The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Original Lost Elektra Sessions (1964 us, pioneer blues rock blast)

All but one of these 19 tracks were recorded in December, 1964, as Paul Butterfield Blues Band's projected first LP; the results were scrapped and replaced by their official self-titled debut, cut a few months later. With both Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop already in tow, these sessions rank among the earliest blues-rock ever laid down. Extremely similar in feel to the first album, it's perhaps a bit rawer in production and performance, but not appreciably worse or different than what ended up on the actual debut LP. Dedicated primarily to electric Chicago blues standards, Butterfield fans will find this well worth acquiring, as most of the selections were never officially recorded by the first lineup (although different renditions of five tracks showed up on the first album and the What's Shakin' compilation). 

by Richie Unterberger

Tracks
1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson) - 2:23
2. Just To Be With You (Bernard Roth) - 3:24
3. Help Me (Rice Miller) - 2:17
4. Hate To See You Go ("Little" Walter Jacobs) - 4:35
5. Poor Boy (Traditional) - 3:27
6. Nut Popper #1 (Paul Butterfield) - 2:26
7. Everything‘s Gonna Be Alright ("Little" Walter Jacobs) - 2:59
8. Lovin‘ Cup (Paul Butterfield) - 2:44
9. Rock Me (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup) - 2:52
10. It Hurts Me Too (Hudson "Tampa Red" Whittaker) - 2:46
11. Our Love Is Driftin‘ (Elvin Bishop, Paul Butterfield) - 2:30
12. Take Me Back Baby ("Little" Walter Jacobs) - 2:50
13. Mellow Down Easy (Willie Dixon) - 3:06
14. Ain‘t No Need To Go Further (Al Duncan) - 2:46
15. Love Her With A Feeling (Hudson "Tampa Red" Whittaker) - 3:00
16. Piney Bown Blues ("Big" Joe Turner, Pete Johnson) - 2:15
17. Spoonful (Willie Dixon) - 3:20
18. That‘s Allright (James A. Lane) - 3:14
19. Going Down Slow (James Oden) - 6:02

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
*Jerome Arnold - Bass
*Elvin Bishop - Guitar
*Michael Bloomfield - Guitar, Hammond, Piano
*Paul Butterfield - Harmonica, Vocals
*Sam Lay - Drums
*Mark Naftalin - Organ

Paul Butterfield's back pages
1965  The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
1966  East West
1966-68  Strawberry Jam
1967  The Resurrection Of The Pigboy Crabshaw
1968  In My Own Dream
1969  Keep On Moving
1970  Live 
1971  Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin'
1973  Paul Butterfield's Better Days
1973  It All Comes Back (Japan Edition)
1976  Put It In Your Ear

Elvin Bishop
1969-70/72  Party Till The Cows Come Home
1974  Elvin Bishop - Let It Flow
1977  Live! Raisin' Hell (2012 remaster)

Mike Bloomfield's tapestry
1967  Electric Flag - The Trip
1968-69  Electric Flag - An American Music Band / A Long Time Comin'  
196?-7?  The Electric Flag - Live
1968  Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield - The Lost Concert Tapes, Filmore East
1969  Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper - The Live Adventures
1969  Michael Bloomfield with Nick Gravenites & Friends - Live At Bill Graham's Fillmore West
1969  Nick Gravenites - My Labors
1973  Bloomfield, Hammond, Dr.John - Triumvirate (Japan remaster)
1976  KGB - KGB
1976-77  Michael Bloomfield - Live at the Old Waldorf
1977  Prescription For The Blues

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