Rising Sons – Rising Sons - Ry Cooder Taj Mahal

Groucho Records LTD MAR-X 38501 (USA – year unknown)

Limited Edition N° 216

 Musicians as listed on this bootleg LP back cover:

Ry Cooder (guitar)

Taj Mahal (guitar)

Jesse Lee Kincaid (vocals)

Gary Marker (bass)

Ed Cassidy (drums)

Kevin Kelly (drums)

Musicians as listed on the official 1992 Columbia CD booklet:

Taj Mahal (vocals, harmonica, guitar, piano)

Ry Cooder (vocals, 6- and 12-string guitar, mandolin, slide and bottleneck guitar, dobro)

Jesse Lee Kincaid (vocals, guitar)

Gary Marker (bass)

Kevin Kelley (drums, percussion)

Ed Cassidy (drums)

Produced by Terry Melcher

Recorded in 1965 - 1966

This band released one single only in 1966 while in existence: “Candy Man” backed with “The Devil’s Got My Woman”. But they recorded many other tracks (produced by Terry Melcher) for an LP that remained unreleased. Some of these other tracks were officially released in 1992 on CD (Columbia / Legacy CK 52828 – 22 tracks), and on vinyl in 2001 (Sundazed LP5054 – 12 tracks). But an 18 track unofficial CD was released earlier (ISRAPHON ISR 009 CD – year unknown), and even earlier, tracks were first released on a bootleg LP (Groucho Records MAR-X 38501 – 17 tracks mentioned on back cover but only 16 tracks on vinyl itself). What you have here is a fresh vinyl rip of the latter, my Groucho Records LP.

When the bootleggers laid their hands on the tape, the song titles were unknown so they guessed them. Many are wrong on the LP rear cover. Here are the song titles mentioned on the rear cover, followed by actual song titles as they appeared on the official Columbia CD:

A1 Diving Duck Blues = If The River Was Whiskey (Divin’ Duck Blues)

A2 Untitled = Spanish Lace Blues

A3 Got My 44 = .44 Blues

A4 Sorry To Tell You = Flyin’ So High

A5 Down To Mexico = Tulsa County

A6 Sorry To Tell You (reprise) = Flyin’ So High (reprise)

A7 Step Outside You Mind = Take A Giant Step

A8 Untitled = 2:10 Train

B1 She Don’t Love Me No More = 11th Street Overcrossing

B2 32-30 (I Got A Little) = I Got A Little

B3 By And By = By And By (Poor Me)

B4 Sunny Street = Sunny’s Dream

B5 Walkin’ Down The Line = correct title!

B6 Candy Man = correct title!

B7 Devil Got My Woman = The Devil’s Got My Woman

B8 Corrina = Corrin, Corrina

B9 Sorry To Tell You = Flyin’ So High = MENTIONED ON REAR COVER BUT NOT PRESENT ON ACTUAL VINYL

Actual Track Listing with lengths:

1. A1 Diving Duck Blues (2:37)
2. A2 Untitled (2:11)
3. A3 Got My 44 (3:21)
4. A4 Sorry To Tell You (3:01)
5. A5 Down To Mexico (2:39)
6. A6 Sorry To Tell You (reprise) (0:32)
7. A7 Step Outside Your Mind (2:57)
8. A8 2-10 Train (4:06)
9. B1 She Don't Love Me No More (2:08)
10. B2 32-30 (I Got A Little) (2:04)
11. B3 By And By (3:18)
12. B4 Sunny Street (3:03)
13. B5 Walkin' Down The Line (1:56)
14. B6 Candy Man (1:58)
15. B7 Devil Got My Woman (3:01)
16. B8 Corrina (2:54)

Artwork Included (3 sets of fronts, backs, labels)