THIS IS THE MID/LATE-80s?) US REPRESSING on DELMARK Records. . STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER. The cover is in EX condition, without any major deterioration BUT light discolouration/wear on right edge (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl (with some factory marks on B3-B4) is in EX condition and plays wonderfully BUT with some clicks on B3-B4.

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MAGIC SAM BLUES BAND

MAGIC SAM, EDDIE SHAW, ODIE PAYNE, LAFAYETTE LEAKE, MACK THOMPSON, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

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.

"BLACK MAGIC"

<reissue, originally published 1969>

LP     DELMARK RECORDS     DS-620   STEREO

PRINTED IN USA     MID/LATE-80s REPRESSING

IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER (Jacket Made in Canada)

NOTES: Magic Sam Blues Band on front cover & spine; Magic Sam's Blues Band on rear; Magic Sam on label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 38153-0620-1 9

LABEL: DELMARK -  WHITE LABEL with BLUE LOGO on TOP - BLUE TEXT

Catalog on cover: DS-620

Catalog on labels: DS 60 A / DS 620 B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): DS-620-A  o˄o(similar)   (Stamped): §

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): DS-620-B  o˄o(similar)   (Stamped): §

On labels: Delmark Records 4243 N. Lincoln - Chicago

On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits + Notes by Jim O'Neal

Album Production and Supervision / Robert G. Koester

Recording / Dave Antler, Sound Studios, Inc.

Delmark Records 4243 North Lincoln Chicago, Ill. 60618

Jacket Made in Canada

tracklisting

Side A: I JUST WANT A LITTLE BIT - WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG - EASY, BABY

YOU BELONG TO ME - IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT

Side B: I HAVE THE SAME OLD BLUES - YOU DON'T LOVE ME, BABY

SAN JOSE - STOP! YOU'RE HURTING ME - KEEP LOVING ME BABY

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

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

What listeners have here, on the other hand, is frankly delicious, the results of the surplus of talent Magic Sam possessed, a triple threat as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Yet with all this talent, the label should also get some credit. This period of the Delmark discography set a high standard for blues recordings, the sound quality and tight interplay among the musicians every bit the equal of the classic jazz recordings on labels such as Blue Note and Prestige. There is nothing fancy about the production, and no gimmicks. It is just a great band, allowed to play the music exactly the way it wanted to. The musicians have obviously worked together a great deal and either had these arrangements down cold from live gigs or had plenty of time to get things tight. This doesn't mean that the music doesn't breathe, as there are plenty of little touches such as drum fills and turnarounds that show the presence of musicians thinking on their feet. The passage of time also increases the musical value of this music, as the eventual popularity of commercial projects such as the Blues Brothers only served to dilute the power of urban blues. Labels big and small have forsaken this type of honest and straightforward production, preferring to try concocting a higher level of funkiness through extravagent over-production, boring superstar guest appearances, and insipid studio practices such as prerecorded rhythm tracks and dipstick guitar solos punched in a note at the time. Forget all this jive and check out a track such as "You Belong to Me," where the guitarist cuts loose with a restrained solo that sometimes dances ahead of the beat like a country fiddler while the band pumps away on a superb riff. The players here, including the fine guitarist Mighty Joe Young, pianist Lafayette Leake, and a muscular rhythm section, are the best of the best. No information is provided on the songwriting, so the assumption is that these tunes are all originals by Magic Sam. None are too obviously adopted from standards, but the opening "I Just Want a Little Bit" was much copied by other blues artists. "I Have the Same Old Blues" has a medium, loping blues tempo that swings so perfectly it should be used as an instruction course for lame blues bar bands...(AllMusic)