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The two-disc deluxe edition expanded and re-sequenced the order of the original album to more closely reflect the actual order of the songs' presentation in concert. Introductions from the original album were matched with their corresponding songs, with about an hour of additional content, including songs with lead vocals performed by Leon Russell, Don Preston and Claudia Lennear as noted above.
Four bonus tracks that were not recorded in concert were included. One was a rehearsal jam. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joe Cocker. Retrieved 20 January Retrieved 19 March Retrieved 23 February — via robertchristgau. Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 11 November Retrieved 1 October Archived from the original on 27 December Retrieved 15 August London: Guinness World Records Limited.
Recording Industry Association of America. Needless to say, Cocker was caught flat-footed, exhausted, and perhaps a bit burned out. Seeing an opportunity to help his friend and promote his own growing front-man status, musician- composer- producer Leon Russell assembled a band comprised of Grease Band members and a group of talented studio wonks known to Russell through his already lengthy career. In the bargain, Russell became the tour's musical director, lead guitarist, pianist and overall Svengali.
The importance of the releases from this tour cannot be overestimated. The tour was one of the principle catalysts in the tempering of the golden age of popular music that began in the mids and ultimately ended with the advent of disco.
Deluxe editions may be one of the devices labels use to extract ever more money from a shrinking population ageing hippies, but they do have an upside. Previously unreleased music sees the light of day in a form more acceptable to the general listening public than complete documents like The Complete Fillmore East Concerts. Added to this release and not on The Complete Fillmore East Concerts is a spurious jam containing a ragged "Under My Thumb that doubtlessly demonstrates how material was selected and practiced before the tour.
Introduction 2. Sticks and Stones. Cry Me a River. Arthur Hamilton. Bird on the Wire. Leonard Cohen. Feelin' Alright. Dave Mason. Introduction 3. Let's Go Get Stoned. Introduction 4. Girl From the North Country. Bob Dylan. Give Peace a Chance. Introduction 5. Space Captain. Matthew L. The Letter.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Mad Dogs & Englishmen on Discogs. Label: A&M Records - C30Y • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue • Country: Japan • Genre: Rock • Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock5/5(1).
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