I just learned that the Climax Blues Band is touring Germany again this fall. Unfortunately, due to my medical condition, I can't make it to one of their shows. But: They were actually the very first band that I ever saw live on stage. It was in Mannheim, Germany in 1969 (at that time as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) when I was 13 years old. It was an afternoon show for kids, no smoke, no alcohol, and we received free tickets in our class room... Thank you for having put up their debut here !
I saw these guys in 1973 or 1974 at Miami Jai-alai; they opened for Mountain. They made a lasting impression on me; they were really good live. The guitar player had an "on" night that night. Mountain paled by comparison.
Climax Chicago Blues Band 1969 -- From Wikipedia---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. It was produced by Chris Thomas and was one of his first production projects. Track listing All tracks written by Climax Blues Band except where noted: "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" (instrumental) - 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 Personnel The Climax Chicago Blues Band Colin Cooper - lead vocals, harmonica Pete Haycock - lead and slide guitars, vocals, lead vocals (track 9) Derek Holt - rhythm guitar, organ, bass Arthur Augustin Wood - piano, organ, celesta, harmonium Richard Jones - bass George Ewart Newsome - drums Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) are a British blues rock band. They have released at least 19 albums. "Couldn't Get It Right"[1] reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. "I Love You" peaked on the Billboard chart at No. 12 in 1981. History The band were formed in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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). Jones left the group in 1969, and Holt began playing bass.[3] The band switched labels to Harvest Records in 1970 and subsequent records had a more rock-oriented feel.[4] John Cuffley replaced Newsome in 1971. In 1972 the group shortened their name to Climax Blues Band. Albums issued in the 1970s include FM/Live (1973), a double set recorded at a concert in New York,[5] and the studio albums Sense of Direction (1974), Stamp Album (1975) and Gold Plated (1976), featuring the hit single "Couldn't Get It Right".[3] In the 1970s, the band's concerts in the US were attended by up to 20,000 people.[6] By 1981 the band was moving towards a pop-rock sound.[6] Holt and Cuffley left in 1983. A previously unknown recording of a live performance was released as Climax Blues Band/World Tour 1976 by the Major League Productions (MLP) record label. The album Sample and Hold was recorded for Virgin Records in 1983 by Haycock, Cooper, and George Glover, with a rhythm section composed of the session musicians Dave Marquee and Henry Spinetti. A follow-up album was in the works, but Cooper bowed out, citing personal reasons. Haycock went on to record several solo projects, the first of which was the album Total Climax, with his band, Pete Haycock's Climax; this band toured extensively in Europe, including Communist East Germany, and conducted a well-received tour in Australia. Haycock was later asked by his former Climax Blues Band manager, Miles Copeland, to record an instrumental album, Guitar and Son, and the live album Night of the Guitars (from the tour of the same name) for the I.R.S. No Speak label. After that tour, Haycock teamed up with the guitarist Steve Hunter and former Climax Blues bandmate Derek Holt to record the album H Factor. He was later recruited by Bev Bevan to become a member of Electric Light Orchestra Part II and recorded and toured with that group from 1990 onwards. He also started his film score career at this time, playing the lead on Hans Zimmer's score to Thelma and Louise. He also performed on the Night of the Guitars tours, which included Holt on bass, keyboards and occasional vocals. Holt wrote "I Love You", one of the Climax Blues Band's biggest hits. It is included on the Climax Blues Band double album 25 Years 1968-1993, released by the German label Repertoire in 1993. "I Love You" still gets over 20,000 radio plays a year in the US, and was used in Finn Taylor's 2002 film Cherish and in Kevin Smith's 2008 film Zach and Miri make a Porno. In 1983, Holt joined drummer Brendan Day and Nektar guitarist Roye Albrighton to record an album under the name Grand Alliance for the A&M label. In 1985, Cooper and Glover recruited guitarist Lester Hunt, drummer Roy Adams, and original member Derek Holt to record the Climax Blues Band album Drastic Steps, and this line-up toured in support of the album in the UK, Europe, and America.[8][6] Neil Simpson replaced Derek Holt in the early 1990s, releasing the live album Blues from the Attic in 1993 and Big Blues in 2004.[ Colin Cooper died of cancer on 3 July 2008, aged 68.[6][10] He was replaced by singer and saxophone and harmonica player Johnny Pugh, who retired in 2012, and was replaced in turn by vocalist Graham Dee and saxophone player Chris Aldridge. Pete Haycock died on 30 October 2013, at age 62. As of 2019, the band continued to tour without any remaining original members.
Album that started me down the rabbit hole of british blues. Mayall, Clapton, Cyril Davies, Page, Korner, Green, and even Christine Perfect. Great stuff all. Thanks for shining a light.
Derek Holt is touring with his version of the band, which includes B.B. King's drummer. They're playing Hempfest in Seattle, this Saturday, August 18. I will be there! It's a free event.
Me to and I know your right. I bought these vinyl records as a kid and I treat my records like gold. I only have a few thousand and that's not enough I my life. I'm still looking for old records in great shape. I like my music loud.
Have this record - in mono I believe, must dig it out from the attic, great band back then, RIP Peter Haycock, along with Rory Gallagher my favourite slide guitarist.
Uncle Wiki tells me-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).
These guys, back then, were just a little tighter than Canned Heat but that's who they remind me of on this album. Both bands never got the recognition they deserved.
MEAN OLD WORLD 0:00 INSURANCE 3:51 GOING DOWN THIS ROAD 7:40 YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING 10:44 DON'T START ME TALKIN' 13:15 WEE BABY BLUES 16:35 TWENTY PAST ONE 20:01 A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN 23:11 HOW MANY MORE YEARS 27:30 LOOKING FOR MY BABY 30:31 AND LONELY 33:22 THE ENTERTAINER 42:13
Mean Old World Insurance Going Down This Road You've Been Drinking Don't Start Me Talking Wee Baby Blues Twenty Past One A Stranger In Your Town How Many More Years Looking For My Baby And Lonely The Entertainer
![Climax Blues Band - Sense Of Direction (1974) [Complete LP]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MxH1af3loTs/mqdefault.jpg)
I just learned that the Climax Blues Band is touring Germany again this fall. Unfortunately, due to my medical condition, I can't make it to one of their shows. But: They were actually the very first band that I ever saw live on stage. It was in Mannheim, Germany in 1969 (at that time as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) when I was 13 years old. It was an afternoon show for kids, no smoke, no alcohol, and we received free tickets in our class room... Thank you for having put up their debut here !
Surely this band's best music release - classic choice of songs and the essence of the Chicago blues is contained in one perfect record.
50年以上前に、中野区のDisk. OTUKAで買ったのを思い出しました。好きなアルバムでした。プロデューサー
が、確かクリス トーマスだったと思います。ホワイトブルースいいですね。
I saw these guys in 1973 or 1974 at Miami Jai-alai; they opened for Mountain. They made a lasting impression on me; they were really good live. The guitar player had an "on" night that night. Mountain paled by comparison.
An excellent debut album by The Climax Chicago Blues Band. Still as fresh sounding today as it was when released in '69
Try listening to The Climax Blues Band, another great blues band.
Beautiful blues rock 🎸 great Band 🤩
Climax Chicago Blues Band 1969 -- From Wikipedia---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. It was produced by Chris Thomas and was one of his first production projects.
Track listing
All tracks written by Climax Blues Band except where noted:
"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" (instrumental) - 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
Personnel
The Climax Chicago Blues Band
Colin Cooper - lead vocals, harmonica
Pete Haycock - lead and slide guitars, vocals, lead vocals (track 9)
Derek Holt - rhythm guitar, organ, bass
Arthur Augustin Wood - piano, organ, celesta, harmonium
Richard Jones - bass
George Ewart Newsome - drums Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) are a British blues rock band. They have released at least 19 albums. "Couldn't Get It Right"[1] reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. "I Love You" peaked on the Billboard chart at No. 12 in 1981.
History
The band were formed in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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).
Jones left the group in 1969, and Holt began playing bass.[3] The band switched labels to Harvest Records in 1970 and subsequent records had a more rock-oriented feel.[4] John Cuffley replaced Newsome in 1971.
In 1972 the group shortened their name to Climax Blues Band.
Albums issued in the 1970s include FM/Live (1973), a double set recorded at a concert in New York,[5] and the studio albums Sense of Direction (1974), Stamp Album (1975) and Gold Plated (1976), featuring the hit single "Couldn't Get It Right".[3] In the 1970s, the band's concerts in the US were attended by up to 20,000 people.[6] By 1981 the band was moving towards a pop-rock sound.[6] Holt and Cuffley left in 1983.
A previously unknown recording of a live performance was released as Climax Blues Band/World Tour 1976 by the Major League Productions (MLP) record label.
The album Sample and Hold was recorded for Virgin Records in 1983 by Haycock, Cooper, and George Glover, with a rhythm section composed of the session musicians Dave Marquee and Henry Spinetti. A follow-up album was in the works, but Cooper bowed out, citing personal reasons.
Haycock went on to record several solo projects, the first of which was the album Total Climax, with his band, Pete Haycock's Climax; this band toured extensively in Europe, including Communist East Germany, and conducted a well-received tour in Australia. Haycock was later asked by his former Climax Blues Band manager, Miles Copeland, to record an instrumental album, Guitar and Son, and the live album Night of the Guitars (from the tour of the same name) for the I.R.S. No Speak label.
After that tour, Haycock teamed up with the guitarist Steve Hunter and former Climax Blues bandmate Derek Holt to record the album H Factor. He was later recruited by Bev Bevan to become a member of Electric Light Orchestra Part II and recorded and toured with that group from 1990 onwards. He also started his film score career at this time, playing the lead on Hans Zimmer's score to Thelma and Louise. He also performed on the Night of the Guitars tours, which included Holt on bass, keyboards and occasional vocals.
Holt wrote "I Love You", one of the Climax Blues Band's biggest hits. It is included on the Climax Blues Band double album 25 Years 1968-1993, released by the German label Repertoire in 1993. "I Love You" still gets over 20,000 radio plays a year in the US, and was used in Finn Taylor's 2002 film Cherish and in Kevin Smith's 2008 film Zach and Miri make a Porno. In 1983, Holt joined drummer Brendan Day and Nektar guitarist Roye Albrighton to record an album under the name Grand Alliance for the A&M label.
In 1985, Cooper and Glover recruited guitarist Lester Hunt, drummer Roy Adams, and original member Derek Holt to record the Climax Blues Band album Drastic Steps, and this line-up toured in support of the album in the UK, Europe, and America.[8][6] Neil Simpson replaced Derek Holt in the early 1990s, releasing the live album Blues from the Attic in 1993 and Big Blues in 2004.[
Colin Cooper died of cancer on 3 July 2008, aged 68.[6][10] He was replaced by singer and saxophone and harmonica player Johnny Pugh, who retired in 2012, and was replaced in turn by vocalist Graham Dee and saxophone player Chris Aldridge. Pete Haycock died on 30 October 2013, at age 62.
As of 2019, the band continued to tour without any remaining original members.
Album that started me down the rabbit hole of british blues. Mayall, Clapton, Cyril Davies, Page, Korner, Green, and even Christine Perfect. Great stuff all. Thanks for shining a light.
Played this album to death, way back when. Unreal still holds up!
Derek Holt is touring with his version of the band, which includes B.B. King's drummer. They're playing Hempfest in Seattle, this Saturday, August 18. I will be there! It's a free event.
Me to and I know your right. I bought these vinyl records as a kid and I treat my records like gold. I only have a few thousand and that's not enough I my life. I'm still looking for old records in great shape. I like my music loud.
type of sound that stays in your mind , never mind and enjoy flawlessness
Great album always loved it!
Have this record - in mono I believe, must dig it out from the attic, great band back then, RIP Peter Haycock, along with Rory Gallagher my favourite slide guitarist.
did Rory Gallagher play on this album?
@@stephenpjohnson2866 No he did not.
This was the first bleusalbum i bought when i was 16 in 1970 and i still love it.
I like playing The Climax Chicago Blues Band from my vinyl records without no interroproptions. I play them loud so I can do the Rattlesnake shake.
Great rock & blues band! Along with John Mayalll, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Fleetwood Mac ( Mach1), Alexis Korner, Savoy Brown...
Led zepplin?
Cyril Davies!
Canned Heat
Graham Bond Organization
Ain't nobody white can sing the blues song by Mitch Ryder. I like all of the ass kickin rock n Rollin blues.
Awesome! Love this album and the harp is just so cool! Thank you for sharing 👍
One of the first vinyl disc I bought. Love it !
j'adore , excellent !
Hi... Great Music
Happy Sunday to you
Excellent Bro ! Love this Band Big Time . Along with Savoy Brown they were a huge influence on my taking up guitar . Thanks Much !
I like this swinging blues band (May 2023 )
Excellent album. Their first two are hard to find. Thanks for making it available!
The best of Brit Blues...
cyrveo rojo thanks 4 the download s appreaciated.THANK YOU
I bought this album in 1970
Excellent blues covers.
You have great taste in music. You like what I like. My new favorite channel. Thanks for the J B. Hutto. And so many others. Thanks for sharing.
Lo máximo
I like this album from Climax Chicago Blues👍
Довольно позитивный blues .
Golden Album
Had this album .... thanks for posting !!
Fantastic album
Rare lp
Bravo :-)
I love their "A Lot Of Bottle" album as well. Play this all of the time.
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Pete Haycock is one my favorite guitarist. Lucienne is wonderful.
Maravilloso "Album"
Bravo bleus music
Uncle Wiki tells me-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).
These guys, back then, were just a little tighter than Canned Heat but that's who they remind me of on this album. Both bands never got the recognition they deserved.
Очень свежо звучит, на одном дыхании
Awesome!
Thanx
Music for the people
Hi.c.r. I have your new ! Channel this album I will put hai album in my library so Keep the albums Coming your new ! No.1 fan
Che spettacolo grazie
É verdade Luio....
I have the album FM Live released on
Sire records, 1973 .
I had that album back then now I have my favorite songs from that album on Spotify
My goodness, I thought this band started in the 70s with "Couldn't get it right". Thank you for showing me "the light"
Yeah, too bad they obviously went "pop" because this in my opinion is "real" (course it doesn't pay the bills I suppose).
Nice blues song
Super grup
MEAN OLD WORLD 0:00
INSURANCE 3:51
GOING DOWN THIS ROAD 7:40
YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING 10:44
DON'T START ME TALKIN' 13:15
WEE BABY BLUES 16:35
TWENTY PAST ONE 20:01
A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN 23:11
HOW MANY MORE YEARS 27:30
LOOKING FOR MY BABY 30:31
AND LONELY 33:22
THE ENTERTAINER 42:13
Охуенная ввещь... сейчас так не играют... 38:53
Just found an original copy of this album in a charity shop for £2... 😊
Porque que essa banda ficou escondida, e não fez o sucesso que ela merecia fazer ,???
Porquê ?,??
Mantaaaaappppp...I like it
I’d announce it to the world..
Shamefully overlooked in favour of JM,s beano album.This album by CCBB is equally great in context with that period of British blues
similar style beat in both records
Originally known as The Chicago Climax Blues Band, correct?
Climax Chicago
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yeah
... 👍 !!
apparently we’re unavoidable at this moment.. in time...
She gone
This album I own since 50 years. But there is one song I like too much: AND LONELY. Could somebody tell for what album it is?
This one. Their first, entitled Climax Blues Band (1969)
It sounds exactly like John Mayall
Mean Old World
Insurance
Going Down This Road
You've Been Drinking
Don't Start Me Talking
Wee Baby Blues
Twenty Past One
A Stranger In Your Town
How Many More Years
Looking For My Baby
And Lonely
The Entertainer
😁
これ、CDで、買ったんだよね、マック、
Great brit blues, sounds a bit like John Mayall Bluesbreakers. Doobie and tea instead scotch and beer.