THE BLUES BAND

 

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No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

Official Blues Band Bootleg Album

01/80

2

Ready

10/80

3

Itchy Feet

09/81

4

Brand Loyalty

09/82

5

Bye Bye Blues [aka Live]

05/83

6

These Kind Of Blues

--/86

7

Back For More

10/89

8

Fat City

09/91

9

Homage

12/93

10

Wire Less

03/95

11

Live At The BBC

03/96

12

18 Years Old And Alive [aka Live In Poland]

--/96

13

Brassed Up

06/99

14

Scratchin' On My Screen [acoustic live]

04/01

15

Greenstuff [live]

02/02

16

Stepping Out

11/03

17

Thank You Brother Ray

02/05

18

Few Short Lines

11/11

19

Live At Rockpalast

06/13

20

Rock Goes To College 1980: 22 May Keele University [live]

02/15


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1) OFFICIAL BLUES BAND BOOTLEG ALBUM

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Talk To Me Baby
Flatfoot Sam
Two Bones And A Pick
Someday Baby
Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

Come In
Death Letter
Going Home
I Don't Know
Diddy Wah Diddy








Gary Fletcher
Hughie Flint
Bob Hall
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Piano
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar

Tom McGuinness,
Lou Stonebridge

2) READY

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Twenty-Nine Ways
Find Yourself Another Fool
Noah Lewis Blues
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Treat Her Right
Lonely Avenue

I'm Ready
Green Stuff
Hey Hey Little Girl
Can't Hold On
Sus Blues
The Cat






Gary Fletcher
Hughie Flint
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
The Paulettes
Ian Stewart
Geraint Watkins

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Piano
Piano (Track 4)

Blues Band, Tom McGuinness,
Lou Stonebridge

3) ITCHY FEET

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Talkin' Woman Blues
Who's Right, Who's Wrong?
Rock & Roll Radio
Itchy Feet
Ultimatum Time
So Lonely

Come On
Turn Around
I Can't Be Satisfied
Got To Love You Baby
Nothin' But The Blues
Let Your Bucket Down






Gary Fletcher
Hughie Flint
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Vocals (Tracks 1,2,4,5,8-10,12), Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 3,6,7,9,11)
Guitar, Vocals

Blues Band (Tracks 2,7),
Roger Bechirian (Tracks 1,3-6,8-12)
Gary Fletcher (Track 2)

4) BRAND LOYALTY

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Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Rolling Log
I Want To Be Loved
Might As Well Be Me
What Do You Want?
Big Fine Girl

Sure Feels Good
Little Baby
Grits Ain't Groceries
Funny Money
Take Me Home
Oo-Oo-Ee






John Earle
Gary Fletcher
Bill Greene
Dick Hanson
Paul Jones
Bobby King
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Simon "Pico" Payne
Rob Townsend
Bobby Valentino
Mick Weaver

Producer:

Saxophone
Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Trumpet
Vocals, Harmonica
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Drums
Violin
Keyboards

Gary Fletcher

5) BYE BYE BLUES [aka LIVE]

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Come On In
Hey Hey Little Girl
Death Letter Blues
Grits Ain't Groceries
Flatfoot Sam
Don't You Lie To Me
Can't Hold On

It Might As Well Be Me
Nadine
Big Boss Man
Maggie's Farm
Treat Her Right






John Earle
Gary Fletcher
Dick Hanson
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Jo Ann Kelly
Phil May
Tom McGuinness
Ian Stewart
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Saxophone
Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Trumpet
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Piano
Drums

Gary Fletcher

 

Recorded live at The Paris Theatre, London, England for BBC Radio 1 on 8 December 1982

6) THESE KIND OF BLUES

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Tobacco Road
Doin' Alright
Time After Time
Stealing
That's It, I Quit
Bad Penny Blues

Let The Four Winds Blow
Bad Luck
Hard Working Man
These Kind Of Blues
Smokestack Lightnin'






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Ian Stewart
Rob Townsend
Charlie Watts

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Piano (Track 6)
Drums
Drums (Track 6)

7) BACK FOR MORE

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Normal Service
Victim Of Love
Not Me
Blue Collar
Can't Get My Ass In Gear
The Great Crash

When It Itches I Scratch
Don't Buy The Potion
Bad Boy
Down In The Bottom
Leaving






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

8) FAT CITY

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Fat City
Longing For You Baby
Help Me
I Can't Tell It All
Down To The River
Country Blues No 48

Cold Emotions, Frozen Hearts
Killing Me By Degrees
Duisburg Blues
So Lonely
Too Bad You're No Good
Long Time Gone






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

9) HOMAGE

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Let The Good Times Roll
I Go Crazy
Temperature/Fever
Rolling And Tumbling
CC Rider
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live
Work Song
Sweet Home Chicago
Wang Dang Doodle
You Shook Me
I Can Tell
Fine Brown Frame
I Ain't Got You
That Same Thing
Rainin' In My Heart
Send Me Some Lovin'
Honest I Do






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

10) WIRE LESS

 
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LP
T Nicely Mama
Sittin' On Top Of The World
Room And Board
D-Day Blues
I Can't Stand The Rain
Withering The Picks
Sweet Temptation

Stealin' Stealin'
Stranger Blues
Jitterbug Swing
Alimony Blues
Frankie Jean
I'm Not Ashamed To Sing The Blues
Too Young To Know

CD
San Francisco Bay Blues
T Nicely Mama
Sittin' On Top Of The World
Room And Board
D-Day Blues
I Can't Stand The Rain
Withering The Picks
Sweet Temptation
Stealin' Stealin'
Stranger Blues
Jitterbug Swing
Told No Lies
Alimony Blues
Key To The Highway
Frankie Jean
I'm Not Ashamed To Sing The Blues
They're Crazy About Me
Too Young To Know






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

11) LIVE AT THE BBC

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I Don't Know
The Cat
These Kind Of Blues
Maggie's Farm
Sus Blues
I Want To Be Loved
Going Home
That's Alright
Twenty Nine Ways
I Can't Be Satisfied
Slide Obligation
Talk To Me Baby
Rolling Log
Bad Boy
The Great Crash
Death Letter








Producer:



 

Recorded live for The BBC:
Track 1: at The Paris Theatre, London, England on 16 January 1980
Tracks 2-5: at The Whitehall Theatre, Dundee, Angus, Scotland on 23 March 1983
Tracks 6-7: at The Paris Theatre, London, England on 8 December 1982
Tracks 8-12: at The Glastonbury Festival on 22 June 1985
Tracks 13-16: all acoustic recording for The Saturday Sequence at Egton House Studio, London, England on 1 February 1990

12) 18 YEARS OLD AND ALIVE [aka LIVE IN POLAND]

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Sweet Home Chicago
Let The Good Times Roll
That Same Thing
That's It I Quit
Grits Ain't Groceries
The Bad Boy
Hallelujah I Love Her So
No More Doggin
Mean Old World
Twenty Nine Ways/Bo Diddley/5-4-3-2-1
Don't Know Which Way To Go
Green Stuff


18 Years Old...


Live In Poland




Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

 

Recorded live at the Rawa Blues Festival in Katowice, Silesia, Poland in September 1996

13) BRASSED UP

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Swing Out Dave
Baby Please Don't Go
What You Wanted
Losing You Put The Blues In Me
Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
Take Me To The Red Line
2K Shuffle
I'm Your Man
Velocity And Love
Grass Is Greener
People Get Ready
Guitar Song
Got To Be The Blues
Creole Love Call






Guy Barker
Dave Bishop
Jay Craig
Raul d'Oliveira
Richard Edwards
Georgie Fame
Tony Fisher
Gary Fletcher
John Higinbotham
Nigel Hitchcock
Mike Innes
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Sam Kelly
Peter King
Tom McGuinness
Martin Shaw
Alan Skidmore
Rob Townsend
Ray Warleigh
Geraint Watkins
Andy Wood

Producer:

Trumpet
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Organ
Trumpet
Bass, Vocals
Trombone
Alto Saxophone
Trombone
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Percussion
Alto Saxophone
Guitar, Vocals
Trumpet
Tenor Saxophone
Drums
Alto Saxophone
Piano
Trombone

Blues Band

14) SCRATCHIN' ON MY SCREEN

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Mean Old Frisco
Crossroads Blues
Drop Down Mama
Still A Foot
Jesus On The Mainline
Don't Sell It Don't Give It Away
Alberta
Can't Be Satisfied
Georgia On My Mind
New Stockyard Blues
Don't Let Them Grind You Down
I'm Your Man
Sus Blues
I'm Your King Bee
Lonely Avenue
Captain Spalding's Rag






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

15) GREENSTUFF

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Hey Hey Little Girl
Greenstuff
I Wanna Be Loved
Back Door Man
Death Letter
Flat Foot Sam
Can't Be Satisfied
So Bad
Rolling Log
Twenty Nine Ways
Going Home
I Can't Hold On Much Longer
Boom Boom
Treat Her Right
Maggie's Farm






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

 

Tracks 1-14: recorded live at The Paris Theatre, London, England for BBC Radio 1 on 8 December 1982
Track 15: recorded live on 23 March 1981 for In Concert

16) STEPPING OUT

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Half The Man (Twice The Fool)
On The Street
I Am The Blues
Last Chance To Dance
Bus To Nowhere
I'll Be Home Again Tonight
Mr Estes Said
Wait A Minute
The Other Side
These Shoes
Stepping Out On Main
Resting On Jesus






Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

17) THANK YOU BROTHER RAY

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Sticks And Stones
I Don't Need No Doctor
Busted
Hard Times
Hallelujah I Love Her So
They're Crazy About Me
I'm Movin' On
Lonely Avenue
Tell Me What You Want Me To Do
Leave My Woman Alone
Georgia On My Mind
Making Whoopee
Losing Hand
Let The Good Times Roll
Thank You Brother Ray








Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness
Rob Townsend

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums

18) FEW SHORT LINES

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Few Short Lines
My Brother Was A Sailor
Sway With Me
You Are True
Living With The Blues
I Believe I'm In Love With You
Pay It No Mind
Statesboro Blues
Suddenly I Like It
My Toot Toot
That's My Way
Road
It Take Love
You Can Dance To The Blues






Maggie Bell
Gary Fletcher
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Al Kooper
Linda Lewis
Tom McGuinness
Mike Sanchez
Southside Johnny

Rob Townsend
Pete Wingfield

Producer:

Vocals (Track 6)
Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards (Track 5)
Vocals (Track 3)
Guitar, Vocals
Piano (Tracks 2,3)
Vocals (Track 4),
Harmonica (Track 14)
Drums
Keyboards (Track 6)

19) LIVE AT ROCKPALAST

 
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CD
Come On In
Talk To Me
Death Letter
Going Home
Can't Hold On Much Longer
Flatfoot Sam
Someday Baby
Boom,Boom Out Go The Lights
Nadine
Maggie's Farm
I Don't Know
Treat Her Right
Hoochie Coochie Man
Flip,Flop And Fly

DVD
Intro
Come On In
Talk To Me
Death Letter
Going Home
Can't Hold On Much Longer
Flatfoot Sam
Someday Baby
Boom,Boom Out Go The Lights
Nadine
Maggie's Farm
I Don't Know
Treat Her Right
Hoochie Coochie Man
Flip,Flop And Fly
Backstage Interview






Gary Fletcher
Hughie Flint
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live at Grugahalle, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany on 19/20 April 1980

20) ROCK GOES TO COLLEGE 1980: 22 MAY KEELE UNIVERSITY

 
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CD
Come On In
Talk To Me Baby
Death Letter
Going Home
I Can't Hold Out Much Longer
Someday Baby
Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)
Nadine
I Don't Know Why
Diddy Wah Diddy

DVD
Intro
Come On In
Talk To Me Baby
Death Letter
Going Home
I Can't Hold Out Much Longer
Someday Baby
Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)
Nadine
I Don't Know Why
Diddy Wah Diddy






Gary Fletcher
Hughie Flint
Paul Jones
Dave Kelly
Tom McGuinness

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live by the BBC for Rock Goes To College at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire England on 22 May 1980