Vintage (Canned Heat album)

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Vintage
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Studio album by
Released1970
Recorded1966
Studio El Dorado Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Blues rock
Length24:22
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
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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.

Contents

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated January 17, 1970, peaking at No. 173 during a five-week run on the chart. [3]

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
Production

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [3] 173

References

  1. 1 2 Planer, Lindsay. Vintage at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (February 26, 1970). "Consumer Guide (8)". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. "Blind Owl Blues: The Mysterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson". Amazon.com. p. 94. Retrieved May 31, 2025.