Album of the Day

Little Feat's eponymous debut takes a somewhat different approach from the Los Angeles band's more heralded releases, but it's a superb album nonetheless. The original four-piece line-up included two ex-Mothers of Invention – frontman Lowell George and soon-to-depart bassist Roy Estrada – and there's a touch of Zappa's offbeat humor in tracks like “Hamburger Midnight.” The country, blues and rock influences so dear to the group stand more distinctly on their own, and Warner Bros. producer Russ Titelman brings out the raw passion in each performance. But the high-quality songwriting that Feat fans would come to expect is already here, most notably in trucker anthem “Willin'.” LITTLE FEAT first arrived in record stores 50 years ago this month, and time still loves these heroes.