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1. SAME OLD BLUES (DON NIX)
2. DUST MY BROOM (ELMORE JAMES)
3. WORRIED LIFE BLUES (BIG MAYO)
4. FIVE LONG YEARS (EDDIE BOYD)
5. KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (BILL BROONZY-CHARLES SEGAR)
6. GOING DOWN (DON NIX)
7. LIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (LEON RUSSELL-DON NIX)
8. WALKING BY MYSELF (LANE)
9. TORE DOWN (SONNY THOMPSON)
10. PALACE OF THE KING (LEON RUSSELL-DON NIX-DUCK DUNN) |
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| Number of discs: |
1 |
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| Extra-Infos: |
180gr Vinyl |
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| Description: | The first of Freddie Kingâ??s three albums
for Leon Russellâ??s Shelter label set
the tone for his work for the company:
superb electric blues with a prominent rock/
soul influence. The massive Texan and the
longhaired Oklahoman got it right the first time
around with the aptly titled Getting Ready LP.
Recorded at the legendary Chess studios in
Chicago, it might well rank as Freddie Kingâ??s
most creatively satisfying work.
An array of styles is assembled here,
ranging from deep Texas Blues to touches of
country church Gospel and hard sockinâ?? funk.
Also, Freddie delved deep into blues history to
give his spin on some classic pieces of the
genre. Elmore Jamesâ?? â??Dust My Broomâ? is
done acoustically, with just Freddie and his
Spanish guitar. The production on Jimmy
Rogersâ?? â??Walking by Myselfâ? is equally low-fi,
adding Russellâ??s honky-tonk piano ramblings
and a tambourine. Willie Dixonâ??s â??Worried Life
Bluesâ?, however, features King at his most
powerfully expressive on this electric blues.
The fast-paced stomper includes lightninâ??-fast
solos from King and he can be heard duelling
with the studio guitarist Don Preston, as well. - 180GR VINYLDeluxe 180-Gram Reissue. Including original artwork & credits. The first of Freddie King's three albums for Leon Russell's Shelter label set the tone for his work for the company: superb electric blues with a prominent rock/ soul influence. The massive Texan and the longhaired Oklahoman got it right the first time around with the aptly titled Getting Ready LP. Recorded at the legendary Chess studios in Chicago, it might well rank as Freddie King's most creatively satisfying work. An array of styles is assembled here, ranging from deep Texas Blues to touches of country church Gospel and hard sockin' funk. Also, Freddie delved deep into blues history to give his spin on some classic pieces of the genre. Elmore James' "Dust My Broom" is done acoustically, with just Freddie and his Spanish guitar. The production on Jimmy Rogers' "Walking by Myself" is equally low-fi, adding Russell's honky-tonk piano ramblings and a tambourine. Willie Dixon's "Worried Life Blues", however, features King at his most powerfully expressive on this electric blues. The fast-paced stomper includes lightnin'-fast solos from King and he can be heard duelling with the studio guitarist Don Preston, as well. |
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| Manufacturer No.: |
700185 |
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