Why don some albums in the discographies have musician credits?
Musicians Union rules in the 70’s changed the music industry, in that musician credits were listed on the albums. But prior to that, all record labels were inconsistent in labeling their musicians. A&M was no exception. Early Tijuana Brass albums, for example, featured a lot of top West Coast musicians like Hal Blaine, Pete Jolly, Julius Wechter, Carol Kaye and others. Even an album like the TJB’s S.R.O. lists musician credits for the touring version of the TJB, but not the band that actually recorded the album. So unless we get an “insider” scoop, we’re all unsure as to exactly who recorded on a particular session.
