SUPER-RARE 1964 UK "ORIOLE" BLUES INCORPORATED Alexis Korner 'CAVERN' R&B BLUES

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                VERY RARE SO CLEAN !
        ORIGINAL 1964  British ORIOLE FIRST PRESS       ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                          
Alexis
       Korner's
                  Blues 
                                  Incorporated    
        AT  THE  CAVERN
Alexis
        Korner's
                    Blues
                                     Incorporated             ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
                           UK - ORIOLE RECORDS - 40058

                Highly sought by serious collectors round the globe, Blues Incorporated at Liverpool's famous "Cavern Club" was issued in 1964, a U.K. only release with the old UK/European styled back-flap seems and formatted in glorious MONO which captures the radiance and essence of the legendary Cavern club, a dungeon of sorts that could become brutally heated. o matter the climate, there as no band that could swing like this if it felt at all inhibited by its surroundings; that wild sound which has made "Blues Incorporated" what it is could never come out so loud and clear if the whole place were not completely happy.  From the slow blues like "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Whoa, Babe", through to the jumping, up-tempo vocals by Herbie Goins on "All Right, O.K., You Win" and "Everyday I Have The Blues", everybody sounds relaxed and confident. Even the long instrumental, "Herbie's Tune” – dedicated to the band's brilliant American Blues Man, Herbie Goins – never seems to flag. And that really is saying something when you consider, as noted above, what the temperature at the Cavern can be on a really crowded night like this! If you want to know whether this was a really successful evening, just ask regular Cavern member what it is like when Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated plays there. The thing is that both Blues Incorporated and The Cavern have come a long way since they started in their widely separated areas. If, a couple of years ago, anyone had asked the people at The Cavern or Alexis Korner what they thought of one another, the answer, from both sides, would probably have been: "Who?" But, there you are, that is just the way in which times change. The oldest established R&B band in the business and the oldest established Beat Club eventually hat to come together and the result is to be found in this LP.  Here is all the excitement, all the unexpected happenings of a live session, a stage performance which always captures the sort of atmosphere which no studio can recreate. Here is the small group with the biggest sound in the country, wailing and shouting the Blues in the freewheeling, uninhibited fashion which has contributed so much to its success over years. It could never sound like this in a studio! Here is just about the best audience in Britain – much too large to fit into a studio – urging the band on. One hears a lot said about "Audience Participation" and this is the classic example of what it should be. Under circumstanced like these, no group could give a really bad show, but there are few that could have given one as good.

Alexis Korner, known as the Godfather Of British Blues...was highly respected and influenced all the blues rock legends, from The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, at the top to many musicians and groups in the UK blues & jazz circuit. During the group's early 1960s' residency at the Marquee Club in London, Blues Incorporated included future members of The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, Cream, and the Graham Bond Organization. When the blues boom went psychedelic, Korner soldiered on as a purist, and eventually formed the band New Church, which in its nascent stage included vocalist Robert Plant in his pre-Led Zeppelin days. Blues Incorporated featured a rotating lineup of guest musicians that included future Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts and future Cream bassist Jack Bruce. Other musicians who guested with Blues Incorporated included future Cream and Blind Faith drummer Peter "Ginger" Baker, future Animals and War vocalist Eric Burden, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Davy Graham, Long John Baldry, and Rolling Stones' guitarist Ron Wood. Because England at the time was equally divided among the skiffle, jazz, and pop music crowds, Blues Incorporated needed to open its own club—the Ealing Rhythm & Blues Club—in order to play blues music. Musicians who visited the club and jammed with the band on a frequent basis included Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Paul Jones and Manfred Mann, Ian Stewart, John Mayall, and future Small Faces leader Steve Marriott. The group's burgeoning popularity led to an invitation for them to establish a residency at London's Marquee Club.

The crowds flocking to see Blues Incorporated perform at the Marquee eventually convinced record companies that the music was more than a fad. As a result, Blues Incorporated recorded R&B from the Marquee in 1962. A watershed moment in British music history, the album opened the floodgates for the British blues boom. Within a year the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Yardbirds had begun to add distinct touches to American blues. Korner's insistence of adding horns to Blues Incorporated prompted the departure of Davies. Korner further insisted on adhering to the more rigid structures of blues, rather than adapting and evolving the form to reflect the experiences and musical vocabulary of his audiences and band mates. This in turn led to Blues Incorporated's lack of enduring success in light of the new prominence of the younger bands.

Although he continued to record and perform, Korner's music got left behind in the wake of the many new directions his fellow blues artists pursued. By the time John Mayall's Bluesbreakers recorded their debut album with former Yardbirds' guitarist Eric Clapton, Korner was bemoaning the evolution of blues music. When Clapton pioneered the extended blues solo as a guitarist in the psychedelic blues trio—which featured former Blues Incorporated bass player Jack Bruce—Korner was openly disparaging. In 1967 he formed the group Free at Last with Marsha Hunt and Victor Brox, but that project went no further than a few performances. Korner began recording an album with Robert Plant in the first months of 1968, but the project was not completed because the vocalist left to join Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham in Page's post-Yardbirds' endeavor, Led Zeppelin. In 1968 he toured Scandinavia with Danish vocalist Peter Thorup and a Danish band named the Beefeaters. Korner next teamed with his daughter, Sappho Korner, bass player Colin Hodgkinson, and Thorup in a band called New Church. The group opened for the Rolling Stones for their 1969 Hyde Park concert. For a brief period New Church entertained the notion of hiring guitarist Brian Jones, who had recently left the Rolling Stones. Whether they were serious or not, Jones died before a final decision could be made.

     Side 1

   
    Overdrive

 

    Whoa Baby

   

    Every Day I Have The Blues

   
    Hoochie Coochie Man


Side 2


    Herbie's Tune

  

    Little Bitty Gal Blues

  

    Well All Right, OK, You Win

   
    Kansas City

                  Alexis Korner: vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals
                                                         BACKED BY ORGAN, BASS AND DRUMS                  

CONDITION: The cover: rated: VG++ and better, the very delicate front laminated cover is a really special copy being so clean all over. Very few signs of previous handling is all you will find. The colors are as rich as they were in 1964. The cover sports the old style "back-flap" seams. there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: near "EX" (excellent) consider fantastic for all the clean shine and fact that the LP plays with minty clean audio, both "Oriole" labels are very clean...this copy has got to be about as collectible due to high condition audio grade as they come!
            
                 A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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