Mill Valley Bunch : Casting Pearls (1973)

[Bloomers]

Mill Valley Bunch : Casting Pearls (LP-Polydor 1973)

Featuring :
Michael Bloomfield : Guitar, Vocals
Nick Gravenites : Vocals
Barry Goldberg : Organ
Mark Naftalin : Organ, Piano
Ira Kamin : Organ, Piano
Lee Michaels : Organ, Piano
John Kahn : Bass
Mark Ryan : Bass (Ex. Country Joe & Fish & Quicksilver)
Spencer Dryden : Drums (Ex. Jefferson Airplane)
Michael Shrieve : Drums (Ex. Santana)
Bill Vit : Drums (Ex. Hooteroll)
Rick Jaeger : Drums (Ex. AB Skhy & Crowfoot)
Russell Dashiel : Guitar (Ex. AB Skhy & Crowfoot)
The Pointer Sisters : Vocals
Chicken Billy Thornton : Vocal

Tracklisting du cd :

01. "I've Had It" (3.27) - Vocals by Chicken Billy Thornton & Ron Rev Stallings
02. "Young Girls Blues aka Janis Blues" (3.41) - Vocals by Michael Bloomfield
03. "What Would I Do Without You My Baby" (5.16) Vocals by Jeanette Jones
04. "Settle It In The Bedroom, Baby" (7.09) Vocals by Nick Gravenites
05. "Jimmy's Blues" (2.52)
06. "Let Me Down Easy" (6.25) Vocals by Michael Bloomfield
07. "Your Hollywood Blues" (4.20) Vocals by Nick Gravenites
08. "Lettin' Go Ain't Easy" (4.15) Vocals by Rick Dey
09. "Honky Tonk Blues" (1.57) Vocals by ?
10. "Betty & Dupree" (3.35) Vocals by Michael Bloomfield
11. "Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-La-La-La (3.18) Vocals by Jeanette Jones
12. "Run For Cover" (3.30)  Vocals by ?
13. "Mellow Mountain Wine" (4.41) Vocals by ?
14. "Bye Bye I'm Going" (2.16) Vocals by ?
15. "The Bells Are Gonna Ring" (3.52) Vocals by ?
16. "Last Call Blues" (5.05) Vocals by Nick Gravenites

Recorded in 1973 At Golden State Recorders, San Francisco, California
Producers Michael Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites, Rick Dey & Leo De Gar Kulka

CD - "Mill Valley Bunch-Casting Pearls" (Universe)

Mike Bloomfield est accompagné ici par tout ses amis plus un casting impressionnant de seconds couteaux californiens, un album inégal qui mélange un peu tout les genres (Blues, Soul, Rock, Country...), le chant n'est pas terrible sauf quelques exceptions comme le rocker "Run The Cover" et les 3 blues chantés par Gravenites.
"Jimmy's Blues" est un hommage personnel à Hendrix où Mike sort sa Wha-Wha du grenier