Product Code: VP 90017
Artist: Elmore James ‎
Origin: EU
Label: Vinyl Passion (2017)
Format: LP
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Condition:
Cover: M
Record: M
Genre: Blues N

Blues After Hours Plus

Brand new sealed reissue  from Elmore James.

The legendary bluesman Elmore James is the most influential slide guitarist of the postwar period. He’s been credited as one of the primary architects of blues-rock by virtue of his energizing primal riffs and raw, driving intensity. His influence (in approach, attitude and tone) is incalculable, and can be heard in just about every guitar player who puts a slide on his finger and wails the blues. Elmore James’ signature number was “Dust My Broom” (also titled “Dust My Blues”) – an electric updating of Robert Johnson’s “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom”. The song  ontains the strongest example of James’ personal style: a swooping, full-octave opening figure on slide guitar.

This quintessential release includes Elmore James and his band The Broom Dusters’ magnificent debut album, Blues After Hours, originally released in 1960 by the Crown label. It’s one of the all-time cornerstones of the genre. This remastered collector’s edition also contains 12 bonus tracks from the same period, gathering a variety of those hard-to-find sides Elmore James recorded between 1952 and 1956 for different labels, such as Meteor, Modern, and Flair.