and I got my copy and it's UNBELIEVABLY well-transferred and if you like the blues at all, or if you like John Baldry, or if you want to just discover somebody you never heard of before then you DESPERATELY NEED TO OWN THIS.
Long John died a couple months ago, literally days after the album FINALLY became available on CD.
Side one of the album was produced by Rod Stewart; side 2 by Elton John. JUST BEFORE they both became famous. Rod's stuff sounds like he was testing what would become "Every Picture Tells a Story," and Elton's stuff sounds like, well, like Elton John is playing the piano. And there's nothing wrong with that.
The extra tracks on this album are a revelation. Even if Baldry does sound a bit snockered.
Trust me on this one -- go to Amazon (or to Long John Baldry's website, like I did -- they'll send you a little memorial pin too -- www.longjohnbaldry.com) and buy yourself a copy of this. Woo Hoo!
TT
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