The Butterfield Blues Band The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw

High-Quality Pure Analogue 180g Vinyl LP!
Malicious tongues predicted the end of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band when guitar virtuoso Mike Bloomfield left the band to form Electric Flag. In fact, however, the ensemble expanded, including a brass section, which provided a jazzier touch, while the Chicago blues was retained as the basis. Elvin Bishop became the new lead guitarist and gave the album its title with his nickname. Butterfield himself played harmonica and sang as his band grew into one of the most cohesive formations of its time.
Butterfield's best-known song One More Heartache opens the album, now without a doubt a blues-rock classic with a great harmonica and an infectious beat driven by the top-notch horns. Driftin' &
Driftin' is another well-known track and drags on for over nine minutes, with the horns sobbing and sighing while Sanborn shines with a solo in the choruses. In addition to cover versions by B. T. Jones (Born Under A Bad Sign), Otis
Rush (Double Trouble) and Roosevelt Sykes (Drivin' Wheel), two tracks by Butterfield are also represented, Run Out Of Time and the somewhat psychedelic Tollin' Bells, where Bishop's guitar and Naftalin's floating keyboard evoke a haunting feeling.
The stunning pastiche cover, a nod to the flower power era of the time, completes the release that ushered in a new phase of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's career that would last for a long time.
Evil tongues predicted the end of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band when guitar virtuoso Mike Bloomfield left the group to form Electric Flag. However, the ensemble actually expanded, now including a horn section which added a more jazzy sound, while Chicago blues remained as a basis. Elvin Bishop took on the role of lead guitarist and his nickname was adopted as the name of the album. Butterfield himself played the harmonica and sang, while his band grew together to form one of the most cohesive formations of their time.
Butterfield's best-known song "One More Heartache" opens the album, which in the meantime has undoubtedly become a blues-rock classic with superb harmonica and a catchy beat that is driven onwards by the top-notch horns. "Driftin' and Driftin'" is a further well-known piece that carries on for over nine minutes; here the brass sob and sigh while Dave Sanborn delivers a brilliant solo performance in the choruses. In addition to cover versions by B. T. Jones ("Born Under a Bad Sign"), Otis Rush ("Double Trouble") and Roosevelt Sykes ("Drivin' Wheel"), two compositions by Butterfield are included: "Run Out of Time" and the somewhat psychedelic "Tollin' Bells" where Bishop's guitar and Mark Naftalin's floating keyboard conjure up a haunting feeling.
The stunning pastiche cover, a nod to the flower power era of those times, completes this release, which marks a new phase in the career of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band that would endure for a long time.
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head.
"This is likely the single best Butterfield album of this time period and you'd be well served to pick this one up." - Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic, 4.5/5

Features:

• 180g High Quality Vinyl
• Pure Analogue
• Made from the original, analogue mastertapes
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany

Musicians:

• Paul Butterfield, harmonica, vocals
• Gene Dinwiddie, tenor saxophone
• David Sanborne, alto saxophone
• Keith Johnson, trumpet
• Elvin Bishop, guitar
• Mark Naftalin, keyboards
• Bugsy Maugh, bass, vocals on "Drivin' Wheel"
• Phil Wilson, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. One More Heartache
2. Driftin' And Driftin'
3. Pity The Fool
4. Born Under A Bad Sign
Side B
1. Run Out Of Time
2. Double Trouble
3. Drivin' Wheel
4. Droppin' Out
5. Tollin' Bells