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Empty Rooms
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Empty Rooms was released in March 1970 on Polydor, as the follow-up to the live album The Turning Point, which had come out earlier that year. John Mayall played with the same musicians: Jon Mark on acoustic guitar, Johnny Almond on saxophones and flute and Stephen Thompson on bass. Mayall himself sang and played harmonica, guitars and keyboards, including a Moog synthesizer. There is no drummer, so the rhythm stays fluid and the sound is unusual, even for this bandleader. He wrote all the songs. They are mostly about his love for the photographer Nancy Throckmorton, to whom the record is dedicated.
On To a Princess, guest Larry Taylor, former bassist of Canned Heat, improvises a remarkable bass duet with Thompson. It is the only known studio record by this line-up, which broke up shortly after the recording. Taylor then joined Mayall's new band for USA Union.
Listening
Track list
- 1Don't Waste My Time3:13Apple Music ↗
- 2Plan Your Revolution2:38Apple Music ↗
- 3Don't Pick a Flower3:55Apple Music ↗
- 4Something New4:40Apple Music ↗
- 5People Cling Together2:55Apple Music ↗
- 6Waiting for the Right Time5:35Apple Music ↗
- 7Thinking of My Woman2:30Apple Music ↗
- 8Counting the Days5:33Apple Music ↗
- 9When I Go4:46Apple Music ↗
- 10Many Miles Apart2:57Apple Music ↗
- 11To a Princess3:33Apple Music ↗
- 12Lying In My Bed4:24Apple Music ↗
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