TAJ MAHAL "TAJ MAHAL" 1968 DEBUT LP BLUES COLUMBIA CS 9579 EXCELLENT RED/YELLOW
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Description
An excellent copy of this debut album from Taj Mahal. It is on the red Columbia label with yellow border text. Stereo edition, CS-9579. This is a 1970's reissue. The vinyl looks brilliant, and the sleeve is in excellent condition.
"Taj Mahal is the debut album by American blues guitarist and vocalist Taj Mahal. Recorded in 1967 with backing musicians that included guitarists Jesse Ed Davis and Ry Cooder (credited as "Ryland P. Cooder"), it was released by Columbia Records in 1968.
The album contains mostly updated versions of early blues songs by Sleepy John Estes, Robert Johnson, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Also included is Taj Mahal's blues rock adaptation of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues", which inspired the popular Allman Brothers Band recording."
Info from discogs:-
Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal Label: Columbia – CS 9579 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Pitman Pressing Country: US Released: Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Country Blues, Delta Blues, Folk, Louisiana Blues, Harmonica Blues, Memphis Blues
Tracklist A1 Leaving Trunk Written-By – Sleepy John Estes A2 Statesboro Blues Written-By [Uncredited] – Blind Willie McTell A3 Checkin' Up On My Baby Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson (2) A4 Everybody's Got To Change Sometime Written-By – Sleepy John Estes
B1 E Z Rider B2 Dust My Broom Written-By – R. Johnson* B3 Diving Duck Blues Written-By – Sleepy John Estes B4 The Celebrated Walkin' Blues Written-By – Traditional
Companies, etc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits Arranged By – Taj Mahal (tracks: A2, B1, B4) Bass – Gary Gilmore (2) (tracks: B2, B3), James Thomas (6) (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1) Design – Ron Coro Drums – Charles Blackwell* (tracks: B2, B3), Sanford Konikoff* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1) Engineer – Rafael O. Valentin*, Roy Halee Lead Guitar, Piano – Jesse Edwin Davis* (tracks: A1-B3) Liner Notes – Tom Nolan (2) Photography By – Guy Webster Producer – David Rubinson Rhythm Guitar – Bill Boatman (tracks: B2, B3) Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin – Ryland P. Cooder* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B4) Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp], Slide Guitar – Taj Mahal
Notes ’70s yellow Columbia border on label pressing.
A1 is a cover, original title is: Milk Cow Blues. A2 written by Blind Willie McTell and first released in 1929, see here.
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 1): P XSM119802-1D Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 1): P XSM119803-2A Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 2): P XSM119802-1D Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 2): XSM119803-1A Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 3): XSM119802-1C Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 3): XSM119803-1C Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 4): XSM119802-2B Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 4): XSM119803-2C Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 5): XSM119802-1A Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 5): XSM119803-1A Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped variant 6): XSM119802-2B Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B stamped variant 6): XSM119803-2A Other (Backcover: single line, just number, no letters): 9579 Other (Back cover: Mono): CL 2779 Other (Back cover: Stereo): CS 9579 Other (Back cover, lower right): ♥
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