This album was in the process of being recorded when Big Tree was being moved
from Ampex to Bell. This album got lost in the shuffle. When Lobo was asked
about this album his response was:
"This album is one that never was released. Ampex went belly up in the middle of the recording and for some
reason the
album just vanished."
*Two tracks from this album were eventually released as Bonus tracks on the
Rhino CD release of "Calumet". So obviously Rhino owns this album.
Whether it will ever see a release is anyone's guess. Although Lobo could only
remember 8 tracks from the album, he normally had 11 tracks on an album. The
three remaining tracks could have possibly been from the list below:
Shot Down Honcho (Lobo)
My Head Needs Peace (Lobo)
Sunny And Share (Lobo)
She Knows Something (Lobo)
These tracks were found in the Lobo songbook that was released right after the
Bell take over of Big Tree.
Apparently Bell was not aware the album never got released because they included
this album on inner sleeve advertising. Thanks to Gene Webb for sending me the
scan of the album cover. Whether any copies of this album were ever pressed is
anyone's guess. From the advertisement, the album cover was designed and
possibly printed. |