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TAJ MAHAL THE REAL THING 2LP GATEFOLD 12" DOUBLE LP VINYL

 


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"The Real Thing" is the 1971 live album by Taj Mahal. It was recorded on February 13, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.

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Music Genre:  Prog Blues 
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Production information:

The album: "TAJ MAHAL - The Real Thing 2LP Gatefold" was produced by: David Robinson

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Jerry Smith, Frank Abbey, Tim Geelan

This album was recorded at: Live Bill Graham' Fillmore East , New York

Album cover design: Anna Hornished

Album cover photography: Irene Harris, Bruce Steinberg, Dr Che

Record Label:  Columbia AL 30620
Record Format 12" Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record
Total Album (Cover+Record) weight: 460 gram  
Year & Country  1971 Made in USA

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Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: TAJ MAHAL - The Real Thing 2LP Gatefold

    Band-members, Musicians and Performers
  • Taj Mahal - Vocals, blues harp, chromatic harmonica, National steel-bodied guitar, five-string guitar(banjo), fife
  • Howard Johnson - Tuba (BB?, F), baritone saxophone, brass arrangements
  • Bob Stewart - Tuba (CC), flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Joseph Daley - Tuba (BB?), valve trombone
  • Earle McIntyre - Tuba (E?), bass trombone
  • Bill Rich - Electric bass
  • John Simon - piano, electric piano
  • John Hall - Electric guitar
  • Greg Thomas - Drums
  • Kwasi "Rocky" DziDzournu - Congas

Complete Track-listing of the album "TAJ MAHAL - The Real Thing 2LP Gatefold"

The detailed tracklist of this record "TAJ MAHAL - The Real Thing 2LP Gatefold" is:

    Track-listing:
  1. "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) - (2:58
  2. "Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" (Blackwell/Davis/Gilmore/Taj Mahal) - 9:11
  3. Studio recording on Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969)
  4. "Sweet Mama Janisse" - 3:32
  5. "Going Up to the Country and Paint My Mailbox Blue" - 3:24
  6. "Big Kneed Gal" - 5:34
  7. "You're Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson) - 6:13
  8. "Tom and Sally Drake" - 3:39
  9. "Diving Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) - 3:46
  10. "John, Ain' It Hard" - 5:30

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