Various – Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lefty Lopez
Label: | Delmark Records – DS-618 |
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Series: | Roots Of Jazz Series |
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Blues |
Style: | Chicago Blues |
Tracklist
| A1 | Luther Allison– | My Luck Don't Ever Change | 3:52 |
| A2 | Luther Allison– | Gotta Move On Up | 3:00 |
| A3 | Louis Myers– | Top Of The Harp | 3:34 |
| A4 | Louis Myers– | That's All Right | 2:20 |
| A5 | Big Mojo (2)– | Move On Out Of Town | 3:20 |
| A6 | Big Mojo (2)– | Slow Down Baby | 1:57 |
| B1 | Magic Sam– | That's Why I'm Crying | 3:26 |
| B2 | Eddie Shaw (2) And Magic Sam– | Riding High | 2:10 |
| B3 | Magic Sam– | Bad Luck Blues | 2:45 |
| B4 | Eddie Shaw (2) With Magic Sam– | Blues For The West Side | 2:50 |
| B5 | Leo Evans* With The Jazz Prophets– | Coming Down With The Blues | 3:37 |
Credits
- Liner Notes – Bill Lindemann
Notes
From liner notes: "... this LP, an anthology of primarily unknown bluesmen of Chicago's West Side, prior to the 1968 Democratic Convention and its displays of political cynicism in the hall and disorderly police illegalities in the street."
Recording info:
MAGIC SAM'S BLUES BANDS with EDDIE SHAW (MBS Studios, Feb. 6, 1966)
LUTHER ALLISON, BIG MOJO, etc (Wonderful Records, March 8, 1967)
LOUIS MYERS (Wonderful Records, April 1, 1968)
LEO EVANS with the JAZZ PROPHETS (8032 South Luella, July 21, 1968)
Lefty Lopez, mentioned in the album subtitle, is called Leo Evans in the track listing and in the liner notes, but is more known as Lucky Evans.
"Tracks B-1-4 Electronically Altered For Stereo"
Recording info:
MAGIC SAM'S BLUES BANDS with EDDIE SHAW (MBS Studios, Feb. 6, 1966)
LUTHER ALLISON, BIG MOJO, etc (Wonderful Records, March 8, 1967)
LOUIS MYERS (Wonderful Records, April 1, 1968)
LEO EVANS with the JAZZ PROPHETS (8032 South Luella, July 21, 1968)
Lefty Lopez, mentioned in the album subtitle, is called Leo Evans in the track listing and in the liner notes, but is more known as Lucky Evans.
"Tracks B-1-4 Electronically Altered For Stereo"
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lefty Lopez (LP, Album) | Delmark Records | DS-618 | UK | 1970 | ||
New Submission | Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lefty Lopez (LP, Album, Reissue) | Delmark Records | PLP-365 | Japan | 1988 | ||
New Submission | Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lucky Lopez (CD, Album) | Delmark Records | DD-618 | US | 1994 | ||
New Submission | Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lefty Lopez (CD, Album, Reissue) | P-Vine Records | PCD-1958 | Japan | 1994 | ||
| Sweet Home Chicago (The Blues Of Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Big Mojo, Eddie Shaw, Louis Myers, Lucky Lopez) (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | Delmark Records | DS-618 | US | Unknown |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I have this album, but it says Lucky Lopez, not Lefty. It's also not the UK or Japanese pressing. Is there an alternate pressing?
Insanely good album.
A must own for anyone who loves real music.
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