Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff

Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff
Studio album by Taj Mahal
Released	1972
Genre	Blues, acoustic blues
Label	Columbia
Producer	Taj 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
Record Collector	[3]
Rolling Stone	not rated [4]

Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth 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

• Taj Mahal - steel-bodied guitar, kalimba, banjo, conch, hand claps, upright bass
• The Pointer Sisters - backing vocals on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Texas Woman Blues"
• Howard Johnson - hand claps and tuba on "Cakewalk Into Town"[5]

Technical

• David Brown, George Engfer - engineer[5]

References

1. "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. "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.