HARVEY MANDEL Righteous LP PHILIPS 1969 US orig+stereo PHS 600-306 w/ERNIE WATTS
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HARVEY MANDEL
with EDDIE HOH, EDWARD HITCHINGS, ART STAVRO plus BOB WEST, EARL PALMER, HOWARD ROBERTS,
VICTOR FELDMAN, ERNIE WATTS, PETE JOLLY, etc.
In the mold of Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, and Mike Bloomfield, Mandel is an extremely creative rock guitarist
with heavy blues and jazz influences. And like those guitarists, his vocal abilities are basically nonexistent, though Mandel,
unlike some similar musicians, has always known this, and concentrated on recordings
that are entirely instrumental, or feature other singers. A minor figure most known for auditioning unsuccessfully
for the Rolling Stones, he recorded some intriguing (though erratic) work on his own that anticipated some
of the better elements of jazz-rock fusion, showcasing his concise chops, his command
of a multitude of tone pedal controls, and an eclecticism that found him working with string orchestras
and country steel guitar wizards. Mandel got his first toehold in the fertile Chicago white blues-rock scene
of the mid-'60s (which cultivated talents like Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, and Steve Miller),
and made his first recordings as the lead guitarist for harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite
"RIGHTEOUS"
1969 LP PHILIPS RECORDS STEREO PHS 600-306
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: PHILIPS - BLACK/RAINBOW LABEL w/BLUE LOGO - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front & spine) PHS 600-306 (rear) PHS-600-306)
Catalog on labels: PHS-600-306 (Side 1 / Side 2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): PHS600306A-M2 (Etched): -I-II 3D MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): PHS600306B-M1 (Etched): II-I MR
On labels: String & Horn Arrangements by Shorty Rogers
All others arranged by Harvey Mandel
Produced by: Abe "Voco" Kesh
On Back Sleeve: Recorded at Amigo Studios: North Hollywood
A Product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc....../A Conelco Corporation
tracklisting
Side 1: RIGHTEOUS - JIVE SAMBA
LOVE OF LIFE - POONTANG - JUST A HAIR MORE
Side 2: SUMMER SEQUENCE - SHORT'S STUFF
BOO-BEE-DOO - CAMPUS BLUES
grading
RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Not as consistent as his debut, due to the presence of a few pedestrian blues-rock numbers.
The better tracks, though, show Mandel continuing to expand his horizons with imagination,
particularly on the cuts with string and horn arrangements by noted jazz arranger Shorty Rogers.
Harvey's workout on Nat Adderley's "Jive Samba" is probably his best solo performance,
and an obvious touchstone for the Latin-rock hybrid of Carlos Santana
(whose own debut came out the same year)...(AllMusic)
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