The Original Lost Elektra Sessions

by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Paul Butterfield

Overview

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). ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2021
Label:	Wounded Bird
UPC:	0664140350526
Rank:	23078

Tracks

1. Good Morning Little School Girl
2. Just to Be With You
3. Help Me
4. Hate to See You Go
5. Poor Boy
6. Nut Popper No. 1
7. Everything's Gonna Be All Right
8. Lovin' Cup
9. Rock Me
10. It Hurts Me Too
11. Our Love Is Driftin'
12. Take Me Back Baby
13. Mellow Down Easy
14. Ain't No Need to Go No Further
15. Lover Her With a Feeling
16. Piney Brown Blues
17. Spoonful
18. That's All Right
19. Goin' Down Slow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Primary Artist
Paul Butterfield   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Mike Bloomfield   Guitar
Jerome Arnold   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Mark Naftalin   Organ
Elvin Bishop   Guitar
Sam Lay   Drums
Michael Bloomfield   Piano,Guitar,Organ (Hammond)

Technical Credits

James Burke Oden   Composer
Paul Rothchild   Producer,Liner Notes
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Performer
Paul Butterfield   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Bernard Roth   Composer
Big Joe Turner   Composer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Elmore James   Composer
Tampa Red   Composer
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
Pete Johnson   Composer
Al Duncan   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Dan Rothchild   Mixing
Jimmy Rogers   Composer
Jac Holzman   Production Supervisor
James Oden   Composer
Elvin Bishop   Composer
Little Walter   Composer
Mark Abramson   Assistant Producer
A. Walker   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Composer