Vinegar Joe Studio Albums
Titre : Vinegar Joe
Date de publication : 1972
Label : Island (EU) / ATCO (US)
Type : Album
Morceaux :
1. Rusty Red Armour
2. Early Monday Morning
3. Ride Me Easy, Rider
4. Circles
5. Leg Up
6. See The World (Through My Eyes)
7. Never Met A Dog (That Took To Me)
8. Avinu Malkenu
9. Gettin' Out
10. Live A Little, Get Somewhere
Simples :
- Never Met A Dog (That Took To Me) - edit b/w Speed Queen Of Ventura (7")
- See The World (Through My Eyes) b/w Circles (7")
Critiques / Reviews :
- "If nothing else Vinegar Joe may well serve the purpose of introducing the American public to a young lady who just well might be Janis' successor, Elkie Brooks. She's a volatile bundle of energy with a voice of intense emotionalism. Sharing vocal honors is Robert Palmer who provides some high wailing solos. The music as a whole is intense and insinuating the energy level kept just above sweaty." (Billboard)
Titre : Rock 'n Roll Gypsies
Date de publication : 1972
Label : Island (EU) / ATCO (US)
Type : Album
Morceaux :
1. So Long
2. Charley's Horse
3. Rock 'n Roll Gypsies
4. Falling
5. It's Getting To The Point
6. Whole Lotta Shakin'
7. Buddy Can You Spare Me A Line
8. Angel
9. No One Ever Do
10. Forgive Us
Simples :
- Rock 'n Roll Gypsies - single version b/w So Long (7")
- Rock 'n Roll Gypsies - single version b/w Whole Lotta Shakin' (Goin' On) (US promo 7")
- Whole Lotta Shakin' b/w Rock 'n Roll Gypsies (DE 7")
- Charlie's Horse b/w Rock 'n Roll Gypsies (FR 7")
Critiques / Reviews :
- "As far as contemporary rock 'n' roll goes, this album is the best you can possibly get. The band is strong at all points, and with a powerhouse like Brooks they have the makings of a real sensation in music. This band knows their stuff and derives great pleasure from a simple energetic music that really moves." (The Michigan Daily) Read complete review
- "Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer are paired off as lead singers, and in that mating I hear a crossbreed sound - the Jefferson Airplane, Bonnie and Delaney, a little Joplin. Vinegar Joe brings it off as a hybrid rather than a bastardization. The first side of the album sizzles from first groove to last. The title cut covers the territory at an easy pace, 'So Long' is full of flair; if 'It's getting To the Point' clings to other people's minds the way it has to mine it could be a full-fledged hit single. Side Two is nearly as strong, especially a pair of revivals: Jerry Lee Lewis' 'Whole Lotta Shakin'' and Jimi Hendrix' 'Angel'." (The Windsor Star)
- "The collective energies of Vinegar Joe bear some heavy musical rewards for their efforts on 'Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies' on Atco Records. Lead singer Elkie Brooks and singer-composer-musician Robert Palmer put out some vocally dynamic rock music. Backed by a tight group of capable musicians, Vinegar Joe is at its best on songs composed by members Gage and Palmer." (Reading Eagle)
- "The brassy Miss Brooks comes across on the album like musical dynamite, fronting a hot group playing like its life depended on it. This looks like a winner as a rock and entertainment team and at least a partial culmination of and reward for the singer's 12 years of trying to make it to the bigtime. She and her group have done that here, there's no doubt about it. The brassy and truly, truly talented Miss Elkie Brooks, and Vinegar Joe, have played their way to musical glory on 'Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies'." (The Schenectady Gazette)
Titre : Six Star General
Date de publication : 1973
Label : Island (EU) / ATCO (US)
Type : Album
Morceaux :
1. Proud To Be (A Honky Woman)
2. Food For Thought
3. Dream My Own Dreams
4. Lady Of The Rain
5. Stay True To Yourself
6. Black Smoke From The Calumet
7. Giving Yourself Away
8. Talkin' 'Bout My Baby
9. Let Me Down Easy
10. Fine Thing
Simples :
- Proud To Be (A Honky Woman) b/w Long Way Round (7")
- Black Smoke From The Calumet - single version b/w Long Way Round (7")