Blues Roots is one of Ike Turners side projects, after he built his own recording studio Bolic Sound. The album was recorded in 1971 / '72 and produced two singles. Originally released in 1972 on vinyl with a wonderful gatefold cover, it was reissued in 2012 on the double CD Blues Roots / Bad Dreams. The album was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from June 10, 1972.
Producer: Ike Turner
Recorded: Bolic Sound, 1971 & 1972
Photographer: Fred Valentine, Norman Seeff
Release: 1972 / 2012 (CD)
Label: United Artists / BGO (CD)
Format: Vinyl (Gatefold) / CD
features two songs from the album, with an edited version of thetitle track. The American promotional record comes with a lithographed picture sleeve from Nadja Gruen, the wife of the famous photographer Bob Gruen.
Writer: Ike Turner
Producer: Ike Turner, Gerhard Augustin
Recorded: Bolic Sound, March 1972
Release: April 1972
Format: 7“ Vinyl
is the second single with a cover from Lloyd Price, originally released in 1952. The single features different b-side tracks, depending on the country.
Wirter: Lloyd Price
Producer: Ike Turner, Gerhard Augustin
Recorded: Bolic Sound, March 1972
Release: July 1972
Format: 7“ Vinyl