| The Great Fatsby | ||||
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| Released | March 1975 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Blues-rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 34.16 | |||
| Label | Phantom | |||
| Producer | Leslie West, Bob D'Orleans | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[1] |
The Great Fatsby is the second album by American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Leslie West. It was released on Bud Prager's Phantom Records in March 1975 and distributed by RCA Records. The album features Mick Jagger on rhythm guitar.[2] The album features four original tracks alongside West's interpretation of six other songs: covers of tracks by Paul Kelly, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, Sharks, Tim Hardin and Free.
"Little Bit of Love" would be the first of four tracks by Free covered by Leslie West. Subsequently he released "The Stealer" (on Alligator), "Walk in My Shadow" (on Got Blooze) and "Woman" (on Blue Me).
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Interview:Leslie West (Solo, Mountain, West Bruce & Laing)". November 7, 2013.