Al Anderson

Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson, *13-03-1947 Windsor, CT

2nd version

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of NRBQ and Wildweeds

1957 [poss. demos] unknown – Little Al

00001 GROCERY STORE  Red Rooster EP4

00002 DON'T WHISTLE AT ME Red Rooster EP4

00003 BABY Red Rooster EP4

00004 TENDERLY Red Rooster EP4

00005 MALAGUENA Red Rooster EP4

00006 MORE AND MORE Red Rooster EP4

00007 BYE BYE LOVE Red Rooster EP4

June-September 1972 Vanguard Recordings Studio, 23rd St., New York City – Al Anderson and The Wildweeds (Al Anderson [vcl/gt/keyboards], Al Lepak [bass], Tom Staley [drums], Jeff Potter [harp], Terry Adams [piano], Donn Adams [trombone]. Producer: Maynard Solomon)
001 BE MY WOMAN TONIGHT Vanguard VSD-79324
002 ZTS 224319 WE'LL MAKE LOVE Vanguard VRS-35168/VSD-79324
003 AIN'T NO WOMAN FINER LOOKIN' Vanguard VRS-35174/VSD-79324
004 YOU'RE JUST LAUGHING INSIDE Vanguard VRS 35174/VSD-79324
005 I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL STAY HERE ANYMORE Vanguard VSD-79324
006 HONKY TONKIN' Vanguard VSD-79324
007 GOIN' ON BACK TO INDIANA Vanguard VSD-79324
008 DON'T HOLD THE LINE Vanguard VSD-79324
009 ZTS 224320 I JUST WANT TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN Vanguard VRS 35168/VSD-79324
010 I HAVEN'T GOT THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON Vanguard VSD-79324
011 ZTSP 224117 C'MON IF YOU'RE COMIN' Vanguard VRS-35155/VSD-79324
1988 unknown – Al Anderson (+ Tom Ardolino [drums], John Sebastian [autoharp] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Al Anderson, Bill Scheniman)
012 DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
013 I COULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
014 I GOT YOUR NUMBER Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
015 IF YOU GET YOUR WISH Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
016 I STILL LOVE YOU Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
017 CRAZY LIKE A FOX Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
018 NOBODY ELSE WILL DO Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
019 YOU DON’T MEAN A THING Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
020 LOVE HER AND LEAVE HER Twin Tone TTR 88110-1
1996 poss. Nashville, TN – Al Anderson (Al Anderson [vcl/el gt], Glenn Worf [bass], Chad Cromwell [drums], Reese Wynans [piano/Hammond B3/Wurlitzer electric piano] + Elvis Costello, Bill Anderson)
021 NO PLACE IN HISTORY Imprint 19010/IMPCD-10004
022 BANG BANG BANG Imprint 19014/IMPCD-10004
023 IT CAME FROM THE SOUTH Imprint IMPCD-10004
024 CHANGE IS GONNA DO ME GOOD Imprint 19010/IMPCD-10004
025 GET GONE Imprint IMPCD-10004
026 THAT THANG Imprint IMPCD-10004
027 UNDER THE HOOD Imprint IMPCD-10004
028 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Imprint IMPCD-10004
029 LONELY TOO LONG Imprint IMPCD-10004
030 AFTER THE MARDI GRAS Imprint IMPCD-10004
031 HOLE IN MY HEART Imprint IMPCD-10004
032 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Imprint IMPCD-10004
033 HISS-ON-U [HISS-ON-YOU] Imprint 19010/IMPCD-10004

ca 2006 poss. Nashville, TN – Big Al Anderson
034 LOVE MAKE A FOOL OF ME Legacy 78100-2
035 IT'S ONLY NATURAL Legacy 78100-2
036 INTERLUDE Legacy 78100-2
037 BETTER WORD FOR LOVE Legacy 78100-2
038 BLUES ABOUT YOU BABY Legacy 78100-2
039 DO NOTHIN' DAY Legacy 78100-2
040 TRIP AROUND THE SUN Legacy 78100-2
041 RIGHT ON TIME Legacy 78100-2
042 IN MY DREAMS Legacy 78100-2
043 MOVIN' INTO THE LIGHT Legacy 78100-2
044 WHAT'S A THOUSAND MILES Legacy 78100-2
045 LET'S GET AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND Legacy 78100-2
046 ANOTHER PLACE I DON'T BELONG Legacy 78100-2
047 TWO SURVIVORS Legacy 78100-2

2007 unknown – Al Anderson And The Balls

048 SOMETHING IN THE WATER AAM 06  

049 POOR ME AAM 06  

050 PAWN SHOP GUITARS AAM 06  

051 SHAKE THAT THING AAM 06  

052 TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW AAM 06  

053 JUST A THOUGHT  AAM 06  

054 DRINKIN' ON THE WEEKEND AAM 06  

055 WORLD CAME TUMBLIN' DOWN AAM 06          

056 BIGGER WHEEL AAM 06  

057 HAVE IT YOUR WAY AAM 06  

058 AIRSTREAM AAM 06  

059 WHAT DID I DO AAM 06  

060 WHY DO I FEEL LIKE RUNNIN' AAM 06  

061 ANIMALS AAM 06  

22/23 November 2010 unknown – Big Al Anderson
062 I HAVE LOVED THESE DAYS

063 STRINGS

064 SATAN'S JUST A WAITIN'

065 I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR YA

066 HEART OF HEARTS

067 FURTHER THAN I MEANT TO GO

068 SOME THINGS NEVER GET OLD

069 I WANT I WANT I WANT

070 WHAT'S A THOUSAND MILES

071 CHANGE IS IN THE WIND

072 YOU DON'T WANNA LOVE A MAN LIKE ME

073 HOTEL COUPE DEVILLE

Tracks above issued on album Strings

ALBUMS

Vanguard VSD-79324/VSQ 40018* Al Anderson: Be My Woman Tonight; We'll Make Love; Ain't No Woman Finer Lookin'; You're Just Laughing Inside; I Don't Believe I'll Stay Here Anymore; Honky Tonkin'; Goin' On Back To Indiana; Don't Hold The Line; I Just Want To Have You Back Again; I Haven't Got The Strength To Carry On; C'mon If You're Comin' – 72 (*quadro)
Twin Tone TTR88110-1/TTR 88110-2 Party Favors: Don’t Want Your Love; I Could Do This All Night; I Got Your Number; If You Get Your Wish; I Still Love You; Crazy Like A Fox; Nobody Else Will Do; You Don’t Mean A Thing; Love Her And Leave Her – 88 (reissuedon Rykodisc RCD 10817 in 2005)
Imprint IMPCD-10004 Pay Before You Pump: No Place In History; Bang Bang Bang; It Came From The South; Change Is Gonna Do Me Good; Get Gone; That Thang; Under The Hood; Listen To Your Heart; Lonely Too Long; After The Mardi Gras; Hole In My Heart; Without Your Love; Hiss-On-U – 17-09-96
Legacy 82876-78810-2-7 After Hours: Love Make a Fool of Me; It's Only Natural; Interlude; Better Word For Love; Blues About You Baby; Do Nothin' Day; Trip Around the Sun; Right on Time; In My Dreams; Movin' Into the Light; What's a Thousand Miles; Let's Get Away For the Weekend; Another Place I Don't Belong; Two Survivors – 07-03-06 Big Al Anderson

Al Anderson Music AAM 06 Pawn Shop Guitars: Something In The Water; Poor Me; Pawn Shop Guitars; Shake That Thing; Tell Me Something I Don't Know; Just A Thought ; Drinkin' On The Weekend; World Came Tumblin' Down;  Bigger Wheel; Have It Your Way; Airstream; What Did I Do; Why Do I Feel Like Runnin'; Animals – 07 and The Balls

Amigo Grande 101 Strings: I Have Loved These Days; Strings; Satan's Just a Waitin'; I've Been Lookin' For Ya; Heart of Hearts; Further Than I Meant To Go; Some Things Never Get Old; I Want I Want I Want; What's a Thousand Miles; Change Is in the Wind; You Don't Wanna Love a Man Like Me; Hotel Coupe Deville – 18-01-12

SINGLES
Red Rooster

(EP)

EP4  Grocery Store / Don't Whistle At Me / Baby / Tenderly / Malaguena / More And More / Bye Bye Love – 1986 as Little Al (all tracks recorded in 1957)

Vanguard

VRS-35155 C'Mon If You're Comin‘ / Goin‘ Back To Indiana – 72

VRS-35168 We'll Make Love / I Just Want To Have You Back Again - 73

VRS-35174 Ain’t No Woman Finer Lookin‘/ You’re Just Laughing Inside – 73

Imprint

19010 3-Song Sampler: No Place In History; Change Is Gonna Do Me Good; Hiss-On-You = 96  (promo, CD)

19014 Bang Bang Bang – 96 (promo, CD)