5013929481282

Open Your Heart ~ The Island Recordings 1972-1976

Jim Capaldi

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Cat No: ECLEC42712
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Release Date:  27 March 2020

Label:  Esoteric / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929481282

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description


    • A DELUXE 4 DISC CLAMSHELL BOXED SET FEATURING ALL OF JIM CAPALDI’S SOLO RECORDINGS FOR ISLAND RECORDS ISSUED BETWEEN 1972 & 1976

    • NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES

    • MATERIAL FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES BY STEVE WINWOOD, CHRIS WOOD, DAVE MASON, PAUL KOSSOFF & THE MUSCLE SHOALS RHYTHM SECTION

    • WITH 6 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM SINGLES & A DVD FEATURING JIM CAPALDI’S APPEARANCES ON BBC TV OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST FROM NOVEMBER 1975 (featuring STEVE WINWOOD) AND A 50 MINUTE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST TV CONCERT FROM MARCH 1976 – ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

    • INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH NEW ESSAY


    • Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of Open Your Heart – The Island Recordings 1972 – 1976, a new re-mastered four-disc clamshell boxed set (comprising 3 CDs and a DVD) by the legendary JIM CAPALDI.


      Aside from his work as a founder member with the acclaimed band Traffic (a group for which Jim co-wrote most of their classic songs with STEVE WINWOOD), JIM CAPALDI was also a successful solo artist, enjoying a series of hit albums and singles in his own right. His solo career began with the album Oh How We Danced, recorded whilst Traffic was on hiatus whilst Steve Winwood was recovering from peritonitis. Mainly recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals studio in Alabama, the album featured the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass) and Barry Beckett (keyboards), along with a host of guests such as Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Paul Kossoff, Dave Mason, Ric Grech, Jim Gordon, Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth) & Trevor Burton (The Move / Steve Gibbons Band). Featuring tracks such as Eve, Don’t Be A Hero and Open Your Heart, Oh How We Danced was a superb debut.


      Jim’s second solo album was the 1974 release Whale Meat Again, an album that tackled a variety of lyrical subjects, including environmental issues. Once more he utilised the services of Roger Hawkins, David Hood and Barry Beckett, along with Steve Winwood. Featuring tracks such as It’s Alright, Whale Meat Again and Summer is Fading, the album was another classic.


      With the disbanding of Traffic in 1974, following a troubled US tour, Jim embarked on his next solo project (and final album for Island Records of the 1970s), Short Cut Draw Blood.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Eve
      • 2. Big Thirst
      • 3. Love Is All You Can Try
      • 4. Last Day Of Dawn
      • 5. Don’t Be A Hero
      • 6. Open Your Heart
      • 7. How Much Can A Man Really Take
      • 8. Oh How We Danced
      • 9. Going Down Slow All The Way

      Disc 2

      • 1. It’s Alright
      • 2. Whale Meat Again
      • 3. Yellow Sun
      • 4. I’ve Got So Much Lovin’
      • 5. Low Rider
      • 6. My Brother
      • 7. Summer Is Fading
      • 8. We’ll Meet Again
      • 9. Tricky Dicky Rides Again

      Disc 3

      • 1. Goodbye Love
      • 2. It’s All Up To You
      • 3. Love Hurts
      • 4. Johnny Too Bad
      • 5. Short Cut Draw Blood
      • 6. Living On A Marble
      • 7. Boy With A Problem
      • 8. Keep On Trying
      • 9. Seagull
      • 10. Sugar Honey (Previously Unreleased On Cd)
      • 11. It’s Alright (Previously Unreleased On Cd)
      • 12. Talkin’ About My Baby (Previously Unreleased On Cd)
      • 13. Still Talkin’ (Previously Unreleased On Cd)

      Disc 4

      • 1. Short Cut Draw Blood (Live 1975) (Dvd)
      • 2. Goodbye Love (Live 1975) (Dvd)
      • 3. Low Rider (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 4. Love Hurts (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 5. Goodbye Love (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 6. Elixir Of Love (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 7. Boy With A Problem (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 8. Short Ends (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 9. Talkin’ About My Baby (Live 1976) (Dvd)
      • 10. Keep On Trying (Live 1976) (Dvd)