CLEAN 1964 ORIG JOHN HAMMOND BIG CITY BLUES TOUR DE FORCE LP GRITTY POWER

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37

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                        CLEAN 1964 FIRST PRINTING

                     ! DYNAMITE BLUES-ROCKER!

                      JOHN HAMMOND

           BIG CITY BLUES                 

                     USA - (red & silver VANGUARD - VRS 9153 

CLEAN....Original 1964 first pressing of a great, sometimes forgotten gritty 'get down' of electrified blues...whatta performance!

John Hammond delivers a Tour De Force! With such blues classics as "Back Door Man", "I'm A Man" and "No Money Down" - John Hammond delivers the powerfully sensual and poetic lyrics in an incredible Mick Jagger-ish style fusing with this HOT BAND and in doing so, setting a High Water Mark for all of us to look at and marvel upon. 47 YEARS LATER, this recording soars with POWER, GRACE and DETERMINATION ...

John Hammond's second album of stripped down, raw, urban R&B is a product of its time. Released in 1964 on the crest of the R&B explosion, it delivers the goods in the form of authentic musicianship, enthusiastic vocalizing, and excellent choices of material, from Leroy Carr's haunting "Midnight Hour Blues," to Willie Dixon's steady-rolling "I Live the Life I Love."

Hammond's sincerity and love for the blues shines through on every track here, and it's to his credit that the performances still sound ground-breaking, exciting, and energetic today, avoiding any hint of pedantry or fakery. Hammond and company play throughout as if to the manner born...

I'm Ready
My Starter Won't Start
Barbecue Blues
 I'm a Man
 Barrelhouse Woman Blues
 Midnight Hour Blues
 Backdoor Man
 I Live the Life I Love
No Money Down
 My Babe
When You Got a Good Friend
Baby, Won't You Tell Me

CONDITION: The cover: For a 47 year old BLUES-ROCK artifact, the solid cover is in great collectible shape rated near "EX" (excellent) just a bit of light shelf wear starting, tiny bb delete at left bottom, otherwise as colorful as the day it was released in 1964 ... no bends, no writing and no split seams .... 

The vinyl: been well taken care of over 4+ decades, rated at "EX" (excellent) ...plays fantastic .. if you're into blues rock sixties, don't miss!  

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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