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Dave Mason - Alone Together (1970) + Headkeeper (1972) [2 LP on 1 CD, Remastered 2005]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 6 Feb 2025 20:38:25

Dave Mason - Alone Together (1970) + Headkeeper (1972) [2 LP on 1 CD, Remastered 2005]

It's hard to argue with this two-fer issued by the fine Beat Goes On label from Great Britain, as it pairs two of former Traffic guitarist Dave Mason's finest records on a single disc. Alone Together featured the hit "Only You Know and I Know," as well as "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave," and "Look at You, Look at Me." Headkeeper contains "Pearly Queen," his solo version of "Headkeeper," "Feelin' Alright?," and "World in Changes." What these discs most reveal is just how deep Mason's roots went into R&B, soul, and into country as well. If anything, Mason would have been right at home on a Delaney & Bonnie record as his sensibilities were closely allied with theirs. Mason was always underrated and, in America at least, under-noticed. These records are as fine as anything Eric Clapton ever issued solo. The comparison is fair because they were both digging into the same territory at the time, only Mason's delivery and understated guitar playing come off as far more emotionally honest.

Review by Thom Jurek, Allmusic.com

As: "Alone Together" the first solo release by Dave Mason has been reissued countless times, why you ask, should I spend my dollars on this reissue? Because simply this, the remastered, Alone Together sounds great, and as it now has: "Headkeeper", Dave's second record right here behind it, making this a great two-fer CD.

"Alone Together" has most of the classic Dave Mason Songs that frame his live concerts, even today. With: "Only You Know And I Know", "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave", "World In Changes" "Sad & Deep As You" and "Look At You, Look At Me" you can start up a fairly good playlist for any classic-rock radio station with those tunes alone! Dave, on this one is of excellent voice and if you weren't aware of his guitar skills, start here and be awed by one of England's finest players. This is good-time music with smart lyrics and some solo playing that can't be beat. This record is number 10 on my top-ten albums of the 1970's, and as it is overlooked in that decade that was best known for groups such as: Led Zeppelin, The Who and the Rolling Stones, it really does stand along side the best records from those bands.

It took a couple of years for Dave to release a second LP, but in early 1972: "Headkeeper", at last, did arrive in the record shops. This half studio/half live album wasn't promoted by Dave's record company (Blue Thumb Records) of the day, and was not as big on the charts as Alone Together. I played it for my friends, and all I heard back was: "I didn't know Dave Mason, HAD a new record out." The studio side usually get's slighted as containing weak material, but I liked these tunes in 1972, and I still like them today. The title track is the easy winner for best new song but, "In My Mind" & "To Be Free" hold up as well as all the good stuff that you can find on Dave's 1st record.

Side B of Headkeeper is: the live side with Traffic songs included: {"Feelin' Alright" & "Pearly Queen"} and songs from AT: {"Just A Song","World In Changes", "Can't Stop Worrying - Can't Stop Lovin"} recorded at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Well, the press JUMPED on Dave for releasing these live tracks like they were used as filler here. One music magazine went and posted this as the headline: "Is Dave all dried up ~ No new songs? Well, my guess is that these bozos forgot about side one of the LP and they were out to get Dave anyway. For me the live side was my favorite half of "Headkeeper" and this was the music of Dave's that I played to my friends, because the live versions of these tunes really outshine their studio cousins. To make my point, play the version of: "World In Changes" found on the: "Alone Together" album, then play the live version found on Headkeeper. If you like the studio version over the live Troubadour version, please leave me a comment as to why you came to that conclusion.

Anyway, I like both of these albums and I feel it is a real bargain to have them both together on one CD. "Alone Together", isn't alone anymore, now it has "Headkeeper" with it to keep it company. Now, if they would at long last release; "Dave Mason Is Alive", Dave's next release that contains more of The Troubadour live sets (This was Dave's 1973 Album) That would indeed be fantastic.
Again, this is a Bargain!
FIVE STARS !!!

Review by Philip S. Wolf, Amazon.com

Dave Mason at Allmusic
Dave Mason at Wiki

Tracklist:

Alone Together (1970):

01. Only You Know And I Know (4:08)
02. Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving (3:03)
03. Waitin' On You (3:04)
04. Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave (6:05)
05. World In Changes (4:34)
06. Sad And Deep As You (3:36)
07. Just A Song (3:01)
08. Look At You Look At Me (7:42)

Headkeeper (1972):

09. To Be Free (3:17)
10. In My Mind (3:14)
11. Here We Go Again (1:54)
12. A Heartache, A Shadow, A Lifetime (3:34)
13. Headkeeper (4:40)
14. Pearly Queen (Live) (3:34)
15. Just A Song (Live) (2:59)
16. World In Changes (Live) (4:47)
17. Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving (Live) (3:02)
18. Feelin' Alright? (Live) (5:43)

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