Albert King Live Wire / Blues Power LP 180g Vinyl Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series QRP USA

Title: Live Wire / Blues Power
Catalog Number: CR00745
Label: Stax
Reissued by: Craft Recordings
Barcode: 888072578821
Original release year: 1968
Reissue year: 2024
Number of discs: 1
Revolutions per minute: 33⅓ rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Total Item Weight: 353gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: November 3, 2024
Collection: Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Craft Recordings partnered with Acoustic Sounds to create the Bluesville Series. Inspired by the original Bluesville established under Prestige Records in 1959, this series will highlight the many trailblazing musicians who contributed to the rich tradition of the blues, including titles from legendary artists on labels such as Vee-Jay, Riverside, Vanguard, Stax, and Rounder Records.
- Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series
- Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
- All-Analog (AAA) Mastering
- Cut by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
- Deluxe Tip-On Jacket with Obi Strip
- Liner Notes by Scott Billington
The Bluesville Series from Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds!
Inspired by the original Prestige label imprint established in 1959
Live Wire/Blues Power by Albert King
All-analog mastering by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven Studios!
180-gram vinyl pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Obi strip with reflections written by Grammy-winning producer, writer, and musician Scott Billington
Highlighting trailblazing blues musicians from legendary labels
"... this is a blues essential and I'm glad that Bluesville Records chose to reissue it. What else needs to be said is that if you've never heard a clean original this will sound very good, top to bottom ... the bottom end has more weight that sounds as if it's actually on the tape but was attenuated in the original mastering. So the reissue is a mixed sonic bag, but you can be 100% sure that Mr. Lutthans cutting on the restored TML lathe has gotten the most from the tape." — Music = 9/11; Sound = 7/11 — Michael Fremer, TrackingAngle
Live Wire/Blues Power is a live album from Albert King recorded in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Featuring originals and King's rendition of classics, the album demonstrates Albert King's blues prowess.
Featuring all-analog mastering by Grammy-nominated engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven Studios. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, this album is released in partnership with Acoustic Sounds, and features a paper-wrapped tip-on jacket. According to Rolling Stone, this album is "Just the unadulterated pure and simple blues.
Track Listing:
1. Watermelon Man
2. Blues Power
3. Night Stomp
4. Blues At Sunrise
5. Please Love Me
6. Look Out
Click here to listen to samples on YouTube.com ♫
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