Sailin' Shoes

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studio album
First released:
May 1972

Overview Edit

Sailin' Shoes was the second studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1972. It is notable for several reasons.

First, it introduced the work of Neon Park to the group, with his design of a sailing shoe of a cake swinging on a tree swing that adorned the front cover, which seems to be an allusion to The Swing by painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Second, it was a more refined album than predecessor, signaling a shift from that album into the next. Third, it marked the last album original bassist Roy Estrada appeared on.

Highlighted by a reworked group version of "Willin'", the track that had led Frank Zappa to sack guitarist and vocalist Lowell George from The Mothers of Invention, it also featured such enduring tracks as "A Apolitical Blues", "Easy to Slip" and the title track, all by guitarist and lead vocalist Lowell George, the second co-written with Martin Kibbee (a.k.a. Fred Martin), a former bandmate (The Factory), and the first appearance of the "George/Martin" credit on a Little Feat record.

It was the last full Little Feat record to be produced by an outsider until 1977's Time Loves a Hero, the three albums in the interim produced nearly in their entireties by Lowell George.

In 1988, Van Halen did a cover of "A Apolitical Blues" on their album, OU812.

In 2008 the album was released as Gold CD (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab).

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
2600
Release dates:
  • Oct 25 1990

Genres

Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock and Roll. Vote on Genres

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5 stars I've loved Sailin' Shoes for 28 years
The history of Little Feat consists of three phases: The first two albums, including this one, constitutes phase one, when they were at their most creative, veering between the worlds of Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa to create the freshest sounds they could think of. Sailin' Shoes churns with musical energy, layers of guitars and keyboards tweaked for maximum enjoyment, supporting lyrics that were both quirky and wise. Phase two, which is when they built their fan base, runs from Dixie Chicken thru …
Written by John Stodder "a.k.a. Juan La Princi"
3 stars Original Master Recording
Sailin' Shoes is a classic recording I've owned on LP, CD, and now the Original Master Recording CD. I enjoy the music (obviously) bit after comparing the Original Master CD to the standard issue CD on a $40,000 stereo system I would have to say I could barely detect a difference. Now Yes Fragile is another story entirely and I would definitely recommend that Original Master Recording based on its outstanding sound quality but Sailin' Shoes was not worth the money in my book (although the packaging is better).
Written by August West "paulseal@pacbell.net"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Easy to Slip
    3:22
    2
    Cold, Cold, Cold
    4:01
    3
    Trouble
    2:19
    4
    Tripe Face Boogie
    3:16
    5
    Willin'
    2:57
    6
    A Apolitical Blues
    3:28
    7
    Sailin' Shoes
    2:53
    8
    Teenage Nervous Breakdown
    2:13
    9
    Got No Shadow
    5:08
    10
    Cat Fever
    4:37
    11
    Texas Rose Cafe
    3:42

Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Donn Landee [mix]
  2. performer

    1. Bill Payne [vocals and instrument]
    2. Lowell George [vocals and instrument]
    3. Richie Hayward [vocals and instrument]
    4. Roy Estrada [vocals and instrument]
    5. Russ Titelman [instrument]
  1. producer

Other versions Edit

Sailin' Shoes 11 tracks LIMITED EDITION
format: 1 x CD
record label: Mobile Fidelity Koch
catalog number: K 46156
release dates: Sep 30 2008
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