The Marshall Tucker Band: their first album

This is The Marshall Tucker Band's self-titled debut album, recorded and released in 1973.  This is the inside cover (photo).  The other side, also fully un-foled is the photo I am using for my main blog title.  I rotate those from time to time.  What a debut album this is.  Can't You See and Take the Highway on a band's first record?   They are what I call one of the first jam bands.  The MTB is not in the rock and roll hall of fame.  But in the 2010 class, ABBA is to be inducted.  I'm just sayin'.  This record is on the Capricorn label.  The label states, "All selections written by Toy Caldwell."  Meaning he wrote both the music and the lyrics on all eight songs on the record.  The entire band is credited with Arrangements.

Gordon Lightfoot - another Canadian; Sundown

I have about half a dozen Gordon Lightfoot records - but I chose this one because of the album cover. Isn't that what this blog is all about - album covers? Gord Gold's is from 1975. We see that Jim Gordon – Clapton’s favorite drummer, drums on a few of the tracks. I heard Sundown on a podcast the other day. What a great song. This is a double record album with 22 songs on it. It was not until 1976 that he wrote and recorded his famous song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," which is on his album called Summertime Dream. When my pals up north and I used to go wreck diving in Lake Superior - we'd crank that song on the boombox as we donned out wetsuits. Knowing what we were about to do - we'd get pretty psyched, and ready for the cold water, in a reverent sort of way. Gord's Gold also has If You Could Read My Mind on it. Click on the post title to hear and see a great YouTube clip.