Dr. John - Remedies LP

"Remedies" is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography was by Stephen C. LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.

In a 2010 interview with Uncut, Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track Angola Anthem:

"My managers put me in a psych ward. These guys were very bad people – I had gotten busted on a deal, and they got me bonded out of jail, and so when they did I could have got a parole violation.

"All of this stuff was so unconnected to music that it’s hard to relate it. A friend of mine had just come out of doing 40-something years in Angola [the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary], he was just someone special in my heart – called Tangleye. And Tangleye says, 'I’m gonna sell you this song. Got it in Angola, but ain’t nobody ever cut this song…'

Even now guys I know getting out of Angola know this song. It’s still a horrible place to be."

Tracklist:

1. Loop Garoo
2. What Goes Around Comes Around
3. Wash, Mama, Wash
4. Chippy. Chippy
5. Mardi Gras Day
6. Angola Anthem

About this product: this is the Record Store Day '20 reissue on 'Mardi Gras Splatter' vinyl. Limited pressing of 1300 copies.