EDDIE BOYD Five Long Years LP PHILIPS 1966 HOL stereo 863905JCY wBUDDY GUY
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EDDIE BOYD
with BUDDY "BOY" GUY guitar, JIMMY LEE ROBINSON bass, FREDDIE BELOW drums
Few postwar blues standards have retained the universal appeal of Eddie Boyd's
"Five Long Years." Cut in 1951, Boyd's masterpiece has attracted faithful covers by
B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Buddy Guy, and too many other bluesmen
to recount here. But Boyd's discography is filled with evocative compositions,
often full of after-hours ambience. Sick of the discrimination he perceived
toward African Americans in this country, Boyd became enamored of Europe
during his tour with the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival, so he moved to Belgium.
The recording opportunities long denied him in his native land were plentiful overseas;
Boyd cut prolifically during the late '60s, including two LPs for producer Mike Vernon
"TFIVE LONG YEARS"
1966 LP PHILIPS RECORDS STEREO 883 905 JCY
MADE IN HOLLAND JAZZ LIFE SERIES
SINGLE COVER
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LABEL: PHILIPS - BLUE/SILVER LABEL - SILVER TEXT w/LOGO in BLUE
Catalog on cover: (rear) 883 905 JCY
Catalog on labels: 883 905 JCY (883 905.1 Y) / 883 905 JCY (883 905.2 Y)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): C AA 883 905 1Y 2 670 111
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): C AA 883 905 2Y 2 670 111
On labels: STEREO
Copyright Control (boxed)
Made in Holland
rim text reads "All Rights.............Prohibited"
On Front: JAZZ LIFE
stereo also playable on mono
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Neil Slaven
Recorded October 20, 1965 at Wessex Sound Studios, London
Supervision of record date: Michael Vernon
Produced by Lippmann & Rau
Printed in Holland ?
tracklisting
Side 1: FIVE LONG YEARS - HELLO STRANGER - WHERE YOU BELONG
I'M COMING HOME - MY IDEA - THE BIG QUESTION
Side 2: COME ON HOME - BLUE MONDAY BLUES
EDDIIE'S BLUES - ALL THE WAY - 24 HOURS OF FEAR - ROCK THE ROCK
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RECORD VG+ but (please, also read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
One of the first and best of Boyd's many overseas recordings, cut while he was in the
midst of that auspicious 1965 American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe.
While the caravan was ensconced in London, young producer Mike Vernon
spirited Boyd and a rhythm section (guitarist Buddy Guy, bassist Jimmie Lee Robinson,
and drummer Fred Below) off to the studio, where Boyd ran through some of his classics
("I'm Comin' Home," "24 Hours," the title track) and a few less familiar items
while alternating between piano and organ...(AllMusic)
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