Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth studio album by Taj Mahal. Tracks 1–7 were recorded live; tracks 8–11 are studio recordings. The album cover shows a photograph of Taj Majal and Mississippi John Hurt taken by David Gahr backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964.
Track listing All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted. "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30 "Kalimba" – 1:35 "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21 "Ricochet" – 4:17 "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)" – 3:40 "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20 "Conch: Close" (not credited) – :33 "Cakewalk Into Town" – 2:32 "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) – 6:45 "Texas Woman Blues" – 2:55 "Gitano Negro" – 8:30
Personnel Taj Mahal - steel-bodied guitar, kalimba, banjo, conch, hand claps, upright bass The Pointer Sisters - backing vocals on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Texas Woman Blues" Howard Johnson - hand claps and tuba on "Cakewalk Into Town" Technical David Brown, George Engfer - engineer
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