Acquired this from a guy who ran an indie record shop in Finchley.He was an extreme Deadhead - aren't they all - and because Jerry Garcia plays lead on the opening track this guy had a handful of these.
He gave a copy to me not because we shared a common love for all things Dead but due to my interest in the music of Jorma Kaukonen; which just so happens to be the stand-out material on this collection.
Kaukonen's acoustic recordings are really where his chops lie, and there's a couple of fine pieces here: one solo track from Too Hot to Handle, and one track unique to this sampler with "special friend" [!] Robert Zantay; he plays the lyricon; whatever the heck that is.
There's also a tasty Hot Tuna track; beefed up greatly by Kaukonen and Casady jamming with notes unleashed by Papa John Creach and his soaring, magic fiddle.
As for the other tracks; well they're okay: the Savoy Brown tunes are pretty good; The Burritos are good, but essentially this really showcases Kaukonen's work.
This was released on CD - although now deleted - but the Kaukonen tracks weren't included; making this little selection even more special.
O thank you Deadhead from the past... and I hope you are still alive and kicking.
Various Artists - The Relix Sampler (1985)
Decent rip from vinyl @320kbsA little surface noise - not the best of pressings; "Side 2" is better.
Sampler here
1 comment:
Hi, this looks interesting--thanks!
by the way, a lyricon was an early wind-controlled synth controller that horn/reed/woodwind/sax players used, developed in the 70s. I know that Bennie Maupin of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters played one.
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