STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SAVOY BROWN - STREET CORNER TALKING

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish a belated 73rd Birthday to Kim Simmonds, the Welsh guitarist, vocalist and founding member of English blues rock band, Savoy Brown. He turned 73 yesterday. Happy Birthday Kim ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's seventh studio album, Street Corner Talking. The LP was released in September 1971 on the Parrot label and produced by Neil Slaven. It peaked at #75 on the Billboard 200. Throughout the band's storied 55 year career, they've seen a few line-up changes, with members leaving to form Foghat and play with UFO, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson. Simmonds in the constant and is still active. 

"Tell Mama" (Paul Raymond, Kim Simmonds) – 5:15

"I Can't Get Next To You" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 6:35

"Let It Rock" (Raymond, Simmonds) – 3:07

"Time Does Tell" (Simmonds) – 5:29

Side two

"Street Corner Talking" (Simmonds) – 4:00

"All I Can Do" (Roquel Billy Davis, Gwen Gordy, Harvey Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 10:54

"Wang Dang Doodle" (Willie Dixon) – 7:15

Dave Walker – vocals

Kim Simmonds – lead guitar

Paul Raymond – keyboards; guitar (track 1); vocals (track 3)

Andy Silvester – bass guitar

Dave Bidwell – drums

Neil Slaven – producer
George Chkiantz – engineer
Rod Thear – assistant engineer
Sam Feldman – mastering (side two of original issue)
John Tracy – liner notes, coordination, compilation, 
David Anstey – cover illustration