RELEASED 23.11.2012
The original 1983 12-track ‘live’ album now gets bigger, better and doubles in value with nine bonus cuts (6 culled from a separate later compilation release and 3 previously unreleased tracks) now all featured on a second bonus CD set. All the tracks on CD1 and the 3 previously unreleased tracks on CD 2 were recorded ‘live’ at The Blues Band’s ‘last gig’ at The Venue, London, in December 1982 – with 6 others recorded at other UK venues towards the end of the band’s first phase. (They re-formed in the late 1980s). Includes concert classics such as ‘Nadine’ (Chuck Berry), ‘Death Letter’ (Son House) and ‘Treat Her Right’ (Roy Head). Boogie-woogie piano throughout by Rolling Stones legend Ian ‘Stu’ Stewart. Showcases special guest singers Jo-Anne Kelly on ‘Don’t You Lie To Me’ and ‘Baby What You Want Me To Do’; Pretty Things frontman Phil May on ‘Big Boss Man’; Mark Feltham on ‘Last Night’ and the legendary founding father of British Blues Alexis Korner on the classic ‘Spoonful’. Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes written by respected ‘Record Collector’ journalist Michael Heatley. Expertly remastered by Jon Astley (who has worked on recordings by the Who, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison and many others). Superb sound – the best in the business!
TRACKLIST CD 1 01. Come On In 02. Hey, Hey, Little Girl 03. Death Letter 04. Grits Ain’t Groceries 05. Flat Foot Sam 06. Don’t You Lie To Me 07. Can’t Hold On 08. It Might As Well Be Me 09. Nadine 10. Big Boss Man 11. Maggie’s Farm 12. Treat Her Right CD 2 13. Find Yourself Another Fool 14. Big Fine Girl 15. Someday Baby 16. Rolling Log 17. Green Stuff 18. Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) 19. Last Night (with Mark Feltham) 20. Baby What You Want Me To Do (with Jo-Anne Kelly) 21. Spoonful (with Alexis Korner)