David Bromberg Self Titled Columbia Records FROM 1971

David Bromberg
Self Titled
Columbia Records, C 31104, US, 1971, 9 Tracks, Catalog Inner Sleeve, No Bar Code

Condition:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good++

Bromberg does some excellent picking on this in styles ranging from Bluegrass to Folk, to Delta Blues. The song “The Holdup” is noteworthy because it was written with George Harrison. Although there are no credits on the album, it sure sounds like George playing slide on the track. Bromberg also has a great sense of humor which comes out on a couple of songs here. He can also stop you dead in your tracks with pathos as he does on Sammy’s Song, a moving song about a young man’s first sexual experience with a prostitute who had been burned in a fire and is ashamed of the damage it did to her body. It sounds strange, but trust me, it works. This album is just the beginning of a too short, but nonetheless brilliant career. I recommend any of this albums, particularly the ones on Columbia.

Track listing
A1
(Introduction) Last Song for Shelby Jean4:17
A2
Suffer to Sing the Blues4:55
A3
Boggy Road to Milledgeville2:13
A4
Dehlia7:50
B1
Pine Tree Woman5:15
B2
Lonesome Dave’s Lovesick Blues2:37
B3
Mississippi Blues4:37
B4
The Hold Up2:55
B5
Sammy’s Song4:46