''Final Vinyl'' is a

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compilation album. At the time the album was assembled,

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and

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had stopped performing together and were on to newer endeavours. Kaukonen recorded a solo album, ''Jorma'', and Casady joined the band SVT. Kaukonen signed to

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and Casady moved to 415 Records. This marked the end of Hot Tuna on the

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owned

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, so a "final" compilation album was assembled. Kaukonen and Casady reunited to perform as Hot Tuna in 1983 and moved to the Relix Records label, where they released material until the late 1990s.

Critical reception

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, Lindsay Planer wrote, "Issued in 1979, ''Final Vinyl'' gathers ten tracks from Hot Tuna's first eight LPs. While the tune stack is packed with enthusiast favorites, there are notable omissions and even a few questionable inclusions... Inclined parties are best served by the two-CD '' Best of Hot Tuna'' (1998), which contains a much broader and more accurate collection from the same era."

Track listing

Personnel

– guitars, vocals *

– bass *Will Scarlett – harmonica on "Hesitation Blues" and "Candy Man" *

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– drums on "Candy Man", "Keep On Truckin'", "Water Song", "Day to Day Out the Window Blues" and "Easy Now" *

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– violin on "Candy Man", "Keep On Truckin'" and "Water Song" *

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– keyboards on "Keep On Truckin'", "Water Song" and "I Wish You Would" *

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– drums on "Funky #7", "Hot Jelly Roll Blues", "Song from the Stainless Cymbal" and "I Wish You Would"

Production

*Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator *Bill Thompson – manager *Tim Bryant / Gribbitt – art direction *Tim Bryant & George Corsillo / Gribbitt – design *Jacky Kaukonen and Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – album title *Mastered by John Golden, Kendun Recorders, Burbank *Roger Ressmeyer – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Final Vinyl (Hot Tuna Album) 1979 greatest hits albums Hot Tuna compilation albums Grunt Records compilation albums