This disc contains what are perhaps the earliest recordings by the Los Angeles-based Canned Heat, whose blend of rock with R&B suggested an aggregate from Chicago, Memphis, or New Orleans. In reality, they hailed from the Los Angeles suburb of Topanga Canyon, where they were contemporaries of soon-to-be proto-psych Spirit and Kaleidoscope. The personnel consists of Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitar/harmonica/vocals), Stuart Brotman (bass), Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar), Bob "The Bear" Hite (vocals), and either Keith ...
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This disc contains what are perhaps the earliest recordings by the Los Angeles-based Canned Heat, whose blend of rock with R&B suggested an aggregate from Chicago, Memphis, or New Orleans. In reality, they hailed from the Los Angeles suburb of Topanga Canyon, where they were contemporaries of soon-to-be proto-psych Spirit and Kaleidoscope. The personnel consists of Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitar/harmonica/vocals), Stuart Brotman (bass), Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar), Bob "The Bear" Hite (vocals), and either Keith Sawyer or perhaps Frank Cook (drums), the latter of whom took over the drummer's chair in 1966. The Heat's initial studio foray was helmed by none other than the legendary Johnny Otis, whose innumerable skills include producer. This union is indeed apt, as their seminal output consisted primarily of inspired and remarkably authentic readings of Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working," Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" and "Pretty Thing," John Lee Hooker's "Louise" and "Dimples," and Elmore James' "Rollin' and Tumblin'" -- captured in two distinct versions, one that features Wilson's aggressive mouth harp and another with just the lead vocal. Their full-tilt rendering stays remarkably true to the original, which remained at the core of the combo's mid-'60s repertoire, resurfacing on the Heat's Liberty Records debut LP, Canned Heat (1967). While this particular title is out of print, the tracks that comprise Vintage Canned Heat were first issued on the Janus label as simply Vintage in 1968. They have likewise turned up in nearly a dozen variations over the years, such as Don't Forget to Boogie: Vintage Heat (2002) and alongside the 1969 Live at the Topanga Corral from Akarma Records (also 2002). Interested parties will not want to pass these primal nuggets by. They offer a taste of raw and undiluted Canned Heat before spurious management and substance abuse began to erode the unit's enormous soul. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi
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