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The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions | 
| Artist: Key Largo
Label: Sonybmg
Category: Music
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Sales Rank: 27532
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 886973598627
EAN: 0886973598627
ASIN: B001E1GXS2
Release Date: September 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Big Chief | | • | Axe And The Wind | | • | Give It Up | | • | What Do I Do With It (Now I've Got It) | | • | Stranger In My Own Home Town | | • | That Did It | | • | Big Chief | | • | Come On And Get It Baby (If You Want It)/Get In It (Together) | | • | OS Blues | | • | Wrapped Up In Love Again | | • | Biscayne Bug | | • | As The Years Go Passing By | | • | Voodoo Rhythm | | • | Sweet Home Chicago - Slamhammer | | • | All Your Love - Slamhammer | | • | Soul Survivor - Slamhammer | | • | So Many Roads - Slamhammer |
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"Key Largo" by KEY LARGO. A Rare 1970 UK Blue Horizon LP Gets A 2008 CD Reissue & Remaster With Bonus Tracks... October 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This September 2008 CD revolves around the British blues band Key Largo and their sole self-titled debut LP for the cult UK blues label Blue Horizon - a hard-to-find 40-plus vinyl rarity.
KEY LARGO were:
PAT McAULIFFE on Vocals with LAURENCE GARMAN on Harmonica
LAWRENCE (LOL) SANFORD on Guitar
BOB SAVAGE on Keyboards
TOM STEAD on Bass with KENNY LAMB on Drums & Percussion
The disc breaks down as follows (53:26 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 12 are the album "Key Largo" issued in the UK in September 1970 on Blue Horizon S 7-63859
Track 13 is "Voodoo Rhythm", the non-album A-side issued on 7" single 2 October 1970 on Blue Horizon 57-3178 (it's B-side is the last track on the album "As The Years Go Passing By")
Tracks 14 to 17 are previously unreleased DEMO recordings of the band credited under their original name SLAMHAMMER recorded in September/October 1969 in Mono
SIMON WOOD at Dubmaster Studios in Hampshire has transferred the original master tapes, while SEAN LYNCH at Torch Music did the digitally remastering and editing - and the usual high standard has been achieved. The album itself sounds clean, but the extras are crude and very hissy. The 8-page booklet has an essay on the album sessions by label boss MIKE VERNON, a detailed blurb on each member of the group and even pictures the A&B of the lone 7" single they produced in its distinctive `red' label bag (they're usually blue). A card wrap covers the outside - it's mid-price too - all good - classy as ever.
The music is a strange hybrid of Dr. John's New Orleans rhythm `n' blues mixed with a slightly Blodwyn Pig feel on the more rockin' tracks (most songs segue into each other without a break). The album opens with an excellent instrumental version of Earl King's "Big Chief (Part 1)", followed by a bluesy cover of Willie Dixon's "Axe & The Wind" which features superb backing brass. Laurence Garman plays great Harmonica and Jew's Harp on a very funky and soulful cover of Allen Toussaint's "Give It Up". Given the wads of previously unreleased material we've been treated to on almost all of their other BH releases, the extras on this one are a huge disappointment - the demos are very crudely recorded and frankly a bit dull. With just a plodding "Voodoo Rhythm" to comfort us - all of it leaves the album itself - on ok-only white-boy blues album - a little naked and alone.
I've loved all the BH releases to date, but this is a good release rather than a great one. Still, for the better album tracks on here debuting for the first time on CD - I'd recommend it.
PS: see also reviews for TOP TOPHAM, GORDON SMITH and JELLYBREAD in this round of September 2008 reissues
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