JAMES TAYLOR – MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON LP – Nr MINT- A1/B2 UK

James Taylor – Mud Slide Slim
(Warner Bros Records   K46085   Cream Warners Labels)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT- condition
1 small vinyl defect mark in the middle of Machine Gun Kelly, gives a few light clicks as it passes through nothing major

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single “Fire and Rain” and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with “You’ve Got a Friend”, a recording of Carole King’s classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his best-selling and most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers).

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, recorded and released in 1971.

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. “Love Has Brought Me Around” – 2:41
2. “You’ve Got a Friend” (Carole King) – 4:28
3. “Places in My Past” – 2:01
4. “Riding on a Railroad” – 2:41
5. “Soldiers” – 1:13
6. “Mud Slide Slim” – 5:20

Side two

1. “Hey Mister, That’s Me up on the Jukebox” – 3:46
2. “You Can Close Your Eyes” – 2:31
3. “Machine Gun Kelly” (Danny Kortchmar) – 2:37
4. “Long Ago and Far Away” – 2:20
5. “Let Me Ride” – 2:42
6. “Highway Song” – 3:51
7. “Isn’t It Nice to Be Home Again” – 0:55

Personnel

• James Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 9-12), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-11, 13), piano (3, 12)
• Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (1, 6, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 9), guitar (3), congas (9, 10, 11)
• John Hartford – banjo (4)
• Carole King – piano (1, 4-7, 10, 12)
• Kevin Kelly – accordion (3), piano (11)
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1-7, 10, 11, 12)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (1-7, 9-12), congas (1, 2, 6, 11), cowbell (1), cymbal (1), cabasa (2), tambourine (9)
• Peter Asher – tambourine (1), backing vocals (9, 12)
• Richard Greene – fiddle (4)
• The Memphis Horns – horns and horn arrangements (1, 11)
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Joni Mitchell – backing vocals (1, 2, 10)
• Kate Taylor – backing vocals (11, 12)

Production

• Producer – Peter Asher
• Engineer – Richard Sanford Orshoff
• Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
• Liner Artwork – Laurie Miller
• Cover Photography – Ethan Russell