M- 1968 Tony Joe White BLACK + WHITE Garage Swamp Blues

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1968 "Monument Records" Original.M- *VINYL* 

Gruff growling greasy swamp blues!

              TONY JOE WHITE    

              Black And White

...USA - Monument Records - SLP 18114

Scarce 1968 first press ((M-)) VINYL original by bluesy growler Tony Joe White, the greasy swampy gruff sound of the South. Check out the segment of the video/dvd '1969 Texas International Pop Festival', where Tony Joe White is getting it on...great stuff!  If you need a copy, featuring the heavies groups of the day -- get in touch (dvd available), it haoppened only weeks after Woodstock ...Anyway....

Just think about it: who else was playing stuff like “Soul Francisco” in 1968? CCR had just released one album and Hendrix also had that mucky, wah wah-sound, but that’s about it. For some obscure reason, the song became an instant hit in France (and later on, Belgium), where Tony Joe White would be much higher regarded than in the States for his entire career. The title of the album actually makes a lot of sense, if he’s referring to his blending of white and black styles that is. During the album’s opening song, which deals with racial matter, White sings “When you live off the land, you don’t have time to think about another man’s colour.” The Swamp Fox didn’t only grew up in an environment where blacks and whites had to get along, he also fused their respective styles, as his sweaty swamp sound betrays as many influences from soul and blues as it does from rural and rock. Is it any coincidence, on top of that, that he also has one of the “blackest” voices in rock? Anyway, “Willie and Laura Mae Jones” is one of his best early songs, an emphatic portrait that combines the gritty soul of the original Crazy Horse (the sound bears quite a resemblance to their self-titled album) with a few of those “classy” touches. It’s a Southern groove as good as it gets and that climactic last minute – with that fuzzy guitar solo and the ruffling drums – is pure gold. Of the other five originals, there’s only one that reaches the same level: his biggest hit, “Polk Salad Annie.” From its husky-voiced intro (“If some of ya'll never been down South too much, I'm gonna tell you a little bit about this, so that you'll understand”) to that atmosphere that really offers an aural equivalent for the hot & moist swamp climate, it’s a classic, hypnotic track all the way and when he gets to that solo near the end, you just wish it’d go on for at least five more minutes. The same atmosphere is captured by like tracks like “Soul Francisco” and “Whompt Out on You,” which aren’t very substantial, but get by because of that groove and organic sound. The chugging “Don’t Steal My Love” takes it nearly into Delta blues-territory and adds some noisy guitar sounds to the trance. The second half of the album consists entirely of covers. First there’s an excellent, gritty take on soul-rockin' classic “Hard to Handle” and a good one of “Scratch My Back”  but then the album finishes with three “ballads” in a row. Of these, “Look of Love” is the nicest, even though it’s something completely different from the grease ‘n’ gravy of ”Soul Francisco” and “Don’t Steal My Love,” for instance. The others are fine as well -- but you’ll still be wishing he’d added a few more originals instead. Black and White is a bit of an interesting listening affair, and its best moments – the opening track and signature song “Polk Salad Annie” – are essential!

Willie and Laura Mae Jones
Soul Francisco
Aspen Colorado
Whompt Out on You
Don't Steal my Love
Polk Salad Annie
Who's Making Love
Scratch my Back
Little Green Apples
Wichita Lineman
Look of Love
Ten More Miles to Louisiana
Georgia Pines

CONDITION: The cover is VG++ (clean!) hard to find even this clean when the 40 year old cobver is dark, IF found almost always with wear -- this copy is TOP level only minor very very light wear just starting...no problem...no split seams, no writing...and:

the vinyl is all glossy M- TOP CLEAN!

                keeper copy!

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