VA - Immediate Blues [1996] (3 x CD's)

IMMEDIATE BLUES

VA - Immediate Blues [1996] (3 x CD's)

Blues Anytime: An Anthology of British Blues is a series of compilation albums featuring tracks from various British blues artists. Three volumes were released by Immediate Records in 1968, followed by Blues Leftovers in 1969.

The albums feature various tracks from such artists as John Mayall, Tony McPhee, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Jo Ann Kelly, Jeremy Spencer, Cyril Davies, Stuff Smith, Albert Lee, Dave Kelly and Rod Stewart and were also the first release of several exclusive tracks recorded for Immediate between 1965 and '67. These include recordings by Jimmy Page with Jeff Beck, Nicky Hopkins and the All-Stars, plus seven instrumentals recorded by Page and Eric Clapton, backed by members of The Rolling Stones (Bill Wyman, bass, Mick Jagger, harmonica and Ian Stewart, keyboard) and the only recorded output by Santa Barbara Machine Head.

When Immediate initially released the original Blues Anytime albums in the USA, the first two volumes were simply titled An Anthology of British Blues, with the third volume renamed as The Beginning: British Blues. The Blues Anytime tracks were released again by Immediate in 1969 as two double albums titled Anthology of British Blues, albeit presented in a different running order. The first was made up of Vol. 1 side A, Leftovers side A, Vol. 3 side A and Vol. 2 side B, with the second being Vol. 1 side B, Leftovers side B, Vol. 2 side A and Vol. 3 side B. In 1970, after the dissolution of Immediate Records, RCA Victor reissued the original Blues Anytime albums under the name British Archive Series: Blues for Collectors Vol. 1–4. A compilation of tracks from this series was released by RCA as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page: Guitar Boogie (1971)  In 1986, Line Records in Germany released the complete four-album-series as box set. 1986's White Boy Blues, Volumes 1 and 2 (Castle Communications), is largely made up of Blues Anytime.

In 1996, Charly Records released a 3CD box set titled The Immediate Blues Anthology; the first two discs covering the tracks from Blues Anytime Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 and Leftovers presented in their original running order, with the third disc made up of other assorted tracks from the Immediate archives. (Wikipedia)

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Track list

CD1    Blues Anytime Volume 1 & 2

01    John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers    I'm Your Witchdoctor    2:14
02    Eric Clapton    Snake Drive    2:28
03    T.S. McPhee    Ain't Gonna Cry No More    3:06
04    Savoy Brown Blues Band    I Tried    3:01
05    Eric Clapton    Tribute To Elmore    2:08
06    Jo-Ann Kelly    I Feel So Good    2:51
07    John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers    Telephone Blues    3:57
08    T.S. McPhee    You Don't Love Me    2:22
09    Eric Clapton    West Coast Idea    2:18
10    Jo-Ann Kelly    Ain't Seen No Whisky    2:57
11    Stone's Masonry    Flapjacks    2:42
12    Savoy Brown Blues Band    Cold Blooded Woman    3:49
13    John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers    On Top Of The World    2:51
14    T.S. McPhee    Someone To Love Me    2:21
15    Savoy Brown Blues Band    Can't Quit You Baby    3:40
16    Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page    Draggin' My Tail    3:09
17    Dharma Blues Band    Dealing With The Devil    3:20
18    Jeremy Spencer    Who's Knocking    2:38
19    Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page    Freight Loader    2:49
20    Jeremy Spencer    Look Down At My Woman    3:09
21    Dharma Blues Band    Roll 'em Pete    2:11
22    Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page    Choker    1:27
23    Savoy Brown Blues Band    True Blue    4:09
24    T.S. McPhee    When You Got A Good Friend    2:37

CD2    Blues Anytime Vol 3 And Blues Leftovers

01    Cyril Davies & The Rythm & Blues All-Stars    Someday Baby    2:48
02    The All-Stars featuring Jeff Beck    Steelin'    2:39
03    All-Stars featuring Jimmy Page    L.A. Breakdown    2:04
04    All-Stars featuring Jimmy Page    Chuckles    2:22
05    The All-Stars featuring Jimmy Page    Down In The Boots    3:25
06    The All-Stars featuring Nicky Hopkins    Piano Shuffle    3:00
07    Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page    Miles Road    2:25
08    Santa Barbera Machine Head    Porcupine Juice    3:14
09    Santa Barbera Machine Head    Albert    3:19
10    Santa Barbera Machine Head    Rubber Monkey    2:36
11    Stuff Smith    Howlin' For My Darling    3:20
12    Albert Lee & Tony Colton    The Next Milestone    3:50
13    Earl Vince & The Valiants    Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight    2:41
14    Dave Kelly    New Death Matter    3:27
15    Jo-Ann Kelly    Back Water Blues    3:13
16    Rod Stewart    So Much To Say    3:15
17    Dave Kelly    Married Woman Blues    3:39
18    Albert Lee & Paul Williams    Water On My Fire    3:27
19    Jo-Ann Kelly    Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pockets    2:46
20    Dave Kelly    Alabama Woman    3:44
21    Albert Lee    Crosstown Link    3:49
22    Dave Kelly    All Night Long    2:04
23    Simon & Steve    Down & Dirty    2:43
24    Cyril Davies' Rythm & Blues All-Stars    Not Fade Away    2:14

CD3    More Immediate Blues

01    Rod Stewart & P.P. Arnold    Come Home Baby    3:00
02    P.P. Arnold    Life Is But Nothing    3:48
03    Rod Stewart    Little Miss Understood    3:36
04    Chris Farlowe    Handbags & Gladrags    3:25
05    Barbara Lynn    That's What A Friend Will Do    2:33
06    Charles Dickens    Our Soul Brothers    2:39
07    Chris Farlowe    Cuttin' In    2:59
08    Chris Farlowe    Treat Her Good    2:00
09    Mockingbirds    Skit Skat    2:04
10    Small Faces    Every Little Bit Hurts    3:56
11    Chris Farlowe    Baby Make It Soon    2:23
12    Mick Softley    She's My Girl    1:59
13    P.P. Arnold    It'll Never Happen Again    3:27
14    Fleetwood Mac    Man Of The World    2:50
15    Golden Apples Of The Sun    Chocolate Rolls, Tea & Monopoly    2:31
16    Barbara Lynn    You Can't By My Love    1:46
17    Chris Farlowe    Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu'    2:30
18    Chris Farlowe    North South East West    3:56
19    Les Fleurs De Lys    So Come On    1:52
20    Small Faces    Talk To You    2:09
21    Chris Farlowe    Moanin'    2:37
22    Apostolic Intervention    Madame Garcia    2:53
23    Chris Farlowe    Summertime    4:38
24    Amen Corner    Gin House (live)    3:37

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