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Release date: 15-12-2005 (originally released in 1981) 2005 UK 10-track LP set pressed on Audiophile 180gram Virgin VINYL - presents one of the best duos in the history of the blues, guitarist Buddy Guy and harmonica player Junior Wells. Over the years they made many recordings together but this one is unique - presented in sealed & stickered gatefold sleeve Tracks: 01. Watch Yourself 02. Stone Crazy 03. I Found a True Love 04. First Time I Met the Blues 05. Let Me Love You Baby 06. No Lie 07. I Got a Strange Feeling 08. My Time after a while 09. Ten Years Ago 10. Broken Hearted Blues This LP presents one of the best duos in the history of the blues, guitarist Buddy Guy and harmonica player Junior Wells. Over the years they made many recordings together but this one is unique. Recorded whilst on a 1981 tour of Europe, Guy and Wells took a break from their backing musicians and amps to cut this spontaneous, all acoustic set. The results stand in stark contrast to the steamy Chicago blues the duo is best known for. Instead these recordings are relaxed and personal, with an intimate, back porch feel. Guy switches between six and twelve string guitars, and lays down rootsy acoustic rhythms for Wells’s tasteful harmonica lines. The two share vocal duties on the performances as they pay homage to the rural, country blues roots these modern bluesmen share. Fantastic transparency, a jaw dropping presentation of rough hewed vocal dynamic shifts and the kind of inner details that scream "intimacy" recreates the atmospheric roots of the Deep South - making this a must own record from a sonic perspective as well. Guy and Wells chew over those gristle and bone themes that have preoccupied generations (both through their own songs and those penned by the likes of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Sunny Joe) and in the process they reveal the full width, depth, scale and cultural impact of the blues legacy Personnel: Buddy Guy : acoustic six strings guitar on all tunes except * on which he plays a twelve strings guitar. Vocals on all tracks Side 1. Junior Wells: harmonica, vocals on ** and all tracks Side 2 All tunes selected by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Special thanks to I.M.L. representing Guild guitars in France and National Music in Paris. Recorded and mixed at Sysmo Studio, Paris on 15th May 1981 Produced by Didier Tricard Originally issued in France on Isabel Records 900.510 under the title “Going Back”
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