A1 - Conch Introduction
A2 - Kalimba
A3 - Bound to Love Me Some
A4 - Ricochet
A5 - A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)
A6 - Corinna
A7 - Conch Close
B1 - Cakewalk into Town
B2 - Sweet Home Chicago
B3 - Texas Woman Blues
B4 - Gitano Negro

Recorded in 1972 : Side A recorded live at Winterland, San Francisco - Side B studio recordings.

Born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, Jr. in 1942, Taj Mahal moved to Los Angeles in 1964, after graduating and, after making his name on the local folk-blues scene, formed The Rising Sons with guitarists Ry Cooder and Jessie Lee Kincaid. One of the most prominent figures in late 20th century blues, singer/multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal played an enormous role in revitalizing and preserving traditional acoustic blues. Not content to stay within that realm, Mahal soon broadened his approach, taking a musicologist's interest in a multitude of folk and roots music from around the world.

Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff , Taj Mahal’s fifth album, launches in several directions at once. Starting with some African thumb piano, the live segment runs through Delta blues, hillbilly finger-picking and a cappella gospel. The studio recordings see Mahal accompanied by an oboe and handclaps, and close with a lengthy solo acoustic guitar workout that blurs Mississippi with Mali. It showcases a musician in love with both tradition and experimentation, and excelling at both.

This Pure Pleasure LP was remastered by Ray Staff at Alchemy Studio in London, using pure analogue components only, from the original analogue studio tapes through to the cutting head, and was pressed at Pallas, Germany.