JOHN DUMMER BLUES BAND, BLUE UK PRESS LP VERTIGO SPIRAL 6360 055 V RARE VG/EX
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THE JOHN DUMMER BLUES BAND FEATURING NICK PICKETT, "BLUE". THIS IS THE FIRST UK PRESS LP ON THE VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL CATALOGUE NUMBER 6360 055 MEGA RARE! THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL RECORDS TO FIND! The matrix numbers are 6360055 1Y//1 420 1 1 1 and 6360055 2Y//1 420 1 1 2 in VG/EX condition
Here is a little bit about the heritage of the John Dummer Blues Band (taken from Wikipedia):
The band was formed by drummer John Dummer (born 19 November 1944, Surbiton, Surrey). He formed Lester Square and the G.T's in 1963 with Chris Trengove(alto sax & vocals) and Elton Dean(tenor sax, later of Soft Machine) and toured the UK and Germany for 2 years.[2]
Dummer formed the John Dummer Blues Band in 1965.The original line-up was John Dummer(vocals, harmonica) Roger Pearce(guitar) Pete Moody(bass) Bob Hall(piano) and Dave Bidwell(drums.) Moody later left to be replaced by Tony Walker(bass) and his sister Regine Walker joined Dummer as a second vocalist. The band changed its line-up and began a regular Sunday afternoon residency at the Studio 51 Club in London's West End. Dummer had moved onto drums and Dave Kelly and Tony McPhee joined as guitarist/vocalists with Iain "Thump" Thomson(bass) and John O'Leary(harmonica) Dave's sister Jo-Ann was also a regularly featured vocalist at these sessions. The band picked up a following at the club with visiting artists like John Mayall, Keef Hartley, Champion Jack Dupree, Long John Baldry, Duster Bennett and Alexis Korner. The band was signed to Mercury Records and their first album, "Cabal" was released in 1968. Dave and Jo-Anne Kelly and Tony McPhee were featured artists and the band was the same as had regularly played the Studio 51 Club. Tony McPhee left the band shortly after to re-form The Groundhogs.
The second album, "The John Dummer Blues Band," featured Dummer, Hall, Thomson, Kelly and his sister Jo Ann Kelly (vocals) and new lead guitarist Adrian "Putty" Pietryga from The Deep Blues Band from Bristol. This band toured extensively in Britain and Europe for two years.
By the third album 'John Dummer's Famous Music Band (1970) Dave Kelly and Bob Hall had left to be replaced by Nick Pickett(guitar, violin and vocals.) Pietryga and Thomson remained, being augmented by Chris Trengove (alto sax).[3]
After the third album the band "drifted apart", only to reform to record again when their song "Nine By Nine" featuring violinist Nick Pickett was #1 in France. The 1972 album Blue, released just as John Dummer Band, featured a cover by Roger Dean, [4] whilst the band had shrunk to a four-piece blues-rock band, comprising Dummer, Pickett, Pietryga and Thomson. The band's fifth album, Oobleedoobleejubilee (1973), released as John Dummer's Oobleedooblee Band, had a country music style,[4] whilst the line-up again included the Kelly, along with Michael Evans (violin) and Roger Brown (vocals). The bands final album, recorded in 1973, included Graham Bond (sax), Pick Withers (drums), Pete Emery (guitar) and Colin Earl (Foghat) (keyboards), but the album was shelved, and the band broke up in 1974. This final album was eventually released in 2008, as the Lost 1973 Album.
More information on the condition of the record: The red gatefold 'cut out' cover is in very good condition with no major defects, rips or tears, however there is some minor wear to the spine and a sticker mark to the top RH corner. The spine writing is still ok. The vinyl has no major defects and plays providing excellent sound reproduction. The record comes with the correct spiral inner in very good condition, there are no major rips but there are some small tears to the centre aperture as shown in the picture. The inner still has its original polythene liner.The record for sale is the one in the picture.
Postage and refund information: I post worldwide and charges are as follows £3.50 for the first disc to the UK. £5.50 for the first disc standard small packet airmail to Europe and £8.50 for the first disc standard small packet airmail to the rest of the world. Additional discs are £1 extra. Double LPs count as two discs.
I refund payments for any records returned to me but I do not pay the return postage.
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