- Mudlark (album)
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Mudlark
Cover photo taken in the Mt. Wilson Observatory parking lot, Jan 10, 1971.Studio album by Leo Kottke Released 1971 Recorded Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN Genre Folk Length 35:28 Label Capitol (ST-682) Producer Denny Bruce Leo Kottke chronology Circle Round The Sun
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(1972)Mudlark is American guitarist Leo Kottke's fourth album, his first on a major label (Capitol) and his first to feature other musicians. It reached #168 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
Contents
History
Recording started in Los Angeles and later moved to Nashville. Four of the cuts were recorded in Wayne Moss's garage studio in Nashville.
It was re-issued by BGO Records (CD101) in 1990 and by One Way Records in 1995.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jim Esch wrote of the album "A landmark early album, Mudlark increased Kottke's visibility and helped establish his reputation as a homegrown American original."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
Side one
- "Cripple Creek" (Traditional) – 1:59
- "Eight Miles High" (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby) – 3:35
- "June Bug" – 2:15
- "The Ice Miner" – 2:00
- "Bumblebee" – 3:40
- "Stealing" – 1:38
- "Monkey Lust" (Kottke, Kim Fowley) – 1:49
Side two
- "Poor Boy" (John Fahey, Bukka White) – 2:06
- "Lullaby" – 3:20
- "Machine No. 2" – 3:01
- "Hear the Wind Howl" – 2:59
- "Bouree" (J. S. Bach) – 1:26
- "Room 8" – 2:59
- "Standing in My Shoes" (Leo Kottke, Denny Bruce) – 3:11
Personnel
- Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar, vocals
- Roy Estrada - bass
- Paul Lagos - drums
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Kenny Buttrey - drums, percussion
- John Harris - piano
- Juke Box Phantom (actually Kim Fowley) - guest vocalist
- Pat Smith - bass
- Jeffrey Kaplan - piano
- Wayne Moss - bass
Production notes
- Produced by Denny Bruce
- Engineered by Dave Hassinger
- Design and Photographs by John Van Hamersveld
References
- ^ a b Esch, Jim. "Mudlark > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r96555. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1971 albums
- Leo Kottke albums
- Capitol Records albums
- Albums produced by Denny Bruce
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