THE WORLD OF BLUES POWER/VOL. 3 SPA 263 (-72) UK

 The vol.1 and vol. 2 versions of this was issued 1969 and 1970, in both stereo and mono (see earlier posts). As this was released 1972 it's in stereo only. Three of the cuts are fake - "Got To Move", "Merry Christmas" and "T.V. Mama" - the rest true. To my ears a good collection blending true black blues by Champion Jack Dupree, Homesick James, Eddie Boyd and Robert Nighthawk with white practitioners like Keef Hartley, John Mayall (featuring Eric Clapton and Peter Green),  Ten Years After and Savoy Brown. It all sticks very well together and the audio is smashing throughout. I'm aware vinyl compilations aren't that sought after anymore as many prefer CD:s or downloads. I do want them this way, mainly because these recordings were made for vinyl in the first place and transferring them to other formats will change the outcome to something other than originally intended. So for older recordings vinyl feels more right for me. Hard to pick absolute favourites from something so well compiled, but why not Champion Jack Dupree "Under Your Hood", Savoy Brown "Made Up My Mind" and John Mayall with Peter Green "So Many Roads". Also issued like this Downunder and in Spain as "Blues" (Decca CPS 9295). UK had label as shown here in a laminated cover with "blue box" inner.  (SÄM*)  (WÖF*)