THIS IS THE 1981 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on DELMARK label . The gatefold cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT discolouration/wear on corners (especially on top left) and spines (without splits), surface sticker mark on rear (top right), surface ringwear/edgewear, left spine is fully readable; INSIDE PANELS in great condition; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyls in EX condition and play wonderfully.

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MAGIC SAM

with MAC THOMPSON, EDDIE SHAW, A.C. REED, BOB RICHEY, TYRONE CARTER, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND

No blues guitarist better represented the adventurous modern sound of Chicago's West side more proudly than Sam Maghett. He died tragically young (at age 32 of a heart attack), just as he was on the brink of climbing the ladder to legitimate stardom, but Magic Sam left behind a thick legacy of bone-cutting blues that remains eminently influential around his old stomping grounds to this day.

"MAGIC SAM LIVE"

1981       2LP     DELMARK RECORDS      DL-645/646

PRINTED IN U.S.A.      ORIGINAL PRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: Label variation with no text at left side of labels. Gatefold cover does not have Made in Canada designation on back. The Wakefield numbers printed on labels and in the runouts date the pressing to 1981, plus it is the same layout as the promo (Magic Sam Live) so is the original pressing, not a repress or reissue.

Recorded at The Alex Club, Chicago, October 1963 (A1, A2, A4, B1, B4), February 1964 (A3, A5, B2, B3, B5)

Recorded at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Mich., August 3, 1969 (C1 to D5)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: DELMARK - WHITE LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - BLUE TEXT

Catalog on cover: DL-645/646

Catalog on labels: DL-645-A / DL-645-B - DL-646-A / DL-646-B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): DL 645 A  TCP(maybe; not clearly legible)  MW(Stamped)  39387A  JH

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): DL 645 B  JH  MW(Stamped)  39387B

Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): DL 646 A  JH  MW(Stamped)  39388A

Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): DL 646 B TCP(maybe; not clearly legible) JH  MW(Stamped)  39388B

On labels: Delmark......4243 N. Lincoln-Chicago

Side A & B only: (36387)

Side C & D only: (36388)

On Back Sleeve: Notes + Tracklist + Credits

℗ 1981 Delmark Records

tracklisting: 

Side A: EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME - I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'D LET ME DOWN

MOLE'S BLUES - I JUST GOT TO KNOW - TORE DOWN

Side B: YOU WERE WRONG - BACKSTROKE

COME ON IN THIS HOUSE - LOOKING GOOD - RIDING HIGH

Side C: SAN-HO-ZAY - I NEED YOU SO BAD - YOU DON'T LOVE ME

STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING - I FEEL SO GOO (I WANNA BOOGIE)

Side D: ALL YOUR LOVE - SWEET HOME CHICAGO

I GOT PAPERS ON YOU, BABY - LOOKING GOOD - LOOKING GOOD (reprise)

grading

RECORDS EX but (please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

While the sound quality leaves something to be desired, fans of electric Chicago blues should hear Magic Sam live. Recorded at two separate locations, the Alex Club in Chicago in 1963 and 1964 and the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival in 1969, this disc captures the raw energy not only of the musicians, but the crowds' tremendous response to them. Sam is in his natural environment at the Alex Club with an interchanging quintet, including electric pianist Tyrone Carter and tenor saxophonists Eddie Shaw and A.C. Reed, playing in front of a rowdy audience, ready to party. The Ann Arbor performance, on the other hand, finds him playing with a stripped down trio at an outdoor festival to a mainly white hippie crowd; performer and audience are somewhat unfamiliar with each other. This doesn't stop Sam's trio from blazing through their set and once again igniting the crowd. It should be noted that the energy level of the audience and band was exceptionally tense after Sam arrived late to the festival site without a drummer. Sam Lay was called upon at the last minute to fill the drum seat, as Charlie Musselwhite's band filled in for them while they set up. Ignore the rotten sound quality, this is raw blues power and provides a priceless document of Sam Maghett's vital showmanship...(AllMusic)