The Climax Chicago Blues Band
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The Climax Chicago Blues Band is an album by Climax Blues Band
(originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 by EMI Records
(Parlophone
label) under catalog number PCS 7069.
Climax Blues Band
Climax Blues Band was formed in Stafford, England in 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt; keyboardist Arthur Wood; bassist Richard Jones; drummer George Newsome; and vocalist and harmonica player, Colin Cooper.In 1970, the group shortened its name to the Climax...
(originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 by EMI Records
EMI Records
EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...
(Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
label) under catalog number PCS 7069.
Track listing
All tracks written by Climax Blues Band except where noted:- "Mean Old World" (Big Bill BroonzyBig Bill BroonzyBig Bill Broonzy was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly black audiences. Through the ‘30s and ‘40s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with white audiences...
) – 3:51 - "Insurance" (Waldense Hall, Charlie Singleton) – 3:47
- "Going Down this Road" – 3:04
- "You’ve Been Drinking" – 2:31
- "Don’t Start Me Talkin’" (Sonny Boy WilliamsonSonny Boy WilliamsonSonny Boy Williamson may refer to either of two 20th-century American blues harmonica players, who both recorded in Chicago:*Sonny Boy Williamson I , John Lee Curtis Williamson, "The Original Sonny Boy Williamson", born in Tennessee and associated with Bluebird Records *Sonny Boy Williamson II ,...
) – 3:20 - "Wee Baby Blues" (Pete JohnsonPete JohnsonPete Johnson was an American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist.Journalist Tony Russell stated in his book The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray, that "Johnson shared with the other members of the 'Boogie Woogie Trio' the technical virtuosity and melodic fertility that can make this the most...
, Big Joe TurnerBig Joe TurnerBig Joe Turner was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and...
) – 3:25 - "Tewnty Past One" – 3:09
- "A Stranger in Your Town" (Colin Cooper, Lee Hazelwood) – 4:18
- "How Many More Years" (Chester Burnett) – 3:01
- "Looking for My Baby" – 2:51
- "And Lonely" – 8:49
- "The Entertainer" (Scott JoplinScott JoplinScott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas...
) – 2:47
Personnel
- Colin Cooper – vocals, harmonica
- Peter Haycock – lead guitar, slide guitar, vocal
- Arthur Wood – piano, organ, celeste, harmonium
- Derek Holt – rhythm guitar, organ, bass guitar
- Richard Jones – bass guitar
- George Newsome - drums
Credits
- Producer — Chris ThomasChris ThomasChris Thomas may refer to:* Chris Thomas , former wide receiver in the NFL* Chris Thomas , former men's basketball player for the University of Notre Dame...
- Recorded between September 27 and November 5, 1968
- Engineers – Geoff Emerick, Jeff Jarrett
- Front Design – Dave Kirk, Bob Wood
- Back Design – Tony Robins