Rocket 88 is a Blues album by Rocket 88, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Rocket 88
- A2Waiting For The Call
- A3St. Louis Blues
Side B
- B1Roll 'Em Pete
- B2Swindon Swing
- B3Roadhouse Boogie
- B4Talking About Louise
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Jump Blues
- raw
- rowdy
- groovy
Live at the Rotation Club, Hanover 17th November 1979.
This album was recorded under less than ideal conditions at the Rotation Club in Hanover, West Germany - where the stage is 20 feet above the floor and most people watch from the sides. For some reason, the band was on fire that night, despite a long bus ride and the odd hangover or two. Although acoustically the club left much to be desired, I feel we have achieved one of the best live albums ever, with the sort of feeling that is never achieved in studios.
Jack Bruce in particular played his ass off; and by the time "Roll 'Em Pete" ended the set, his fingers were bleeding profusely from playing double bass - something he has only rarely done in recent years.
Although the album was recorded on 24 tracks, there are no instrumental overdubs. Everything is as it was on that night, and the editing scissors were only used on one number so that we could have four tracks on side two.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alexis KornerGUITAR VOCALS VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
- Bob HallPIANO
- Charlie WattsDRUMS
- Colin SmithTRUMPET
- Don WellerSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- George GreenPIANO
- Hal SingerSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Jack BruceBASS VOCALS VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
- John PicardTROMBONE
- Ian StewartPIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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