Tag: Blues
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The James Cotton Band, Live & On The Move, 1976 on Buddah Records.
The James Cotton Band, Live & On The Move, 1976 on Buddah Records. I can’t help but read his denim jacket as saying “Super Karp” Such a great love blues band – with Matt Guitar Murphy, Kenny Johnson, Charles Calmese, George Gregory.
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Big Bill Broonzy, Superpak / Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1975 on Trip Records.
Big Bill Broonzy, Superpak / Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1975 on Trip Records. Superpak series from Trip Records- released in the UK as “All Them Blues”
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Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky.
Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky. Dedicated to Muddy Waters who joins on his own “Walking Thru The Park” – much of the band is the same as Muddy’s Hard Again album, also 1977, which Winter produced.
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Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest.
Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest. Compilation
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Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Sings The Blues, [originally] 1961 on Crown.
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Sings The Blues, [originally] 1961 on Crown. My copy is a later reissue with different cover art on United / Superior. Not sure when the trend of cover art of random women on blues albums started but a great LP
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Jimmy Reed, The Best of Jimmy Reed, 1968 on UpFront Records.
Jimmy Reed, The Best of Jimmy Reed, 1968 on UpFront Records. UpFront was one of the sublabels of Springboard International out of New Jersey (and later California) a discount label that often acquired catalogs of other labels Reed was a big influence on early rock’n’roll and recorded with Vee-Jay
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B.B. King, The Best of B.B. King, 1973 on ABC.
B.B. King, The Best of B.B. King, 1973 on ABC. Early seventies compilation of “Blues Boy” King with an ABC logo. Two tracks from the Cook County Jail, most are studio cuts via @ebth
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Tiny Grimes / J.C. Higginbotham, Callin’ The Blues, 1958 on Prestige.
Tiny Grimes / J.C. Higginbotham, Callin’ The Blues, 1958 on Prestige. With Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Ray Bryant, Wendell Mardhall, and Osie Johnson. 80s reissue as part of the Original Jazz Classics series – recorded by Rudy Van Gelder Quite an all star band
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James Cotton, Mighty Long Time, 1991 on Antone’s.
James Cotton, Mighty Long Time, 1991 on Antone’s. My copy is a 2015 New West reissue as a double LP with four bonus tracks. Great blues album, with a 6:47 Stormy Monday on side 3
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Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland: Showdown!, 1986 on Alligator Records.
Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland: Showdown!, 1986 on Alligator Records. One of Alligator Records’ most successful releases.
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The Robert Cray Band, False Accusations, 1985 on Hightone Records.
The Robert Cray Band, False Accusations, 1985 on Hightone Records. Third studio LP and the second on Hightone (after Bad Influence) – before signing to Mercury.
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Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Raw Magic, 1982 on Alligator Records.
Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Raw Magic, 1982 on Alligator Records. These days my rule is if I find an Alligator Records LP from them 70s or 80s that I don’t have I should just buy it Morris Holt aka Magic Slim passed in 2013 and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in…
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John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor.
John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor. With Steve Thompson, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark – follow up to Turning Point
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The Original Blues Project, Reunion in Central Park, 1973 on MCA / Sounds of the South.
The Original Blues Project, Reunion in Central Park, 1973 on MCA / Sounds of the South. Concert recorded June 1973 with Al Kooper, Steve Katz, Danny Kalb, Roy Blumenfeld, and Andy Kulberg. 13 minute plus “Two Trains Running” and a 7 plus minute “Caress Me Baby.” My copy is a Japanese pressing
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B.B. King, Midnight Believer, 1978 on ABC Records.
B.B. King, Midnight Believer, 1978 on ABC Records. The inimitable B.B. from the later seventies – songs by Will Jennings, Joe Sample and (one track) Stix Hooper. Robert Powell, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Roland Bautista, James Gadson, and Wilton Felder in the band.
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The Blues Project, Live At Town Hall, 1967 on Verve Forecast.
The Blues Project, Live At Town Hall, 1967 on Verve Forecast. Third album, recorded after Al Kooper’s departure. Only one song actually recorded at Town Hall; sone are live elsewhere some are studio recordings with overdubbed audience applause. Still looking for a decent copy of Live at the Cafe Au Go Go.
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John Mayall, Back To The Roots, 1971 on Polydor.
John Mayall, Back To The Roots, 1971 on Polydor. 2xLP collection – I think this was the first record I heard from John Mayall – hooked from the beginning of Prisons on the Road (good sone for commuting in traffic). Includes on some tracks Larry Taylor, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Sugarcane Harris, Johnny Almond. All…
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John Mayall, U.S.A. Union, 1970 on Polydor.
John Mayall, U.S.A. Union, 1970 on Polydor. The great British bluesman recording in L.A. with Harvey Mandel, and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat and violinist Don Harris – continuing Mayall’s drum-less blues period via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain