1971.11.22
Phonolog Reports – New Releases
Week of
Caught my eye:
FAMILY – Fearless (U.A. UAS-5562) (LP)
ELTON JOHN – Madman Across The Water (Uni 93120) (LP)
Two decent LP’s for this week – the 99 cent bin provided the former, and it took me a few years to get around to the E.J. – I like it better now than I did then! This Family LP has a “gimmix” die-cut cover, which shredded easily, in the “used” bin.
Also of interest:
JAMES BROWN – Revolution Of The Mind (Polydor 25-3003) double LP
BILLY JOEL –
CARLY SIMON – Anticipation (Elektra EKS-75016)
SANTANA – Abraxis (Columbia CQ-30130) QUAD issue
Having left King, James B. now records for Polydor; the debut of Mr. B. Joel; Elektra releases a Carly Simon LP for $1 more than usual (75000 series, as opposed to 74000 series); Quad (4-Channel SQ) LP for Santana (it was also likely a Quad 8-track tape).
Notable singles:
BADFINGER – Day After Day b/w Money (Apple 1841)
THE CHAKACHAS – Jungle Fever (Polydor 15030)
JOE COCKER – Cry Me A River b/w The Letter (A&M 8546)
FREE – All Right Now b/w The Stealer (A&M 8550)
RARE EARTH – Hey Big Brother (Rare Earth 5038)
JOHN ENTWISTLE – My Size b/w I Believe In Everything (Decca 32986)
ROD STEWART – (I Know) I’m Losing You b/w Mandolin Wind (Mercury 73244)
TRAFFIC – Rock & Roll Stew (Parts 1 & 2) (Island/Capitol 1201)
Great week for singles! Fine Badfinger A-side; Belgian weirdness from The Chakachas; fine Joe Cocker A-side (live, yes?); Big hit for Free; I remember this Rare Earth single, but I don’t think I have it on anything; Yes, I found a copy of this John Entwistle single – I just loved the “Smash Your Head” LP!; a single from “Every Picture Tells A Story” by Rod Stewart (separate from The Faces); the single from “The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” – took a few years for it to ever find it’s way to a CD – when you put the 2 parts of “Rock & Roll Stew: together, it is a bit longer than the LP version (and, yes, I have a copy – numbering also looks like it’s the U.S. debut for Island Records singles). FYI – A&M also released some “Back-to-back Hits” re-issue 45’s this week, but I’m not going to list ‘em).
note: illustration from the back cover of Family's "Fearless" LP cover - "Daft, I Call It!"
Labels: 1971
posted by Ron Kane @ 7:02 AM
3 Comments:
Just been reading down the page. Five Man Electric Band, Lonnie Mack, and was that Howling Wolf a re-issue? Maybe not? Anyhow, I am glad to see you going back in time. I was five years old, but some of these records (Fairport Convention) my mom would listen to. And then I would discover later on too. You should come visit here and go to all the great vinyl stores here. (And come see me!!)
I'd love to, Toodler - but my next trip is to Tokyo (in June). I have been doing 1971 week-by-week, and I may start in on 1972 real soon. Always love suggestions as to what to write about!
lth"Madman Across the Water" was one of John's earlier (4th, to be exact) and better efforts -- he's such an interesting case, that one.
I mean, really the whole of his early output is remarkably inspired -- TONS of hummables and lyrical delights on those first NINE albums!
Then it all went a bit pear-shaped ... as did he! :)
Still, for prodigious output and more singles than most solo artists get in a PAIR of lifetimes, EJ is still one of rock's true undiscovered geniuses. Man how I hate what he's become.
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