King, Albert - Lovejoy PTKF12123.1

King, Albert - Lovejoy PTKF12123.1Limited vinyl LP repressing of the sixth studio album by the blues great. 1971's Lovejoy was Albert King's most fully realized attempt to bridge the divide between blues and rock. Although recorded a long way from King's home in Lovejoy, Illinois, the singer and guitarist delivered blistering renditions of numbers like the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," Taj Mahal's "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride," and producer Don Nix's "Going

with Molly Rankin's distinctive vocals and erudite lyrics taking center stage against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of pop

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The album is RIAA-certified Gold and features the singles "King For A Day

bassist Jymie Merritt

and she performed with Glenn Branca's guitar orchestra

Phil Hanseroth (bass

an album teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves and soaring anthems

it forced her hand to create a space wherein she could finally exist as her entire self

adding a stunning backdrop to his masterful and poetic lyrics

14 Plastic Boogie

7 Honey Bee (Live at the Fillmore

1 All Night