John Prine – Pink Cadillac LP

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John Prinewent toSam Phillips‘ studio in Memphis to make his sixth album,Pink Cadillac, and got some of the Sun Records sound of 1950s rockabilly on a record produced byPhillips‘ sonsKnoxandJerry. (Samproduced two of the tracks himself.) Slapback bass here, aBo Diddleybeat there, and an overall loose feel characterized music that may have been more fun to make than it is to listen to, even though it’s quite entertaining.Prinewrote only five of the ten songs, however, and even though the covers were of high caliber — notablyRoly Salley‘s “Killing the Blues” andArthur Gunter‘s “Baby Let’s Play House,” a songElvis Presleydid at Sun —Pink Cadillacwas a good idea that went slightly awry in the execution. IfPrinehad had the songs as well as the studio, it would have been among his best. -All Music Guide