William D. Smith- A Good Feelin'-****
(1977 release, featuring songs and production by Allen Toussaint and James Booker on organ. First time hearing it, as I only discovered it this weekend. Really great stuff.)
Ginger Baker Trio- Going Back Home-**1/2
Irma Thomas- The Story Of My Life- ***1/2
Phyllis Dillon- Rocksteady-****
Young Marble Giants- Colossal Youth-****
John Doe- A Year In The Wilderness-****
Squeeze- Domino-***1/2
(A much better record than I remembered.)
v/a- Girls In The Garage Vol. 2- **1/2
Elton John- Live At The Rainbow, 5/7/77 (Personal Edit)- ****
(I listened to this because it just got a vinyl release for RSD and I saw Elton say "I listened to it and it was pretty fucking good, if I do say so myself." He's right. It's really fucking good.)
Roxy Music- Country Life-****
Johnny Guitar Watson- A Real Mother For Ya-****
5 comments:
Smith and Browning Bryant were two artists that Toussaint produced records for, and was genuinely shocked that they were not bigger sellers for them. On the other hand, the lp he did for John Mayall, he felt was not going to do anything and he was unfortunately correct.
I listened to John Doe's Fables In A Foreign Land yesterday and liked it a lot. Will have to give A Year In The Wilderness a spin as I don't recall doing that previously.
- Paul in DK
The Browning Bryant has its moments. I never liked the Mayall. This William Smith though is terrific.
That Mayall lp was a complete train wreck. Browning was just too young at the time. Not sure what happened with Smith. Maybe the timing was just off - '77 was the dawn of disco.
(Nearly) an Irma Thomas album a day is solid foundation for an wider musical diet - one of life's essentials
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