New Orleans Heat - RHINO
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Allen Toussaint is one of the greatest R&B producers ever to grace New Orleans, but his touch as a blues producer is shaky at best. This attempt to update King's early classics is a snooze. ~ Bill...
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San Francisco '83
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Early-'80s studio LP, reissued in its entirety on CD under the title Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco. As that reissue adds two extra previously unreleased tracks, it's the recommended...
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Born Under a Bad Sign - STAX
Released: 1967
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Released: 1967
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Albert King recorded a lot in the early '60s, including some classic sides, but they never quite hit the mark. They never gained a large audience, nor did they really capture the ferocity of his...
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Live Wire/Blues Power
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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Live Wire/Blues Power is one of Albert King's definitive albums. Recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1968, the guitarist is at the top of his form throughout the record -- his solos are...
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Years Gone By
Released: 1969
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Released: 1969
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King cranked out this solid, if typical, album for the Stax label after the success of Born Under a Bad Sign. With Booker T. drummer Al Jackson producing, the set includes such staples as "You...
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King of the Blues Guitar
Released: 1969
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Released: 1969
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Atlantic's original vinyl edition of this was comprised of Albert's Stax singles -- a few from Born Under a Bad Sign, along with "Cold Feet," "I Love Lucy" (two of King's patented monologues), and...
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I Wanna Get Funky
Released: 1974
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Released: 1974
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Another very solid, early-'70s outing. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
Truckload of Lovin' - RHINO
Released: 1976
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Released: 1976
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The best of King's mid-'70s, slightly disco-fied period. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
