John Baldry - Everything Stops For Tea (1972) (Remastered, Expanded, 2005)

Artist: John Baldry
Title Of Album Everything Stops For Tea
Year Of Release: 1972/2005
Label (Catalog#) : Stony Plain [SPCD 1311]
Country: UK
Genre: Blues Rock
Quality: FLAC (image + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 00:54:19
Total Size: 346mb(+3%)(cover)

AllMusic Review by Dave Thompson
Like its companion It Ain't Easy, the second half of Long John Baldry's early-'70s comeback Everything Stops for Tea initially attracted the most attention via its producers, former Baldry sidemen Elton John and Rod Stewart. The two superstars each handled one side apiece and, though neither shines with the same generous idiosyncrasies that saw the earlier LP sparkle, still they power Baldry to some marvelous heights -- most notably the should-have-been-a-hit cover of "Iko Iko," and a glorious "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." With Baldry's musical tastes now drawing folkier textures into his blues (and eschewing the big ballad pop altogether), it's a varied and oft-times eclectic collection. But the strength of Baldry's performance smooths over any rough edges that might have tripped other singers and, though It Ain't Easy remains the superior of these two albums, this one really isn't that far behind it.

Tracklist
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01. Intro: Come Back Again (Ross Wilson) - 4:03
02. Seventh Son (Willie Dixon) - 3:05
03. Wild Mountain Thyme (Traditional; Arranged John Baldry, Davey Johnstone) - 3:50
04. Iko Iko (Sharon Jones, Jesse Thomas, Joe Jones, Mary Lynn Jones) - 3:08
05. Jubilee Cloud (John Kongos, Peter Leroy) - 4:15
06. Everything Stops For Tea (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) - 3:05
07. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (Willie Dixon) - 4:18
08. Mother Ain't Dead (Traditional) - 2:50
09. Hambone (Sam Mitchell) - 3:56
10. Lord Remember Me (R. Phorne) - 4:02
Bonus Tracks
11. Armit's Trousers (Ian Armit) - 1:48
12. Radio Spot #1 - 1:02
13. Bring My Baby Back To Me (Live) (John Baldry) - 6:25
14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) - 3:12
15. I'm Just A Rake And Ramblin' Boy (Ron Davies) - 3:27
16. Radio Spot #2 - 0:57

Personnel:
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John Baldry - Vocals, Guitar
Elton John - Piano, Backing Vocals
Rod Stewart - Banjo And Backing Vocals
Madeline Bell, Doris Troy - Vocals
Jimmy Horowitz - Keyboards
Davey Johnstone, Bob Weston, James Litherland - Guitar
Sam Mitchell - Steel Guitar
Ian Armit - Keyboards
Ray Cooper - Percussion
Stefan Delft - Viola
John Dentith, Terry Stannard, Nigel Olsson - Drums
Klaus Voormann - Bass
Barry St. John, Liza Strike - Vocals
Micky Waller - Percussion
Richard Brown, Bill Smith, John Porter - Bass Guitar

All thanks to original releaser