B.B. King - The Blues (1LP Coloured)

Vinyl Passion

£16.18

Format: LP Coloured
Catalogue No.: VPL90061
Barcode: 8719039006861
Release Date: 20 Sep 2024
Genre: Blues

’The Blues’ was B.B. King’s second Crown LP drawn from his RPM singles recorded between 1951-1958.
This album traces his early development into a world class artist. ‘The Blues’ used a single hit tune (in this case “When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer,” a Top Ten R&B chart entry in 1954) to help sell a package of lesser-known material, but thankfully the label also picked some great tunes that hardly sound like filler, even if they didn’t make the charts. King’s songwriting was already stellar, with “I Want to Get Married,” “Don’t You Want a Man Like Me,” and “Ruby Lee” demonstrating his way with a melody and a lyrical conceit. ‘ The Blues’ demonstrates he was already near the top of his class. The LP is extended with 2 bonus tracks.

TRACKLIST:
Side A:
1. Why Do Things
Happen To Me
2. Ruby Lee
3. When My Heart
Beats Like A Hammer
4. Past Day
5. Boogie Woogie
Woman
6. Early In The
Morning

Side B:
1. I Want To Get
Married
2. That Ain’t The
Way To Do It
3. Troubles,
Troubles, Troubles
4. Don’t You
Want A Man Like Me
5. You Know I Go
For You
6. What Can I Do
Bonus Tracks
7. Sweet Little
Angel
8. You Know I
Love You