the grandmothers

a mother of an anthology
    = compilation + extra tracks  

1993 cd usa one way records ow 28880

jimmy carl black: vocal 1,2,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,20
bunk gardner: horn 1,2,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,19,21
buzz gardner: horn 1,2,5,8,15,17,19,21
andy cahan
: drums, guitar, keyboards 1,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,16,17,20
denny walley: guitar 1,2,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,20
tom leavey: bass 1,2,7,8,9,10,11,13,17,20
don preston: moog, piano 2
meatball: drums 2,8,20
elliot ingber: guitar 3,6,18
ira ingber: washboard, guitar, bass 3,6
lil' john: guitar: vocal 3
richie hayward: drums 3
jimmy mckenna: trombone 5
john lasonio: bass 5
david trent: drums 5
danny newmark: electric piano 5
sid the kid: tenor sax 5
don u.matic: drums 6
ray collins: vocals 7
tjay cantrelli: horns 7,8,9,10,12,13
james harmen: harmonica 8
joe la la: cungas 9
jim sherwood: sax 12,17
keith olsen: bass drum 12
john balkin: bass  15,19,21
dusty wakeman: drums 16
tom brown: drums 17
frank scoobie sorkin: sax  17
johnny dyre: harp
larry taylor: guitar 18
jerry mcgee: guitar 20

tracks 1,3: recorded in 1971
track 4 by elmer & fred: recorded in 1972
track 8,20: recorded in late 1973
track 9: recorded in 1970
track 10,11 by geronimo black: live in san miguel 1973
track 13: recorded in 1970
track 15,19,21 by menage à trois: recorded between 1969 and 1972

  1. '59 chevy (black, gardner)
  2. trail of tears (black)
  3. we don't feed no livestock here (ingber)
  4. mary jane (cahan, gardner)
  5. my love has gone
  6. gingerwail
  7. mayonaise mountain
  8. teenage credit
  9. low riding man
  10. let us live
  11. big boss man
  12. motorhead's bumble bee
  13. thunderbuns vs the kumb nut
  14. the fight out
  15. one for the girls
  16. dona
  17. going to idaho
  18. a bit blue
  19. qualude to chaos and fine
  20. lovesick blues
  21. basement theme downstairs