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Various Artists - If I Have To wreck L.A. - Kent & Modern Blues Into The 60's Vol.2 (Ace)

£11.49

RELEASED: 25th September 2020
CD

Format:  CD
Cat No:  CDCHD1577

The second of our compilations featuring the blues recordings the Bihari brothers made in the 1960s.
The CD is centred around 11 sides from Willie Headen and Willie Garland. Willie Headen’s Dootone sides have been well represented (see CDCHD 1118), but this time out his great Modern sides are featured. There are also seven outings for Long Gone Miles with George Smith featured on harmonica.
The lesser-known ‘Before Day (Big Mama’s Blues)’ from Willie Mae Thornton’s Modern 45 kicks off with a great bit of chat from her, and a previously unknown Smokey Wilson track is also included. The compilation is rounded off by a terrific Model T Slim session produced by Bruce and Michael Bromberg.
Of the 24 tracks, only six were released at the time. Eight came out on extremely limited edition P-Vine CDs at the turn of the century, while seven are previously unreleased.

TRACKLISTING:

1. IF I HAVE TO WRECK LA (TK1) - Willie Headon
2. MAMA SAID - Willie Headon
3. IF I CAN EVER MAKE UP MY MIND - Willie Headon
4. HEY BABY(TK3) - Willie Headon
5. YOU TOLD ME A LIE - Smokey Wilson
6. BEFORE DAY EDITED SLATE - Big Mama Thornton
7. BEFORE DAY (BIG MAMA’S BLUES) – Big Mama Thornton
8. WARTIME BLUES (AS LONG GONE WAR TIME BLUES) - Long Gone Miles
9. GOTTA FIND MY BABY - Long Gone Miles
10. LITTLE SWEET THING - Long Gone Miles
11. BLACK WIDOW SPIDER (BLUES) - Willie Garland
12. ADDRESS IN MY HAND - Willie Garland
13. SOUL BLUES - Willie Garland
14. YOUR TOO COLD (TK1) - Willie Headon
15. HOT WIRE BABY (TK2) - Willie Headon
16. BABY YOU’RE WRONG (TK6) - Willie Headon
17. IF I HAVE TO WRECK LA (TK6) – Willie Headon
18. SOMEBODY’S DONE HOODOOED THE HOODOO MAN - Model T Slim
19. CHRISTINE - Model T Slim
20. BABY DON’T TEAR MY CLOTHES - Model T Slim
21. ROCKS IN MY PILLOW - Long Gone Miles
22. LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR POODLE - Long Gone Miles
23. LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME - Long Gone Miles
24. MISS NELLA BELLE - Long Gone Miles (w/George Smith)
25. BLUES PAIN - Lowell Fulsom