Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff
Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth American blues studio album by Taj Mahal.[1] 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.
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Blues, electric blues | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Taj Mahal | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | not rated [3] |
Track listing
All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.
- "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30
- "Kalimba" – 1:35
- "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21
- "Ricochet" – 4:17
- "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)" – 3:40
- "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20
- "Conch: Close" (not credited) – :33
- "Cakewalk Into Town" – 2:32
- "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) - 6:45
- "Texas Woman Blues" - 2:55
- "Gitano Negro" - 8:30[1]
Personnel
- Taj Mahal - steel-bodied guitar, kalimba, banjo, conch, hand claps, upright bass
- The Pointer Sisters - backing vocals on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Texas Woman Blues"
- Howard Johnson - hand claps and tuba on "Cakewalk Into Town"[4]
- Technical
- David Brown, George Engfer - engineer[4]
References
- "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Robertchristgau.com. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- Davis, Stephen (November 23, 1972).Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff, Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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