Description
Digitally Remastered and Expanded Edition of the Late Great British Rockin’ Bluesman’s 1972 Classic. “Everything Stops for Tea” was Recorded in Jan/Feb of that Year in London, England. Side One was Produced by Elton John and Side Two was Produced by Rod Stewart. The Record was Released in Spring 1972 and John Spent the Rest of the Year Touring North America to Promote the Album.
Elton provides vocal accompaniment on tracks 1, 3-5. Stewart provides vocal accompaniment and plays banjo on track 8.
Several standout songs include the two Willie Dixon penned cuts, “Seventh Son” and “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover“; as well as the Dixie Cups song “Iko Iko“. This album along with his previous offering It Ain’t Easy were the beginning of Baldry’s return to the blues after his pop years in the late 1960s. Several songs were released as singles by Warner Bros. including “Mother Ain’t Dead”, “Iko Iko” and “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover“.[2]
Ronnie Wood drew the cover art which portrays Baldry as the Mad Hatter
