RARE UK CANNED HEAT - BOOGIE WITH POWER BLUES GARAGE

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              CANNED HEAT

    BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT

\                British - (Aqua/blue) LIBERTY RECORDS - LBS 83103 

Very rare 1968 British first pressing on the old highly collected blue/aqua label Liberty with cool richly laminated front cover ...

It was the breakout album by the mighty CANNED HEAT ...Notable for its powerful opening blast, a pulsating groove called Evil Woman -- and the album just keeps moving & grooving -- My Crime, On The Road Again and World In A Jug - with a superb EG break and on through to the killer 11+ minute epic "Fried Hockey Boogie" heaped on with tremendous amounts of fuzz guitar glory. There is also a lurid amateurish sleeve that really jumps out at ya.

Canned Heat's second long-player, Boogie With Canned Heat (1968), pretty well sums up the bona fide blend of amplified late-'60s electric rhythm and blues, with an expressed emphasis on loose and limber boogie-woogie. The quintet -- consisting of Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitar/vocals), Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass), Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar), Aldolfo "Fido" Dela Parra (drums), and Bob "The Bear" Hite (vocals) -- follow up their debut effort with another batch of authentic interpretations, augmented by their own exceptional instrumentation. One development is their incorporation of strong original compositions. "On the Road Again" -- which became the combo's first, and arguably, most significant hit -- as well as the anti-speed anthem, "Amphetamine Annie," were not only programmed on the then-burgeoning underground FM radio waves, but also on the more adventuresome AM Top 40 stations. Their love of authentic R&B informs "World in a Jug," the dark "Turpentine Blues," and Hite's update of "Whiskey Headed Woman." The Creole anthem "Marie Laveau" is nothing like the original, although similarities in content are most likely derived from a common source. The side, as rendered here, is arguably most notable for the driving interaction between guitarists Wilson and Vestine as they wail and moan over Hite's imposing leads. Saving the best for last, the Heat are at the height of their prowess during the lengthy audio biography on "Fried Hockey Boogie." Each member is introduced by Hite and given a chance to solo before they kick out the jams, culminating in Hite's crescendo of " ... Don't forget to boogie!"

For enthusiasts as well as listeners curious about the oft-overlooked combo, this is an essential, if not compulsory platter

01. Evil Woman (3:02)
02. My Crime (4:03)
03. On The Road Again (5:01)
04. World In A Jug (3:30)
05. Turpentine Moan (2:59)
06. Whisky Headed Woman #2 (2:58)
07. Amphetamine Annie (3:39)
08. An Owl Song (2:48)
09. Marie Laveau (5:19)
10. Fried Hockey Boogie (11:08)

CONDITION: The British cover is richly laminated VG++ with a couple of light lamination handling creases that are not bad at all...otherwise looks very desirable -- nobody in their right mind would put it down...solid seams, groovy eye-dazzling vibrant colors with that lamination glow...

The vinyl is VG++ with a few stray light superficial scuffs, plays dynamic -- play graded swell.  

       1967 UK ORIGINAL!!!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record