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Al Kooper – Act Like Nothing’s Wrong

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Kooper’s sixth solo release opens daringly enough, with his own funky version of “This Diamond Ring,” which he transforms completely from its Drifters-inspired origins. Most of the album is in a mid-’70s soul-funk vein, with Tower of Power turning up elsewhere and Kooper trying (with considerable success) to sound soulful on songs like “She Don’t Ever Lose Her Groove” and “I Forgot to Be Your Lover.” The playing throughout is excellent, with guitars by Kooper himself (who also plays sitar, Mellotron, organ, and synthesizer) as well as Little Beaver and Reggie Young, with Joe Walsh sitting in on one song, and horn arrangements by Kooper and veteran soundtrack composer Dominic Frontiere. The real centerpiece is the epic-length “Hollywood Vampire,” which can’t quite sustain its seven-minute length. The funkier numbers work, but some of the rest, like “In My Own Sweet Way,” don’t come off so well. This is two-thirds of a pretty fair album, and only lacks consistency.

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United Artists Records UA-LA 702-G LP, Album, Ter US 1976

Side 1.

1. Is We On The Downbeat? 0:35
2. This Diamond Ring 4:10
3. She Don’t Ever Lose Her Groove 3:45
4. I Forgot To Be Your Lover 2:54
5. Missing You 3:40
6. Out Of Left Field 4:50

Side 2.

1. (Please Not) One More Time 3:23
2. In My Own Sweet Way 2:40
3. Turn My Head Towards Home 4:35
4. A Visit To The Rainbow Bar & Grill 0:46
5. Hollywood Vampire 6:03

Credits:

Arranged By [Horn] – Al Kooper, Dominic Frontiere
Cover, Concept By – Al Kooper
Engineer – Bob Edwards, Bob Langford, Gene Eichelberger, Kelly Kotera, Steve Alaimo
Engineer [Assistant] – Bruce Hensal, Deni King, John Henning, Linda Hoxit, Rick Sanchez, Rick Smith, Tim Sadler
Mastered By – Bob Edwards, Bob McLeod
Photography By, Design – Norman Seeff
Producer, Arranged By – Al Kooper, John Simon
Remix, Engineer – Al Kooper, Bob Edwards

Media Condition: Mint- (M-)
Sleeve Condition: Mint- (M-)

Record housed in a top-loading outer sleeve with a custom card stock inner sleeve with photo and credits.

 

 

 

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Weight 0,5 kg
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