[2019-06-28] The Climax Blues Band "The Albums 1969-1972" 5CD box set (Esoteric UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:25 pm

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Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of “The Albums 1969 – 1972” by the Climax Blues Band; a 5 CD set comprising the band’s first five albums, originally issued on EMI’s Parlophone and Harvest labels between 1969 and 1972, namely The Climax Chicago Blues Band, Plays On, A Lot of Bottle, Tightly Knit and Rich Man.

Formed in Stafford in 1968 by Colin Cooper, the band (originally known as the CLIMAX CHICAGO BLUES BAND) recorded their debut album in September & November 1968 with a line up of COLIN COOPER (Vocals, Harmonica), PETE HAYCOCK (Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals), ARTHUR WOOD (Keyboards), DEREK HOLT (Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Organ), RICHARD JONES (Bass) and GEORGE NEWSOME (Drums). Issued early the following year on EMI’s Parlophone label, the album saw the band gain a wider audience. Shortening their name to the Climax Blues Band, the group recorded and released their excellent follow-up album, Plays On, later that year. By 1970 the band had moved to EMI’s “progressive” label, Harvest, and issued their third album A Lot of Bottle later that year. The 1971 album Tightly Knit was arguably their best of this period. The band’s final album for Harvest was Rich Man, issued in 1972. The album made commercial inroads in the United States and was the launching platform for their success in that country over the next few years.

This official 5CD clamshell boxed set celebrates the early years of this much loved British band and features each album in a replica card sleeve wallet and includes an illustrated poster.

[tracklisting][CD1: The Climax Chicago Blues Band (1969)]
1. Mean Old World
2. Insurance
3. Going Down This Road
4. You’ve Been Drinking
5. Don’t Start Me Talkin’
6. Wee Baby Blues
7. Twenty Past One
8. A Stranger In Your Town
9. How Many More Years
10. Looking For My Baby
11. And Lonely
12. The Entertainer
Bonus Tracks:
13. Checking On My Baby
14. Arthur’s Boogie
15. Stormy Monday
16. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Take One)
17. Anybody’s Boogie
18. You’ve Been Drinking (Take One)
19. And Lonely (Take Five)

[CD2: Plays On (1969)]
1. Flight
2. Hey Baby, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, Yeh Yeh Yeh
3. Cubano Chant
4. Little Girl
5. Mum’s The Word
6. Twenty Past Two / Temptation Rag
7. So Many Roads, So Many Trains
8. City Ways
9. Crazy ‘Bout My Baby
Bonus Tracks:
10. Like Uncle Charlie (A-Side Of Single)
11. Loving Machine (B-Side Of Single)
12. Dance Of The Mountain King’s Daughter
13. Flight (First Mix)

[CD3: A Lot Of Bottle (1970)]
1. Country Hat
2. Every Day
3. Reap What I’ve Sowed
4. Brief Case
5. Alright Blue?
6. Country Hat (Reprise)
7. Seventh Son
8. Please Don’t Help Me
9. Morning Noon And Night
10. Long Lovin’ Man
11. Louisiana Blues
12. Cut You Loose
Bonus Tracks:
13. Flight (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)
14. Seventh Son (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)
15. Reap What I Have Sowed (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)

[CD4: Tightly Knit (1971)]
1. Hey Mama
2. Shoot Her If She Runs
3. Towards The Sun
4. Come On In My Kitchen
5. Who Killed McSwiggin
6. Little Link
7. St. Michael’s Blues
8. Bide My Time
9. That’s All
Bonus Tracks:
10. Hey Mama (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)
11. Shoot Her If She Runs (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)
12. Spoonful (Live At The Blow Up Club, London 1971)

[CD5: Rich Man (1972)]
1. Rich Man
2. Mole On The Dole
3. You Make Me Sick
4. Standing By A River
5. Shake Your Love
6. All The Time In The World
7. If You Wanna Know
8. Don’t You Mind People Grinning In Your Face
Bonus Track:
9. Mole On The Dole (Single Version)[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QSPJMZR/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QSPJMZR/?tag=imwan-21

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

Their best era IMO, the See For Miles CDs were excellent, hopefully Esoteric has done their usual great job as the bonus material makes it a must-add.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:42 pm

We now have the packshot in the first post, and the label has announced a second Climax Blues Band albums box which is scheduled for the following month:

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[2019-06-28] The Climax Blues Band "The Albums 1969-1972" 5CD box set (Esoteric UK)

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