''David Blue'' is a folk album by David Blue, released by Elektra in 1966. The album was produced by Arthur Gorson and recorded by Jac Holzman, with

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as engineer; the sleeve featured photographs by Joel Brodsky (front) and

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(back).

Reception

''David Blue'' was selected for '' The MOJO Collection'' as one of the most significant albums in musical history.

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criticised ''David Blue'' for being derivative of

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, particularly the recently-released ''

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'' and ''

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'', but wrote that "If the songs on ''David Blue'' sometimes seemed like Dylan prototypes that had been thrown in the kitchen sink and tossed in the washing machine several times over, its stronger tracks were nevertheless quite enjoyable variations of their obvious model."

Track listing

Personnel

*David Blue — vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Monte Dunn — acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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— drums * Herbie Lovelle — drums * Harvey Brooks — bass * Paul Harris — piano, organ, electric piano,

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References

{{Authority control 1966 albums Albums with cover art by Joel Brodsky Elektra Records albums