Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc.:Red Hot From Alex UK LP Transatlantic 1st Press 1964

	£		46
	$		61

Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated – Red Hot From Alex was issued in the UK in June 1964 on Transatlantic TRA 117. First and only pressing with TRA 117 A / TRA 117 B matrices. A real rarity!!!

It was Korner and Blues Incorporated’s second studio album. It is an absolutely storming record featuring, inter alia, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Art Themen on tenor saxes and a young Danny Thompson on double bass.

Tracks: 

Side 1

1.       Woke Up This Morning (B.B.King)

2.       Skippin’ (Korner)

3.       Herbie's Tune (Trad.arr.Korner)

4.       Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker)

5.       It's Happening (Graham Bond)

Side 2

6.       Roberta (Trad.arr.Korner)

7.       Jones (Duke Ellington/Clark Terry)

8.       Cabbage Greens (Korner)

9.       Chicken Shack (Johnny Smith)

10.     Haitian Fight Song (Mingus)

Musicians:

[A: Tracks 2,3,9]

Alexis Korner (electric guitar)

Dave Castle (alto sax)

Art Themen, Dick Heckatall-Smith (tenor saxes)

Ron Edgeworth (organ)

Danny Thompson (string bass)

Barry Houghton (drums)

London, March 16th, 1964

[B: Tracks 4,6,10]

as [A] minus Heckstall-Smith and with Herbie Goins (vocal, tumbas) added.

Ron Edgeworth plays piano as well as organ and Dave Castle plays flute on 4.

London, March 18th, 1964

[C: Tracks 1,5,7]

as [B]

London, March 19th, 1964

[D: Track 8]

Alexis Korner (electric guitar)

Ron Edgeworth (organ)

Danny Thompson (string bass)

Barry Houghton (drums)

London, March 19th, 1964

Produced by Nathan Joseph

Recording Engineer: Bill Leader

Recorded at Olympic Studios London on 16th, 18th and 19th March 1964

Front laminated single sleeve with flipbacks is in Very Good (+) condition with creasing in the laminate, mild edge and spinewear (spine text fully legible) and wear to the bottom opening corner. The unlaminated rear has general light discolouration. A short section of the bottom flipback has been repaired with tape and the name ‘MOTH’ is written faintly in ink on the top flipback by the opening edge. Overall still in fine, serviceable condition.

The vinyl is in Very Good + condition. There is gentle crackle in the gaps between the tracks and in the quietest sections of the music. There is an occasional light tick and there are a couple of pops on the closing Haitian Fight Song. Plays with no sticks or jumps whatsoever. Again the name ‘MOTH’ appears, this time written small andreasonably faintly and neatly on the Side 2 label. The Side 1 label is clean. Both labels show small traces of spindlewear.

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Grading :

M = Mint - as new

NM = Near Mint - very few, light signs of usage that don’t affect play - the cover has only minor signs of wear.

EX = Excellent - some signs of usage, but very little lessening in sound quality – the cover might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VG = Very Good - no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch - normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items.

G = Good - the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches - the cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

+ and - are used as appropriate.

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