OTIS SPANN with FLEETWOOD MAC - THE BIGGEST THING SINCE COLOSSUS 24-96 vinyl rip
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Label:
Blue Horizon
Catalog#: 7-63217
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock
The Biggest Thing Since Colossus is an album by American blues musician Otis Spann, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). The album is also notable for the fact that Spann's backing band on this occasion were members of Fleetwood Mac, who were touring in America at the time. Spann had been involved in the recording of the Blues Jam at Chess album, and a rapport had been struck between Spann and the British band, which led to their participation on Spann's new album.
It was agreed beforehand that Spann's friend and longtime associate S.P. Leary would play drums on the album, and Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood did not take part in the recording. Guitarists Peter Green and Danny Kirwan, and bassist John McVie all contributed to each track, and it is often claimed that Green produced some of his best playing on this album.
"Walkin'" was released as a single in some countries, with "Temperature Is Rising (98.8°F)" (a different version to that found on the album) on the B-side. Another track was recorded at the sessions, "Blues For Hippies", which was not included on the album. ---Answers.com.
In January of 1969, British power blues quintet Fleetwood Mac came to Chess Records studios to jam with the likes of Willie Dixon, S.P. Leary, Honeyboy Edwards, and longtime Muddy Waters' pianist Otis Spann. The sessions were so rich and fruitful that three-fifths of the Mac (specifically bassist John McVie and guitarists Peter Green and Danny Kirwin) impressed Spann enough to cut a record with them at the same sessions. While the classic "Country Girl" and a seven-minute "Someday Soon Baby" (which features a lengthy intro from Green on which Spann can be heard barely off mic telling the rest of the band to "let him play on") ended up on the Mac's Blues Jam at Chess double set: remaining cuts included "Dig You" and "Walkin'" and are a near perfect match of Spann's exciting, emotive singing and the Mac's youthful muscle. The Biggest Thing Since Colossus was released on Mac manager/producer/strongman Mike Vernon's London-based Blue Horizon label. ---John Duffy, All Music Guide.
Tracklist
A1 My Love Depends on You
5:16
A2 Walkin'
2:50
A3 It Was a Big Thing
3:22
A4 Temperature Is Rising (100.2F)
6:10
A5 Dig You
3:00
B1 No More Doggin'
2:56
B2 Ain't Nobody's Business
5:25
B3 She Needs Some Loving
3:02
B4 I Need Some Air
4:36
B5 Someday Baby
3:02
Credits
Producer – Mike Vernon
Notes
Recorded at Tempo Sound Studios, New York, January 1969.
Engineered by Warren Slaten. Co-ordination by Richard Vernon.
players:
Otis Spann: piano, vocals
Peter Green: guitar
Danny Kirwen: guitar
John McVie: bass
S.P. Leary: drums
VINYL TRANSFER PROCESS :
Vinyl cleaning:
ClearAudio Matrix Record Cleaner
(static discharge with Zerostat 3 Milty "gun" before play)
Source:
TurnTable * > Nottingham Analogue Studio - Hyperspace
ToneArm * > Ace Space 10" / UniPivot (Nottingham Analogue Studio)
Cartridge > DECCA Super Gold Moving Magnet
* (with the final 2010 Tom Fletcher mods)
Electronics:
Phono > Bedini Q Series PreAmp
ADC > Edirol FA-66 Firewire Audio Interface
Computer / Software / Monitoring:
MacPro 8-Core
Software > Adobe Audition CS 5.5, SoundTrack Pro 3, iZotope RXII Advanced
Monitoring > Sennheiser HD800 HPhones (via Violectric VT200 HPhone Amp)
All connections:
Vooodooo pure silver wire with Eichmann bullet plugs.
Recorded at 32bit float 192kHz from 1 NEW never played Vinyl LP.
Processing : N O N E !
Just resampled in iZotope RXII Advanced from 32-192 to 24-96
Converted with XLD for Mac from AIF to FLAC.
TheZeitung (July 2011)
E N J O Y !