Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated - R & B From The Marquee (blues)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]

Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
R&B From The Marquee
Released : 1962
Label : Decca
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Its title notwithstanding, R&B from the Marquee was not a live album, nor was it cut at the Marquee: it was actually done at Decca Records' London studio, albeit in one long day's work and effectively live-in-the-studio. It was also the place where British blues began, at least as a recording proposition. Blues played by Britons had been part of the underground music scene since the mid-'50s, and Blues Incorporated had been a going concern in one form or another, initially guitarist Alexis Korner and harpist/singer Cyril Davies (actually, maybe the first two Britons to play blues); but by this time, the group also included Dick Heckstall-Smith (tenor sax, backing vocals), Keith Scott (piano), Spike Heatley (upright bass), and Graham Burbridge (drums), with Long John Baldry handling some lead vocals. For this record, Big Jim Sullivan also sang backup, and Teddy Wadmore provides a key cameo appearance for the electric bass guitar (then a new and alien instrument in this music). The sound here is mostly out of late-'40s and early-'50s Chicago blues; in later years -- Blues Incorporated would embrace more diverse branches of the music in their performances -- and the outfit swings with a surprising degree of authenticity; they're somewhat stiffer than any actual Chicago outfit would be, but in England in 1962, this was as down-and-dirty as any homegrown outfit ever sounded.
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Tracklist :
1. Gotta Move 2:28
2. Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound 2:49
Vocal: John Baldry
3. I Got My Brand On You 3:46
Vocal: Cyril Davies
4. Spooky But Nice 2:57
5. Keep Your Hands Off 2:28
Vocal: Cyril Davies
6. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank 2:52
Vocal: Cyril Davies
7. I Got My Mojo Working 3:09
Vocal: Cyril Davies
8. Finkle's Cafe 2:44
9. Hoochie Coochie 3:02
Vocal: Cyril Davies
10. Down Town 2:58
11. How Long, How Long, Blues 3:00
Vocal: John Baldry
12. I Thought I heard That Train Whistle Blow 2:18
Vocal: John Baldry
13. I'm Built For Comfort 2:20 (Bonus Track )
Vocal: John Baldry

Recorded: Decca West Hampstead Studios, London, June 8 1962

Alexis Korner: acoustic guitar
Cyril Davies: vocal (3,5,6,7,9) harmonica (except for 6)
Dick Heckstall-Smith: tenor saxophone (except for 3) vocal chorus (7)
Keith Scott: piano
Spike Heatley: string bass (except for 7)
Graham Burbridge: drums
Long John Bardly: vocal (2,11,12) vocal chorus (7)
Teddy Wadmore: bass guitar (7)
Big Jim Sullivan: vocal chorus (7)