IN YOUR OWN WAY - OLDIES BUT GOODIES SPR 37 (-70) UK

Back then a very special compilation. Fourteen cuts previously '45 only and many of them with mediocre sales and/or minimal air-play. For exemple Chicken Shack's A/B - "It's OK With Me Baby"/"When My Left Eye Jumps" - and their "Hey Baby" B-side. Further Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation's A/B "Warning"/"Cobwebs", Garfield Love's B-side "Part Time Love", Guitar Crusher's B-side "Hambone Blues" and rarities from Duster Burnett, Bobby Parker, Champion Jack Dupree and Otis Spann. Some of the numbers also have prominent guest musicians. Ten Years After backing both Guitar Crusher and Garfield Love. Champion Jack Dupree's "Ba' La Fouche" includes a Mick Taylor/Keef Heartly/Gary Thain setting (at about the same time Taylor was leaving Bluesbreakers for Rolling Stones) while his "I Haven't Done No-One No Harm" is supported by Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke (from a session April -68 as they'd just quit Black Cat Bones for the newly formed Free). The originals were mono only and part of me would have liked them to stay that way, but the re-mixes aren't bad at all. No re-channels or fakes - all true stereo, larger part natural and collected without too much panning. Though audio shifts a little it's good listening all through. Due to the overall high musical quality and track rarity remaining one of my favorite Blue Horizon albums. It may be most of the cuts have shown up later on various LP or CD compilations, but this was the first and it's nice to have them all in one place. Also issued in Holland with identical sleeve and number. UK had label as shown here and laminated cover with 19'11 price sticker. (SÄM*) (BLÖH*)