BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND/MIKE BLOOMFIELD EAST-WEST RARE ORIG '67 ELEKTRA LP MINT

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·       THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - EAST/WEST - ORIGINAL 1966 ELEKTRA RECORDS STEREO LP EKS-7315

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       NOTE: THIS ALBUM WAS NEVER RELEASED ON ELEKTRA'S "GUITAR PLAYER" LABEL EXCEPT – PERHAPS – IN CANADA. THE INFORMATION TO THE CONTRARY, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN SOME RECORD BOOKS AND PRICE GUIDES, IS BLATANTLY INACCURATE AND MISLEADING. THIS LABEL (TAN/GOLD/BROWN) IS THE ONE AND ONLY FIRST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM.

·       ORIGINAL TAN (GOLD) ELEKTRA LABEL.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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The raw immediacy and tight instrumental attack of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's self-titled debut album were startling and impressive in 1965, but the following year, the group significantly upped the ante with its second LP, East-West. The debut showed that Butterfield and his bandmates could cut tough, authentic blues (not a given for an integrated band during the era in which fans were still debating if a white boy could play the blues) with the energy of rock & roll, but East-West was a far more ambitious set, with the band showing an effective command of jazz, Indian raga, and garagey proto-psychedelia as well as razor-sharp electric blues. Butterfield was the frontman, and his harp work was fierce and potent, but the core of the band was the dueling guitar work of Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, especially Bloomfield's ferocious, acrobatic solos, while Mark Naftalin's keyboards added welcome washes of melodic color, and the rhythm section of bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Billy Davenport were capable of both the rock-solid support of veteran blues players and the more flexible and artful pulse of a jazz combo, rising and relaxing with the dynamics of a performance. The Butterfield Blues Band sounded muscular and exciting on classic blues workouts like "Walkin' Blues," "Two Trains Running," and "I Got a Mind to Give Up Living," but the highlights came when the band pushed into new territory, such as the taut New Orleans proto-funk of "Get Out of My Life, Woman," the buzzy and mildly trippy "Mary, Mary," and especially two lengthy instrumental workouts, the free-flowing jazz of Nat Adderley's "Work Song" and the title track, a fiery mix of blues, psychedelia, Indian musical patterns, and several other stops in between, with Butterfield, Bloomfield, and Bishop blowing for all their worth. East-West would prove to be a pivotal album in the new blues-rock movement, and it was the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's greatest achievement; Bloomfield would be gone by the time they cut their next LP to form the Electric Flag, and as good as Bishop was, losing the thrust and parry between the two guitarists was a major blow. But East-West captures a great group in high flight as the bandmembers join together in something even more remarkable than their estimable skills as individuals would suggest, and its importance as a nexus point between rock, blues, jazz, and world music cannot be overestimated.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

The visitors of our eBay pages know that we harbor much disdain for the concept of "White" Blues. For most part, the notion is just a Caucasian masturbation, and not much else. It's not that white folks (of whom we are proud card-carrying members) cannot feel the blues vibe - it's just that most of them have been too shielded from the harmful impact of life, and simply cannot relate to the blues experience. But then, it also helps explain why young Black people in this country can't play blues either - they, too, have been too pampered to feel the agony of their ancestors. Hip-hop and blues don't mix well.

Having said this, we must point out numerous noble exceptions that warrant an honorable mention here: the list is actually pretty long, but we think that John Hammond, Jr., Alexis Corner, Keef Hartley, The Savoy Brown, Peter Green, Duane Allman, John Mayall, Ry Cooder, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Graham Bond, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt deserve to make it to the Dean's list. Rolling Stones should also be included,  for their great love of the genre which they greatly helped propagate.

We proudly present here what we strongly believe is one of two finest white blues albums ever recorded (the other being John Hammond Jr's "I can tell") : the scorching 1966 Paul Butterfield Blues Band's "East/West", which includes a truly earth-shaking fretwork by Mike Bloomfield. But then, we are entirely partial: we've never met a Mike Bloomfield song we didn't like.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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