Vintage (Canned Heat album)

Vintage
Studio album by Canned Heat
Released	1970
Recorded	1966
Studio	El Dorado Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock
Length	24:22
Label	Janus
Producer	Johnny Otis
Canned Heat chronology
Future Blues (1970) Vintage (1970) Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Village Voice	E [2]

Vintage is the sixth album by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Produced by Johnny Otis, it featured the Muddy Waters/Elmore James' song "Rollin' and Tumblin'" recorded with and without Alan Wilson's harmonica leads. These sessions have surfaced on a multiple of reissues including, Don't Forget to Boogie: Vintage Heat (2002), Vintage Canned Heat (1996), Eternal Boogie, Canned Heat in Concert and various other releases.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 2:30
2. "Big Road Blues" (Tommy Johnson) – 2:08
3. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 2:17 without harmonica
4. "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 2:44
5. "Pretty Thing" (Dixon) – 2:01

Side Two

1. "Louise" (Chester Burnett) – 3:07
2. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:21
3. "Can't Hold on Much Longer" (W. Jacobs) – 2:32
4. "Straight Ahead" (Canned Heat) – 2:35
5. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters) – 2:07 with (Alan Wilson on) harmonica ^[1]

Personnel

Canned Heat

• Bob Hite – vocals
• Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Henry Vestine – lead guitar
• Stuart Brotman – bass
• Frank Cook – drums

Production

• Johnny Otis – Producer- 1966- This was when the band was known as the Canned Heat Blues Band, these were demos and were the first time Canned Heat recorded in a studio, they were not released until 1970, this from page 94 of a book written by Rebecca Davis entitled Blind Owl Blues: The Mysterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson. ^[3]

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. Vintage at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (February 26, 1970). "Consumer Guide (8)". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
3. "Blind Owl Blues: The Mysterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson". Amazon.com. p. 94. Retrieved May 31, 2025.