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BLUES CD STORE FEATURED NEW RELEASES Irishman McBride follows his critically acclaimed ‘08 debut Rich Man Falling with this stellar all original collection of blues and southern influenced rockers and ballads, proving that this PRS endorsed guitarist/singer/songwriter is up there with the best. The sheer quality of material, arrangements, and the pace of this 14 track album would do justice to some of the biggest names in the business. Now McBride starts his ascent! Also available debut album ‘Rich Man Falling’ £11.99
Simon McBride - Since Then £12.75 As you can hear from the audience reaction, it was a great treat and thrill for German audiences in the early 1950's to have the opportunity to see not only a great figure from the authentic world of the Blues, Big Bill Broonzy, but also to be entertained by the consummate "Traditional" Jazz band of Graeme Bell. The recording quality is superb, matching the performances of both Broonzy and the Bell group. For authenticity, this retains the original German announcements, for which a translation is provided in the notes.
Big Bill Broonzy - In Concert With Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band £7.99 Mark Butcher is best known as a former professional Cricketer. On the album itself Mark has this to say: “Lyrically, the songs reflect relationships, family, love and loss, the human condition – at least the condition of this human at the time! In terms of influences, there’s a lot of soul in there and obviously the blues- kind of Al Green meets Eric Clapton in terms of style. Soul singing, guitars, horns, Hammond organ, backing vocals - that’s where it’s at for me. I saw Robert Cray in 2006 and thought, that’s what I want to do!”
Mark Butcher Songs - From The Sun House £11.99 Recorded live during the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise earlier this year, JLW was backed by his long time band and joined on stage by many old friends including guests Johnny Winter, Tommy Castro, Duke Robillard, Kenny Neal, Tab Benoit, Watermelon Slim and a dozen other blues who’s who artists. Walker is a multiple Grammy Award and Blues Music Award winner and one of the highest profile blues artists on the scene. This gatefold, digipak CD comes with an 8-page booklet. Also in stock: Joe Louis Walker – Between A Rock And The Blues
Joe Louis Walker - Live on the legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise £12.99
Welcome to Bluesletter 310 We are a little late with this issue although members and most purchasers from Bluesletter 210 would have received an update in September which included a ‘Sales and Auction List’. The auction was very successful with 56 out of the 60 lots selling and real bargains were had. We will hold another auction in the near future. Also 50 people from those who bought from the last Bluesletter received a free 20 track Blues compilation CD ‘The Original Blues’. We have a few of these left so if you didn’t get this CD and want one, you can add it to your order for only £3.50. All those who buy from this Bluesletter will receive a Blues CD Store Gift Voucher worth £5 or £10. Have a look at the back page where you will find details of the Blues Images 2011 calendar. These are one of the best blues related items you can get and includes a free CD. Once you buy one, you’ll want one every year. We need orders by 20th November at the latest to allow us to post the calendars before the end of the year. Calendars ordered after this date may include a surcharge as we have to order in bulk from US. Once again we have had delays on some releases and we thank you for your patience and understanding. There are some fantastic new releases and special offers. Remember by purchasing from Blues CD Store you keep Blues CD Store coming to your door! Derek White
Blues CD Store Members Club FREE CD with this Bluesletter Tommy Castro Band – Guilty Of Love
If you are not a member but want to buy this CD - £13.99 Special Offer £9.99 Also in stock: Hard Believer £13.50 Painkiller £13.99 Soul Shaker £13.99
We’ve got a great CD for members this month. It’s a regular release from Tommy Castro which was originally released in 2001 and includes John Lee Hooker’s last ever vocal performance. Tommy Castro is known for his blues-infused, rocking R&B sound with impassioned vocal and guitar, and also for his striking, original songwriting, “Castro navigates seriously funky Southern soul, gritty big city blues and scorching rock…his silvery guitar licks simultaneously sound familiar and fresh.” The San Francisco Chronicle. Castro (winner of the 2008 Blues Music Award as Entertainer Of The Year) is recognized as one of the absolute best blues and R&B players, singers and live performers in the world. If you are thinking about joining the Blues CD Store Members Club, hurry as we only have a few more of these CDs above our membership numbers and once we run out of these, new members will get an alternative CD free. (Please note we reserve the right if necessary, to replace the free CD with one of equal value.)
The Billy Walton Band (US) On Tour in the UK During October 19 The Assembly, Leamington Spa ** / 20 Champions, Bournemouth 21 Shepherds Bush Empire, London ** / 22 Picturedrome, Holmfirth ** 23 The Ferry, Glasgow ** / 24 The Greyhound, Nottingham / 27 O2 Academy, Liverpool ** / 28 O2 Academy, Leicester **/ 29 Offenham Village Hall, Offenham 30 Beaverwood Music Club, Chiselhurst. **supporting Southside Johnny In stock: Billy Walton Band - Neon City £12.99 – “'Neon City' is all that is good about bluesy edged, soulful tinged New Jersey rock and if there's an occasional understated feel, it merely serves to emphasize the overall impression that they could explode at any time.” Pete Feenstra Carlisle Blues Festival 12-14th November Once again a cracking line up which includes Michael Burkes from the US. More information on enclosed flyer. For tickets and information Call 01228 409795. CD Review Section We have re introduced the CD review section and this is now sponsored by The Blues Show on GTFM radio station. Reviewer Bob Williams is one half of the presenters on the Blues Show. Both Bob and Norm are very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the blues. They present a great 2 hour programme every Monday between 8 – 10pm and you can listen on the internet at www.gtfm.co.uk British Blues Awards Blues CD Store presented the award for ‘Best Blues Album’ at The Newark Blues Festival. The award was won by Matt Schofield for his album ‘Heads Tails and Aces’. If you haven’t got a copy of this superb album, you can buy it from Blues CD Store for £12.99. Also in stock his latest CD ‘Live From The Archive’ £12.99 and Ear to the Ground £12.99 2.
New Releases / Recent Releases / Re Releases/ Forthcoming Releases Please note some of these releases are already available and some are to be released soon, either imminently or within the next four weeks. However occasionally release dates are put back and we have no control over this. We will always endeavor to get CDs/DVDs to you as soon as possible. Prices shown £0.00 are Blues CD Store members price. You need to be a member to take advantage of these lower prices. For details of how to become a member see page 10. Eric Clapton – Clapton £12.99 £11.99 - Eric Clapton releases his 19th solo studio album simply titled ‘Clapton’. Co-produced by guitarist and long-time collaborator Doyle Bramhall II, the CD features an all star cast of musical collaborations started with the legendary JJ Cale, drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Willie Weeks, and keyboardist Walt Richmond - and the sessions later added guests including Steve Winwood, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Allen Toussaint, and Derek Trucks. Clapton created a collection that touches on everything from century-old traditional brass bands to little-known country blues to brand-new originals. The result is both relaxed and revelatory, and unlike anything the guitarist has done in his legendary career. There are 14 tracks including the blues with such numbers as Travelin' Alone, Judgment Day and Hard Times Blues. Vinyl LP version available as a limited release £29.75. Eric Clapton – The Platinum Collection 3 CD Set £16.75 - This 3 CD pack brings together three of his classic albums; the smooth bossa nova inspired ‘Reptile’ (now deleted as a CD album), his tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson, ‘Me & Mr Johnson’ and the legendary live and acoustic ‘Unplugged’, featuring the Grammy award winning ‘Tears in Heaven.’. For a limited period we have ‘Me & Mr Johnson’, ‘Unplugged’, ‘Clapton Chronicles: Best Of’, ‘Back Home’ and ‘Road to Escondido’ with JJ Cale at only £7.99 each. These albums normally have a RRP of around £15. This special offer is only until 25th October 2010. Steve Miller – Bingo £12.99 - Special edition including four bonus tracks from the veteran rocker and guitar hero. This his first new recordings in 17 years. Bingo! is the album Steve Miller has waited his entire life to make. Reaching back to his apprenticeship as a young man on the Chicago Blues scene, Miller and co-producer Andy Johns brought classic Rhythm & Blues numbers into the 21st century that have been at the foundation of his music throughout his career. Includes contemporary interpretations of songs by Howlin’ Wolf, Lowell Fulson, Earl King, Otis Rush, Jessie Hill and BB King. “A very enjoyable album giving a new lease of life to traditional blues. Top class playing and production throughout”. Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters Spread The Love £13.99 - ‘Spread The Love’ consists of 14 instrumental tracks, soaked through with energy, passion, drive, serious grooves. Almost all the tracks are originals, except for a razor-sharp version of Albert Collins’s, ‘Backstroke’, plus Kenny Burrell’s classic ‘Chitlins Con Carne’ and a spiritual reading of ‘Cristo Redentor’. Once again, Earl seems to have ‘upped’ his guitar playing and has created a varied mix of blues, jazz and soul, all marked by his distinctive intense guitar style and the passionate conviction he brings to every track. Ronnie Earl has played with many greats and was a member of Roomful Of Blues. Also available: Hope Radio £13.99 – Living the Light £13.99. Snowy White Blues Project - In Our Time... Live £13.99 £12.99 - In 2007, guitarist Snowy White began a rediscovery of his blues roots and formed The Snowy White Blues Project. This CD captures the band at full power in Holland, to a packed house. The dynamic set is heavy with original songs but also includes several gems from Snowy’s earlier career, including Peter Green’s ‘Long Grey Mare and World, Keep on Turning’. An acoustic section features guitarist Matt Taylor on Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee’s ‘Walk On’, plus Freddie King’s classic ‘Woman Across the River’, which sees Snowy and Matt guitar duelling, Gibson versus Fender, almost to the death! ‘In Our Time… The band compliment Snowy’s emotive and beautifully nuanced playing and allow him to sit back and play the music that inspired him to pick up a guitar in the first place – the blues. Also in stock: Snowy White 1984 album £7.99 and White Flames £7.99 – Bonus tracks included. 3.
Rory Gallagher - The Beat Club Sessions CD £9.99 - These previously unreleased live recordings by Rory Gallagher were made for the German TV series Beat Club. Recorded over three different appearances in the early seventies they capture Rory Gallagher in his element as a superb live performer. The track listing focuses on songs from his first two solo albums and contains many classic songs including “Laundromat”, “Tore Down”, “Messin’ With The Kid”, “Hands Up” and “Crest Of A Wave”. The CD is a companion release to ‘Ghost Blues’, the 2 DVD Set of: The Story Of Rory Gallagher and The Beat Club Sessions. Rory Gallagher - Ghost Blues 2 DVD Set RRP £19.99 £15.99 Tad Robinson - Back In Style £13.50 - On His Third Disc From Severn Records, Back in Style, Tad Robinson puts his stamp on the soul-side of today’s blues scene. Featuring very special guests, The Memphis Horns and the Severn House Band. Back in Style is a gutsy, fun, danceable, upbeat and soulful disc. With stellar sidemen, Alex Schultz, Steve Gomes, Robb Stupka, Kevin Anker and Benjie Porecki, Tad Robinson is surely Back In Style. Eddie Turner _ Miracles & Demons £13.99 - Eddie Turner is one of the best blues guitarists and this CD demonstrates not only his prowess with the instrument, but also his terrific song-writing. Born in Cuba and raised in Chicago, Eddie Turner’s influences stem from both the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his heritage and his immersion in the music of the time - Blues, Rock and R&B. In 1995, Eddie joined Otis Taylor and Kenny Passarelli to form the Otis Taylor Band and helped create the Otis Taylor sound. He continually receives rave reviews for his psychedelic guitar-playing. Eddie was nominated Blues Music Award Best New Artist for his debut album ‘Rise’. Now, Eddie is back to prove that he’s a guitar god for the 21st century. Jim Byrnes Everywhere West £13.50 - Jim Byrnes’ 4th album for Black Hen Music is Jim’s bluesiest album in years. “Everywhere West” includes raw and stripped-down takes on classic material and some originals by Jim himself. While Jim has been focussing on gospel-oriented blues for his last 2 albums, “Everywhere West” brings him back to the music of his youth, with some of the greatest performances of his career on songs by Jimmy Reed, Lowell Folsom, The Mississippi Sheiks, Tampa Red and many more. This is a blues-lovers dream! ‘He sings with an emotional rasp reflecting his road-hardened years, but he does so with the steely glint of an artist who has finally found himself’ – Blues Revue JJ Grey & Mofro - Georgia Warhorse £13.50 - Southern, swamp funk and country soul with clipped guitar lines dance atop surging drums and growling bass lines, whilst Hammond B3, horns and harmonica prowl the fringes of these 11 tracks. Over classic arrangements JJ‘s passion and soul are palpable, marking him as a singer of rare ability. Toots Hibbert adds a fine duet with JJ on ‘The Sweetest Thing’ and Derek Trucks gets very slippery-slidey over the albums closer ‘Lullaby’. Ronnie Wood – I Feel Like Playing £13.50 - Ronnie Wood’s new solo album ‘I Feel Like Playing’ is his first new studio album since 2001’s ‘Not For Beginners’ and is his finest solo recording to date. This new album sees him joined by a number of musical friends on a diverse collection of songs running from rock to soul and blues, all pulled together by Ronnie’s distinctive vocals and guitar style. Guests include Slash, Billy Gibbons, Flea, Bobby Womack, Jim Keltner, Ian McLagan, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Ferrone, Waddy Wachtel and Rolling Stones friends Darryl Jones and Bernard Fowler. 24 PESOS - Busted Broken And Blue - £12.99 - 24 PESOS emerged from the roughneck dives of London, bursting on to the blues scene in 2008 with their raw and rootsy live shows and debut album “The Boogie Worm”. The band’s latest album “Busted Broken and Blue” showcases the evolution of the 24Pesos sound – 11 boot stompin’ originals drawing from influences as diverse as Ray Charles, The Meters, James Brown, Freddie King, Howlin Wolf, and the Roots. Featuring saw-tooth Dobro guitars, searing harmonicas, a funky old school rhythm section and a greasy Hammond B3, the album showcases an eclectic and infectious blend that is the unmistakable 24Pesos sound. 4.
Black Country Communion CD £12.99 - Black Country Communion comprise of blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple Black Sabbath ), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper). All songs are sung by Glenn Hughes, with the exception of Song Of Yesterday and The Revolution In Me which are both sung by Joe Bonamassa. Hughes and Bonamassa share lead vocals on the songs Sista Jane and Too Late For The Sun. Black Country Communion is the brainchild of producer Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin). Black Country Communion initially came to fruition when Kevin Shirley saw Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa join forces on stage in Los Angeles in November 2009 for an explosive performance at Guitar Centre’s King of the Blues event. This is very much a Spectacular, melodic hard rock / classic rock album with a blues influence via the guitar of Joe Bonamassa. If you only like blues you’ll probably won’t like this CD. If you like blues and rock you may like this. Undeniably, superb playing and production. Black Country Communion CD + DVD £12.99 - We also have in stock a version with a DVD. This version was deleted soon after release and we only have 10 copies. We are selling these on a first come basis at the same price so order asap! Black Country Communion 12” vinyl limited edition version at £15.99 (£2.50 extra P&P per vinyl) Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes - Pills and Ammo £9.75 - A brand new studio album from New Jerseys Southside Johnny. ‘Pills And Ammo’ reunites Johnny with his legendary band The Asbury Jukes with this follow up to the successful collaboration with Tom Waits on 2008 Grapefruit Moon. This 12 track set of original recordings is a stunning reminder of the power of this amazing band. Produced by Southside Johnny and Jeff Kazee and released in digi pac format Also available DVD - ‘From Southside To Tyneside’ £9.99. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Live From Freedom Hall CD + DVD £13.99 - ‘Live From Freedom Hall’ is a dazzling CD/DVD package featuring a passionate explosive show recorded at Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky in June 2007. The performance was the last to feature both Evans and Powell and includes every Skynyrd classic from ‘Gimme Three Steps’ to ‘Tuesday’s Gone’, to the ultimate rock sign-off with ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ & ‘Free Bird’. Gov't Mule – Mulennium 3 CD Set - £15.99 - Recorded Live at The Roxy in Atlanta, on 31/12/1999. What made this show so extraordinary? For starters, Little Milton, one of Warren’s most important influences, joins the band for six songs including ‘I Can’t Quit You Baby’ and ‘It Hurts Me Too’. Secondly, this show contains many Mule covers played for the first time including The Black Crowes’ ‘Sometimes Salvation’ and King Crimson’s ‘21st Century Schizoid Man’. Painstakingly remixed and mastered from the original master tapes, Mulennium sounds even fresher than ever before. Also available ‘By A Thread’ £13.99 Walter Trout – Common Ground £12.99 - Trout’s 19th solo album Common Ground was produced by John Porter (The Smiths, BB King, Buddy Guy), and straddles the worlds of Rock and Blues. His vocal intonation and affinity for timeless riffs deliver a collection of tracks that are destined to be instant classics. Devon Allman’s Honeytribe – Space Age Blues £12.99 – The 11 tracks offer a musical thrill ride, carefully constructed, but full of surprises like guitar licks that explode into whistling comet trails, lush beds of strings and an overall sonic palette that draws on the best of electric music’s past and present. There is an emphasis on composition and the band has captured something timeless amongst these songs, drawing from the wellspring of Curtis Mayfield and Led Zeppelin to define their own distinctive Southernrooted fusion musically. Special guests include Huey Lewis, who lends his badass harmonica skills. Chris Duarte – Infinite Energy £12.99 – Chris’ recordings have always been rooted firmly in the blues with a rock and roll edge. ‘Infinite Energy’ continues in the tradition of moking’ blues with doses of heavy psychedelic throughout plus a heavy dose of Duarte’s legendary blues guitar chops over a diverse set of grooves and lyrical themes. 5.
Dana Gillespie – I Rest My Case £13.75 - Ace’s resident diva, Dana Gillespie, returns with her first studio blues album for the label since 2003’s “Staying Power”. All 13 tracks are written by Dana, either on her own or with members of her top-notch band. Dana has told us that she thinks it’s the best record she’s made for several years and we think it’s cracking. It’s a potent mix of her toughand-witty blues stompers (Funk Me, It’s Hot!) together with some lyrical ballads that touch on the heartache of break up and loss. All are shot through with Dana’s characteristic wit. Full lyrics are included in the booklet. Stephen Dale Petit - The Crave £11.99 – This follows Petit's phenomenally well-received debut Guitararama, which was Guitar Magazine's 2008 Album of the Year. The Crave, which contains some ferocious, rocking new blues monsters alongside updated classics by the likes of Robert Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, Little Willie John and Albert King. Leslie West – Theme £9.75 - Mountains guitar player Leslie West guests include Jack Bruce who he played with as West, Bruce and Lang in the seventies. Imelda May - Mayhem £11.99 - The eagerly awaited NEW album from Imelda May. The follow up to her debut record "Love Tattoo" which has now sold over 100,000 in the UK alone! Featuring the huge singles 'Mayhem', 'Psycho' & 'Tainted Love'. This is punk-infused rockabilly from the coolest woman on the planet! This album is made up of a fusion of surf guitars, blues and rockabilly – but with an edge that comes from some even more eclectic influences. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Athens Traffic Live CD+DVD £15.99 - Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD. The "Super Bonus Feature" includes a short film of Burdon and his early 2005 band "The Blues Knights". The film runs through a live performance of them playing the song "Roll 'Em Pete". Duke Robillard, Passport To The Blues £13.99 - His new CD features a dozen songs, all but one written by Robillard — the single exception, “Make It Rain”, was written by Tom Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan. It’s his first album of original self-penned songs since 2003’s ‘Exalted Lover’ - and following the success of the Grammy-nominated ‘Stomp! The Blues Tonight’album, Robillard has delivered a tough collection of songs that’s a return to Duke’s grittiest roots dirty, house-rockin’, finger-bustin’, down-in-the-bottom git-tar blues. Also in stock: Guitar Groove a rama £13.99 – Essential Recordings £7.99 Kenny Neal - Hooked on your Love £13.99 - Kenny Neal is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and is widely renowned as a modern swamp-blues master. ‘Hooked On Your Love’ follows the triumph of his multi award winning 2008 comeback album, ‘Let Life Flow’. Winning three prestigious Album Of The Year awards, two Song of The Year awards, and Kenny himself garnered two Artist of the Year honours. Hooked On Your Love covers a plethora of accomplished roots styles: the tasty musical gumbo of swampboogie, jazz, R&B, and straight-ahead blues." Rob Tognoni - Rock ‘n’ Roll Live 2 CD Set £16.99 – His repertoire is a combination of Classic Rock, Blues, and Blues-Rock and is played with electrifying passion and spot-on precision. At times comparable to an unholy alliance between AC/DC and B.B. King, Australian guitar virtuoso Rob Tognoni has been electrifying the scene for several decades now, picking up accolades from knowledgeable Blues-Rock guitar aficionados all along the way. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Live In Chicago £12.99 - Live In Chicago features well-known staples from the Kenny Wayne Shepherd catalogue alongside a batch of classic material chosen specially for these onstage collaborations, while the respective résumés of the guests on Live In Chicago read like a history book of blues and rock n' roll and includes the great Hubert Sumlin. Oli Brown – Heads I Win Tails You Lose £12.99 – The CD features that unique Oli Brown sound; clean guitar, great riffs and a vocal honed by two years of touring that squeezes every emotion from the lyrics. The album shows the quality of Oli’s song writing with stunning tracks like Evil Soul and Speechless, yet he refuses to shy away from adapting his own favourite classics such as ‘Fever’ and ‘No Diggity’. 6.
Aynsley Lister – The Tower Sessions £13.99 £12.99 - The TOWER SESSIONS is in fact Aynsley’s “Greatest LIVE Hits “ album. A collection of 11 songs, that Aynsley has previously performed live. Nick Moss – Privileged £12.75 - Originals, rock songs and makeovers of Chicago blues standards. Nick Moss sings with confidence and heats up his guitar bursting with a sense of newfound musical vigor. Also in stock: Nick Moss And The Flip Tops – Play It ‘Til Tomorrow 2 CD Set £13.99 Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King - Have Blues, Will Travel £12.99 - Hard-hitting Texas blues band has been recording and touring the U.S. and the world since the early ‘90s. Smokin’ Joe is a guitar hero in the tradition of Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Bnois is a deeply soulful vocalist and terrific guitarist in his own right. Add a combustible rhythm section and you get 11 critically acclaimed albums. The Russ Tippins Electric Band - Electrickery £12.50 - The Russ Tippins Electric Band is a newly formed Blues-Rock trio from Newcastle. Built around Russ’s smoky Strat licks & soaring vocal, they have managed to create an enviable following and reputation around the North East’s bar/club circuit, and to rapturous reviews.
Albums Re Released Dave Allen - Colorblind £12.75 - Classic 1969 International Artists Album From Texan Bluesman With Bonus Tracks And Comprehensive New Notes . He recorded with Lightnin’ Hopkins and while Allen might not be as well known as Hopkins, his story is just as traumatic as many of the blues greats and he had the guitar skills to match them too. He recorded Colorblind for IA in 1968, the album was one of the final albums released by the label in 1969, and the tracks on it deal with the alcohol and drug addictions that blighted his life. This the first time the album has ever been available on CD and it has been carefully remastered from the original tapes and comes with four bonus tracks. The lavish package is a 5000 copy limited edition rigid digibook is part of the series of deluxe reissues of the original International Artists label album. The 16 page booklet, which is printed on thick card, also features unpublished pictures and new sleeve notes from Allen’s biographer Gary Redeker detailing the ultimately tragic story of this talented musician and the incredible music he created. Ray, Glover & Koerner - Blues, Rags & Hollers £14.50 - “Spider” John Koerner, Dave “Snaker” Ray and Tony “Little Sun” Glover comprised one of the first white blues bands, and this was their 1963 debut record on Elektra, one of the label’s landmark early releases! The Steve Gibbons Band Birmingham To Memphis £13.50 - This album, ‘Birmingham To Memphis’ has almost certainly been unavailable for most of the 21st Century. It was originally commissioned and released in 1993 by Linn Records. The six bonus tracks include contributions from, among others, world famous guitarist Albert Lee. This reissue includes the 13 tracks on the original Linn Records release plus six bonus tracks. While nine of the 19 tracks on the album were written by Steve Gibbons, other songwriters represented here include Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Sonny Curtis, Steve Earle and Carl Perkins. Mick Clarke Roll Again/Live In Luxembourg £12.99 - Two albums dating from the 1990s and 2002 by British Blues guitarist Mick Clarke. Hugely popular in Europe with also a following in the US, Clarke built his reputation as an outstanding guitarist by constant touring and gigging. Digitally remastered and slip-cased, and with new notes by Mick Clarke. Also available: Tell The Truth/No Compromise £12.99 West Coast Connection/Steel & Fire £12.99 Roy Buchanan - That's What I Am Here For/Rescue Me £12.99 - From 1974 and 1975 come these two albums from the Blues/Rock guitarist . These were his last studio recordings for Polydor before moving to Atlantic Records. Excellent playing from the man once dubbed “the greatest unknown guitarist in the world”. Digitally remastered, with new notes and slipcase. 7.
Roger Chapman Riff Burglar/Live At Munster Hall £12.99 - ‘Riff Burglar’ was originally released in 1982 and features musicians from Shortlist such as Mick Moody and Tim Hinkley. The tracks on ‘Riff Burglar’ are a mixture of classic soul and rock’n’roll covers, the inspiration being the singles on Roger Chapman’ home jukebox. Also included is a hitherto unreleased 2 x CD set, ‘Live At Munster Hall’ featuring a mix of popular Streetwalkers and Shortlist numbers alongside blues standards like Wang Dang Doodle and Big Legged Woman. Digitally remastered, with new notes and slipcase. Canned Heat - Burnin' Live £8.99 - 1994 release featuring 10 tracks recorded in concert by the legendary classic blues-rock group, including ‘Let's Work Together’ ‘Gamblin' Woman’ / ‘ Rollin' And Tumblin’ and ‘Mercury Blues. Canned Heat - Reheated £8.99 - Reheated has 12 incredible performances recorded "organically" as we like to describe it. Without the aid of millions of hours in the studio, gimmicks, digital enhancement, the Heat got back to the roots of the blues sound from the late 40's and mid 50's, and spiced it up with their trademark boogie sound. Tracks like ‘Hucklebuck’ and’I Love To Rock & Roll’. Young & Moody - Back For The Last Time Again £11.50 Micky Moody, then guitarist with Snafu, met Bob Young, tour manager of Status Quo, when they were on tour in 1975. Micky went on to an illustrious career with Whitesnake and Frankie Miller, while Bob continued working with Quo, co-writing many of their biggest hits. In the midst of this, they decided to make an album in 1977, which was produced by Deep Purple’s Roger Glover. They recorded a second, initially unreleased album, plus made several singles, working with the likes of Cozy Powell, Lemmy and Graham Bonnet. This definitive 2-CD collection, a high-grade collection of good-time rock, has been put together by Bob and Micky themselves, and includes four previously unreleased tracks, including a stunning blues version of the Status Quo biggie “Caroline”, co-written by Bob. Various - Texas Guitar Summit £13.50 £12.75 - The classic 1997 recordings reissued after a long time out of catalogue and with added bonus tracks. The toughest Texas Blues Guitarists of modern times. This is a specially recorded set of tracks aimed at showcasing the jumping Dallas and Fort Worth Blues scene of the 1990’s - U.P. Wilson, Jr Boy Jones, Henry Qualls and many others. This album is now acknowledged as a modern classic and is now repackaged. The added tracks are by the acclaimed Bob Kirkpatrick who has done much U.K. touring. FREE - Wishing Well: The Collection 2 CD Set £8.99 - 40 years on from hitting number 2 in the UK Charts with ‘Alright Now’, Free are still considered to be one of the greatest influences in Blues/Rock and Rock. ‘Wishing Well’ contains 4 top 20 hits, including ‘Alright Now’. Kossoff - Blue Soul-The Best Of... £9.99 - Paul Kossoff gave us his mastery of the understated and his frighteningly expressive vibrato and with Free one of the finest British blues / rock outfits. This release is a collection of some of his work with Free and solo projects. All re-mastered with new liner notes. Edgar Winter - Jazzin' The Blues 2CD Set …..£9.75 Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - Simply Live ….£8.99 Paul Rodgers - Now/Electric 2CD Set………. £9.99
Paul Rodgers - Live/The Loreley Tapes ......... £8.99 Paul Rodgers - Now …………………………£8.99 Paul Rodgers - Now + Live/Ltd. Ed 2CD Set.. £9.99
Hot Tuna - Burgers £13.50 - Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane playing acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs. Burgers was the third album of the band: it was the band's first studio album, previous two being live recordings. Also in stock: Hot Tuna – the Best of the Grunt Years £8.99 Jorma Kaukonen With Tom Hobson - Quah £13.50 - Kaukonen founded Hot Tuna, with fellow band member Jack Casady, as an outlet for their acoustic leanings . The record was planned to be released in mid-1973, but because of the issues with Hobson, Kaukonen returned to the studio to record new tracks for side B in May 1974. Only "Blue Prelude" and "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" of the original 1974 release feature Hobson's lead vocal, although he also plays guitar on "I'll Let You Know Before I Leave." On this CD reissue, Hobson is featured on all bonus tracks except for "Lord Have Mercy." 8.
Blues & Blues/Rock DVDs Rory Gallagher - Ghost Blues 2 DVD Set RRP £19.99 £15.99 - This superb two disc DVD set tells for the first time the complete and fully authorised story of Rory Gallagher. On disc one “Ghost Blues” follows Rory’s life and career from his upbringing in Cork, his early days with a showband, the brief success of Taste and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in later life and tragic death at the age of just 47. There are archive interviews, both audio and visual, with Rory and contributions from many of his friends and admirers including his brother Donal, Bob Geldof, The Edge, Cameron Crowe, Slash, Johnny Marr, James Dean Bradfield, Ronnie Drew, Bill Wyman, Martin Carthy, band members Ted McKenna and Gerry McAvoy and many more. Disc two “The Beat Club Sessions” then shows what Rory Gallagher was really all about – a magnificent live performer. Drawn from three different appearances on the German TV series “Beat Club”, this disc contains over 90 minutes of previously unreleased live performances which ably illustrate why he inspired so many of the musicians who pay tribute to him in “Ghost Blues”. Also available Rory Gallagher - The Beat Club Sessions CD £9.99 Ana Popovic Band An Evening At Trasimo Lake DVD £17.50 - A concert of the Ana Popovic Band during their 'Blind For Love' tour 2009, filmed at the enchanting medieval castle in Castiglione Del Lago, Perugia, Italy. Over 2.5 hours of music with an enthusiastic 5000 audience and an eight-piece band. The energetic Ana Popovic Band at it's best offering up a little something for everyone including blues, rock, jazz and funk. Also on this DVD an intimate interview as well as a couple of great acoustic bonus tracks shot at the enchanting 'Rocca Medievale', a medieval castle originally completed in 1247. The building with it's four impressive towers is one of the finest examples of medieval architecture in Umbria, providing a beautiful view over the lake of Trasimo. Running time 85 Minutes Eric Clapton – Live In Hyde Park DVD £17.99 £9.75 – We only have a few at this low price so hurry. Filmed in 1996 during The Princes Trust Concert and includes old favourites like Layala and Badge and also includes the blues: ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’, ‘It Hurts Me Too’, ‘I’m Tore Down’ and ‘Every Day I Have The Blues’. Stellar backing musicians and backing vocals by The East London Gospel Choir. Eric Clapton - The 1960s Review DVD - £14.99 - In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is told in a manner it never has been before. Includes brand new interviews with musicians and performers; John Mayall, Paul Jones, Neil Innes, Chris Dreja and Top Topham, Mississippi Sheikhs Tribute Concert – Live In Vancouver DVD £17.99 This is a concert DVD filmed in March 2010. The all-star lineup includes John Hammond, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jim Byrnes, Colin James, Bob Brozman and Geoff Muldaur,. 12 new performances by this unique group of artists, including collaborations and an encore performance of “Sitting On Top Of The World”. Also included at the beginning of the DVD are exclusive interviews, backstage footage and a behind the scenes look at the rehearsals that occurred before the concert took place. Dr Feelgood - Oil City Confidential DVD £15.99 £14.99 - "A terrific documentary about Dr Feelgood! Yes, I love the music, I was predisposed to like the documentary. But I am sure it is the quality of the film rather than just the music that drew me in" - BBC Film Show - Film of the Week Led Zeppelin - The Untold Story DVD £8.50 £7.50 - Led Zeppelin The Untold Story reveals this often overlooked side of the saga. Using early performance footage [including that of a 12 year old Jimmy Page in his very first TV performance], seldom seen interviews and previously unpublished photographs, as well as contributions from colleagues, friends and associates who worked alongside the future members of Led Zeppelin, The Untold Story is finally made public. With a host of extras too, this film will provides a fresh perspective on the band for even the most knowledgeable of Zeppelin fans. 9.
Watermelon Slim And The Workers - Live At The Ground Zero Blues Club DVD £18.99 - Bill Homans, a.k.a. 'Watermelon Slim' is one of the most intriguing bluesmen out there. Watermelon Slim first appeared on the music scene in the early 1970s as the only Vietnam veteran to record a full length LP during the war. Less than six months after leaving his most latest truck driving job, hauling industrial waste, Slim is now making a living as a full-time touring bluesman. Now that Slim has received a record sixteen blues music award nominations in the last 4 years, he is the new 'King of the Blues'. This is the first ever Watermelon Slim DVD and what a stormer it is! Recorded live at one of the best blues clubs in America, Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarkesdale, MI (co-owned by Morgan Freeman). Features special guests Charlie Musselwhite, Big George Broock and Jimbo Mathus. His latest CD - Ringers £13.50. Paul Butterfield Band - Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol.2 DVD £19.50 £17.99 - Over the years, German TV show ROCKPALAST has played host to some of the biggest names in popular music. On 15th September 1978, it was the turn of blues artist Paul Butterfield to take to that hallowed stage and prove just why he's considered a music legend. Also in stock: Paul Butterfield Band Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol.2 CD £9.99 Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts - Rockpalast: West Coast Legends Vol.2 DVD £19.50 £17.99 - This DVD captures founder of Jefferson Airplane Jorma Kaukonen with his solo outfit, Jorma Kaukonen and Vital Parts, at their November 29th 1980 performance on Germany's legendary TV show Rockpalast. Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts - West Coast Legends Vol.2 CD £9.99 ZEPPELIN
Jack Bruce – Rope Ladder To the Moon DVD £18.75 - Fantastic documentary about Jack Bruce, filmed by Tony Palmer. This 55 minute film, made in 1970 , takes Jack from the Gorbals, via Cream, to his island called Sanda, playing the cello, the sitar and thundering away on the organ of the Albert Hall in London. With his strong socialist principles - his father had been a member of the Communist party - Jack Bruce himself provides the striking commentary. "What kind of a society do we want?" it begins....Originally shown on the BBC in 1971, this critically acclaimed film has been restored to something approaching its former glory and reminds us yet again what a great musician Jack Bruce is. Wishbone Ash - The 30th Anniversary Concert DVD £7.99 - On 22nd April 2000, Wishbone Ash took to the stage at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire for their 30th Anniversary Concert. Great Value DVD.
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Dani Wilde – Shine £13.50 - So often the follow-up to a superb sophomore CD is looked forward to with eager anticipation and so often there is a sense of disappointment. Not so with this second release from Dani Wilde. For some weird reason, I didn’t really take to the first 20 seconds of the first track on first play and was expecting to be disappointed. By the end of a minute or so, I had experienced a volte-face. Totally. I was hooked. Absolutely. Without overworking the puns, ‘Shine’ is a polished article free of glitz and proof indeed that here is a young talent that has sustainability. This CD, produced by legendary Mike Vernon – seemingly having as many ‘come-backs’ from retirement as Frank Sinatra – is a worthy successor to ‘Heal My Blues.’ Accompanied on a couple of tracks by former Blues Caravan tour-mate, the brilliant Laura Chavez, who puzzlingly remains below the radar despite her enormous skills and technique, Dani has written some class material to place alongside the Jagger/Richards ‘Miss You’ and Dana Gillespie’s ‘Where Blue Begins.’ Make no mistake, this CD guarantees Dani Wilde a great future and RUF Records seem to have hit on a rich seam of Blues/Rock talent. Bob Williams - Blues Show Bob. Also available debut album ‘Heal My Blues £12.99 Ben Prestage – Real Music £11.99 - Is exactly what this is. Prestage weaves his way through a selection of (mainly) traditional favourites putting his very personal stamp on all. Providing vocals and foot drums as well as guitar, dobro and diddley-bow (even providing the cover art for the CD), he is the consummate one-man band. There’s almost a perverse pleasure to note that there is one more track on the CD than is credited on the inside liner proving that this man is not entirely faultless! Due to tour the UK with Ian Siegal this Autumn, Ben Prestage will soon become a well-known name here – this is your chance to get in on the ground floor. If acoustic Blues is your thing, this is definitely your thing. Bob Williams - Blues Show Bob Spikedrivers – Seven £11.99 - This latest offering from probably one of the most popular ensembles on the circuit is predictable. This might seem an insult to most but with the SPIKEdrivers, it means that there is an inherent quality and invention attaching to the whole project. This, their seventh release (hence the pithy title) defines their sound and yet moves it on too. Ben, Constance and Maurice have been together for some years now and one might expect that this would be a tired factory-produced collection from an established ensemble. Quite the contrary! These guys truly enjoy playing together and they experiment constantly with adding new sound, arrangements and percussion to their repertoire. This given of the SPIKEdrivers’ credo instantly manifests itself on any of their work and guarantees a considered freshness to their performance; both live and recorded. This album is a must-have member of any Blues collection. Bob Williams - Blues Show Bob. Also available: Live At high Barn, Delta Roots and Ain’t It Real at £11.99 each Erja Lyytenin – Voracious Love £13.50 - This CD contrasts starkly with her previous offering ‘Grip Of The Blues.’ Although this too begins in full-on fashion, with riffs and hooks to satisfy all who like their music pacey and rhythmic, it quickly changes pace to become a thoughtful, more evocative creature. This is Erja Lyytenin in a different mood. There are snatches throughout the CD which demonstrate her complete mastery of her instrument and this, perhaps, is what her reputation has been built on. But this is a more consummate product in which her voice – again softer and more compelling takes the lead on most tracks; in truth, I can’t stop playing it. It truly is a superb album and I would recommend it to all. The stand out track for me would be ‘I Can’t Fall In Love.’ Bob Williams - Blues Show Bob.Also available: Dreamland Blues and Grip Of The Blues at £12.99 ea. 12.
Larry Miller – Unfinished Business £12.99 - David and Ed Milliband have had all the attention in recent months. Time to focus our gaze instead on the far more exciting Larry Miller Band. This youthful rising star of the British (and European) Blues Rock Scene always gives 100% with his high-energy live performances. His guitar work is blurringly phenomenal yet always under control and he puts so much into his shows that the audiences have to catch their collective breath. At a recent show, I heard someone pine “ ... usually takes other guitarists 2 or 3 songs to get up to speed but he was there from the first note!” So, all of this begs the question: Can a studio album ever be more than a pale imitation of a live show? I’m delighted to report that “Unfinished Business” is about the best attempt I’ve heard to translate the live experience to CD. A selection of 9 originals provides a cross-section of songs showcasing Larry’s unique skills – guitar and vocal. There’s even a ballad included; “Covering Me” is an appealing - slightly off-key offering which is thoughtful, interesting and in marked contrast to the rest of the selection. Purchase of this CD will, I feel, lead to a certain purchase of Larry’s back catalogue too. The first track on the album is “Mad Dog” – my advice? – Go fetch! Bob Williams - Blues Show Bob Other Larry Miller CDs In stock: - Outlaw Blues, Fearless, Live n Loud, Larryocaster , Man On A Mission - all £12.99 each or if you are a member for a limited period £11.50 each. Richard Newman Bluestones – A Blues Album £10 – This is an album by Richard Newman, veteran bluesman of the London Blues scene, featuring electric blues and acoustic slide. Richard has been involved in many journalistic, radio and TV projects with British Blues over the years. The album mixes originals and blues covers including Going Down Slow, 44 Blues, Death Letter Blues Worried Life Blues. The CD is a new release but was recorded during 2006 and 2007. There’s a striking resemblance on the opening track, ‘Going Down Slow’, to the early blues work of Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs. This track wouldn’t be out of place on The Groundhogs ‘Blues Obituary’ album. Maybe it’s Richard’s vocals, a London thing, or the raw guitar work. The album moves on through different styles but has very much a retro British Blues sound with some frantic passionate electric playing by Richard complimented by his laid back acoustic blues guitar. ‘New Stranger Blues’ rocks it up and the acoustic slide on ‘The Street’ has the eerie aura of Skip James. This is an interesting album with a primitive charm and individuality missing on so many modern releases. Delbert Black. Various - This Is The Blues – All Volumes £8.50 each This is a great series in 4 volumes of modern blues and blues/rock from the world’s best blues & rock musicians. Where this series differs from other compilations is that it is not the usual tracks and blues artists. There are unusual combinations of musicians on different tracks and not all in their normal bands. A real interesting and refreshing listen. We feel this series is so good you will probably want all 4 volumes.
This Is The Blues Vol. 1 – 4 £29.50 Various – This Is the Blues Vol. 1 – £8.50 - 15 tracks includes: Jeff Beck, Earl Green, Larry McCray, Innes Sibun , Luther Grosvenor, Jess Roden, Paul Jones , Otis Grand, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Chris & Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, Savoy Brown, Tony McPhee, Ray Gomez and so many more. Various – This Is the Blues Vol. 2– £8.50 - 15 tracks includes: Rory Gallagher, Jack Bruce, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Southside Johnny, John Lee Hooker, Booker T. Jones, Randy California, Zoot Money, Savoy Brown , Peter Green, Harvey Mandel, Nine Below Zero,Tony (T.S.) McPhee and so many more. Various – This Is the Blues Vol. 3 – £8.50 - 15 tracks includes: Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Mick Abrahams, Mick Clarke, Clem Clempson, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck and so many more. Various – This Is the Blues Vol. 4 – £8.50 - 15 tracks includes: Pretty Things, Georgie Fame, Snowy White, Ian Anderson,Mick Taylor, Arthur Brown, Top Topham, Bill Sheehan, Maggie Bell, Havey Mandel, Gary Brooker, Miller Anderson, Big Jim Sullivan, Andy Fairweather Low and so many more. 13.
Some Very Special Deals For A Limited Time And We Only Have Limited Stock! Peter Green Splinter Group - Robert Johnson Songbook & Hot Foot Powder 2 CD Set £6.75 - Together with a clutch of veteran blues musicians on Hot Foot Powder, Peter Green pays 13 loving tributes to Delta bluesman Johnson. Green takes most of the vocals with Watson singing lead on just four tracks. On the Robert Johnson songbook there are 16 further Robert Johnson tracks with Green opting for an appropriately lo-fi, acoustic (if not always solo) approach. Green's deep, husky voice lends a different feel to the material, but when Green digs into his guitar on classics like"Terraplane Blues" and "Ramblin' on My Mind", you can hear his Delta blues roots come rushing to the fore. Anthony Gomes - Live £7.99 - This recording beautifully captures the energy exchange between the audience and an artist and includes a sizzling cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' Led Zeppelin - Mothership 2CD Set - £7.99 – Big reduction on this brilliant best of. The Legendary Paul Butterfield – Rides Again £6.99 – 9 tracks including Mannish Boy and covers of songs by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Paul Butterfield Blues Band / East-West 2CD Set £7.99 - UK remastered reissue combines the blues-rock act's first two albums for Elektra on 2 CDs. Paul Butterfield Blues Band Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw / In My Own Dream 2CD Set £7.99 – A move away from blues purism, a moving toward jazz and r&b and includes a cover of Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign Solomon Burke Best Of: Home In Your Heart 2CD Set £7.99 – Unfortunately Solomon Burke died recently. If you don’t have any of his albums, now’s your chance to get a best of for your collection at a huge reduction in price. ZZ Top The Very Best Of: Rancho Texicano 2CD £7.99 – Another price busting 2 CD Set best of. Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothin'….£6.99
Man From Another Time £6.99
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl - The Bang Recordings £3.99 – Slip Cased 16 track CD Various – Best Of Blues 2 CD Set £5.99 -32 tracks including Otis Rush, Elmore James, Johnny Winter, John Mayalll,Albert King, Mike Bloomfield, Junior Wells, Earl Hooker, Freddie King, Buddy Guy & more Various – Best Of Blues Dust My Broom 2 CD Set £6.99 -32 tracks including Jimmy Reed, T Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Rod Piazza, Lonnie Brooks, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, Eddie Taylor & more.
Bargain DVDs: Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings – Let The Good Times Roll £9.99 – Includes two live concerts plus bonus ‘On The Road’ feature. Blind Boys Of Alabama Go Tell It On The Mountain £7.99 John Mayall The Godfather Of British Blues + Turning Point £7.99 John Mayall & Friends The 70th Birthday Concert £9.99 - Blu Ray £12.99 Bonnie Raitt Live At Montreux 1977……….. £8.50 Canned Heat Live At Montreux 1973……….. £8.50 Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992……… £9.99 Dr John Live At Montreux 1995……………...£8.99 BB King Live At Montreux 1993…………… £8.99 Eric Clapton Live At Montreux 1986………... £8.99 Jeff Healey Band Live At Montreux 1999…... £8.50 Jonny Lang Live At Montreux 1999………… £7.99 Gary Moore Live At Montreux 1990………... £8.99 Gary Moore Montreux Collection 2DVD…… £9.99 Rory Gallagher Montreux Collection 2DVD…£9.99
Canned Heat Boogie With Canned Heat…….. £8.50 Cream Classic Albums: Disraeli Gears ………£7.99 Etta James Burnin' Down The House………... £8.50 George Thorogood Live In Europe…………. £8.50 Jeff Beck Live At Ronnie Scott's……………. £8.99 Eric Clapton & Friends Live 1986…………... £6.99 John Lee Hooker Come And See About Me… £8.99 Peter Green Splinter Group An Evening With £8.50 Rory Gallagher Rockpalast Coll. 3DVD…… £11.99 Rolling Stones Stones In Exile………………. £8.99 Doors Soundstage Performance ……………...£6.99
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Traditional Blues And Other Associated Traditional Music Past & Present Charlie Musselwhite - The Well £12.99 - Featuring 13 new Musselwhite compositions, the new CD is wonderfully understated but shot through with a living-the-blues attitude that can’t be faked. The CD includes a duet with Charlie’s close friend, legendary vocalist Mavis Staples on ‘Sad And Beautiful World’, his response to the tragic murder of his 93-year-old mother in her own home (and the house Charlie grew up in) during a burglary. "Superb, original and compelling....harmonica master Musselwhite sets the standard for blues." Rolling Stone magazine James Cotton – Giant £13.50 - Cotton, over the course of a 66-year career, has earned his place as a world icon of blues harmonica James learned from other blues giants—Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin‘ Wolf, and of course Muddy Waters, at whose side he played for over a decade. These days James leaves the singing to his band, but every time he raises that harp to his lips, the sheer force and ferocity of his music reaffirms his status as Mr. Superharp Himself, an undisputed giant of the blues. Dedicated to the memory of Koko Taylor. The John O’Leary Band - Two For The Show 2 CD Set £11.50 £9.99 - The first release on the new Trapeze label is by Harmonica wizard John O’Leary, a veteran of the British blues scene. He was a founder member back in the ‘60s of the Savoy Brown Blues Band, a member of the John Dummer Blues Band and Mainsqueeze. This 2-CD comprises of The John O’Leary Band 2004 studio album “Sins”, well reviewed at the time of original issue, and a hitherto unreleased 2006 ‘live’ album recorded at Mr. Kyp’s club in Poole. The two albums present this top-class band in the contrasting environments, and are a worthy showcase for one of the great names of British blues. Paul Lamb & The King Snakes - Mind Games £11.99 - New album from Britain’s greatest Blues Harmonica player. This album sees him and his band blowing up a storm on a collection of home penned numbers and a few blues standards. Various - Blues Harmonica £5.99 - Charly Blues Masterworks series featuring 24 harmonica tracks inc. Rod Piazza, Walter Horton Billy Boy Arnold, Lazy Lester, Junior Wells and more greats of the harp
Eddie King And Mae Bee Mae - The Blues Has Got Me £12.99 The appearance of this first album by the brother and sister headed band of Eddie King / Mae Bee Mae is compelling evidence of the musical riches that can still be found in dozens of small bars in the heart of working class black areas on Chicago´s South and west sides. Eddie King has engaging vocals and B.B. Kingstyle guitar and sister Mae has powerful gospelized-blues vocals. They are veteran Chicago West Siders who perform a kind of music that blends striking blues licks, soul emoting, and gospel. The very essence of Chicago bar-band blues today. Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone £11.99 – This is possibly the album of Mavis Staples career, a warm, powerful and fervent collection of brilliantly chosen and interpreted songs with a backbone of original spiritual roots from the Staples Singers era. The intimate and textured production mixes traditional gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Jeff Tweedy, plus her unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton. Backed by Mavis’ smoking touring band and featuring guest turns from Tweedy and Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, with background vocals by Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor, the album cradles Mavis’ exquisite voice, allowing her to stretch out emotionally on tracks like Randy Newman’s “Losing You” and the Creedence Clearwater chesnut “Wrote a Song For Everyone.” 12” Vinyl version available at £15.99. 15.
The Black & Tan Label BLACK AND TAN is an independent record label & publishing company founded in 1998 and based in the Netherlands. They are passionate about music say and you’ll find story telling music that is created by artists who write and sing their own songs about their own life. With your first new order for Black & Tan CDs from Blues CD Store, we will give you a superb FREE Black & Tan sampler CD. This offer is only available from Blues CD Store until 31/11/2010 Boo Boo Davis – Mississippi-born and Saint Louis based blues singer/ harpman Boo Boo Davis has become a very popular draw on the European blues scene, thanks to his own impeccable blues credentials, his willingness to try something a little different, Boo Boo’s vocals often reflect the influence of Howling Wolf. Boo Boo Davis - Ain't Gotta Dime £13.99 - Stylistically this set ranges across blues-rock, southern soul, sixties rhythm & blues and down-home sounds. This is exactly how Bo Boo and his band sound live. Boo Boo Davis – Name Of The Game £13.99 - Boo Boo and his band focus on the groove, the feel, and the basic truths found in the blues. Blues doesn't come any 'realer' then this. Boo Boo Davis – Drew, Mississippi £13.99 - For this new recording project, Boo Boo teamed up with Ramon Goose and they fused the raw blues sounds from the Mississippi delta with modern grooves. Boo Davis - The Snake £13.99 - An album with Boo's typical raw and wild juke joint blues that recalls the heydays of the late Wolf, but there are also some tracks with a different flavour. Boo Davis - Can Man £13.99 - Songs that draw their inspiration from topics out of every day life and things Boo Boo lived or witnessed in his life. Boo Davis - East St Louis £13.99 - It's a very raw sound reminiscent to the powerful music of Howlin' Wolf in his heydays, however Boo never steps into the imitation trap and stays true to himself and his style. Big George Jackson – George's no nonsense harp and his colourful, big bass rich vocals distinguish him from many of his slick contemporary colleagues. It's nasty, dirty and harks all the way back to the rough Chicago blues from the 50s & 60s. Big George Jackson - Beggin' Ain't For Me £13.99 - Raw, nasty, heart-felt Chicago blues Big George Jackson Blues Band - Big Shot £13.99 - The overall sound is tougher and the band sounds tighter than ever before. Big George Jackson - Southern In My Soul 13.99 - It's straight hard-core blues, reminiscent to the raw, biting blues of the fifties. He does not only write great songs, but has got a unique voice. Doug McLeod – He’s one of the few who had the opportunity to hang out with and learn from a lot of the great bluesmen during his musical life. Doug McLeod - The Utrecht Sessions £13.99 - On most tracks it is just Doug singing and playing guitar. Doug McLeod - Where I Been £13.99 - Influences of country blues, folk music, and electric blues. Doug McLeod - Dubb £13.99 - One of the last torchbearers of the acoustic blues Doug McLeod - A Little Sin £13.99 - Never play a note you don't believe,' was the advice he got from an old country blues player he met down in Virginia. Doug McLeod - Live In Concert DVD £15.99 - Besides more then 95 minutes of live concert video you will also find an interview that will give great insight into Doug’s life, plus old pictures, stories and more. Byther Smith - Smitty is one of the last blues legends out of Chicago who lived the ‘golden years' of the blues. He came to Chicago in the mid-fifties and picked up guitar licks from blues legends like his cousin JB Lenoir and Robert Jr. Lockwood. Byther Smith – Throw Away The Book £13.99 - ‘Played from the heart! Straightforward and honest blues! Byther Smith - Smitty’s Blues £13.99 - Byther really flies on this set and you can really feel the energy he and his band laid down on these tracks. If you love that raw, brooding Chicago blues sound, played and sung with lots of soul and emotion…, you'll love this set. It's as rough and tough as you can get it today. And it's definitely 'Smitty's blues'.
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Gene Taylor with CC Jerome's Jet Setters & Nick Curran - Let Me Ride Your Automobile £13.50 - Acclaimed American blues rock and boogie-woogie pianist, Gene Taylor, began, around the age of 16, working with some of the big names in the West Coast blues scene including Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker. In the mid-seventies he joined the James Harman Band and then Canned Heat and in 1981 The Blasters recording four critically-acclaimed albums for Warner Brothers and appearing on every important music television show of the period. From 1993 to 2007 Taylor played with The Fabulous Thunderbirds amongst various other projects. During the years Gene’s piano playing has been required by Dwight Yoakam, Kim Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite, Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Kid Ramos, Junior Watson, Carlos Guitarlos and many more... Let Me Ride In Your Automobile is Gene Taylor’s 4th solo album and it’s the rockinest one yet. Charles Walker - Soul Stirring Thing £9.99 - Charles Walker started his recording career at the legendary Champion Label in 1959 and moved to Chess records in 1962. He signed to Motown as a staff writer and established a reputation as an exciting live performer belting out incendiary Blues, Soul and Gospel at fever pitch. He is truly one of the last great Soul singers. But as this CD really shows, he's not looking back, he's charging full speed ahead....and that's a soul stirring thing indeed! James Nixon - Live In Europe £9.99 - Singer, songwriter, guitarist James Nixon is probably best known as a Gospel artist, but his career has been all over the musical map, via Rock 'n' Roll in the 50s and Southern Soul in the 60s. Also at that time the three most prominent Blues guitarists in Nashville were Johnny Jones, Jimi Hendrix and James Nixon. The 1990s saw a big resurgence in Nashville Blues and Soul leading to a European tour and the live recording from 2001 contained herein. It features the rhythm section from The Amazing Rhythm Aces as well as singer Mary-Ann Brandon. This session shows James at his peak. A little Blues, a little Gospel, and a whole lotta Soul. Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined at the Hip £13.99 - 97 year-old Pianist Pinetop Perkins and 74 year-old singer/harmonica player Willie “Big Eyes” Smith are reunited on this historic dirty, raw Chicago blues session. Willie Smith steps out from behind the drum kit to pick up the majority of the singing duties and to play harmonica. Real good old time blues recorded this year. Piano Red – The Lost Atlanta Tapes £12.99 - Newly discovered recordings from the legendary Atlanta R&B rocker, Piano Red, aka Dr. Feelgood. Culled from live 1983 Red performances at Atlanta's Excelsior Mill club, the album features 18 previously unreleased tracks and 8 songs which have not appeared on earlier Piano Red albums. An absolute must for collectors, blues fans, and partygoers everywhere, 'THE LOST ATLANTA TAPES' showcase an energetic Red in rollicking, joyous form. The album represents the final recordings he made before his death in 1985. Rudy Green - Wild Life £13.50 - This compilation includes the complete issued recordings of Rudy Green from his Nashville debut in 1946 to his last known single back in Music City over a decade later plus some works as session guitarist. A mysteriously elusive figure, until now guitarist Rudy Green has been merely a footnote to the histories of the rich Nashville and Chicago R&B scenes of the 1940s and 1950s. This compilation seeks to rectify this unwarranted neglect of a fine performer and includes the complete issued recordings of Rudy Green from his Nashville debut in 1946 to his last known single back in Music City over a decade later. Also included are a few examples of Rudy's work as a session guitarist in Chicago in the 1950s. Various Artists - Ace Records Sampler Volume 1 ~ Blues And R&B £7.99 – 20 tracks including: BB King, Helen Humes, Johnny Guitar Watson, Little Willie Littlefield, Roscoe Gordon and more. Various Artists - Ace Records Sampler Volume 2 ~ Doo Wop And Rock’n’Roll £7.99 – 20 tracks including: Link Wray, The Jive-A-Tones, Paul Peek, Marvin & Johnny, Bobby day and more. 17.
Junior Wells And The Aces - Live In Boston 1966 £13.50 - This live recording of Junior Wells & The Aces was recorded live in Boston in1966, and takes us back to just a few months after the release of the legendary ‘Hoodoo Man Blues’ album. Eleven songs, with some great bits in between, comes to over 60 minutes of pure blues delight - including classics like . “I Wanna Boogie”, “Messin’ With The Kid”, “Worried Life Blues”, “Hideaway”, “Look On Yonder’s Wall”, “Fattening Frogs For Snakes”, “Got My Mojo Workin’” and more. .This is a real blues gem seeing the light of day. Also in stock: Hoodoo Man Blues & Everbody’s Getting Some £9.99 each Various The Ace Story Vol 2 £13.75 - Another uproarious helping of good time, mostly New Orleansrecorded R&B and rock‘n’roll from the vaults of Ace Records of Jackson, Mississippi. The first 12 tracks were released by Ace 30 years ago as the vinyl volume 2. There’s now added a further 12 of the best sides from Johnny Vincent’s Ace catalogue. Extensively annotated and with a generous smattering of label shots and contemporary ephemera, this happy hour of golden age rhythm and blues upholds the high standard of volume one and still leaves plenty more delights in store. Still available: Various The Ace Story Vol 1 £13.75 Various Artists - More Miles Than Money - The soundtrack to Garth Cartwright’s book - 2 CD Set £16.99 - Here is a double CD that acts as a soundtrack to Garth Cartwright’s book More Miles Than Money: Journeys Through American Music . From early Memphis blues to LA barrio raps, More Miles Than Money gets off the main road and digs out more than 30 rough diamonds of American roots music. Alongside older household names such as Hank Williams and Memphis Minnie there are contemporary US icons too, including Mexican-American rapper Jae-P and Sam the Sham, Charles Wright, the Dells, T-Model Ford, RL Burnside, Lefty Frizzell, Dale Watson, Johnny Cash, and other musical icons are featured with extremely rare songs. B.B. King - B.B. Boogie £6.99 - 20 essential tracks including “3 o’clock Blues”, “Sweet Little Angel” and “Did You Ever Love A Woman” . The reigning king of the blues, B.B. King has rightly been hailed as one of the most influential and important guitarists of the last 50 years (indeed Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time".) This collection features the best of his fifties output and shows how he was able to put together a set that seamlessly moved from hard rocking dance numbers to emotional blues classics that never ceased to be entertaining. Many of the tracks topped the R&B charts, throughout this period, and have been a staple part of his show for the next fifty years. If there’s any other BB King album you want or you would like a list of availability and prices,.contact us – we can supply all currently available CDs. Various - Powerhouse Gospel 1946 – 1959 £17.99 - The best and deepest Gospel was recorded on a slew of indie labels and this set of ultra rare tracks showcases the best of the best. Gospel expert Opal Louis Nations has utilised his amazing collection to compile a compilation of some of the greatest but rarest post war gospel sides. This is an important release, of material that can notbe located elsewhere. The usual superb JSP presentation and remastering is in evidence here. Various Artists/ Paul Gayten - Ain't Nothing Happenin' £13.50 This 30 track compilation traces the first half of Paul Gayten’s high-voltage career in the recording business and proves how necessary he was to the birth and development of New Orleans R&B and Rock 'n' Roll. The unsung Crescent City bandleader Paul Gayten made the first New Orleans R&B recordings of the post war era and and had the first local hits there in 1947. As a producer, he was responsible for grooming hit singers and became an important individual in the Chess empire before forming his own label in the late 1960s. 18.
Acoustic Blues / Country Blues / Folk / World Crossover / Americana Tony Joe White - The Shine £13.99 - One of the most distinctive songwriters of the Deep South, Tony Joe White, gets raw and real on his new record 'The Shine' is a stripped-down collection of ten new Whitepenned songs that beautifully lays bare his rich, nuanced baritone, and distinctive brand of swampy southern soul. He produced and recorded the album himself in his home studio outside Nashville. From ‘Season Man’, in which he recounts an ominous dream, to the record's closing track ‘A Place To Watch The Sun Go Down’, 'The Shine' is an album of understated beauty and beguilling mystery. Tony Joe White - Live In Amsterdam CD + DVD £18.99 - On November 6, 2008 Tony Joe White AKA The Swamp Fox performed to a packed house at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. The magic of that evening was digitally recorded and is now available, along with audio recordings, as a double CD/DVD package. Backed by Ace drummer Jeff Hale and Tyson Rogers on keyboards, this is Tony Joe White at his best in a collection of classic as well as more recent songs. His haunting baritone growl perfectly accented by distinct guitar sound, this recording is a rich palette of musical paintings only the Swamp Fox can create. The Blues Band - Scratchin´ On My Screen - An Album of Acoustic Blues Music £12.99 £9.99 As Dave Kelly writes about this new Blues Band album, "I think it captures the band playing down home country blues with all our love for, and knowledge of the genre flowing from the tracks and most of all it's fun!"Scratchin' On My Screen" finds this British institution playing with maturity and passion and will undoubtedly please their ever growing army of followers. Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuiness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher are today respected throughout Europe and beyond and have been an inspiration to numerous Blues bands throughout their career which now spans 2 decades plus. Bjorn Berge - Fretwork £13.75 - Norwegian Bjørn’s guitar playing and vocals have mesmerised audiences right across mainland Europe for over a decade and, more recently, crossed the Atlantic to catch the attention and admiration of legendary bluesman Buddy Guy who extended an invitation to Bjorn to open for him on his European tour. Fretwork features nine of his own compositions plus three covers, and has everything from gentle instrumentals to delta-blues, to the more powerful impressionistic songs that have become part of Bjorn Berges signature. This is not a strict acoustic blues album but has some blues with contemporary songs and incredible passionate playing. Highly recommended if you want something different tojust 12 bar acoustic blues. Bjorn Berge Live in Europe CD + DVD £13.75 - This live recording from Belgium sees Bjørn Berge go back to the basics with a superb solo set. He manages to give the listener the feeling of sitting in the Belgian club with a Duvel beer enjoying the show. Its raw, honest and unpretentious acoustic blues rock with lots of slide guitar. Also included is a bonus DVD ‘Live in Oslo’. Armed only with his acoustic and electric guitars and footstomp, Bjørn is a virtual band all by himself. He plays as if he had multiple sets of arms and legs, and with an insatiable musical curiosity and appetite, Also available: Bjorn Berge - I’m the Antipop £13.99 Peter Crow C - Evil Queen Of Diamonds £13.99 - After over a half decade as guitarist for the “Crazy Hambones” Peter Crow C. aka Peter Krause returns to his musical roots, the acoustic blues. The title track and an additional four of the 12 tracks are original compositions. The cover songs are a homage to the blues greats like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Muddy Waters, and Big Joe Williams, while not being played like exact copies of the originals they stand out as individual interpretations. The vocals of Tony Ramos adds a special note even to a Traditional such as “St. James Infirmary”. “Evil Queen Of Diamonds“ is traditional and equally modern, and it will entertain the listener. Peter Walker’s - Rainy Day Raga £13.75 - This was Peter Walker’s first album, released in 1966. Often mentioned in the same breath as John Fahey, Robbie Basho and Leo Kottke, Walker’s work was greatly influenced by Indian classical and Spanish flamenco traditions. This is mastered from new transfers from the original master tapes . The sleeve note is based on a recent interview with Walker 19.
2011 Blues Artwork Calendar with Free CD! Order your NEW 2011 Blues Artwork Calendar (LP size) with Free CD! Only £13.99 + £2.50 P&P Order more than one calendar to the same UK address and pay only £2.50 P&P in total. For European and International orders please enquire for cost of P&P
This is a superb calendar either as a blues collector’s item or it will just look good hanging on your wall. And they make great Christmas presents!
Contains LP size reproductions of original 78 record adverts plus brief biogs of featured artists and birth and death dates of other important blues artists. Each calendar contains a free CD featuring 18 Pre-War Blues songs, the first 12 match up with each month’s artwork and the further 6 bonus tracks include rare and previously unreleased recordings, newly remastered from the best or only surviving 78 copies.
Every Calendar ordered comes with FREE CD - Classic Blues from the 1920's Vol. 8 Track Listings - January to December artwork: (1) Sissy Man Blues • Kokomo Arnold (2) Pea Vine Blues • Charley Patton (3) Billy Lyons And Stack O’Lee • Furry Lewis (4) Rabbit Foot Blues • Blind Lemon Jefferson (5) Labor Blues • Tom Dickson (6) Dentist Chair Blues – Parts 1 & 2 • Hattie McDaniel and Charlie Jackson (7) Cherry Ball Blues • Skip James (8) Hey! Lawdy Mama – The France Blues • Papa Harvey Hull and Long Cleve Reed-The Down Home Boys (9) I’ll Be Gone, Long Gone • Mississippi Sheiks (10) Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues • Ma Rainey (11) Ko Ko Mo Blues – Parts 1 & 2 • Jabo Williams (12) Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus? • Reverend J. M. Gates Bonus tracks (artwork doesn't exist for these songs) : (13) Tom Rushen Blues • Charley Patton (14) Cannon Ball Blues • Alternate Take, UNRELEASED Furry Lewis (15) Dry Land Blues • Furry Lewis (16) Lonesome Home Blues • Test, UNRELEASED Tommy Johnson (17) Save Your Money – Let These Women Go • Rabbits Foot Williams (Jaybird Coleman) (18) Mistreatin’ Mama •Rabbits Foot Williams (Jaybird Coleman)
We will order only once from the US manufacturer, so please order as soon as possible. Order deadline 20th of November.
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