The Amazing Charlatans is a compilation album by the American psychedelic rock band the Charlatans that was released in 1996 by Big Beat Records.[1] The album is a collection of demos, tracks that appeared on singles, and previously unreleased sessions that the band recorded between August 1965 and early 1968, at a variety of different San Francisco studios.[2]
| The Amazing Charlatans | |
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| Released | September 1996 |
| Recorded | August 1965 – early 1968 |
| Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic rock |
| Length | 67:29 |
| Label | Big Beat |
All but three of the tracks featured on the album were previously unreleased, although a number of them had appeared on unofficial or bootleg albums over the years.[1][2] The tracks on the album that had been officially released before were "The Shadow Knows" and "32–20", which had both been issued on a 1966 single,[2] "Codine Blues", which had first appeared as "Codine" on the 1985 Rhino Records' compilation, Nuggets, Volume 7: Early San Francisco,[3] and "Number One", which had appeared on the 1986 compilation, The Autumn Records Story.
The tracks on the album originate from four recording dates: an August 1965 demo session for Autumn Records, a recording session for Kama Sutra Records in early 1966, a July 1967 demo session, and an early 1968 studio session.[2] The final track on the album is a radio commercial for Groom N' Clean hair preparation, recorded in November 1966.[2] It features the band playing their signature song, "Alabama Bound", with alternate lyrics outlining the merits of Groom N' Clean.[2]
Track listing
edit- "Codine Blues" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:22
- "Alabama Bound" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 6:24
- "I Always Wanted a Girl Like You" (George Hunter, Richard Olsen) – 1:31
- "I Saw Her" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 2:06
- "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away" (Dan Hicks) – 2:22
- "32–20" (Robert Johnson) – 2:27
- "We're Not on the Same Trip" (Dan Hicks) – 3:12
- "Walkin'" (George Hunter, Richard Olsen) – 3:08
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will Harris, Victor Young) – 3:40
- "East Virginia" (traditional, arranged Patrick Gogerty, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm, Terry Wilson) – 1:40
- "The Shadow Knows" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:14
- "I Got Mine" (Dan Hicks) – 2:27
- "Steppin' in Society" (Alex Gerber, Harry Akst) – 1:14
- "Devil Got My Man" (Skip James) – 2:46
- "By Hook or by Crook" (Dan Hicks) – 2:24
- "'Long Come a Viper" (Dan Hicks) – 2:41
- "Sidetrack" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, Lynne Hughes, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 2:26
- "Alabama Bound" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 2:45
- "Number One" (Mike Wilhelm) – 4:15
- "Baby Won't You Tell Me" (John Hammond) – 3:41
- "Jack of Diamonds" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 4:49
- "The Blues Ain't Nothin'" (Mike Wilhelm) – 4:58
- "Groom N' Clean Ad" (traditional, arranged Mike Ferguson, Dan Hicks, George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm) – 0:40
References
edit- ^ a b "The Amazing Charlatans review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ a b c d e f Palao, Alec (1996). The Amazing Charlatans (CD booklet). The Charlatans. Big Beat Records.
- ^ "Nuggets Volume 7: Early San Francisco album information". Deaddisc.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.