Rock 'n Roll Gypsies - Vinegar Joe


Cover

Vinyl L.P - ATCO Records - SD 7016.
1972 - U.S.A.

Cover: HIPGNOSIS.
Photography: Laurie Lewis.


Back cover

Gatefold

Inner gatefold

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Vinegar Joe


Elkie Brooks - Vocals.
Robert Palmer - Vocals.
Jim Mullen - Guitar.
Pete Gage - Guitar.
Mike Deacon - Keyboards.
Steve York - Bass.
John Woods - Drums.
Keef Hartley - Drums.






Memorabilia:

Robert Palmer & Elkie Brooks


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  1. JAZZ ROCK SOUL.comJune 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM


    Vinegar Joe was an English soul-rock band that released three albums on Island Records: Vinegar Joe, Rock’n’Roll Gypsies (both 1972), and Six Star General (1973).

    The band germinated when ex-Alan Bown Set vocalist Robert Palmer joined Dada, the prior band of co-vocalist Elkie Brooks and guitarist Pete Gage.

    Vinegar Joe also featured several musicians with prior credits, including bassist Steve York (East of Eden, Manfred Mann Chapter Three) and keyboardists Dave Thompson (Pete Brown & Piblokto!), Tim Hinkley (Jody Grind), and John Hawken (Renaissance/Illusion).

    Guitarist Jim Mullen (Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express/Piblokto!) joined for the second album, while the drum slot switched between Rob Tait (ARC/The Battered Ornaments), Keef Hartley, and several others.

    Palmer and Brooks subsequently launched high profile solo careers.

    Vinegar Joe’s second album, Rock’n’Roll Gypsies, appeared in December 1972 on Island (UK, Europe), ATCO (US, Canada), and Atlantic (Australia, Japan). Gage contributed three cuts (“Charlie’s Horse,” “It’s Gettin’ to the Point,” “No One Ever Do”) and co-wrote songs with Brooks (“So Long”) and York (“Buddy Can You Spare Me a Line?”).

    Palmer penned “Falling” and “Forgive Us.” The albums also contains covers of Jimi Hendrix (“Angel”), Dave Williams (“Whole Lotta Shakin'”), and Roger Tillison (“Rock ‘N’ Roll Gypsies”).

    Vic Smith produced Rock’n’Roll Gypsies, which lists no additional players or studio hands.

    Original copies are housed in a gatefold sleeve with live pictures of the band, including an upshot of a red-clad Brooks on the cover.

    The cover was designed by Hipgnosis with photographs by Laurie Lewis, later credited with visuals on albums by Hawkwind, Hatfield & the North, Michael Mantler, and National Health.

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