Little Feat

Little Feat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mobile Fidelity Koch
• ASIN: B000SO7JM0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,965 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Snakes on Everything

2. Strawberry Flats

3. Truck Stop Girl

4. Brides of Jesus

5. Willin'

6. Hamburger Midnight

7. Forty-Four Blues: How Many More Years

8. Crack in Your Door

9. I've Been the One

10. Takin' My Time

11. Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie

Editorial Reviews

LITTLE FEAT Little Feat (2007 US Limited Collectors Edition 11-track Ultradisc II? 24kt GOLD audiophile CD album their debut release originally issued in 1971 and containing a classic blend of Americana with a rock R&B and blues influence. Superbly presented in a numbered card pasted gatefold picture sleeve + lyric booklet with liner notes by legendary producer Russ Titelman UDCD770)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God Zappa fired them--A Classic, February 20, 2001

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Tom Tuerff (That there Phoenix place) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Feat (Audio CD)

Lowell George and Roy Estrada started Little Feat as a direct result of being fired when Frank Zappa broke up the original Mothers. Say what you want about LF's later albums ("Feats Don't Fail Me Now" and "Dixie Chicken" are absolute must-haves, by the way) but the first two albums are truly something special with Estrada's intelligent bass playing and Lowell at his absolute creative pinnacle.

Has anybody written anything as wondrously whimsical as "Snakes on Everything?" As Drugged-up paranoid as "Strawberry Flats?" or as instant-classic as "Willing?" That's one of the cool parts of this LP--you get to hear "Willin'" in its original form, without the country-western motif--just Lowell singin' and strummin' while Ry Cooder plays slide.

Be warned, though--this is NOT standard three-chord, "I-know-where-this-is-going" type stuff. Fact is, you DON'T know where it's going and that's what makes it so good.

The band's tribute medley to Howlin' Wolf is absolutely great. Bill Payne's contributions to the album ain't bad, either. But Lowell George made his mark on the music world with this vinyl tattoo and I know it's one tattoo that I NEVER want removed.

Buy their second album, "Sailin' Shoes," too.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs!, October 22, 2004

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Morten Vindberg (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Feat (Audio CD)

The sound on the first Little Feat is markedly different from the other 1970's Feat albums. Don't expect the polished sound of albums like "Time Loves a Hero", "Down on the Farm" or "The Last Record Album".

The line-up changed after this album, which may be part of the explanation to the sound change.

As usual most of Lowell George's songs are great; some even outstanding. On this album several of his songs are written with Bill Payne, who also wrote a couple of the songs alone.

Though the sound may be rougher than on most later Feat albums, most trademarks of the band are already shown here; the fat slide-guitarplaying, the great voice of Lowell George and of course the unique songwriting.

Some of the biggest Little Feat classics come from this debut-album. Songs like "Truck Stop Girl", "Willin'", "I've Been the One" are standout-songs.

Lesser known tracks like "Brides of Jesus" and "Taking My Time" are almost equally strong.

Interesting that some of these songs were actually released by other artist before this album came out. The Byrds recorded "Truck Stop Girl" for their "Untitled" album, and their version with Clarence White's vocals up-front is my clear favourite version of that song. Seatrain recorded "Willin'" for their 2nd 1970 album. My favourite version of that song is Little Feat's own re-recording for the "Sailin'Shoes" album, though this first version is also great.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Order something with snakes on everything, September 19, 2007

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WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... (My Little Blue Window, USA) - See all my reviews
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Little Feat's classic debut album for Warner Brothers has been lovingly remastered by Shawn Britton (who has done two other recent terrific MoFi releases Linda Ronstandt's "Don't Cry Now" and The Allman Brothers Band's "Idlewind South"). This classic mix of humor, blues-rock (which features Ry Cooder as a guest guitarist on two tracks)sounds terrific. The original album art has been duplicated. There's also an appreciation by Russ Titleman (who met Lowell George in a class to learn how to play sitar during the Summer of Love)as well as the lyrics to all the songs on the album.

If you got into the band with later albums you should be aware that Little Feat's first album (an overlooked masterpiece, while it has the seeds of their later great albums, is probably the least like albums such as their classic live set "Waiting for Columbus" compared to later work. It has a much rougher blues edge to the overall sound but it's still a delight.

This is only available as a limited, numbered edition (don't know how many are being produced however). I'd highly recommend Little Feat's debut. Keep up the great work Shawn!

Also recommended:
Waiting for Columbus
Sailin' Shoes
Feats Don't Fail Me Now