Climax Blues Band Albums 1969-1972 CD

UK five CD set comprising the band's first five albums, originally issued on EMI's Parlophone and Harvest labels between 1969 and 1972 (The Climax Chicago Blues Band, Plays On, A Lot of Bottle, Tightly Knit and Rich Man). Formed in Stafford in 1968 by Colin Cooper, the band (originally known as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) recorded their debut album in September and November 1968 with a line-up of Colin Cooper (vocals, harmonica), Pete Haycock (guitar, slide guitar, vocals), Arthur Wood (keyboards), Derek Holt (rhythm guitar, bass, organ), Richard Jones (bass) and George Newsome (drums). Issued early the following year on EMI's Parlophone label, the album saw the band gain a wider audience. Shortening their name to the Climax Blues Band, the group recorded and released their excellent follow-up album, Plays On, later that year. By 1970 the band had moved to EMI's progressive label, Harvest, and issued their third album A Lot of Bottle later that year. The 1971 album Tightly Knit was arguably their best of this period. The band's final album for Harvest was Rich Man, issued in 1972. The album made commercial inroads in the United States and was the launching platform for their success in that country over the next few years.

1. Mean Old World 2. Insurance 3. Going Down This Road 4. You've Been Drinking 5. Don't Start Me Talkin' 6. Wee Baby Blues 7. Twenty Past One 8. A Stranger in Your Town 9. How Many More Years 10. Looking for My Baby 11. And Lonely 12. The Entertainer 13. Checking on My Baby (Bonus Track) 14. Arthur's Boogie (Bonus Track) 15. Stormy Monday (Bonus Track) 16. Don't Start Me Talkin' (Take One) (Bonus Track) 17. Anybody's Boogie (Bonus Track) 18. You've Been Drinking (Take One) (Bonus Track) 19. And Lonely (Take Five) (Bonus Track) 20. Flight 21. Hey Baby, Everything's Gonna Be Alright, Yeh Yeh Yeh 22. Cubano Chant 23. Little Girl 24. Mum's the Word 25. Twenty Past Two / Temptation Rag 26. So Many Roads, So Many Trains 27. City Ways 28. Crazy 'Bout My Baby 29. Like Uncle Charlie (A-Side of Single) (Bonus Track) 30. Loving Machine (B-Side of Single) (Bonus Track) 31. Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter (Bonus Track) 32. Flight (First Mix) (Bonus Track) 33. Country Hat 34. Every Day 35. Reap What I've Sowed 36. Brief Case 37. Alright Blue? 38. Country Hat (Reprise) 39. Seventh Son 40. Please Don't Help Me 41. Morning Noon and Night 42. Long Lovin' Man 43. Louisiana Blues 44. Cut You Loose 45. Flight (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 46. Seventh Son (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 47. Reap What I Have Sowed (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 48. Hey Mama 49. Shoot Her If She Runs 50. Towards the Sun 51. Come on in My Kitchen 52. Who Killed McSwiggin 53. Little Link 54. St. Michael's Blues 55. Bide My Time 56. That's All 57. Hey Mama (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 58. Shoot Her If She Runs (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 59. Spoonful (Live at the Blow Up Club, London 1971) (Bonus Track) 60. Rich Man 61. Mole on the Dole 62. You Make Me Sick 63. Standing By a River 64. Shake Your Love 65. All the Time in the World 66. If You Wanna Know 67. Don't You Mind People Grinning in Your Face 68. Mole on the Dole (Single Version) (Bonus Track)