Cactus LONG TALL SALLY (Mono Edit) ("Evil Is Going On:The Atco Albums 1970-1972") (Guitar Improv 4)

Album:One Way...Or Another Released:February 24, '71 Recorded:'70–'71 Studio:Electric Lady Studios, New York City Genre:Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal Label:Atco/Atlantic Producer:Cactus Founding members of "Cactus" and ex-members from "Vanilla Fudge" drummer Carmine Appice(from Brooklyn NY), and bassist Tim Bogert(from Ridgefield NJ)decided to take a break from the "psychedelic Fudge" seen and put together a "Cream"/"Led Zeppelin" oriented but AMERICAN HEAVY ROCK'N ROLL BLUES band.Their dream was to play with Jeff Beck(after hearing Jeff's 2nd album "Beck-Ola" released in June '69)and in '69 Carmine's friend from "Zeppelin" John Bonham said Jeff was interested in the collaboration, but after a car crash in December '69 Jeff would not reunite with the 2 until December '72 to record the 1 and only album "Beck, Bogert & Appice" released in '73.Guitarist Terry Kelly was dropped because of heroin addiction, vocalist Robert Riskin Jr.(son of "King Kong" movie actress "Fay Wray)also dropped becasue of issues.Carmine remembers touring with "Vanilla Fudge" in '69 in either Phoenix Arizona or Tucson, and seeing a drive in movie theater called "CACTUS" which inspired him for a band name after seeing the name up in lights.Carmine, Tim, & lead vocalist/harmonica/DRUMMER LOL Rusty Day(born Garden City Detroit Michigan)from Ted Nugent's "The Amboy Dukes" and guitarist/DRUMMER LOL Jim McCarty(born Detroit Michigan)from "Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels" where Tim meet him in '66@"Whisky a go-go" on Sunset Strip in California.Jim also played on Jimi Hendrix's "Band Of Gypsy" drummer Buddy Miles's albums "Expressway To Your Skull" debut released in '68, "Electric Church" released '69, and "Them Changes" released in '70(All Co-produced / written by Jimi Hendrix).According to Carmine "Vanilla Fudge" played their last gig@the "Action House" owned by their manager Phil Basile in March '70.Tim remembers playing with both "Fudge" and "Cactus" at the same time, and by October-December '69 "Cactus" was born and were in the studio to record their debut album which was rehearsed/recorded@"Break-Out Studio and Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios completed sometime by February '70 and released on July 1, '70 mixed by Les Paul's son Gene Paul.Producer/audio engineer Eddie Kramer(worked with "Led Zeppelin" "Jimi Hendrix" and on "Vanilla Fudge's" "Some Velvet Morning" on the '69 album "Near The Beginning")remembers working with "Cactus" on the 2nd album "One Way...Or Another", running cables to the bathrooms of the studio where they did the vocals(also 1 of "Cactus's" famous photos was taken in the women's room of "Electric Lady Studios" because of trippy psychedelic rising sun style painting.Carmine seen with women shoes on because his were not around for the photoshoot LOL).The 2nd album was recorded where Jimi Hendrix often recorded and even named his 3rd and final studio album "Electric Ladyland" released on October 16, '68.Eddie also remembers the band SMOKIN' ALOT OF POT during the sessions during Cactus's 2nd album.Carmine remembers Hendrix, and even George Harrison from "The Beatles" stoping by hanging out with the band during the sessions.McCarty couldn't understand George's accent at times Carmine says LOL.Carmine said girls hanging around too!"According to Carmine "Long Tall Sally" improvised on the spot, of course written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, and Enotris Johnson.Covered by other bands/artist such as "The Beatles," "Led Zeppelin," and "Little Richard."I played a combo of Jim McCarty's rhythm/lead guitar parts by ear with my own arrangements as well on my versions of the album.Since there are no Hal Leonard guitar tablature/manuscript books for "Cactus's" music/albums, I had to put myself in Jim's shoes and think if he had to overdub another guitar, what would be his approach?So I came up with these concepts.After analyzing the very few photos we have of "Cactus" and some research from the credits inside the "Cactology The Cactus Collection" album released on April 23, '96, looks like Jim was using a late '50's or early '60's Gibson Les Paul Standard in a Marshall(not sure what model or year)cabinet and head(stack)with an Ampeg "Scrambler" fuzz pedal which created "Hendrix" like SCREAMING overtones and a Wah-Wah.I used a combination of a couple different fuzz pedals to recreate the effect(info below on "My Gear").I have seen one photo of Jim playing a Gibson Les Paul Special or Jr. with P-90's and a Fender Telecaster(that he owned in the '70's he claimed in an interview I saw)or a Fender Stratocaster was used.I think Jim's Tele was being used by later/fall of '71. Cactus *Backing Vocals *Tim Bogert–bass and lead vocals *Carmine Appice–drums percussion Jim McCarty–guitar *Rusty Day–lead vocals harmonica My Gear Gibson/EpiphoneLesPaulStandard RolandMicroCubeGXAMP(ClassicStackSetting/Reverb) *Pedal order FulltoneBC-108CFuzz JimDunlopOriginalCryBaby BossFB-2Feedback/Booster ElectroHarmonixOceans11(Plate) BossGE-7Equalizer

Added 22 May 2026