OFFICIAL BLUES BAND BOOTLEG ALBUM

Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing with liner notes. Here are former Manfred Mann veterans Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, together with old pals Dave Kelly, Hughie Flint and Gary Fletcher, launching their concept with this fresh and vibrant 1980 debut album. The Official Blues Band Bootleg Album drew such favorable media attention, that they finally got a record contract with a major label, and the album was subsequently re-packaged with a new cover. The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and vocalist/slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who had previously played with the John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker. The band's first line-up also included bassist Gary Fletcher, guitarist Tom McGuinness (also of Manfred Mann) and drummer Hughie Flint,(the two had previously formed McGuinness Flint).