Various Artists - Appetizers (USA 1973)

Uncle Roddus Album Of The Day

DISC ONE:

1. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken

2. Arlo Guthrie - Lovesick Blues

3. Bert Jansch - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

4. Linda Lewis - Rock-a-Doodle-Doo

5. Paul Butterfield - Baby Please Don't Go

6. Seals and Crofts - Jessica

7. Van Morrison - Warm Love

8. The Faces - Borstal Boys

9. Todd Rundgren - Is It My Name

10. Fanny - All Mine

11. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

12. John Cale - Paris 1919

13. Procol Harum - Toujours L'Amour

DISC TWO:

1. Incredible String Band - Second Fiddle

2. Steeleye Span - Misty Moisty Morning

3. The Doobie Brothers - Dark Eyed Cajun Woman

4. Wet Willie - Airport

5. T.Rex - Born To Boogie

6. Deep Purple - I'm Alone

7. Lorraine Ellison - Many Rivers To Cross

8. Martin Mull - Licks Off Of Records

9. William Truckaway and Magic - Roller Derby Starr

10. Flo And Eddie - Another Pop Star's Life

11. Seatrain - Bloodshot Eyes

12. The Beach Boys - Susie Cincinnati

13. Foghat - What A Shame.

This is one of the early record label samplers that started appearing in the late sixties, one of the first being the excellent "Rock Machine Turns You On". Plenty of familiar names on this double set but the songs are not all so familiar. A reasonable quality set of early 70s pop/rock and a somewhat eclectic mix to boot makes for some interesting listening but not an essential collection. A couple of real clangers spoil the show a bit with one of those horrible corny 70s pop songs from Linda Lewis and a piece of rubbish from the deplorable Alice Cooper. There are some good rockers from the likes of the Faces and Todd Rundgren of which I wasn't familiar and more offbeat stuff like the reggae tinged instrumental from the " Incredible String Band" and a good comedy song from Martin Mull, who ever he was. A Roddus rating of 3/5 for this lot.