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.

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

• 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. ^[4]

Charts

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

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. 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.