The Biggest Thing Since Colossus
The Biggest Thing Since Colossus is an Otis Spann album, released on Blue Horizon on 9 January 1969. Spann was an American blues pianist and singer, and the record is filed under Fleetwood Mac because the band backed him while touring in America. He had already played on the Blues Jam at Chess sessions, and a rapport with the British players grew from there, leading to this follow-up.
Peter Green, Danny Kirwan and John McVie all play on it. Mick Fleetwood sits out, since it was agreed in advance that Spann's friend and longtime associate S.P. Leary would take the drums. "Walkin'" came out as a single in some countries, backed with a different version of "Temperature Is Rising (98.8°F)". It's a good one for hearing Green's band in the service of a Chicago blues veteran. The 2006 double CD, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions, gathers everything from the sessions.
The Biggest Thing Since Colossus: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 40:08Tracklist
- 1My Love Depends on You5:22
- 2Walkin’2:54
- 3It Was a Big Thing3:27
- 4Temperature Is Rising (100.2°F)6:13
- 5Dig You3:04
- 6No More Doggin’3:01
- 7Ain’t Nobody’s Business5:15
- 8She Needs Some Loving3:08
- 9I Need Some Air4:41
- 10Someday Baby3:03
- Produced by
- Mike Vernon
- Recorded at
- Tempo Sound Studio, New York City
- Recorded
- 9 January 1969
- Label
- Blue Horizon
- Length
- 40:08
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 9 January 1969 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1969 | |
| Wikidata | 1969 | |
| UK / Europe release | 9 January 1969 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Columbia | 5099747597220 | other |
| 9 January 1969 | GB | Blue Horizon | original | |
| 1994 | GB | Columbia | 5099747597220 | other |
| 1 December 2004 | GB | Blue Horizon | 5060149620090 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 575x575, upscaled to 1500 (x2.61)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 575×575 | upscaled: major: best source 575x575, upscaled to 1500 (x2.61) |