ELMORE JAMES BLUES AFTER HOURS ORIG LP on CROWN 1st ALBUM NICE MONO 1960
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Here is a VERY GOOD PLUS! copy of the RARE FIRST ALBUM from ELMORE JAMES titled BLUES AFTER HOURS. It is pressed on the CROWN label, catalog #CLP-5168 in MONO sound. This ORIGINAL LP was released in 1960. The vinyl is in VERY GOOD! condition with no marks that would cause a tick or skip and should have decent playback. The original cardboard cover is in VERY GOOD EXCELLENT! condition with some corner, edge and ring wear and a one inch top seam split. It is a VERY GOOD PLUS! copy of this RARE BLUES LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP. It’s a true gem for the CHICAGO / ELECTRIC BLUES collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Steve Leggett
Blues After Hours, originally released on LP by Crown in 1960, was Elmore James' first long-playing record. Made up of singles released on the Modern imprints Meteor and Flair, for many it was their first introduction to the fiery slide guitarist, and the crunchy garage sound of James' arrangements (backed variously by the Broomdusters in Chicago, the Maxwell Davis Orchestra in Los Angeles, and the J&M Studio house band in New Orleans), coupled with his passionate edgy vocals, quickly made him one of the most influential blues artists of his time. Mastered from the original LP tapes and augmented with eight bonus tracks (which include three additional singles relevant to the LP and five tracks from the Chicago sessions), this expanded version of Blues After Hours has great sound, and the rough explosive nature of James' music is front and center and never lets up from the second he steps into the famous slide riff on "Dust My Blues," which opens the set. That roaring riff is repeated many times on this disc, since labels constantly demanded it, and James delivered it under a range of different titles, and amazingly, no one ever seems to get tired of it. But James was more than a one-trick pony, and he didn't just play slide. He was also an impassioned singer, and gifted enough to trade lines (both vocally and on guitar) with horn sections, giving songs like "Dark and Dreary" the illusion of being both raw and smooth at the same time. Truthfully, James never recorded a lame track (even if dozens of them were variations on "Dust My Broom"), always pouring all his energy into the performance, so it really doesn't matter which collection of his you pick up, but this one has the advantage of being a fleshed-out facsimile of his very first album (right down to the cover art), giving it a kind of historical and archival appeal.
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