BIG MAMA THORNTON Jail LP VANGUARD 1975 US orig VSD79351 GEORGE HARMONICA SMITH
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BIG MAMA THORNTON
with J.D. NICHOLS piano, GEORGE "Harmonica" SMITH harmonica, BILL POTTER tenor sax,
B. HUSTON and STEVE WACHSMAN guitars, BRUCE SIEVERSON bass, TODD NELSON drums
Powerhouse blues and R&B singer, the original "Hound Dog" belter,
and one of the most important female architects of rock & roll.
"JAIL"
<RECORDED LIVE at MONROE STATE PRISON>
Produced by "General Hog" Wyler
1975 LP VANGUARD RECORDS VSD 79351 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
SINGLE SLEEVE STILL IN SHRINK
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LABEL: VANGUARD - MARBLE/SWIRL EFFECT LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) VSD-79351 (spine & rear) VSD ? 79351
Catalog on labels: VSD 79351-A / VSD 79351-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): VSD 79351-A-1C
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): VSD 79351 B-1D P(P)
On labels: bottom rim text reads "Warning..........prosecution"
rim on white reads "VANGUARD Recordings For The Connoisseur"
Produced by "General Hog" Wyler
Executive Producer: Ed Bland
A GWP Production
All songs; Epiphany Publ. Corp., BMI
? 1975 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Recorded in U.S.A.
On back cover: ? 1975 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
© 1975 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
71 West 23rd St., New York, N.Y. 10010
RECORDED LIVE at Monroe State Prison, Monroe, Washington
and Oregon State Reformatory, Eugene, Oregon
Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: LITTLE RED ROOSTER - BALL 'N' CHAIN - JAIL
Side B: HOUND DOG ROCK ME BABY - SHERIFF O.E. & ME - OH HAPPY DAY
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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
It's ironic that blues great Big Mama Thornton is most famous for originating songs that later
became associated with other singers. Her sole R&B hit, which never made the pop charts,
became Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" in most listeners' minds, just as surely as Otis Redding's
"Respect" was universally credited to Aretha Franklin. It must have seemed like déjà vu when
Thornton's "Ball and Chain" became known to most music lovers via Janis Joplin's
version with Big Brother & the Holding Company. Nevertheless,
Thornton has rarely had trouble reclaiming these and other
compositions once onstage, and Jail vividly captures her gruff charm during a couple of mid-'70s
gigs at two northwestern prisons. As a live album, Jail works largely because Thornton gives
her musicians plenty of room to improvise, especially on six-minute versions of
"Little Red Rooster" and "Ball and Chain." In her spoken introduction to "Ball and Chain,"
Thornton initially gives props to Janis Joplin, then reminds the audience, "I wrote
this song." Having lost little of her commanding, masculine voice, Thornton becomes
the talented leader of a gritty blues ensemble that features sustained jams from
George "Harmonica" Smith and guitarists B. Huston and Steve Wachsman...(AllMusic)
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