Blues Anytime
| Blues Anytime | ||
|---|---|---|
 Vol. 1 cover (2006 reissue) | ||
| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | 1968-1969, 1970, 1996, 2006 | |
| Genre | British blues | |
| Label | Immediate Records, RCA Victor, Charly Records, JVC | |
| Alternate cover | ||
 Vol. 2 cover (2006 reissue) | ||
Blues Anytime: An Anthology of British Blues is a series of compilation albums featuring tracks from various British blues artists. Three volumes were released by Immediate Records in 1968, followed by Blues Leftovers in 1969.
The Blues Anytime albums feature various tracks from such artists as John Mayall, Tony McPhee, Savoy Brown, Jo Ann Kelly, Jeremy Spencer, Cyril Davies, Stuff Smith, Albert Lee, Dave Kelly and Rod Stewart, and were also the first release of several exclusive tracks recorded for Immediate between 1965 and '67. These include recordings by Jimmy Page with Jeff Beck, Nicky Hopkins and the All-Stars, plus several tracks recorded by Page and Eric Clapton, overdubbed by members of The Rolling Stones, and the only recorded output by Santa Barbara Machine Head.
The series was released again in 1969 as two double albums titled Anthology of British Blues, albeit with the tracks presented in a different running order. The first was made up of Vol. 1 side A, Leftovers side A, Vol. 3 side A and Vol. 2 side B, with the second being Vol. 1 side B, Leftovers side B, Vol. 2 side A and Vol. 3 side B. In 1970, after the dissolution of Immediate Records, RCA Victor reissued the original Blues Anytime albums under the name British Archive Series Volume 1-4.
In 1996, Charly Records released a 3CD box set titled The Immediate Blues Anthology; the first two discs covering the tracks from Blues Anytime Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 and Leftovers presented in their original running order, with the third disc made up of previously uneleased tracks from the Immediate archives. The original series was reissued again in 2006 by JVC in Japan, released across two CDs presented in mini LP sleeve replicas with obi strips. The first combined the tracks from Blues Anytime Vol.1 and Vol. 2, using the original artwork from Vol. 1 as its cover art. The second combined the tracks from the original Blues Anytime Vol. 3 and Blues Leftovers, but used the cover art from the original Vol. 2 on the front and the cover from Leftovers on the back.
Track listing
Blues Anytime Vol. 1
- Side A
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Your Witchdoctor" | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Snake Drive" | Eric Clapton | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | T.S. McPhee | 3:06 |
| 4. | "I Tried" | Savoy Brown Blues Band | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Tribute to Elmore" | Eric Clapton | 2:09 |
| 6. | "I Feel So Good" | Jo Ann Kelly | 2:53 |
- Side B
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Telephone Blues" | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 3:57 |
| 8. | "You Don't Love Me" | T.S. McPhee | 2:24 |
| 9. | "West Coast Idea" | Eric Clapton | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Ain't Seen No Whisky" | Jo Ann Kelly | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Flapjacks" | 2:43 | |
| 12. | "Cold Blooded Woman" | Savoy Brown Blues Band | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 34:06 | ||
Blues Anytime Vol. 2
- Side A
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On Top of the World" | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Someone to Love Me" | T.S. McPhee | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Can't Quit You Baby" | Savoy Brown Blues Band | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Draggin' My Tail" | Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Dealing with the Devil" | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "Who's Knocking" | Jeremy Spencer | 2:35 |
- Side B
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Freight Loader" | Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Look Down at My Woman" | Jeremy Spencer | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Roll 'Em Pete" | Dharma Blues Band | 2:09 |
| 10. | "Choker" | Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page | 1:26 |
| 11. | "True Blue" | Savoy Brown Blues Band | 4:03 |
| 12. | "When You Got a Good Friend" | T.S. McPhee | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 33:49 | ||
Blues Anytime Vol. 3
- Side A
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday Baby" | Cyril Davies and the All-Stars | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Steelin'" | The All-Stars featuring Jeff Beck | 2:39 |
| 3. | "L.A. Breakdown" | The All-Stars featuring Jimmy Page | 2:06 |
| 4. | "Chuckles" | The All-Stars featuring Jeff Beck | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Down in the Boots" | The All-Stars featuring Jimmy Page | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Piano Shuffle" | The All-Stars featuring Nicky Hopkins | 3:00 |
- Side B
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Miles Road" | Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Porcupine Juice" | Santa Barbara Machine Head | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Albert" | Santa Barbara Machine Head | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Rubber Monkey" | Santa Barbara Machine Head | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Howlin' for My Darling" | Stuff Smith | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 31:31 | ||
Blues Leftovers
- Side A
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Next Milestone" | Albert Lee | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" | 2:49 | |
| 3. | "New Death Matter" | Dave Kelly | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Back Water Blues" | Jo Ann Kelly | 3:16 |
| 5. | "So Much to Say" | Rod Stewart | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Married Woman Blues" | Dave Kelly | 3:41 |
- Side B
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Water on My Fire" | Albert Lee | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Keep Your Hands Out of My Pockets" | Jo Ann Kelly | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Alabama Woman" | Dave Kelly | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Crosstown Link" | Albert Lee | 3:50 |
| 11. | "All Night Long" | Dave Kelly | 2:05 |
| 12. | "Down and Dirty" | 2:43 | |
| Total length: | 39:11 | ||
References
External links
- Blues Anytime Vol. 1 at Discogs
- Blues Anytime Vol. 3 at Discogs
- Anthology of British Blues Volume 1 at Discogs
- Anthology of British Blues Volume 2 at Discogs
- British Archives Volume 1 at Discogs
- British Archives Volume 2 at Discogs
- The Immediate Blues Anthology at Discogs
- Blues Anytime I at allmusic
- Blues Anytime II at allmusic
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Anytime
