180g Vinyl LP Reissue Remastered Using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes Through To the Cutting Head

Renown as the embodiment of New Orleans' musical legacy, Dr. John's solo career was born with his breakthrough 1968 album Gris-Gris, which introduced to the world his unique blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock and Creole roots. Babylon (1969), Remedies (1970) and The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971) followed, the latter a dark and swampy collection anchored by the hypnotic "Familiar Reality" and featuring colorful guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger and The Memphis Horns.

The Sun, Moon & Herbs was originally conceived as a triple album, but it was fragmented, stripped down and put together again to form the present single LP. "Black John The Conqueror" has its origins in ancient Cajun folklore, which the good Dr. modernized and gave a beat. The swampy "Craney Crow" is the younger sibling of his earlier "Walk On Guilded Splinters" and has a similar effect on the listener. "Pots On Fiyo (Filé Gumbo)" combines Latin-American rhythms with a wealth of Cajun chants and spells. "Zu Zu Zu Mamou" is so tightly knitted that one can almost cut through the music with a knife; the mood here takes on a quite different meaning. The Sun, Moon & Herbs is best heard on a hot sultry night where thunder rolls in the distance like jungle drums. Dr. John certainly had something specific in mind, but it is up to the listener to find out just what it was.

This Speakers Corner LP 180g vinyl LP reissue was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head.