Dr. John, The Night Tripper* – Gris-Gris
Tracklist
| A1 | Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya | 5:34 | |
| A2 | Danse Kalinda Ba Doom | 3:44 | |
| A3 | Mama Roux | 2:55 | |
| A4 | Danse Fambeaux | 4:53 | |
| B1 | Croker Courtbullion | 5:57 | |
| B2 | Jump Sturdy | 2:19 | |
| B3 | I Walk On Guilded Splinters | 7:57 |
Credits
- Arranged By, Producer, Bass Guitar – Harold Battiste
- Design [Album Design] – Marvin Israel
- Photography By [Cover & Backliner] – Raphael (19)
- Vocals, Keyboards [Uncredited] – Dr. John Creaux*
Notes
Label variation: has both MS and Apple credits towards bottom, not MS only.
Back cover variation: has no RIAA logo at center, towards bottom. Has longer "This stereo record..." text under logo at top right.
Manufactured by Polydor Records Ltd., London.
Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.
Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1
'Gumbo speak' credits & comments on backliner - as "Who?" and "What?" text, see images.
(Uncredited, or unclear artists given in this album's notes, can be found on this reissue)
Labels/liner titles sides as "1" & "2".
Some copies have a red text sticker on white background that reads "Atlantic K40168 Stereo". Possibly to indicate transition between first and second press. The sleeve and labels are otherwise identical.
Back cover variation: has no RIAA logo at center, towards bottom. Has longer "This stereo record..." text under logo at top right.
Manufactured by Polydor Records Ltd., London.
Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.
Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1
'Gumbo speak' credits & comments on backliner - as "Who?" and "What?" text, see images.
(Uncredited, or unclear artists given in this album's notes, can be found on this reissue)
Labels/liner titles sides as "1" & "2".
Some copies have a red text sticker on white background that reads "Atlantic K40168 Stereo". Possibly to indicate transition between first and second press. The sleeve and labels are otherwise identical.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped): 588147 A∇1 420 1 1 11
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped): 588147 B∇1 420 1 1 9
- Matrix / Runout: 588147 A//2 420 11
- Matrix / Runout: 588147 B 1 420 11 1 2
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Gris-Gris (LP, Album, Stereo, CT Labels) | ATCO Records | SD 33-234 | US | 1968 | ||
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Gris-Gris (LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing) | ATCO Records | SD 33-234 | US | 1968 | ||
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Gris-Gris (LP, Album, Mono, Presswell) | ATCO Records | 33-234 | US | 1968 | ||
| Gris-Gris (LP, Album, Monarch Pressing Label Variation) | ATCO Records | SD 33-234 | US | 1968 | |||
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Gris-Gris (LP, Album, Stereo) | ATCO Records | SD 33-234 | US | 1968 |
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1972 UKVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Reviews
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I have this UK first and the mastering is odd. Female backing vocals and percussion sound distant - like fake stereo. Also have two tracks on a US Atco comp that sound so much fuller and punchier.
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Maybe you had to be there, at the tail-end of the sixties, to appreciate the effect this had in the UK on those who were tuned-in and dropped-out. From the moment the needle drops into "Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya", you can smell the joss-sticks. The body slips into a Robert Crumb-like 'Mr. Natural' pose, as the good Doctor takes over with his hoo-doo magic and aural potions "that'll cure all ya's ills..."
"Gris-Gris" is a delicious gumbo of ritualistic melodies, pidgen-Cajun vocals, incantations, Zydeco instrumentation and eerie percussion. What, in later years, Rebennack (aka Dr. John) would term his "Funknology". If you haven't heard Dr. John, then "Gris Gris" is a good place to start, before leaping into the more up-tempo and funky "In The Right Place".
The seven tracks on "Gris-Gris" are all gems. The last, "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" (oft credited as 'Gilded') has been covered by a number of musicians, such as Marsha Hunt, Humble Pie, The Allman Brothers and Paul Weller. If you're looking for 1960's psychedelic magic and you're gonna stick a pin in an album to select, this one is pure voodoo...
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