THE BEST OF PAUL JONES SSX 1056 (-68) SWEDEN

After Paul Jones left Manfred Mann 1966 the solo carreer didn't lift off as expected. Sales were rather low in US and although he had a couple of charters in England - where of two top ten - it wasn't a big success there either. His interest in acting started to take more time and from 1967 he has participated in a number of films, theaters and TV-shows hence leaving the music behind with no original solo album or '45 releases between 1972-2009. He did however do well in Sweden primarily with frequent radio play and a number of songs high on the lists. Some of them coincided with UK issues while others were Swedish only. Although UK albums were sold here those didn't contain all the popular single cuts so this compilation was released very early on. The songs have showed up later on various CD collections, but this was the first and still one of very few on vinyl. To my taste it really is the best he made the first two years. Fourteen tracks including A-sides "Privilege", "Ive Been A Bad Bad Boy", "When I was Six Years Old" and "Softly" coupled with B:s like the bluesy gem "Sonny Boy Williamson" including Jack Bruce on double bass - number co-written by Paul Jones and Jack Bruce, also beautifully covered on Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield's "Live Adventures" album  https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/04/live-adventures-of-mike-bloomfield-and.html . Most of the cuts produced by John Burgess and arranged by Mike Leander. As far as I can hear WIWSYO is fake stereo and the rest true, all made as compatibles but plays good either way. First press had label as shown here, thick vinyl and fully laminated cover. (MÖRS*)(SWÄU*)(CCÖ*) (MÄNÄ*)