MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED No
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Carl Dean Radle - bass
Danny Klein - bass
Leroy Stewart - bass
Juke Joint Jimmy - body percussion
Jim Gordon - drums
Roosevelt Shaw - drums
Stephen Bladd - drums
Mike Utley - organ, piano
Dr. John - piano
Seth Justman - piano
J. Geils - rhythm guitar
Eric Clapton - rhythm guitar, slide guitar
A.C. Reed - tenor sax
Junior Wells - vocals, harmonica
Buddy Guy - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
a man of many words - 4:00
my baby left me (she left me a mule to ride) - 3:07
come on in this house / have mercy baby - 4:19
t-bone shuffle - 4:16
a poor man's plea - 3:11
messin' with the kid - 2:11
this old fool - 4:43
i don't know - 4:26
bad bad whiskey - 4:12
honeydripper - 3:29
The blues is perhaps one of the most private things from which a human being can suffer
However, to play the blues, and thus to express a man’s innermost feelings and state of mind, is probably the most important task of black music
With Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, we have two disciples from the world of the blues who express their highly personal blues with profound instrumental proficiency
The enormously talented, self-taught guitarist Buddy Guy was ranked 23rd in Rolling Stones magazine’s list “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”, and several times he was awarded one of the coveted Grammy awards
Junior Wells entered Muddy Waters’ 'academy' at the tender age of 18 and played the blues harp with enormous passion and virtuosity
In this recording, the musicians condense their rock playing over a bone-dry bass line to create a mantra-like funky style ("A Man Of Many Words"), passing on with fleet-footed steps to a slender chirping sound on the mandolin with a 12-bar blues construction and creating an earthy groove ("T-Bone Shuffle")
Then the duo works perseveringly on an unrelenting chord ("A Poor Man’s Plea"), only to return to two numbers that pulsate forcefully with a snappy and jagged offbeat ("This Old Fool")
The handpicked band, among them being co-producer Eric Clapton who is eternalized on the rhythm and bottleneck guitar, and the voodoo rocker Dr. John who occasionally contributes his magic on the keyboard, make this album a truly collectible sound experience
RECORDING October 1970 at Criteria Studios Miami and April 1972 at Intermedia Studios Boston
ENGINEERING Ron Albert (Miami), Richard Oulleppe (Boston)
LABEL ATCO
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED 2020
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Sterne von 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Blues / Chicago Blues
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
