VA - Something Inside of Me (Unreleased Masters & Demos from The British Blues Years 1963-1976) [2021] (4 x CDs)

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VA - Something Inside of Me (Unreleased Masters & Demos from The British Blues Years 1963-1976) [2021] (4 x CDs)

Something Inside Of Me' brings to the surface ninety-six unreleased recordings from fifteen artists who were all at the forefront of the burgeoning British blues scene of the early 1960s to mid 1970s. There is a varied range of performers with diverse styles that represented the spirit and soul of this music. Soloists, duos, trios, jug band acts and fully-fledged blues and rhythm and blues bands. The title of this anthology, taken from one of Danny Kirwan's The Boilerhouse tracks, perhaps quite appropriately sums up a feeling that British blues performers had about the blues. At the time these players eagerly adopted, even for their own compositions, self-styled versions of Black American imagery and lyrics. So, Mojos working, Hellhounds, Hoochie Coochie Men, Gypsy Women and Mannish Boys were creatively reinterpreted.When the US blues legends toured these shores to perform, sometimes accompanied by British players, it added to a wider understanding and appreciation of the hard lives of their mentors. As older players, some were of similar age to their parents, although considerably more hip! As Texas blues player Curtis Jones called out to the Dynaflow Blues Band just before they accompanied him at Bath University, "Let's jive!"

Here is the melting pot of assorted styles including Jug Bands, acoustic full bands, soloists and duos, they’re all here. All part of what was to shape into the British Blues Boom and each is a unique part of that underground flow that took tentative steps to originality and interpreting those US artists who had inspired through import records and growing visiting touring blues from across the water. Many of the artists here would support and be part of the bands backing those most welcome touring artists. Even the title is inspiring and from a Danny Kirwan song which says what these musicians felt back then and still resonates today in those of us who are in some way taken by The Blues.  Terrific compilation, thoughtfully put together, with some really deep research been done. (Amazon)

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Track list

CD1

01 Jeff Curtis & The Flames Route 66 2:15

02 Jeff Curtis & The Flames It Don't Take But A Few Minutes 2:31

03 Jeff Curtis & The Flames Bye Bye Johnny 2:16

04 Simon & Steve Treated Wrong 2:46

05 Simon & Steve I've Been Dealing With The Devil - Early Version 2:33

06 Simon & Steve Blood Red River 2:53

07 Simon & Steve Million Years Blues - Take 1 2:57

08 D.j. Blues Band I Still Got The Blues 2:56

09 D.j. Blues Band Summertime 2:54

10 D.j. Blues Band Stack O'woe 3:00

11 D.j. Blues Band Hoochie Coochie Man 5:30

12 Shakey Vick's Big City Blues Band Death Valley Blues 4:32

13 Shakey Vick's Big City Blues Band Ain't That The Truth 2:20

14 Shakey Vick's Big City Blues Band Low Down 4:53

15 Shakey Vick's Big City Blues Band City Life 4:30

16 Tony 'duster' Bennett Bottle It Up And Go 3:50

17 Tony 'duster' Bennett Let's Get Together Baby 3:43

18 Tony 'duster' Bennett Kimberly 1:28

19 Dynaflow Blues Stones In My Passway 5:11

20 Dynaflow Blues Big Road Blues 2:43

21 Dynaflow Blues I've Been Down So Long 4:32

22 Dynaflow Blues Too Much 2:13

CD2

01 Dave Kelly That's Alright 4:30

02 Dave Kelly Hey Hey Baby 3:06

03 Dave Kelly Bullfrog Blues 2:18

04 Dave Kelly Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Fragments 1:07

05 Dave Kelly Married Woman Blues 3:41

06 Nighthawkes Combination Boogie - First Version 3:06

07 Nighthawkes Anna Lee 4:48

08 Nighthawkes Hold Me Close To Your Heart 2:21

09 Nighthawkes It's A Shame 2:18

10 Al Jones 32-20 Blues 2:59

11 Al Jones Dissatisfied 2:43

12 Al Jones Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 2:04

13 Al Jones Searching The Desert For The Blues - First Version 1:59

14 Vintage Jug Band Sailing On The Ocean 2:49

15 Vintage Jug Band Catch Me If You Can 3:24

16 Vintage Jug Band Rising Sun Blues 2:51

17 Vintage Jug Band On The Road Again 3:21

18 Simon & Steve Walking My Troubles Away 3:01

19 Simon & Steve Get Right Church 2:11

20 Simon & Steve She's So Sweet 2:52

21 Simon & Steve Million Years Blues - Take 2 2:51

22 Nighthawkes Baby Lets Play House 2:19

23 Nighthawkes Now She's Gone 3:06

24 Nighthawkes Busy Mind 2:25

25 Nighthawkes Going Crazy Over TV 2:21

CD3

01 Boilerhouse Wild Weather Blues 3:02

02 Boilerhouse Tell Me Mama 2:44

03 Simon & Steve I Been Dealing With The Devil - Take 1 Later Version 2:34

04 Simon & Steve I Been Dealing With The Devil - False Starts & Discussions 0:47

05 Simon & Steve I Been Dealing With The Devil - Take 2 Later Version 2:37

06 Tight Like That Then You Came Along 2:29

07 Tight Like That Spider John 2:08

08 Tight Like That If You See Kay 3:43

09 Boilerhouse Something Inside Of Me 4:26

10 Boilerhouse All Your Love - Instrumental 2:44

11 Boilerhouse Silly Mean Old World 3:02

12 Tony 'duster' Bennett Georgia Skin Game 3:25

13 Tony 'duster' Bennett Riding The Rods - Instrumental 1:47

14 Tony 'duster' Bennett I Had A Little Girl 3:59

15 Tony 'duster' Bennett Thin Harmonica Blues - Instrumental 4:31

16 Nighthawkes Combination Boogie - Later Version 2:13

17 Nighthawkes Heavy Load 4:16

18 Nighthawkes Mystery Train 3:18

19 Nighthawkes Sweet Mary 4:39

20 Al Jones I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman) 2:47

21 Al Jones Dustbin Lid 2:45

22 Al Jones Searching The Desert For The Blues - Second Version 2:20

23 Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts Walking Blues 4:06

24 Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts Grinning In Your Face 2:44

CD4

01 Nighthawkes I Want To Be Loved 2:06

02 Nighthawkes Every Night About This Time 3:17

03 Nighthawkes Later On 2:18

04 Simon & Steve Elevator Woman 3:36

05 Simon & Steve I'm A Stranger Here 3:29

06 Simon & Steve Streamline Train 3:31

07 Simon & Steve Cornbread Peas And Black Molasses 2:43

08 Graham Hine Grinning In Your Face 4:36

09 Graham Hine Bumble Be Stop Time 2:26

10 Graham Hine Jo Ann's Room 2:29

11 Graham Hine Garfield Akers 2:29

12 Graham Hine Violent Night 3:36

13 Al Jones You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond 3:08

14 Al Jones To London With You 3:08

15 Al Jones Liza 2:25

16 Al Jones The Wild Rover 3:22

17 Simon & Steve Sonny Boy's Jump 3:18

18 Simon & Steve The Rock Island Line 1:59

19 Simon & Steve Out With The Wrong Woman 2:37

20 Tony 'duster' Bennett Worried Mind 3:12

21 Tony 'duster' Bennett Leadjelly 0:35

22 Bob Hall The Spider 4:20

23 Nighthawkes My Babe 3:01

24 Nighthawkes She Had To Go 4:01

25 Nighthawkes Mama Talk To Your Daughter 2:44

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