Future Blues (Canned Heat album)

Future Blues
Cover of the original 1970 LP
Studio album by
Canned Heat
ReleasedAugust 3, 1970
Recorded1970
StudioVillage Recorders in Los Angeles, CA
Length35:25
LabelLiberty
ProducerSkip Taylor, Canned Heat
Canned Heat chronology
Hallelujah
(1969) 		Future Blues
(1970) 		Vintage
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideA−[1]
The Village VoiceA[2]

Future Blues is the fifth album by American blues and rock band Canned Heat, released in 1970. It was the last to feature the band's classic lineup, as Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel had both departed by July 1970, prior to its release to record with John Mayall and songwriter Alan Wilson died shortly after on September 3, 1970. It was also the only classic-era Canned Heat studio album to feature Mandel, as Henry Vestine had been the lead guitarist on the previous albums. Their cover of "Let's Work Together" by Wilbert Harrison became a hit. "London Blues" features Dr. John. It was re-released on CD in 2002 by MAM productions with five bonus tracks.

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 7, 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 5, 2013.