Disc One
1. Speak Your Piece March 3rd 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
2. I’m On To You Baby March 3rd 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
3. Turn On Your Lovelight March 3rd 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
4. Bright Lights, Big City February 28th 1964 Hoochie Coochie Men
5. The 2.19 February 28th 1964 Hoochie Coochie Men
6. Mojo Working February 28th 1964 Ensemble
7. You’re Breaking My Heart March 19th 1964 Long John Baldry/Blue Flames
8. Medley April 28th 1964 Long John Baldry/ Vernon Girls
9. Backwater Blues Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
10. St. James Infirmary Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
11. Time’s Getting Tougher Than Tough Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
12. Speak Your Piece Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
13. Five Long Years Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
14. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
15. Stormy Monday Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
16. (We’re Gonna) Jump For Joy August 8th 1965 Ensemble with Eric Burdon
17. Lord, Remember Me August 8th 1965 Steampacket
18. It’s All Right September 28th 1965 Steampacket
19. How Long Will It Last September 28th 1965 Steampacket
20. In The Midnight Hour September 28th 1965 Steampacket
21. Going To A Go Go June 7th 1966 Steampacket
22. The Drifter June 7th 1966 Steampacket
23. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright June 7th 1966 Steampacket
24. I Didn’t Want to Have to Do It June 7th 1966 Steampacket
Disc Two
1. Filthy McNasty Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
2. Sunset Eyes Early 1965 Hoochie Coochie Men
3. She’s A Woman June 7th 1966 Brian Auger & The Trinity
4. Cuckoo January 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
5. Turn On Your Lovelight January 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
6. Morning Dew November 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
7. Let The Heartaches Begin November 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
8. Bad Luck Soul November 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
9. How Sweet It Is November 1967 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
10. Mexico May 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
11. Morning Of The Carnival May 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
12. Janine May 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
13. Better By Far August 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
14. When The Sun Comes Shining Thru’ August 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
15. The Drifter August 1968 Long John Baldry/Bluesology
16. Call It Stormy Monday Unknown Long John Baldry/Bluesology
17. I Can’t Stand It June 5th 1965 Brian Auger & The Trinity
18. Fool Killer June 5th 1965 Brian Auger & The Trinity
19. Just Got Some Unknown Brian Auger & The Trinity
20. Rock Candy Unknown Brian Auger & The Trinity
21. Let’s Do It Tonight June 5th 1965 Brian Auger & The Trinity
22. Loop De Loop June 5th 1965 Brian Auger & The Trinity
Long John Baldry Broadcasts 1964-68 2CD
£10.00
Description
What made Long John Baldry stand out from the British R&B singers in the mid-sixties was the width and depth of his knowledge of the blues. He’d been knocking around the Soho folk, jazz and skiffle scene since 1955, when as a fourteen-year-old, he first taught himself to play Leadbelly numbers on the guitar. He worked with all the greats of early British R&B: Alexis Korner, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Davey Graham, Cyril Davies, before becoming a frontman himself.
Over 46 fine sounding tracks – mostly recorded for BBC radio – we explore the broadcast material of the first groups led by Baldry; the R&B / Soul review that was Steampacket, where he shared vocal duties with Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll and the Jazz ‘n‘ Blues of the Hoochie Coochie Men and Bluesology (featuring Elton John on piano). John loved to perform and this album captures him live in what was the most significant part of his career. And he doesn’t disappoint.
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(This CD) gives us a glimpse of Baldry’s blues power and preserves moments of early British blues history too often forgotten. Baldry remains one of the key (neglected) figures in British blues; this collection should go far towards remedying that oversight.
Henry L. Carrigan Jr Living Blues
