Paul Butterfield – Better Days

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Label:	Bearsville – BR 2119
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1973
Genre:	Blues
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Tracklist

A1	New Walkin Blues Bass – Billy Rich* Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Organ – Ronnie Barron Slide Guitar – Geoff Muldaur Vocals, Electric Piano, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Written-By – Robert Johnson	4:54
A2	Please Send Me Someone To Love Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn Arranged By [Horns] – Howard Johnson (3) Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3) Bass – Billy Rich* Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Piano – Ronnie Barron Tenor Saxophone – Gene Dinwiddie Trombone – Sam Burtis Trumpet – Peter Ecklund Vocals – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Percy Mayfield	5:09
A3	Broke My Baby's Heart Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn Backing Vocals – Amos Garrett, Geoff Muldaur, Paul Butterfield Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By [Horns] – Howard Johnson (3) Bass – Billy RIch* Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Piano – Geoff Muldaur Tenor Saxophone – J.D. Parran Trombone – Gary Brocks Written-By, Vocals, Organ – Ronnie Barron	5:09
A4	Done A Lot Of Wrong Things Bass – Billy Rich* Drums – Christopher Parket* Guitar – Amos Garrett Piano – Ronnie Barron Vocals, Arranged By [Strings] – Geoff Muldaur Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp], Electric Piano – Paul Butterfield Written-By – Bobby Charles	3:52
B1	Baby Please Don't Go Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Vocals, Fiddle – Maria Muldaur Vocals, Slide Guitar – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Big Joe Williams	3:28
B2	Buried Alive In The Blues Bass – Billy Rich* Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Piano – Ronnie Barron Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Vocals, Electric Piano – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Nick Gravenites	3:44
B3	Rule The Road Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Amos Garrett Blues Harp [Harp], Vocals [Background] – Paul Butterfield Vocals [Background] – Maria Muldaur Vocals, Piano – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Eric Von Schmidt	4:13
B4	Nobody's Fault But Mine Arranged By – Better Days* Backing Vocals – Bobby Charles, Dennis Whitted, Maria Muldaur, Ronnie Barron Drums – Christopher Parker* Electric Piano – Ronnie Barron Guitar – Amos Garrett Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Vocals, Guitar, Vibraphone – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Nina Simone	3:37
B5	Highway 28 Bass – Billy Rich* Drums – Christopher Parker* Guitar – Amos Garrett Piano – Ronnie Barron Vocals – Geoff Muldaur Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield Written-By – Rod Hicks	3:10

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Mixed At – Bearsville Studios
Designed At – Push Pin Studios
Published By – Venice Music, Inc.
Published By – Ether Music (2)
Published By – Street People Songs
Published By – MCA Music Inc.
Published By – Heavy Gravy Music
Published By – Minglewood
Published By – Poppy Music
Published By – Rolls Royce Music (3)
Published By – Hicky Do Music

Credits

Design [Cover] – Milton Glaser
Engineer – Nick Jameson
Liner Notes – Jim Rooney
Mastered By – RL*
Photography By [Black & White] – Kathrine Butterfield
Producer – Geoff Muldaur, Paul Butterfield
Vocals, Blues Harp [Harp] – Paul Butterfield

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York

Bearsville Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., 4000 Warner Blvd.,
Burbank, Calif. 91505 • 44 East 50th Street, New York,
New York 10022 • Made in U.S.A. ©1973 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A4 - B2, B4, B5): ASCAP
Rights Society (A2, A3, B3): BMI
Price Code (On Spine): 0598
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): (31,510)
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): (31,511)
Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched [Variant 1] ): BR-2119 31510-1-1A RL
Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched [Variant 1]): BR-2119-X 31511-1-1A RL
Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched [Variant 2]): BR-2119 31510-1 RL
Matrix / Runout ( B Side Etched [Variant 2]): BR-2119 31511-1 X 2 RL
Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched [Variant 3] ): BR-2119 31510-1 X RL A
Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched [Variant 3]): BR-2119 31511-1 RL A

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Better Days (LP, Promo, Album, Gatefold)	Bearsville	BR 2119	US	1973
New Submission	Better Days (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Bearsville	BR 2119	Canada	1973
New Submission	Paul Butterfield's Better Days (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Bearsville	BEA 45 515	Germany	1973
New Submission	Better Days (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Bearsville, Warner Bros. Records	P-8319W	Japan	1973
New Submission	Better Days (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Bearsville	K 45515	UK	1973