Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff
Studio album by
Released1972
GenreBlues, acoustic blues
LabelColumbia
ProducerTaj Mahal
Taj Mahal chronology
Happy Just to Be Like I Am
(1971)
Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff
(1972)
Oooh So Good 'n Blues
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Record Collector[3]
Rolling Stonenot rated [4]

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.

  1. "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30
  2. "Kalimba" – 1:35
  3. "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21
  4. "Ricochet" – 4:17
  5. "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)" – 3:40
  6. "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20
  7. "Conch: Close" (not credited) – :33
  8. "Cakewalk Into Town" – 2:32
  9. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) - 6:45
  10. "Texas Woman Blues" - 2:55
  11. "Gitano Negro" - 8:30[1]

Personnel

Technical
  • David Brown, George Engfer - engineer[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019 via Robertchristgau.com.
  3. Croft, Mat (January 30, 2008). "Oooh So Good'n Blues/Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff". Album Reviews. Record Collector. No. 345.
  4. Davis, Stephen (November 23, 1972).Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff, Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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