PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND: 1965 DEBUT UK ELEKTRA

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PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND: 1965 DEBUT UK ELEKTRA
1st STEREO THICK VINYL, LAMINATED WEST BROS SLEEVE, EX
THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND

HERE WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT!!! UK ELEKTRA (EKS 7294), FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING OF THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND's OUTSTANDING EPONYMOUS DEBUT LP FROM 1965!!

THIS COPY HAS THE FIRST ISSUE MATTE AND TEXTURED ORANGE/RED ELEKTRA LABELS AND IS PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky!!) WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES WHICH DELIVER OUTSTANDING AUDIO!! THE VINYL HAS THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS: EKS 7294. A: / EKS 7294. B: AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, DEEPLY GLOSSY, FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed in England by West Brothers Printers Limited. Micham"

A VERY NICE, AND EXTREMELY SCARCE COPY OF A TREMENDOUS AND HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL LP!!

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...blared, clamored, and let loose, like blues music is supposed to be released.


Track Listing:
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: CLEAN and FRESH and unmarked save for a few light spindle traces!! 
VINYL Visual: The record has a DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN!! There are a few marks on the surfaces but these have very little audio consequence (see audio) due no doubt to the quality of this heavy vinyl deep cut press!!!
VINYL Audio: SUPERB!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR and SHARP!!! There are NO scratches, NO jumps, NO sticks and only a few light background ticks on "Thank You Mr Poobah". The LP has BEAUTIFUL, RICH SOUND REPRODUCTION with NO groove-wear and NO distortion!!!! Must be very strictly graded VERY GOOD+ to EXCELLENT for audio!!!! FANTASTIC LP!! NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!!
SLEEVE: The 1st issue DEEPLY GLOSSY, FULLY LAMINATED cover is in BEAUTIFUL condition!! Displays NO wear AT ALL to speak of on either the edges and spine - where all the text is SHARP and CLEAR!! A STUNNING SLEEVE!!


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THIS REALLY IS AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THE MASSIVELY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER UK ELEKTRA ORIGINAL!!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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