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These 17 tunes come from King's most fertile period, his 1966-68 tenure at Memphis's Stax Records. Stax chief Jim Stewart had been reluctant to sign blues artists because he felt straight blues wouldn't mesh with Stax's patented Memphis soul. Ironically, the fusion of King's sharp guitar wails with the dynamic rhythms of Booker T. & the MGs--the Stax house band--was what set King apart from other bluesmen. The unique blend produced classic after classic: Booker T. Jones' rolling piano propels "Laundromat Blues". Al Jackson's drum shuffle supports "Crosscut Saw". The driving horns of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson and Joe Arnold accentuate "Born Under a Bad Sign". King's ripe and mellow vocals are a perfect match for the soul-drenched music while his dramatic string bends leap out. --Marc Greilsamer
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-King Of The Blues Guitar (1966-68 'Atlantic') (52:38/17) Exzellentes Album mit sechs Bonus-Titeln / six bonus tracks incl. Oh Pretty Woman, Funk-Shun, Laundromat Blues, Kansas City, etc.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
I honestly cannot believe that possible sexist lyrics on a blues album is a cause for concern. In any case, most of the time it's poor Albert getting the blues from mean, mistreatin' women. (In Laundromat Blues his woman is meeting her lover at the local laundromat - women eh?)
From top to bottom this album is a delight - there isn't a single slack moment on this record. Albert's singing (especially on "The Very Thought of You") is as sweet as a choir of angels, his guitar as dirty and funky as Hell itself. Add in Booker T and the MGs (just listen to Al Jackson Jr an "Cold Feet" - stunning)and you have one of the greatest blues compilations in existence.
Charles Shaar Murray in his book "Blues on CD" said that if he were rating CDs on a five star basis then this album would get a six. It is truly indispensable for anyone with even a passing interest in the blues.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By D. Shellock
Format:Audio CD
Having listened to this CD on a mid-range system - Arcam amp, Cambridge Audio CD player and Mission speakers - and with Sennheiser cans - which, unfortunately due to to financial constraints, are hardly high-end system separates - I really can't understand what so many of the reviewers of ths CD are complaining about. The sound is not exactly great but really is hardly worth complaining about...I've heard plenty worse transfers to CD..in particular, there really are no crackles, pops or snaps... I don't know what versions are being sent to Serbia or elsewhere but I'd be happy to record my copy of the CD to any format you'd like and return to you...
I don't think there's much need to comment on the quality of the actual music as it just flies....classic was and will ever be... and just imagine how ec, jimi and so many others were inluenced by this
All i would say if anything the sound quality deteriorates slightly on the "bonus" tracks....but they are a more than welcome addition to my old vinyl copy of "Born under a Bad Sign"...
in short, my CD version ....and , i hope, yours too ...offers all the bite, sustain and attack you'd want from Albert's classic guitar sound, making this an absolutely classic album....
I don't think there's much need to comment on the quality of the actual music as it just flies....classic was and will ever be... and just imagine how ec, jimi and so many others were inluenced by this
All i would say if anything the sound quality deteriorates slightly on the "bonus" tracks....but they are a more than welcome addition to my old vinyl copy of "Born under a Bad Sign"...
in short, my CD version ....and , i hope, yours too ...offers all the bite, sustain and attack you'd want from Albert's classic guitar sound, making this an absolutely classic album....
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Dr J
Format:Audio CD
Just wanted to highlight to unsuspecting buyers that this album contains EVERY single track off the classic 'Born under a bad sign' album. Great value then, but don't do what i did and use this album as a starting reference point, and then upon further reading hastily decide you need to own the aforementioned classic Albert King album (all too easy in these 1-click days!), without cross-referencing the level of track duplication! Duh. I feel the Amazon review might have usefully drawn attention to this fact to forewarn numpties such as me.
Otherwise, faultless in my opinion. I have not heard the original vinyl recordings so can't comment on merits (or otherwise) of the remastering, but sounds par for the course to me.
Otherwise, faultless in my opinion. I have not heard the original vinyl recordings so can't comment on merits (or otherwise) of the remastering, but sounds par for the course to me.
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WOW
DONT USUALLY LEAVE ANY COMMENTS BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ALBUM WONT BORE YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF WHERE AND WHEN IT WAS RECORDED IT IS A GEM BUY IT!!!@!!
Published 1 month ago by jbo
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YES PLEASE!!! GIVE ME SOME MORE!!
"Born under a bad sign" is said to be one of the greatest blues album ever....This is an extended version!!! Great stuff from the velvet bulldozer!!
Published 5 months ago by Warren
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Perfect - and then some
Besides the dreadful 'The Very Thought of You', Born Under a Bad Sign is probably the most magically perfect blues album of the 60s and beyond, and this collection contains all of... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Angry bluesman
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Classic blues
There's not much that needs to be said about Albert King's place in the history of electric guitar and blues. This album contains a lot of the material that made his name. Read more
Published 18 months ago by RV
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great
great service great item , forgotten how much I like Albert King ,totally satisfied with the product and the seeler would recomend
Published 18 months ago by world war 2 in cartoons
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album, Terrible Sound
I agree with many of the other reviewers - you can't beat this king for music. Except when the sound quality is this bad. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2010 by Stephen Amos
4.0 out of 5 stars
Albert lets loose.
This albums worse quality is the sound it can be piercing in the treble regions but you will enjoy the music King shows us how to play the blues with style and soul. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by G. Skinner
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Six stars at least!
This CD is essentially Albert's mid-60s record "Born under a bad sign" - one of the classic electric blues records - with the addition of the Stax singles "I love Lucy" "Funk shun"... Read more
Published on 25 July 2008 by G. E. Harrison
3.0 out of 5 stars
Spoilt by Sound Quality
I am a great admirer of Albert King, however, I feel the sound quality on this cd is abysmal and spoils what would otherwise be an excellent selection of tunes.
Published on 29 Jun 2007 by Rob Dylan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oh, Beautiful Blues
I'm listening to this CD as I write this review, having recently received it through the post. I had decided that Albert King was under-represented in my CD collection and did some... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2007 by Wilf
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