Climax Blues Band - The Climax Chicago Blues Band (1969)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"Mean Old World" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:51
"Insurance" (Waldense Hall, Charlie Singleton) – 3:47
"Going Down this Road" – 3:04
"You've Been Drinking" – 2:31
"Don't Start Me Talkin'" (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 3:20
"Wee Baby Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:25
"Twenty Past One" – 3:09
"A Stranger in Your Town" (Colin Cooper, Lee Hazlewood) – 4:18
"How Many More Years" (Chester Burnett) – 3:01
"Looking for My Baby" – 2:51
"And Lonely" – 8:49
"The Entertainer" (Scott Joplin) – 2:47
Climax Blues Band Members / Musicians
Colin Cooper – vocals, harmonica
Peter Haycock – lead and slide guitars, vocals
Derek Holt – rhythm guitar, organ, bass
Arthur Wood – piano, organ, celesta, harmonium
Richard Jones – bass
George Newsome – drums
Producer — Chris Thomas
Recorded between September 27 and November 5, 1968
Engineers – Geoff Emerick, Jeff Jarrett
Front Design – Dave Kirk, Bob Wood
Back Design – Tony Robins
The Climax Chicago Blues Band is the debut album by Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 by EMI Records (Parlophone label) under catalog number PCS 7069.
Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1967 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005).
Climax Blues Band Discography Full
The Climax Chicago Blues Band (1969)
Plays On (1969)
A Lot of Bottle (1970)
Tightly Knit (1971)
Rich Man (1972)
FM/Live (1973)
Sense of Direction (1974)
Stamp Album (1975)
Gold Plated (1976)
Shine On (1978)
Real to Reel (1979)
Flying the Flag (1980)
Lucky for Some (1981)
Sample and Hold (1983)
Drastic Steps (1988)
Blues from the Attic (1993)
25 Years 1968–1993 (1994)
Big Blues (2004)
Climax Blues Band World Tour 1976 (2011)
Security Alert: The Live Bootleg (2014)
Tempus Fugit 4 track EP: Album Sampler (2018)
Hands of Time (2019)
