CYRIL DAVIS - THE SOUND OF - A1/B1 UK BLUES EP IN VG + CON

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	$		25

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All 7” singles are original UK releases, the majority on the UK London label.  The condition rating is based on the sound reproduction which will vary from VG to near EX.  You should expect surface marks and hairline scratches but the sound will be guaranteed as noted above.  There are some real gems in this collection.  Please keep checking back as more will be added over the next few weeks.

All “A” sides have been individually checked and play tested prior to listing.

Artist:  CYRIL DAVIES

Title: THE SOUND OF

Year: 1963

Condition:  VG PLUS - REAR SLEEVE HAS SOUND COLOUR STAINING AS SEEN IN PHOTO..............THIS IS A MAD STARTING PRICE AS YOU WON'T FIND COPIES OF THIS ON EBAY FOR LESS THAN £50 RIGHT NOW.......ORIGINAL A1/B1 FIRST UK PRESSING.

Label:  PYE INTERNATIONAL R & B SERIES

Comments: Cyril Davies was one of the first British blues harmonica players and blues musician.  In 1961, Davies and Alexis Korner were recruited by Chris Barber to play harmonica and electric guitar on his album Chris Barber's Blues Book. Their involvement in this project led them to start accompanying Barber's band regularly at its Wednesday and Friday night sets at the Marquee Club, This opportunity granted Davies and Korner some exposure to the London music scene, but the duo wished to focus more on blues and R&B. The two decided to found their own rhythm and blues group, and in a show of support, Barber offered them an intermission slot at the Marquee on Wednesday nights.[3]

Korner supplied musicians for the rhythm sections, and Davies recruited Art Wood and Long John Baldry to be the vocalists. They named the group Blues Incorporated, and their initial performances at the Marquee were very well received. However, they realized the need for additional performance opportunities, and since most jazz and folk clubs in London were wary of electric guitars, Davies and Korner decided to found their own club to perform at. They founded the Ealing Club in 1962, which featured performances by both Blues Incorporated and other Trad jazz outfits. The club proved to be a popular sensation in the burgeoning R&B scene, and attracted such far-flung admirers and future stars as Mick Jagger and Eric Burdon.[4]

In June 1962 they recorded R&B from the Marquee actually recorded in Decca Records studio. Many young musicians visited the Ealing Club and 'guested' with Blues Incorporated, including Rod Stewart, Paul Jones, Keith Richards, Eric Burdon, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Ginger Baker. Jagger was in the audience for the second night at the club and got up to sing "Got My Mojo Working".   In November 1962 and recorded four tracks for Pye Records, who had announced an R&B label featuring music imported from Davies' favourite Chicago musicians ("Country Line Special", "Chicago Calling", "Preaching the Blues", "Sweet Mary"  This very rare 4 track UK EP includes these 4 tracks which would be his last four recordings prior to his death in 1964.

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