Original Album Classics (Remastered)

~ Release by Taj Mahal (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

3 × CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mini Vinyl Sleeves
Box Set, Compilation, Slipcase

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Taj Mahal
#	Title	Length
1	Leaving Trunk bass: James Thomas drums (drum set): Sanford Konikoff guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis harp: Taj Mahal arranger: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk) lyricist and arranger: Sleepy John Estes composer: [traditional] publisher: Peermusic (UK) Limited version of: Milk Cow Blues	4:51
2	Statesboro Blues bass: James Thomas drums (drum set): Sanford Konikoff guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis harp: Taj Mahal arranger: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Statesboro Blues lyricist and composer: Blind Willie McTell publisher: Peer International Corporation	3:00
3	Checkin’ Up on My Baby guitar [lead guitar] and piano: Jesse Edwin Davis cover recording of: Checkin’ Up on My Baby lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson publisher: Peer Music	4:55
4	Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime bass: James Thomas drums (drum set): Sanford Konikoff guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis harp: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Everybody Oughta Make a Change lyricist and composer: Sleepy John Estes	2:57
5	E Z Rider bass: James Thomas drums (drum set): Sanford Konikoff guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis harp: Taj Mahal	3:04
6	Dust My Broom bass: Gary Gilmore drums (drum set): Charles Blackwell guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis guitar [rhythm guitar]: Bill Boatman harp: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Dust My Broom additional lyricist and additional composer: Robert Johnson lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades version of: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	2:39
7	Diving Duck Blues bass: Gary Gilmore drums (drum set): Charles Blackwell guitar [lead guitar]: Jesse Edwin Davis guitar [rhythm guitar]: Bill Boatman arranger: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Diving Duck Blues lyricist and composer: John Estes publisher: Peer International Corporation	2:42
8	The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues harp and slide guitar: Taj Mahal mandolin: Ryland Cooder arranger: Taj Mahal cover recording of: Walking Blues lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.	8:52

2▼CD: The Natch’l Blues
#	Title	Length
1	Good Morning Miss Brown	3:17
2	Corinna	3:04
3	I Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Steal My Jellyroll	3:15
4	Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue	3:38
5	Done Changed My Way of Living	7:05
6	She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride bass: Gary Gilmore (from 1968-05 until 1968-10) harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals: Taj Mahal (from 1968-05 until 1968-10) piano: Al Kooper brass arranger: Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. recording of: She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10) writer: James Rachell and Taj Mahal	3:30
7	The Cuckoo	4:16
8	You Don’t Miss Your Water (’til Your Well Runs Dry) cover recording of: You Don’t Miss Your Water lyricist and composer: William Bell publisher: Irving Music, Inc.	4:27
9	A Lot of Love	4:11
10	The Cuckoo (alternate version)	3:22
11	New Stranger Blues	5:41
12	Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine	3:17

3▼CD: Mo’ Roots
#	Title	Length
1	Johnny Too Bad cover recording of: Johnny Too Bad lyricist and composer: Delroy Wilson writer: Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford and Derrick Leapold Crooks publisher: EMI Songs and Universal/Island Music Ltd.	3:17
2	Blackjack Davey	3:43
3	Big Mama	4:42
4	Cajun Waltz	6:02
5	Slave Driver	2:44
6	Why Did You Have to Desert Me?	5:54
7	Desperate Lover	2:46
8	Clara (St. Kitts Woman)	4:35

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4178524 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B004DL5OAS [info] DE: B004DL5OAS [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/827009/ [info]

Release group

part of:	Original Album Classics (order: 42)

other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/573597/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002087097 [info]