PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND: 1965 DEBUT UK ELEKTRA MONO Nr MINT AUDIO
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98
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£ 98
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Apr 15, 2013
Sold Date
Apr 5, 2013
Start Date
£ 24
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Great Britain
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PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND: 1965 DEBUT UK ELEKTRA MONO Nr MINT AUDIO
1st GOLD LABEL, HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, 1st US MATT SLEEVE
THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BANDUK ELEKTRA (EKL 294) VERY FIRST *MONO* PRESSING OF THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND's EPONYMOUS DEBUT LP FROM 1965
SUPERB COPY - SEEN A FEW SPINS BUT CLEARLY ONLY EVER PLAYED ON A TOP QUALITY SYSTEM
DELIVERS FANTASTIC SOUND - LOUD, RAW AND INCREDIBLY IMMEDIATE - NO HINT OF GROOVE-WEAR OR DISTORTION
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (156g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE MATT AND TEXTURED GOLD "GUITAR PLAYER" LABELS WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND" AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1965" STATEMENTS
MATRIX: EKL - 294 - UK - A / EKL - 294 - UK - B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL US THICK CARD SLEEVE WITH PASTED ON BACK PANEL - WHICH PRE-DATES THE PRINTING OF THE LAMINATED UK COVERS
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE - PRINTED ON HEAVY STOCK
Even after his death, Paul Butterfield's music didn't receive the accolades that were so deserved.
Outputting styles adopted from Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters among other blues greats, Butterfield became one of the first white singers to rekindle blues music through the course of the mid-'60s.
His debut album, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, saw him teaming up with guitarists Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield, with Jerome Arnold on bass, Sam Lay on drums, and Mark Naftalin playing organ.
The result was a wonderfully messy and boisterous display of American-styled blues, with intensity and pure passion derived from every bent note.
In front of all these instruments is Butterfield's harmonica, beautifully dictating a mood and a genuine feel that is no longer existent, even in today's blues music.
Each song captures the essence of Chicago blues in a different way, from the back-alley feel of "Born in Chicago" to the melting ease of Willie Dixon's "Mellow Down Easy" to the authentic devotion that emanates from Bishop and Butterfield's "Our Love Is Drifting."
"Shake Your Money Maker," "Blues With a Feeling," and "I Got My Mojo Working" (with Lay on vocals) are all equally moving pieces performed with a raw adoration for blues music.
Best of all, the music that pours from this album is unfiltered…raw and immediate, like blues music is supposed to be.
Side One: BORN IN CHICAGO / SHAKE YOUR MONEY-MAKER / BLUES WITH A FEELING / THANK YOU MR. POOBAH / I GOT MY MOJO WORKING / MELLOW DOWN EASY
Side Two: SCREAMIN' / OUR LOVE IS DRIFTING / MYSTERY TRAIN / LAST NIGHT / LOOK OVER YONDERS WALL
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels - light /moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen. There are some light brush marks/hairlines but these have no significant impact
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Fabulous sound - raw, fresh and incredibly immediate with a crystal clear, loud, sharp and bright MONO cut and my play-check at loud volume found little to fault - no groove-wear or distortion - just one or two dust pops but no other audible distractions of any kind - lovely copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT-
The sleeve was printed in the USA as this release pre-dates the manufacture of the West Brothers UK laminated covers.
It is clean and practically unrubbed - just a touch on the bottom centre of the back - no splits to any of the edges - in fact, for a 48 year old sleeve it's in really remarkable shape
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Printed on thick stock with a plastic lining the inner is also in remarkable condition - beautifully clean, white and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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