This article is about the album Bootleg by Canadian blues group

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. For the album by

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, see Bootleg (Kenshi Yonezu album). ''Bootleg'' is the debut album from the Canadian blues group the

released in 1971. Having been rehearsing and playing live shows since 1969, the band proceeded to create one of Canada's earliest independent records. Recorded over two nights in 1971 in a makeshift studio at Toronto's

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, Donnie Walsh and others distributed the album by hand. It was also welcomed by major Toronto music retailer

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renown, who was very much disposed to promoting Canadian music. The record was soon acquired by

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Canada for more general distribution. It reached number 62 in

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in May 1972.

Track listing

# "Rock It" – 3:57 # " Just a Little Bit" – 3:02 # "Down in Virginia" – 3:30 # "That's All Right" – 4:50 # "

Messin' With The Kid "Messin' with the Kid" is a rhythm and blues-influenced blues song originally recorded by Junior Wells in 1960. Chief Records owner/songwriter/producer Mel London is credited as the songwriter. Considered a blues standard, it is Junior Wells's b ...

" – 3:18 # "Don't You Bother My Baby" – 4:01 # "Change My Way of Livin'" – 5:04 # "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:04 # "

Next Time You See Me "Next Time You See Me" is a blues song written by Earl Forest and Bill Harvey, originally recorded in 1956 by Junior Parker (as "Little Junior Parker" as he was then known). The song was Parker's first record chart appearance after joining Duke ...

" – 2:20 # "I'm Sinkin'" – 2:45

Personnel

*Don Walshguitar * Rick (The Hock) Walshvocals *Jim Milnebass *Cash Walldrums *Dave Woodwardtenor saxophone *Ron Jacobstenor and baritone saxophones

Production

*Executive producer: Bleakney-McConnell *Direction: Dick Flohil *Recording studio: Sound Horn (Toronto) *Recording engineer: Bill Bryans *Sound & Mix: Alan Duffy *Art Direction: Bleakney - McConnell *Cover photo: Larry Nicols

References

External links

Downchild Bluesband official website
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