CLIMAX BLUES BABD; Live, Rare & Raw:1973-1979 (3CD)

A brand new compilation that charts the period when the Climax Blues band accelerated from club act to US Top 40 regularsand, finally, Top 3 hit makers with ‘Couldn’t Get it Right’.Accompanying frontman Colin Cooper (vocals, sax) and Pete Haycock (guitar, vocals), both now sadly deceased, were JohnCuffley (drums) and Derek Holt (bass, vocals). The […]

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WAX CYLINDER RECORDINGS: Just how hard was recording on a wax cylinder?

Suzy Klein finds out – by making a record just as Elgar had done it I’ve loved exploring the last 100 years of music-making in Britain as we’ve recorded Our Classical Century. For this project we wanted to tell a story through our encounters with classical – both public and private – which brought into […]

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Make It Your Sound Make It Your Scene – Vanguard Records And The 1960s Musical Revolution

4 CD box stuffed with blues, folk and songs that shaped an era… When New Yorkers Seymour and Maynard Solomon founded Vanguard Records in 1950 they surely didn’t suspect just how influential their creation would be in shaping the music and ideals of the post-war generation. The brothers were classical buffs focussed on the past […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 31/10/22

The Dig 3 – Don’t SlipChris Martin – Flood WaterThe Durham Project – It Must Be LoveMartin Pugh- Steamhammer – Junior’s WailingJohn Németh – Sexy WaysMick Clarke – Can’t Stop Lovin’Superdownhome – Vacuity BluesRobert Hill Band & Joanne Lediger – Way Down In The HoleThe Mighty Soul Drivers – I Wouldn’t Treat A DogDetonics – […]

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BONNIE RAITT: Under The Falling Sky

This package contains two performances from Grammy Winner Bonnie Raitt’s early career including a rare solo acoustic performance•Includes staples of Bonnie Raitt’s early career including songs from Randy Newman Steve Winwood Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt •Rarely Seen Photographs •Liner notes by Broadcaster/Author Jon Kirkman •Presented In Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve, Grammy award winning artist Bonnie Raitt began […]

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Legends of Guitar:Broadcast Live (5CD Box) by Various Artists

Great value, limited 5CD Box featuring classic FM broadcasts from: Robert Cray Fabulous Thunderbirds Warren Haynes Stephen Stills Roy Buchanan. Stephen Stills Las Vegas 21st July 1995 (CD) Fascinating insight into a Stills live performance in the mid 90’s. Stunning versions of classics “Love The One You’re With”, “Long Time Gone”, “For What It’s Worth” […]

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JEFF HEALEY: As The Years Go Passing By

  They tell us…. This compilation captures something truly unique. It contains a wonderful glimpse at the evolution of a performer… a look at an artist in three distinct phases of his career; the runaway rampant energy of the first big success, the confident virtuosity of one who’s ridden the wave and continued to move […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 29/10/22

John Nemeth – I’ll Be GladZora Young – Til The Fat Lady SingsMitch Grainger – HollywoodThe Hungry Williams – You Better Find Yourself Another FoolMick Clarke – Night SchoolTravellin’ Blue Kings – If Only…Robert Hill & Joanne Lediger – Pay One Way Or AnotherEric Clapton – Old LoveMark Pocket Goldberg – A Matter Of TimeJunior […]

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BLUES: 12 Best Blues Albums for Beginners

The enormous depth and breadth of blues music can prove to be somewhat daunting for a new fan. Ranging from early Chicago blues to Texas blues/rock, from British blues-rock to acoustic Piedmont blues, these are the albums that make a good start on a blues collection. If this list is a little light on Mississippi […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 28/10/22

Buddy Guy – Back Door Scratchin’Fenton Robinson – The Sky Is CryingJohn Primer – I Won’t Sweat ItDr. Feelgood – Damn Right I DoTravellin’ Blue Kings – Too Many People (Album Of The Week)Travellin’ Blue Kings – Hold Your HorsesRobert Hill Band – Nobody’s Fault But MineJo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls – Fortune […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 27/10/22

GA-20 – One Night ManSteve “West” Weston. – Your Dog Keeps Looking At MeBloomin’ Hummerz – Killer On The RunEdgar Winter – Still Alive And WellRufus Thomas – Bear CatLew Jetton & 61 South – BetchaSue Foley – Truckin’ Little WomenJack Broadbent – GraceSTAN the BAND – Little SoldiersHound Dog Taylor – The Dog Meets […]

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The Real Chicago Blues

  Blue Chicago offers a revealing look at an important part of Chicago life. David Grazian spent lots of time in blues clubs all over the city, schmoozing with musicians, bartenders, club owners, and audiences, sometimes even taking the stage himself. What he uncovers is how people involved with the Chicago blues scene define the blues […]

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ERIC CLAPTON: The Lost Boy: guest writer Channa Vithana expresses a view; more than one in fact!

I’m not a great fan of Eric Clapton’s music anymore. When I was younger, in my early teens, I thought some of his stuff was pretty cool, especially the experimental Cream, with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, and the Derek & The Dominoes Sessions box set, with Duane Allman on guitar. Clapton’s other solo works, […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 24/10/22

Led Zeppelin – Good Times, Bad TimesAltered Five Blues Band – Full Moon Half CrazyMary Stokes Band – Feel So BadThe Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff EnoughElvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite – Blues Why Do You Worry MeThe Swamp Poets – Waiting For The CallChickenbone Slim and The Biscuits – Laying In The WeedsJohn Hiatt – […]

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EDITOR’S PLAYLIST: This morning we’re listening to tracks from these artists: Camper Van Beethoven, Alexander ‘Skip” Spence and, Ali Farka Toure

“Take The Skinheads Bowling” / Camper Van Beethoven “Weighted Down (The Prison Song}” / Alexander Spence “Penda Yoro” / Ali Farka Toure The picture above is of Mr Ali Farka Toure. SEE ALL OUR BLUES PLAYLISTS HERE: https://www.hifianswers.com/tag/blues-our-office-playlist/

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