Doug MacLeod - Come To Find (2LP, 45RPM)
Doug MacLeod - guitar, vocals [click here to see more vinyl & CD featuring Doug MacLeod]
Bill Stuve - acoustic bass
Jimi Bott – drums
Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica on "Bring It On Home" and "Lost Something This Morning"
Black Cherry - back up vocals on "Ain't No Grave"
Written by Doug MacLeod (A2, B1-3, C-3, D2-3), Willie Dixon (A1), Danny Jesser (C1, D2), McKinley Morganfield (D1)
2 LP, Tip-on, thick cardboard gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : QRP
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Audioquest Music
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording
Engineered & mixed by Dave Shiffman
Produced by Joe Harley
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Originally released in 1994
Reissued in 2020
Tracks:
Side A:
- Bring It On Home
- Since I Left St. Louis
Side B:
- Mystery Woman
- Come To Find
- Old Virginia Stomp
Side C:
- Master's Plan
- Ain't No Grave
- Lost Something This Morning
Side D:
- Rollin' & Tumblin'
- Any Port In A Storm
- When I Left Missouri
Reviews:
“The sparseness of the arrangements make this album admirable and draw even more attention to the music both overall and in its subtleties. It showcases brilliantly Bill Stuve's upright bass work, and for Jimi Bott, how unusually placed but effective drumbeats prove him a blues drummer deserving greater recognition. "Since I Left St. Louis" has MacLeod reflecting on his early adult years of fast life, women, and drinking, and the lessons painfully learned from those experiences. The title track is a realization that making the most out of life is better than a life of abuse, whether it be child abuse, substance abuse, or any other kind. Always a master on the harmonica, Charlie Musselwhite blows on Willie Dixon's "Bring It On Home" and the MacLeod-penned "Lost Something This Morning." A great example of Piedmont-style blues is illustrated in "Old Virginia Stomp," dedicated to mentor Ernest Banks. Backup singers Black Cherry round the album out with the uplifting gospel feel of "Ain't No Grave," which tells of the triumph of the afterlife over death.” AllMusic Review by Char Ham
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4,61 / 5