Taj Mahal Vinyl Records

Taj mahal s 1967 album debut helped set the table for the joyous marriage of traditional blues and the revolutionary sound of 60s rock n roll.

Taj mahal vinyl records.

Funk soul style. The whole record is a compelling amalgam of stylistic and technical achievements to be heard in tracks like sleepy john estes diving duck blues with textures resembling the mix on the early cream albums while the celebrated walkin blues has the sound of a late release by muddy waters. The best songs are impressive mahal s collaborators are stellar including jesse ed davis john simon and kwasi rocky dzidzornu and every track is filled with a palpable joy. 200 gram vinyl pressed at quality record pressings.

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Taj mahal is the debut album by the american blues artist of the same name. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1985 vinyl release of taj mahal on discogs. In fact it was always the music of country blues that has influenced most of his own music. Mastered by kevin gray at cohearent audio from original 44 1khz 16 bit session recordings.

It s a fine collection from one the most cheerful iconoclasts of the blues. Mark deming amg. Taj mahal loose and casual in informal recording sessions with peers. Spotlighting mahal s gritty vocals the david rubinson produced album features fretboard whiz ry cooder along with guitarist jesse ed davis a player who loudly fused his uncanny sense of melody with a no nonsense electrifying delivery.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of taj on discogs. Taj mahal taj. Vinyl lp album reissue country. Vinyl lp album country.

Here is a man who has closely studied and preserved the roots music of african americans since he began playing the boston folk scene in the 1960s.