The Best Of Hot Tuna
This two-disc compilation of RCA recordings, made between 1969 and 1977, traces Hot Tuna s evolution from an acoustic folk-blues group to an electric blues-rock band, and then to a near-heavy-metal ensemble, and from a repertoire dominated by covers of songs by blues guitarists like the Reverend Gary Davis to one consisting largely of original material written by guitarist/singer Jorma Kaukonen Actually, the transitions are not that dramatic, since Kaukonen continues to favor the same kinds of guitar figures whether he's playing acoustic or electric, and his own songs, albeit with more abstract lyrics, are steeped in the traditions that produced the cover material. The compilers might have pleased Hot Tuna fans by placing more emphasis on the group's jamming abilities, including more of its live material ("Death Don't Have No Mercy" is especially missed), and saved some of the Kaukonen compositions for a "best of Jorma" album. But that is not to say that the compilation isn't a balanced, representative condensation of Hot Tuna s career on RCA it is. It's just that, like the Grateful Dead s, Hot Tuna s studio albums didn't necessarily reflect the best of the group as a performing unit. Note that the set includes a rare studio version of "Been So Long" originally released as a single and a previously unreleased 1977 live version of "Rock Me Baby." ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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The Best Of Hot Tuna
- UPC:
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RCA Records Label
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7/28/1998
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0
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1
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Music
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Preview
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| 1 | Hit Single #1 | 5:10 |
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| 2 | Serpent Of Dreams | 6:52 |
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| 3 | Sleep Song | 4:22 |
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| 4 | Mann's Fate | 5:26 |
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| 5 | Hot Jelly Roll Blues | 4:21 |
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| 6 | Sunrise Dance With The Devil | 4:28 |
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| 7 | Bar Room Crystal Ball | 6:52 |
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| 8 | I Wish You Would | 3:10 |
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| 9 | 99 Year Blues | 3:57 |
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| 10 | Ode For Billy Dean | 4:50 |
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| 11 | Sea Child | 5:01 |
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| 12 | Water Song | 5:15 |
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| 13 | I See The Light | 4:14 |
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| 14 | Living Just For You | 3:19 |
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| 15 | Easy Now | 5:10 |
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| 16 | Sally, Where'd You Get Your Liquor From? | 2:55 |
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Credits »
Hot Tuna - Producer
Hot Tuna - Main Performer
Jorma Kaukonen - Arranger
Jorma Kaukonen - Producer
Jorma Kaukonen - ?
Grace Slick - Illustrations
Jack Casady - Arranger
Jack Casady - ?
Mallory Earl - Producer
Don Gehman - Associate Producer
Bill Lacey - Audio Restoration
Felix Pappalardi - Producer
Al Schmitt - Producer
Bill Thompson - Compilation
Allen Zentz - Engineer
Gail Collins - Associate Producer
Henry Marquez - Art Direction
Paul Williams - Compilation Producer
Paul Williams - Tape Research
Michael Diehl - Design
Dalita Keumurian - Project Director
Mike Hartry - Digital Transfers
Jack Rovner - Creative Director
Harry Maslin - Producer
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