ALEXIS KORNER'S BLUES INCORPORATED R&B From The Marquee Ace Of Clubs UK 1962
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Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated R&B From The Marquee
(Decca/Ace Of Clubs ACL 1130) Original 1962 12-track UK mono album in front-laminated sleeve. The record is in mint condition, no signs of play, vinyl is bright and shiny, labels are bright and clean with no spindle marks. Impossible to find in this condition
Alexis Korner was a blues fan from an early age, and in the 1950s he met up with harmonica player Cyril Davies. The two performed together in London jazz clubs, and then opened their own venue in 1955 - The London Blues & Barrelhouse Club. The club regularly featured various visiting American blues artists, and Korner became known as one of the first champions of American blues music in Britain.
In 1961 Korner and Davis formed Blues Incorporated, featuring a host of upcoming British blues musicians. Their first album, R&B From The Marquee, recorded and released in 1962, consisted of some gritty, raw blues played with convincing authenticity. The line-up consisted of Korner (guitar), Davies (vocals/harmonica), Long John Baldry Baldry (vocals), Dick Heckstall-Smith (sax), Keith Scott (piano), Spike Heatley (acoustic bass) and Graham Burbridge (drums). The vocals were shared by Davies and Baldry, the former singing five songs and the latter three (the other four songs were instrumentals).
The album was not a commercial success, but proved highly influential in the then-upcoming British blues scene. Many of the musicians went on to great things - Long John Baldry in particular had commercial success through the 60s and beyond. Dick Heckstall-Smith went on to play with the Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Mayall and Colosseum. Cyril Davies left Blues Incorporated after this one album and formed his own group, the Cyril Davies All Stars, but he died in 1964.
R&B From The Marquee is often referred to as the first British blues album, and for a brief time Blues Incorporated were the standard bearers of the genre in Britain. However their legion of young fans were soon to eclipse them in popularity, as The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals and others brought American blues to the British pop market.
Side 1
1. Gotta Move (Korner) 2:28
2. Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound (J.&R.Witherspoon) 2:49
Vocal: John Baldry
3. I Got My Brand On You (Waters) 3:46
Vocal: Cyril Davies
4. Spooky But Nice (Davies) 2:57
5. Keep Your Hands Off (Davies) 2:28
Vocal: Cyril Davies
6. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank (Waters) 2:52
Vocal: Cyril Davies
Side 2
7. I Got My Mojo Working (Foster) 3:09
Vocal: Cyril Davies
8. Finkle's Cafe (Korner) 2:44
9. Hoochie Coochie (Waters) 3:02
Vocal: Cyril Davies
10. Down Town (Korner) 2:58
11. How Long, How Long, Blues (Carr) 3:00
Vocal: John Baldry
12. I Thought I heard That Train Whistle Blow (Baldry) 2:18
Vocal: John Baldry
Record is in mint condition, no signs of play, vinyl is bright and shiny, labels are bright and clean with no spindle marks. Impossible to find in this condition! The sleeve is excellent, a few small edge creases.
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