Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff Explained

Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff
Type:Album
Artist:Taj Mahal
Cover:Recycling_the_Blues.jpg
Released:1972
Genre:Blues, acoustic blues
Label:Columbia
Producer:Taj Mahal
Prev Title:Happy Just to Be Like I Am
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Oooh So Good 'n Blues
Next Year:1973

Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth American blues studio album by Taj Mahal. Tracks 1-7 were recorded live; tracks 8-11 are studio recordings. The album cover shows a photograph of Taj Majal and Mississippi John Hurt taken by David Gahr backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964.

Track listing

All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.

  1. "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30
  2. "Kalimba" – 1:35
  3. "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21
  4. "Ricochet" – 4:17
  5. "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)" – 3:40
  6. "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20
  7. "Conch: Close" (not credited) – :33
  8. "Cakewalk Into Town" – 2:32
  9. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) - 6:45
  10. "Texas Woman Blues" - 2:55
  11. "Gitano Negro" - 8:30

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Credits. May 24, 2021. AllMusic.