Various Artists - Shake That Thing: The Blues In Britain 1963-1973 / Various (CD)

Details: Three CD compilation that focuses on all facets of the blues in the UK during the genre's most popular era. Key British artists run the stylistic gamut of R&B, electric blues, country blues, folk blues, blues rock, jug band music, Gospel, hokum, and ragtime. The set features such pioneers as Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Cyril Davies, as well as those who would become worldwide superstars with Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and many more contributing. Blues was in the DNA of the new genres being developed in the UK such as hard rock, psychedelia and folk rock, as can be evidenced by the inclusion in this set of The Animals, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, The Incredible String Band, Humble Pie, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, Jellybread, Taste and Ten Years After. Alongside these more progressive acts we have those that cherished the work of their blues heroes too much to alter it any way. These purists toiled away to approach the feel and replicate the sound heard on those treasured, well-worn albums that were studied so closely, long into the night. Among this number we count Jo-Ann Kelly, her brother Dave, Ian A. Anderson, Roger Hubbard and Mike Cooper, among others.

Tracklist:

1. Cyril Davies And His Rhythm And Blues All Stars - Country Line Special
2. Long John Baldry ; The Hoochie Coochie Men - Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
3. Rod Stewart - Good Morning Little School Girl
4. Davy Graham - Goin' Down Slow
5. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Preachin' The Blues
6. Alex Harvey - Honey Bee
7. John Renbourn - Louisiana Blues
8. Beverley Martyn - Me ; My Gin
9. John Mayall with Eric Clapton - Ramblin' On My Mind
10. The Animals - See See Rider
11. The Purple Gang - Boot Leg Whisky
12. Ten Years After - Don’t Want You Woman
13. Ian A. Anderson - Cottonfield Blues
14. Ian A. Anderson ; Elliot Jackson - Shake 'Em On Down
15. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - The World Keep On Turning
16. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - Hellhound On My Trail
17. Savoy Brown - Vicksburg Blues
18. Simon ; Steve - Say No To The Devil
19. The Panama Limited Jug Band - Cocaine Habit
20. Mike Cooper ; Ian A. Anderson
21. The Inverted World
22. The Missouri Compromise - Dark Road Blues
23. Chicken Shack - See See Baby
24. Wizz Jones - Spoonful
25. Dave Kelly - A Few Short Lines
26. Al Jones - Searchin' The Desert For The Blues
27. Alexis Korner - Steal Away
28. Jethro Tull Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You
29. John Martyn - Goin' Down To Memphis
30. The Deviants - Blind Joe McTurk's Last Session
31. Pentangle - Turn Your Money Green
32. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Laurel Canyon Home
33. Dr. K's Blues Band - Crippled Clarence
34. Bert Jansch - Blues
35. Shakey Vick - Come On In My Kitchen
36. Jellybread - Driving Wheel
37. Jo-Ann Kelly - Moon Goin' Down
38. Ralph McTell - (My) Baby Keeps Staying Out All Night Long
39. Killing Floor - Lou's Blues
40. Clague - Bottle Up ; Go
41. Steve Rye - Bread of Heaven
42. Fran McGillivray - It Hurts Me Too
43. Prager Rye ; Hall - Stop Breakin' Down
44. Mike Cooper - See Me Running
45. Tom Robinson - No Whiskey
46. Little Brother Dave - No More Doggin'
47. Sam Mitchell - Leaf Without A Tree
48. Duffy Power - City Women
49. Gerry Lockran - Evil Hearted Man
50. The Occasional Word - I'm So Glad
51. Tramp - Too Late Now
52. Bronx Cheer (as The Jug Trust) - Prison Wall Blues
53. Blue Blood - Black Mountain Blues
54. John James - Picture Rag
55. Siren - Bertha Lee
56. Brett Marvin And The Thunderbolts - Haven't Any Hay 5 Andy Roberts - John The Revelator
57. Medicine Head - Walkin' Blues
58. Black Cat Bones - Death Valley Blues
59. Red Dirt - I've Been Down
60. Trader Horne - Down ; Out Blues
61. Incredible String Band - Robot Blues
62. Climax Chicago Blues Band - Country Hat
63. Roger Hubbard - Cigarette Blues
64. Taste - Gambiln' Blues
65. Humble Pie - Rollin' Stone
66. Mungo Jerry - San Francisco Bay Blues
67. Jackie McAuley - Poor Howard
68. Strange Fruit - Shake That Thing
69. Kevin Coyne - Evil Island Home
70. Tight Like That - How You Want Your Rolling Done
71. Dave Ellis - Interlude
72. Rory Gallagher - Bankers Blues
73. Dave Peabody - Last Of The Good Time Guys