Bobby Blue Bland "Two Steps" Mint Duke Mono LP
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Classic Bobby Blue Bland Duke LP; "Two Steps From The Blues"; High Fidelity DLP-74; Record is Mint; has never been played! Cover is Mint; still in original shrink wrap! You will never see this LP in this condition!! Satisfaction Guaranteed!!
Without a doubt, Two Steps from the Blues is the definitive Bobby “Blue” Bland album and one of the great records in electric blues and soul-blues. In fact, it’s one of the key albums in modern blues, marking a turning point when juke joint blues were seamlessly blended with gospel and Southern soul, creating a distinctly Southern sound where all of these styles blended so thoroughly it was impossible to tell where one began and one ended. Given his Memphis background, Bobby “Blue” Bland was perfectly suited for this kind of amalgam as envisioned by producer/arranger Joe Scott, who crafted these wailing horn arrangements that sounded as impassioned as Bland’s full-throated, anguished vocals. It helped, of course, that the songs were uniformly brilliant. Primarily from the pen of Deadric Malone, along with Duke head Don Robey and Scott (among others), these are the tunes that form the core of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s legend and the foundation of soul-blues: “Two Steps from the Blues,” “I Don’t Want No Woman,” “Cry, Cry, Cry,” “I’m Not Ashamed,” “Lead Me On,” “Little Boy Blue” — songs so good they overshadow standards like “St. James Infirmary.” These are songs that blur the division between Ray Charles soul and Chess blues, opening the doors for numerous soul and blues sounds, from Muscle Shoals and Stax through the modern-day soul-bluesman. Since this, like many blues albums from the late ’50s/early ’60s, was a collection of singles, it’s possible to find the key tracks, even the entire album, on the numerous Bobby “Blue” Bland collections released over the years, but this remains an excellent, essential blues album on its own terms — one of the greatest ever released.
Recorded between March 12, 1956 and November 12, 1960.
Personnel includes: Bobby “Blue” Bland- (Vocals);
Wayne Bennett, Clarence Holloman- (Guitar);
Robert Skinner, L.A. Hill- (Tenor Sax);
Rayfield Devers- (baritone Sax);
Joe Scott, Melvin Jackson- (Trumpet);
Pluma Davis- (Trombone);
Connie Mack Booker, Teddy Reynolds- (Piano);
Hamp Simmons- (Bass);
John “Jabo” Starks, Sonny Freeman- (Drums).
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01. Two Steps From The Blues 02:36
02. Cry, Cry, Cry 02:44
03. I’m Not Ashamed 02:37
04. Don’t Cry No More 02:29
05. Lead Me On 02:06
06. I Pity The Fool 02:43
07. I’ve Just Got To Forget You 02:34
08. Little Boy Blue 02:40
09. St. James Infirmary 02:26
10. I’ll Take Care Of You 02:26
11. Don’t Want No Woman 02:41
12. I’ve Been Wrong So Long 02:21
Will ship internationally for $ 12 ; Domestic shipping is $8.25 per record! To insure LP or 45, an additional $2.25 per LP in US and $ 14 internationally ! Preferred payment is Pay Pal, but will take personal checks and/or cashiers checks; item will ship once payment has cleared! Check my feedback to insure quality handling and honesty !! Professionally packaged !! Thanks, John
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