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Pretty Things - Yardbird Blues Band - The Chicago Blues Tapes 1991
The Pretty Things & Yardbird Blues Band* – The Chicago Blues Tapes 1991
Label:
Floating World Records – FLOATM6108
Format:
CD, Album, Misprint
Country:
UK
Released:
2011
Genre:
Rock, Blues
Style:
Blues Rock
Tracklist
1  You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 3:05
2  Down In The Bottom 3:11
3  Hush Hush 4:25
4  Can't Hold On 3:25
5  Spoonful 4:51
6  She Fooled Me 2:56
7  Time Is On My Side 3:54
8  Scratch My Back 4:52
9  Long Tall Shorty 4:15
10  Diddley Daddy 4:27
11  Ain't Got You 2:36
12  Caress Me Baby 4:31
13  Here's My Picture 3:16
14  Chain Of Fools 4:59
15  Don't Start Crying Now 2:15

I’m going through a weird phase of reminiscence. So it’s just perfectly appropriate that I decided to dig out all my old albums and give them another chance to come to life. And I can tell you, I’m having a great time. The past few days have been dedicated to a very interesting project that was thankfully captured on tape/disc for future generations. I’m talking about the “Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Bands – The Chicago Blues Tapes 1991” – notice the singular here, it says Yardbird, not Yardbirds. Well, that one “bird” is Mr. Jim McCarthy who’s playing the drums and what a fine job he did. Pretty Things vocalist takes care of the singing and I hope I am not insulting the die hard fans here when I say that I personally think he actually sounds better than on the early Pretty Things. His old companion dick Taylor plays a hell of a lead guitar throughout the whole gig. Studebaker John keeps a steady background groove with his rhythm guitar and occasional slide solos. In addition to that, Mr. Richard Hite from the Canned Heat contributes with his heavy bass completing the core team. However, there is also a whole list of guest players which I will mention with names a little later.

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