STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - RICHIE HAVENS - MIXED BAG

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Good Tuesday morning to you, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember guitarist, vocalist and the man who opened Woodstock, Richie Havens, on what would have been his 79th Birthday. The Brooklyn native passed away in 2013, age 72, from a heart attack. To honor his legacy, we spotlight what some perceive as his best album, his debut album, Mixed Bag. Mixed Bag was released in 1967 (although I've found sources that also say '66 and '68) on the Verve Folkways label and produced by John Court. It peaked at #182 on the Billboard 200 and #18 on the Jazz Albums chart. On it he covers The Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, and Bob Dylan. The track "Morning, Morning"  was arranged by Mountain bassist and vocalist Felix Pappalardi .

"High Flyin' Bird"     – 3:35
"I Can't Make It Anymore"     – 2:48
"Morning, Morning"     – 2:17
"Adam"    – 3:34
"Follow"     – 6:22

"Three Day Eternity"     – 2:15
"Sandy"    – 3:12
"Handsome Johnny"     – 3:53
"San Francisco Bay Blues"    – 2:30
"Just Like a Woman"     – 4:46
"Eleanor Rigby"     – 2:42

Richie Havens - guitar, sitar, vocals
Harvey Brooks - bass
Paul Harris - organ, piano, keyboards
Bill LaVorgna - drums
Howard Collins - guitar

Joe Price - tabla on "Adam"
Paul "Dino" Williams - acoustic guitar on "Follow"

Cover photo - Barry Feinstein

Liner Notes – J. S. , Richie Havens
Director of engineering - Val Valentin
Produced by Groscourt Productions, Inc.
Production Supervisor — Jerry Schoenbaum

Arranged by Bruce Langhorne for "I Can't Make It Anymore"
Arranged by Felix Pappalardi for "Morning, Morning"
Mastered for Compact Disc by Dennis M. Drake at PolyGram Studios

Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Manufactured By – MGM Records