JAMES TAYLOR – MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 UK 1971 ORIG

James Taylor – Mud Slide Slim
(Warner Bros Records  1971  K46085)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– great condition apart from ringwear rubbing & initials top left corner on the back

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