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Al Anderson / Wildweeds Album Info

The Wildweeds (self-titled)
Vanguard 1970, (LP VSD 6552)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Bob Dudek: drums, vocals; Al Lepak, Jr.: bass; Martin Yakaitis: percussion; with Charlie McCoy, Weldon Myrick, David Briggs, Mac Gayden, Jim Colvard.
Track Listing: Baby, Please Don't Leave Me Today; Can't Sit And Watch Little Suzie Laugh; John King's Fair; Belle; An Overnight Guest; Nobody's Here To Watch Me Cry; And When She Smiles; Paint And Powder Ladies No.2; Fantasy Child; My Baby Left Me; Don't Ask Me How Or Why; Mare Take Me Home.
Status: US Domestic: out of print: Import: CD and 180 gm vinyl available - Akarma (Italy)
Al Anderson (self-titled)
Vanguard 1972, (LP VSD*79324)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals, electric piano; Tom Staley: drums, percussion; Al Lepak: bass; Jeff Potter: harp; Terry Adams: piano; Donn Adams: trombone.
Track Listing: Be My Woman Tonight; We'll Make Love; Ain't No Woman Fine Lookin'; You're Just Laughin' Inside; I Don't Believe I'll Stay Here Anymore; Honky Tonkin'; Goin' Back To Indiana; Don't Hold The Line; I Just Want To Have You Back Again; I haven't Got The Strength To Carry On.
Status: See below for re-release details.
Al Anderson - Little Al
1986 Red Rooster (EP-4)
Personnel: Al Anderson (age 10)
Track Listing: Grocery Store; Don't Whistle at Me Baby; Tenderly; Malaguena; More and More; Bye Bye Love.
Status: Out of print.
The Wildweeds - Greatest Hits...& More!
Club 51 1988 (LP 51-2) and Dixieland Music 1988 (LP Bud 24)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Ray Zeiner: organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals: Bob Dudek: bass, vocals; Andy Lepak: drums, vocals; Martin 'Skip' Yakaitis: percussion, vocal; Bob DePalma: flute on "I Want You Here"; Al Lepak Sr.: additional percussion; Warren Bloom bass and Bob Dudek drums on "You Know Your Love"; Arrangements: strings - Bert Keyes on "It Was Fun While It Lasted" and "I Had A Girl"; horns: Al Lepak Sr. on "Happiness Is Just An Illusion"
Track Listing: Excuse Me Baby; No Good To Cry; Never Mind; Someday Morning; Can't You See That I'm Lonely; It Was Fun While It Lasted; I'm Dreaming; Happiness Is Just An Illusion; Where Is Our Love; I Had A Girl; I Want You Here; No Good To Cry (live); John King's Fair; Fantasy Child; There You Go; Belle.
Status: Out of print.
Al Anderson - Party Favors
TwinTone 1989 (CD TTR88110-1)
Personnel: All instruments and vocals except: Tom Ardolino: drums, percussion; Joe Greico: keyboards on 2,6,7 & 8; John Sebastian: autoharp on 7; Chuck Martin: drums on 1; Bill Holliman: horns on 4; Rudy Rubini: harmony on 7; Bill Scheniman: percussion.
Track Listing: Don't Want Your Love; I Could Do This All Night Long; I Got Your Number; If You Get Your Wish; I Still Love You; Crazy Like A Fox; Nobody Else Will Do; You Don't Mean A Thing; Love Her And Leave Her.
Status: CD in print.
Al Anderson - Pay Before You Pump
Imprint 1996 (CD IMPCD10004)
Personnel: Al Anderson: all electric and acoustic guitars, vocals; Glenn Worf: electric and acoustic bass; Chad Cromwell: drums; Reese Wynans: piano, Hammond B3, electric piano.
Additional personnel includes: Gary Morse (steel guitar, dobro); Russ Pahl (lap steel); Tammy Rogers (fiddle, violin); Delbert McClinton (harmonica, background vocals); Steve Conn (accordion, organ, Clavinet); Jim Hoke (saxophone, autoharp); Terry Townsend (trumpet); Tony Harrell (piano); Scott Baggett (organ, Hammond B-3 Organ, Mellotron, percussion); RS Field (percussion); Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Anderson, KK Falkner, Craig Wiseman, Sharon Rice (background vocals). Recorded at The Sanctuary and RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee.
Track Listing: No Place In History; Bang Bang Bang; It Came From The South; Change Is Gonna Do Me Good; Get Gone; That Thang; Under The Hood; Listen To Your Heart; Lonely Too Long; After The Mardi Gras; Hole In My Heart; Without Your Love; Hiss On You.
Status: CD re-released by Valley Entertainment, July 10, 2001.
Al Anderson (self-titled) Re-Release
Vanguard Records 1998 (CD 79324-2)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals, electric piano; Tom Staley: drums, percussion; Al Lepak: bass; Jeff Potter: harp; Terry Adams: piano; Donn Adams: trombone.
Track Listing: Be My Woman Tonight; We'll Make Love; Ain't No Woman Fine Lookin'; You're Just Laughin' Inside; I Don't Believe I'll Stay Here Anymore; Honky Tonkin'; Goin' Back To Indiana; Don't Hold The Line; I Just Want To Have You Back Again; I haven't Got The Strength To Carry On; Bonus track: C'mon If You're Comin' featuring: Al Anderson, guitar and vocals; Bob Lapalm, guitar; Jeff Potter, harp; Bob Dudek, drums; Al Lepak, bass.
Status: CD in print.
The Wildweeds - The Best and Rare
AirMail Recordings (Japan) 2001 (Airac-1004)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Ray Zeiner: organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals: Bob Dudek: bass, vocals; Andy Lepak: drums, vocals; Martin 'Skip' Yakaitis: percussion, vocal; Bob DePalma: flute on "I Want You Here"; Al Lepak Sr.: additional percussion; Warren Bloom bass and Bob Dudek drums on "You Know Your Love"; Arrangements: strings - Bert Keyes on "It Was Fun While It Lasted" and "I Had A Girl"; horns: Al Lepak Sr. on "Happiness Is Just An Illusion"
Track Listing: No Good To Cry; I'm Dreaming; Where Is Our Love; Someday Morning; It Was Fun While It Lasted; Happiness Is Just An Illusion; I Want You Here; I Had A Girl; You Know Your Love; Can't You See That I'm Lonely; Sorrow's Anthem; I Can't Stand It; Anytime At All; And Then There Is Love; Never Mind; Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Status: CD release date: August 10, 2001 (Japan).
Wildweeds In The Tall Grass
(a collection of rare trax and demos)

CDR Weed 01
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Ray Zeiner: organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals: Bob Dudek: bass, vocals; Andy Lepak: drums, vocals; Martin 'Skip' Yakaitis: percussion, vocal; Bob DePalma: flute on "I Want You Here"; Al Lepak Sr.: additional percussion; Warren Bloom bass and Bob Dudek drums on "You Know Your Love"; Arrangements: strings - Bert Keyes on "It Was Fun While It Lasted" and "I Had A Girl"; horns: Al Lepak Sr. on "Happiness Is Just An Illusion"; " C'mon if You're Comin'" - Jeff Potter - harmonica, Bob LaPalm - electric guitar; "I Wasn't Born to be Unhappy" - Jeff Potter - Wurlitzer electric piano, Bob LaPalm - electric guitar; "I Don't Know What's Become of Me" - Jeff Potter - harmonica, Bob LaPalm - electric guitar.
Track Listing: Excuse Me Baby; No Good To Cry; Never Mind; Someday Morning; Can't You See That I'm Lonely; It Was Fun While It Lasted; I'm Dreaming; Happiness Is Just An Illusion; Where Is Our Love; I Had A Girl; I Want You Here; No Good To Cry (live); John King's Fair; Fantasy Child; There You Go; Belle; C'mon If You're Comin'; I Wasn't Born To Be Unhappy; I Don't Know What's Become Of Me; I Want You Here (produced version); It Was Fun While It Lasted (without horns from acetate).
Status: Unofficial CDR release, status unknown.
Al Anderson - Got Myself In Trouble Again
Poobah Reckids
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; bass, drums, keyboards, other instrumentation - unknown.
Track Listing: Stand Still; Got Myself In Trouble Again; Out Of The Blue Nasties; I Do It All For You; A Better Word For Love; Say It Isn't So; You Never Know Who The Next Fool Will Be; Say When; When You Ran With Me; Everytime It Rains; Best Friends; I Want Your Body; It's Gonna Be A Long Time; Let Me Be Your Car; Baby's Gonna Leave You Tonight; Start A New Day (Joey Spampinato); Cops And Robbers (Steve Ferguson).
TRACKS 1-15 : Al Anderson Demos
TRACK 16 : Joey Spampinato
TRACK 17 : Steve Ferguson
Status: Unofficial release, status unknown.
No Good To Cry - The Best of the Wildweeds
Confidential Recordings 2002 (CON 3003-2)
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Ray Zeiner: organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals: Bob Dudek: bass, vocals; Andy Lepak: drums, vocals; Martin 'Skip' Yakaitis: percussion, vocal; Bob DePalma: flute on "I Want You Here"; Al Lepak Sr.: additional percussion; Warren Bloom bass and Bob Dudek drums on "You Know Your Love"; Arrangements: strings - Bert Keyes on "It Was Fun While It Lasted" and "I Had A Girl"; horns: Al Lepak Sr. on "Happiness Is Just An Illusion"
Track Listing: No Good To Cry; Never Mind; Someday Morning; Can't You See That I'm Lonely; It Was Fun While It Lasted; Sorrow's Anthem; I'm Dreaming; Happiness Is Just An Illusion; Fuzzy Wuzzy; I Can't Stand It; Where Is Our Love; Anytime At All; I Want You Here; And Then There Is Love; I Had A Girl; You Know Your Love; No Good To Cry (stereo); No Good To Cry (instrumental).
Status: CD in print.
Al Anderson - After Hours
2004
Personnel: Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Scott Baggett: Percussion, Background Vocals; Jeff Batter: Piano; Richard Bennett: Electric Guitar; Bekka Bramlett: Background Vocals; Chad Cromwell: Drums; Shannon Forrest: Drums; Larry Franklin: Fiddle, Mandolin; Paul Franklin: Pedal Steel Guitar; John Hobbs: Piano; Jim Hoke: Clarinet, Flute, Harmonica, Piano, Saxophone, Vibes; Greg Morrow: Drums; Russ Pahl: Dobro, Pedal Steel Guitar, Steel Guitar; Kim Richey: Harmony; Tammy Rogers: Fiddle, Violin; Neal Rosengarden: Trumpet; Crystal Taliefero: Background Vocals; Julia Tanner: Cello; Sharon Vaughn: Vocals; Glenn Worf: Electric Bass, String Bass; Reese Wynans: Piano, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer; Bryan Sutton: Acoustic Guitar; Roy Agee: Trombone; Tia Sillers: Vocals; Tom Bukovac: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar; Denise Baker: Violin; Jim Russo: Drums; Austin Hoke: Cello
Track Listing: Love Make A Fool Of Me; It's Only Natural; Interlude; Better Word For Love; Blues About You Baby ;Do Nothin' Day; Trip Around The Sun; Right On Time; In My Dreams; Movin' Into The Light; What's A Thousand Miles; Let's Get Away For The Weekend; Another Place I Don't Belong; Two Survivors
Status: CD in print.
Big Al Anderson & The Balls- Pawn Shop Guitars
2006
Personnel:Al Anderson: guitar, vocals; Chad Cromwell: Drums; Glenn Worf: Electric Bass, String Bass; Reese Wynans: Piano, Organ; Crystal Taliefero: Background Vocals; Jeffrey Steele: Background Vocals; Gary Morse: Pedal Steel; Mike Henderson: Slide Guitar; Tom Bukovac: Guitar; Scott Baggett: Organ, Tamborine, Percussion, Theramin; Richard Bennett: Guitar; Christine Ohlman: Background Vocals; Russ Pahl: 12 String Guitar, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, 6 String Bass, Wahsteel, Steel; Greg Morrow: Drums; Jim Hoke: Saxes, Harmonica, Recorder; Terry Townson: Trumpet; Terry Anderson: Background Vocals; Miles Zuniga: Guitar; John Hobbs: Clavinet, Hammond Organ; Bill Huber: Trombone, Bass Trombone, Stadium Horn, Cow Horn, Tuba
Track Listing: Something in the Water; Poor Me; Pawn Shop Guitars; Shake That Thing; Tell Me Something I Don’t Know; Just a Thought; Drinkin’ on the Weekend; World Came Tumblin’ Down; Bigger Wheel; Have it Your Way; Airstream; What Did I Do; Why Do I Fell Like Runnin’; Animals
Status: CD in print.

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