Joy Of Cooking – Castles
(Capitol Records 1972 EST11050)
UK Pressing
G&L Flipback Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– back cover shows some light ringwear
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 – “S” written on labels)
Joy of Cooking was an American music ensemble formed in 1967, in Berkeley, California. Identified with the hippie culture, the band’s music melded rock & roll with folk, blues, and jazz. The band released three studio albums on Capitol Records in the early 1970s as well as a minor hit single in 1971, “Brownsville”. Led by guitarist Terry Garthwaite and pianist Toni Brown, who shared lead vocals, Joy of Cooking was an unusual example of a rock band fronted by women.
Joy of Cooking was led by pianist Toni Brown and guitarist Terry Garthwaite. The rest of the band comprised bass guitarist David Garthwaite (Terry’s brother), drummer Fritz Kasten, and percussion player Ron Wilson. Keyboard player Stevie Roseman replaced Toni Brown for a time. Bass players Happy Smith and eventually Jeff Neighbor replaced David Garthwaite on bass guitar and Glen Frendel was added on lead guitar.
The band’s music was a mix of hippie sensibilities with rock, blues, folk, and jazz, and the lyrics often reflected feminist themes.
| A1 | Don’t The Moon Look Fat And Lonesome
Guitar [Bottleneck] – Terry Garthwaite Harp – Ron Wilson (8) |
4:10 | |
| A2 | Waiting For The Last Plane
Guitar [12-string Acoustic] – Terry Garthwaite Guitar [Electric] – Carl Dukatz Guitar [Steel] – Toni Brown |
4:00 | |
| A3 | Lady Called Love
Guitar [Lead] – Carl Dukatz Guitar [Rhythm] – Terry Garthwaite Vocals [Lead] – Toni Brown |
3:30 | |
| A4 | Three-Day Loser | 4:00 | |
| A5 | Castles | 3:50 | |
| B1 | Beginning Tomorrow
Maracas – Toni Brown |
4:30 | |
| B2 | Let Love Carry You Along | 2:45 | |
| B3 | Home Town Man | 4:00 | |
| B4 | All Around The Sun And The Moon
Organ – Toni Brown |
4:00 | |
| B5 | Bad Luck Blues
Written-By – Blind Lemon Jefferson |
3:30 |
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings & Horns], Saxophone [Solo] – Jim Horn (tracks: A4 to B1, B4)
- Bass – Jeff Neighbor
- Chorus – Joy Of Cooking (tracks: A4, B2)
- Congas – Ron Wilson (8) (tracks: A2, A5 to B1, B3 to B4)
- Drums – Fritz Kasten (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
- Engineer – Gary Coolick, Jay Ranellucci
- Guitar – Terry Garthwaite (tracks: A4 to B5)
- Piano – Toni Brown (tracks: A2 to B2, B4 to B5)
- Piano [Electric] – Toni Brown (tracks: A1, B3)
- Producer – John Palladino
- Tambourine – Ron Wilson (8) (tracks: A1, A3, B2)
- Vocals – Terry Garthwaite (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2 to B3), Toni Brown (tracks: A1 to A2, A5, B1 to B2, B4 to B5)
- Vocals [Lead] – Terry Garthwaite (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4 to B5)
- Written-By – Terry Garthwaite (tracks: A4, B3), Toni Brown (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4)
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