''Siegel–Schwall '70'' is an album by the blues-rock group the

Siegel–Schwall Band The Siegel–Schwall Band was an American electric blues band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (piano, electric piano, harmonica, vocals) and Jim Schwall (guitar, mandolin, vocals). They played many live shows ...

. Released in 1970, it was their fourth album, and their last one for

Vanguard Records Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the so ...

. Produced as a vinyl LP, it was later re-released as a CD, also on the Vanguard label. ''Siegel–Schwall '70'' was the band's first record to feature their early 1970s lineup of

Corky Siegel Mark Paul "Corky" Siegel (born October 24, 1943) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. He plays harmonica and piano. He plays and writes blues and blues-rock music, and has also worked extensively on combining blues and cla ...

on piano and harmonica,

Jim Schwall Jim Schwall (November 12, 1942 – June 19, 2022) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and photographer. He was best known as a co-founder and member of the Siegel-Schwall Band. Musical career Jim Schwall was born in Evanston, Illinois ...

on guitar, Rollo Radford on bass, and Shelly Plotkin on drums. The album was recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, except for the last song on each side — "Angel Food Cake" and "A Sunshine Day in My Mind" — which were recorded live at the Quiet Knight in Chicago.

Track listing

:Side one: #"I Don't Want You to Be My Girl" (

) – 6:20 #"Do You Remember" (Siegel,

) – 2:55 #"Geronimo" (Schwall, Charles de Meyer) – 3:04 #"Angel Food Cake" (Siegel) – 5:28 :Side two: #"Walk in My Mind" (Siegel) – 2:32 #"Song" (Siegel) – 4:20 #"Tell Me" (

Chester Burnett Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chica ...

) – 3:47 #"A Sunshine Day in My Mind" (Schwall,

Jim Post Jimmie David Post (October 28, 1939 – September 14, 2022) was an American folk singer-songwriter, composer, and playwright. In 1968, his pop song "Reach out of the Darkness" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 14 we ...

) – 8:00

Personnel

Siegel–Schwall Band

– piano, electric piano, harmonica, vocals *

– guitar, vocals *Rollo Radford – electric bass, upright bass *Shelly Plotkin – drums

Production

*Producer: Bill Traut *Production assistants: Jim Schwall, Corky Siegel, Peter Szillies *Recording supervisors: Marty Feldman, Mal Davis *Design: Jules Halfant *Photography: Todd Cazaux

References

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