First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down is the second album by Hot Tuna, released in 1971 as RCA Victor LSP-4550. The album was recorded live with electric instruments, instead of the acoustic instruments used on the previous album, Hot Tuna. The album rose to #43 on the Billboard charts. In 1996, RCA released the CD box set Hot Tuna in a Can, which included a remastered version of this album, along with remasters of the albums Hot Tuna, Burgers, America's Choice and Hoppkorv. In Canada, the album reached #30 in the RPM Magazine charts where it was shown as Hot Tuna Electric Recorded Live.[3]
| First Pull Up, Then Pull Down | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April, 1971 at Chateau Liberte, Los Gatos, California | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 43:27 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Jorma Kaukonen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John's Other" (instrumental) | Papa John Creach | 8:12 |
| 2. | "Candy Man" | Rev. Gary Davis | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Been So Long" | Jorma Kaukonen | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Want You to Know" | Bo Carter | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" | Davis | 8:08 |
| 2. | "Never Happen No More" | Blind Blake | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Come Back Baby" | traditional, arranged by Kaukonen | 9:28 |
Personnel
- Jack Casady – bass
- Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
- Papa John Creach – electric violin
- Sammy Piazza – drums
- Additional personnel
- Will Scarlett – harmonica
Production
- Pat "Maurice" Ieraci – master of the machines
- Allen Zentz – engineer
- Margareta Kaukonen – drawings
- Mike Frankel – interior photograph
- Jack Casady – pin-up photo
- RCA – cage
- Recorded at the Chateau Liberté (deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains), Los Gatos, CA
- Mixed down at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
- A Fishobaby Production
References
- Ruhlmann, William. First Pull Up, Then Pull Down at AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- Bangs, Lester (November 11, 1971). First Pull Up, Then Pull Down, Rolling Stone
- "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 7, 1971" (PDF).
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