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''Hoppkorv'' was the seventh album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, and their last studio album recorded for
Grunt Records Grunt Records was a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use ...
. Unlike previous albums, Hot Tuna relied entirely on an outside producer for this effort, Harry Maslin. In addition to four new original songs by
Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bass ...
and one by Nick Buck, the album includes covers of Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy",
Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...
' "I Can't Be Satisfied", and
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
's "Talkin' 'bout You." The album reached number 116 on the Billboard charts. In 1996, RCA released the CD box set ''Hot Tuna in a Can'' which included a remastered version of this album, along with remasters of the albums '' Hot Tuna'', ''
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down ''First Pull Up, Then Pull Down'' is the second album by Hot Tuna, released in 1971 as RCA Victor LSP-4550. The album was recorded live with electric instruments, instead of the acoustic instruments used on the previous album, '' Hot Tuna''. T ...
'', '' Burgers'' and ''
America's Choice ''America's Choice'' is the fifth album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, recorded in 1974, and released in 1975 as Grunt BFL1-0820. The album was also released in Quadraphonic as Grunt BFD1-0820. The first of the "Rampage" trilogy album ...
'' Hoppkorv is Swedish for "Jumping Hot Dog" or "Jumping Sausage" in Google Translate... Using Google Translate, in Norwegian, Hoppkorv means the children's game "Hopscotch"..


Track listing


Personnel

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Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bass ...
– vocals, guitar *
Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " S ...
– bass *Bob Steeler – drums, percussion


Additional Personnel

*Nick Buck – keyboards *John Sherman – 2nd guitar on "Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man" *Karen Tobin – background vocals


Production

*Harry Maslin – producer, engineer *Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator *Bill Thompson – manager *Allen Sudduth – assistant engineer *David Gertz – assistant mixing engineer *Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment *Acy Lehman – art direction *Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – album design *Chris Whorf – album design *Roger Rossmeyer – cover photos, liner photos *Jerry Leiberwitz (Leibowitz) – sleeve painting *Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco *Mastered by Rick Collins, Kendun Recorders, Burbank


References

{{Authority control Hot Tuna albums 1976 albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios Grunt Records albums