Aussie remastered reissue of the blues-rock guitarist's 1968 album, that's unavailable domestically, includes eight bonus tracks, w/Barry Goldberg, 1969 - 'Spirit Of Trane', w/Canned Heat, 1970 - 'My Time Ain't Long', 'L... more »et's Work Together', & 'That's All Right', w/Pure Food & Drug Act, 1972 - 'A Little Soul Food', 'What Comes Around Goes Around', & 'My Soul's On Fire', & w/Love, 1974 - 'Which Witch Is Which'. 18 tracks in all. Raven. 2003.« less
Aussie remastered reissue of the blues-rock guitarist's 1968 album, that's unavailable domestically, includes eight bonus tracks, w/Barry Goldberg, 1969 - 'Spirit Of Trane', w/Canned Heat, 1970 - 'My Time Ain't Long', 'Let's Work Together', & 'That's All Right', w/Pure Food & Drug Act, 1972 - 'A Little Soul Food', 'What Comes Around Goes Around', & 'My Soul's On Fire', & w/Love, 1974 - 'Which Witch Is Which'. 18 tracks in all. Raven. 2003.
CD Reviews
What he said
pete | vancouver | 08/03/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The editorial reviewer said it all. If you like guitar wizards, jazz rock, how to be Flash without being leadfooted (oh if the drummers of today could learn from the restraint of earlier masters...) and have an appreciation for historic recordings which opened new possibilities for the evolution of popular music, then for you this album really is indispensible. And the title cut, which is mostly vocal with a very restrained guitar part, is a glorious arrangement with soaring wordless voices singing with heartbreaking purity. It is one of those cuts which can bring conversations to a halt as people stop everything to listen. If you were around in the glory days of underground FM radio, you probably heard it at 2AM some nights, gently framing the end of the day with majestic serenity."
Try to imagine
. | Chicago, IL USA | 10/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As well as this cd has stood the test of time, try to imagine: A very young, unknown Chicago guitarist, releasing a non-jazz, (and really not quite any other style music known up to that point),all-instrumental album ,in the late 60's, with an entirely new guitar sound. Astounding..one the major breakhoughs in modern guitar.///(6/3/2006, afterthought): ///As a rock/blues/experimental, mainly instrumental artist , Mandel's been in the shadow of Jeff Beck's greater renown. With that in mind, I ask you to listen to this '60s recording,(and his others of this period), and compare them to much of the very recent work by Jeff Beck. It's beginning to look more and more as though Mandel was the one truly ahead of his time.///"
I was there!
Michael Harmon | Santa Rosa, CA United States | 06/19/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"On a hot August night at the Fillmore in San Francisco 1967, the Charlie Musslewhite Blues Band featuring a young Harvey Mandel on lead guitar opened for Cream. The second act before the top bill (Cream's first US appearance!) was the Paul Butterfield Blues Band with Bloomfield and Bishop. Obviously, this was an incredible show - especially for your reviewer, a 21 year old UC Davis college kid. Clapton let Harvey use his "wall" of 100 watt Marshall amps and he ROCKED! The esteemed music columnist for the S.F. Chronicle, Ralph Gleason, said Mandel had never sounded better.
I remember Harvey prowling the Fillmore stage, rocking with Charlie and his band and SOUNDING F***ING awesome! Needless to say, the other acts were mind-blowing....but this review is about Harvey. "Cristo Redentor" blew my mind when it came out. I am thrilled that it is available on CD. It is one of the few "lost gems' from the 60's that still stands up to scrutiny.
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Best Popular Music of All Time
purplehaloz | 07/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Why is there so few reviews of this album--it's only one of the finest CDs ever made by a musician!"
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1