Inkpot
by Shocking Blue
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Condition: Very Good
Shocking Blue bestography
Inkpot is ranked 5th best out of 11 albums by Shocking Blue on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Shocking Blue is At Home which is ranked number 11966 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 98.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Inkpot track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (11 out of 12 tracks have been rated).
Inkpot rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | ReelBigToph | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 94/99 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 63 Music Albums of 1972 | 34/63 | 2 |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 46/67 | - |
| 2017 |  WrathchildIX | Top 20 Music Albums of 1972 | 11/20 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/10/2026 19:08 | Olli | 7,365 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2021 20:20 | dhbarrett | 8,530 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2021 00:48 | Moondance | 20,569 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2019 20:38 | Pluto11 | 12,170 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2018 01:18 | TodFitz | 27,379 | 63/100 |
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"Inkpot" from 1972 was the fourth album from Shocking Blues with Mariska Veres as a leadsinger. It was also the fourth album released in three years, and you may suspect that songwriter and guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen has been under heavy pressure to continually come up with new songs to the group's records; perhaps this is why the group chose to record three cover songs. At any rate "Inkpot" appears less homogenous than the previous albums.
This does not mean that the album can be called weak; with strong Van Leeuwen originals like "Navajo Tears", "Inkpot" and partly also "Hey", it is an album not to be ignored.
It is worth noting that "Inkpot" was originally released in two different versions. One version replaces the somewhat pale "Blue Jeans", "Tobacco Road", "Who Save My Soul," "Red Leaves" and "I Melt Like Butter", with significantly stronger singletracks like "Out of Sight Out of Mind" "I Like You", "Blossom Lady", "Give My Love To The Sunrise" and "Is This a Dream". This alternate version obviously comes out far more attractive than the original Dutch version. The four stars are for the version with the singles.
As with the previous albums the musical side is top-class. It is a pleasure to listen to Van Leeuwen's varied and effective guitar playing - and Veres, of course, is as always an indispensable focal point.
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