LONG JOHN BALDRY Long John's Blues LP UNITED ART 1965 MONO ULP 1081 UK 1st press
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LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN
As a historical figure, he has undeniable importance.
When he began singing as a teenager in the 1950s, he was one of the first British vocalists to perform
folk and blues music. In the early '60s, he sang in the band of British blues godfather Alexis Korner,
Blues Incorporated, which also served as a starting point for future rock stars Mick Jagger,
Jack Bruce, and others. As a member of Blues Incorporated, he contributed
to the first British blues album, R&B at the Marquee (1962). He then joined the Cyril Davies R&B All Stars,
taking over the group (renamed Long John Baldry and His Hoochie Coochie Men) a
fter Davies' death in early 1964. This band featured Rod Stewart as a second vocalist,
and also employed Geoff Bradford (who had been in an embryonic version of the Rolling Stones)
on guitar.In the mid-'60s, he helped form Steampacket, a proto-supergroup that also featured
Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and Brian Auger. When Steampacket broke up, he fronted Bluesology,
the band that gave keyboardist Reg Dwight -- soon to become Elton John -- his first prestigious gig.
He was a well-liked figure on the London club circuit, and in fact the Beatles took him on as a guest
on one of their 1964 British TV specials, at a time when the Fab Four could have been no bigger,
and Baldry was virtually unknown
"LONG JOHN'S BLUES"
1965 LP UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS MONO ULP 1081
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
LAMINATED (on front) COVER with FLIPBACK (on rear)
This version: on back cover, signed by the artist in August 4, 1993, Cuneo, Italy
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: UNITED ARTISTS - BLACK LABEL & SILVER LOGO- SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear only) ULP 1081
Catalog on labels: ULP 1081 (ULP.1081A / ULP.1081B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ULP 1081 A-1N G
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ULP 1081 B-1N M
On labels: Made under licence from United Artists Records, Inc.,
owners of the United Artists Trade mark
Sold in U.K. Subject To Resale Price Conditions, See Price Lists
A U.S.A. Recording
?1965
Made in Gt. Britain
On back cover:
Personnel: Long John Baldry, Ian Armit, Jeff Bradford, Cliff Barton, Bill Law
Recording first published 1965
E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.)
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Use New Emitex Record Cleaner.....
6501 Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending ULP 1081
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: GOT MY MOJO WORKING - GEE BABY AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU
ROLL 'EM PETE - YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART
HOOCHIE COOCHIE - EVERYDAY (I HAVE THE BLUES)
Side B: DIMPLES - FIVE LONG YEARS - MY BABE
TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER THAN TOUGH
GOIN' DOWN SLOW - ROCK THE JOINT
grading
RECORD from VG(+) to VG+ on A1/A3/A4/A5/A6/B3/B4/B5/B6 (with light clicks but without lessening in sound quality)
VG on A2 (clicks) and B2 (strong clicks on the first half of the song)
VG- on B1 (light/strong clicks throughout and, on one of my two turntables, skips three times)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
One of the unsung jewels of the British R&B scene, Long John's Blues is, astonishingly,
the sole surviving document of what was, at one point, among the most exciting live acts on the entire circuit.
Baldry himself was dynamite, with a grasp of blues singing that left his contemporaries foundering.
His takes on "Got My Mojo Working," "Dimples," and "Hoochie Coochie Man" alone are worth t
he price of admission, no matter how many other versions you may own,
while "My Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" and, best of all, "Everyday I Have the Blues"
pack a punch that reminds us just what great musicians Baldry surrounded himself with,
former Cyril Davies All-Stars veterans Jeff Bradford and Cliff Barton among them.
An excellent sleeve photo, stylishly mod as only Long John could be,
completed the original vinyl package, and Long John's Blues stands proud
among the most essential British blues albums of them all...(AllMusic)
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