Canned Heat – Hallelujah

Famous for playing Woodstock & being featured both in the film & soundtrack. HEAT hit the charts w/"Going Up the Country" & "Let's Work Together" Achieved critical acclaim 4 their collab w/John Lee Hooker on the record Hooker 'N' Heat. Founding members Al Wilson, Bob Hite & Henry Vestine All died, but the HEAT carried on with bassist Larry Taylor & drummer Fito De La Parra.

This is a reissue of this record. First issued 1969 with rounded Liberty logo. The logo was changed to a squared Liberty logo on label for 1970-71. This has a squared Liberty logo.

This version has the rounded Liberty label logo. Which was used until 1969. Last one that used this was LST-7620.

The album is a little more expansive than their first two but more cohesive than their previous album "Living the Blues". The band mainly stick to what they do best, their own fun, loose, earnest but amplified take on the blues. The album includes a cover of Tommy Johnson's "Canned Heat Blues" from which they take their name, and Fats Domino's "Fat Man", other than that the songs are all originals. Alan Wilson gets more time on the mic than on the previous encounters, including on the brilliant tune "Time Was", and the record also includes the notable "Sic 'em pigs" which includes a mock advert for the LA Police Department which includes the line "Remedial courses are available for the culturally deprived". The song "Get Off My Back" is a bit of a low point, thankfully though this time around they din't take up a whole side a record trying to do this sort of thing and the album finishes nicely with "Down in The Gutter" which is a typical loose, jam style, blues.

hallelujah(LP,Album) Liberty LBS 83239.I germany 1969