CLIMAX CHICAGO BLUES BAND

Albums recorded by Climax Chicago Blues Band, Climax Chicago & Climax Blues Band, including release dates and current UK CD availability.

 

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The Climax Chicago Blues Band

02/69

New

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Plays On

01/70

New

3

A Lot Of Bottle

12/70

New

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Tightly Knit

10/71

New

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Rich Man

12/72

New

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FM Live

11/73

New

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Sense Of Direction

09/74

New

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Stamp Album

09/75

New

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Gold-Plated

09/76

New or Used

10

Shine On

05/78

 

11

Real To Reel

06/79

 

12

Flying The Flag

02/81

 

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Lucky For Some

10/81

 

14

Sample And Hold

03/83

 

15

Drastic Steps

12/88

New or Used

16

Blues From The Attic [live]

11/93

New or Used

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Big Blues (The Songs Of Willie Dixon)

04/03

New

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The River Sessions

09/05

New


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1) THE CLIMAX CHICAGO BLUES BAND

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Mean Old World
Insurance
Going Down This Road
You've Been Drinking
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Wee Baby Blues
Twenty Past One
A Stranger In Your Town
How Many More Years
Looking For My Baby
And Lonely

UK Cover


US Cover

Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones
George Newsome
Arthur Wood

Producer:

Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Mellotron
Bass, Keyboards
Drums
Organ, Piano, Cello, Harmonium

Chris Thomas

2) PLAYS ON

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Flight
Hey Baby Everything's Gonna Be Alright Yeh...
Cubano Chant
Little Girl
Mum's The Word
Twenty Past Two/Temptation Rag
So Many Trains
City Ways
Crazy'Bout My Baby


Colin Cooper

John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones
George Newsome
Arthur Wood

Producer:

Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals, Whistle
Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Mellotron
Keyboards
Drums
Keyboards

Chris Thomas

3) A LOT OF BOTTLE

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Country Hat
Everyday
Reap What I've Sowed
Brief Case
Alright Blue?

Country Hat (reprise)
Morning Noon And Night
Long Lovin' Man
Seventh Son
Please Don't Help Me
Louisiana Blues
Cut You Loose
Loving Machine


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Humpty Farmer
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones
George Newsome
Arthur Wood

Producer:

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

Chris Thomas

4) TIGHTLY KNIT

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Hey Mama
Shoot Her If She Runs
Towards The Sun
Come On In My Kitchen
Spoonful
Who Killed McSwiggin
Little Link
St Michael's Blues
Bide My Time
That's All


Colin Cooper

John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones
George Newsome
Arthur Wood

Producer:

Saxophone, Clarinet, Harmonica, Vocals, Whistle
Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Keyboards
Drums
Keyboards

Chris Thomas

5) RICH MAN

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Rich Man
Mole On The Dole
You Make Me Sick
Standing By A River
Shake Your Love
All The Time In The World
If You Wanna Know
Don't You Mind People Grinning In Your Face
Like Uncle Charlie


Colin Cooper

John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones

Producer:

Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Guitar, Harmonica,Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Keyboards

Richard Gottehrer

6) FM LIVE

 
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LP One
All The Time In The World
I Am Constant
Flight

The Seventh Son
Standing By A River
So Many Roads

LP Two
Mesopopmania
Country Hat
You Make Me Sick
Shake Your Love

Goin'To New York
Let's Work Together

Original Issue


Reissue

Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt

Producer:

Saxophone, Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass

Richard Gottehrer

7) SENSE OF DIRECTION

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Amerita/Sense Of Direction
Losin' The Humbles
Shopping Bag People
Nogales
Reaching Out
Right Now
Before You Reach The Grave
Milwaukee Truckin' Blues
Reaching Out


Colin Cooper

John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Bob Walters

Producer:

Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Trumpet

Richard Gottehrer

8) STAMP ALBUM

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Cobra
I Am Constant
Loosen Up
Mister GoodTime
Running Out Of Time
Sky High
Spirit Returning
The Devil Knows
Using The Power


Colin Cooper

John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones

Producer:

Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Vocals, Vibraphone
Keyboards

Climax Blues Band,
Richard Gottehrer

9) GOLD PLATED

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Together And Free
Mighty Fire
Chasing Change
Berlin Blues
Couldn't Get It Right
Rollin' Home
Sav'ry Gravy
Extra
Fat Maybellene
Chasing Change (disco)


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Richard Jones

Producer:

Saxophone, Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Climax Blues Band,
Mike Vernon

10) SHINE ON

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Making Love
Mistress Moonshine
When Talking Is Too Much
The Gospel Singer
Watcha Feel?
Teardrops
Like A Movie
Champagne And Rock & Roll


Madeline Bell
Helen Chappelle
Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Colin Fairley
Peter Filleul

Pete Haycock
Derek Holt

Richard Jones
Pete Riley
Liza Strike
Joy Yates

Producer:

Vocals
Vocals
Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Vocals
Fender Rhodes, Piano, Harmonium, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Dobro
Bass, Fender Rhodes, Organ, Vocals
Keyboards
Percussion
Vocals
Vocals

Climax Blues Band,
Peter Henderson

11) REAL TO REEL

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Summer Rain
Money In Your Pocket
Children Of The Night-Time
Long Distance Love
Lovin' Wheel
Fallen In Love (For The Very Last Time)
Fat City
Crazy World


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt

Producer:

Saxophone, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Keyboards

Climax Blues Band

12) FLYING THE FLAG

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Gotta Have More Love
So Good After Midnight
Horizontalized
I Love You
Hold On To Your Heart

Dance The Night Away
Money Talkin'
Blackjack And Me
Nothing But Starlight
One For Me And You


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Nicky Hopkins
Derek Holt
Clydene Jackson
Gabriel Katona
Julia Waters
Maxine Waters

Producer:

Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Piano
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,2)
Synthesiser (Tracks 1,5)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,2)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,2)

John Ryan

13) LUCKY FOR SOME

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Victim
Cuttin' Up Rough
Shake It Lucy
Oceans Apart
Breakdown
Darlin'
This Time You're The Singer
Last Chance Saloon
They'd Never Believe Us


Michael Boddicker
Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Nicky Hopkins
Glenn Hughes

Producer:

Synthesiser (Track 6)
Saxophone, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Piano
Backing Vocals (Track 3)

John Ryan

14) SAMPLE AND HOLD

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Friends In High Places
Sign Of The Times
Walking On Sunset
Shine
Movie Queen
Heaven And Hell
Listen To The Night
Doin' Alright
I'm Ready
The End Of The Seven Seas


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
Peter Filleul
Robin George
George Glover
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
Dave Markee
Henry Spinetti

Producer:

Saxophone
Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Bass
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass
Bass
Drums

15) DRASTIC STEPS

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California Sunshine
Lonely Avenue
The Deceiver
Fool For The Bright Times
Good Times
Trouble
American Dream
Couldn't Get It Right (88 mix)
Ordinary People
The Winner
Couldn't Get It Right


Colin Cooper
John Edwards
Peter Filleul
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt

Producer:

Saxophone
Bass, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass

16) BLUES FROM THE ATTIC

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Fool For The Bright Lights
Chasin' Change
Don't Start Me Talking
Take Me Back To Georgia
So Many Roads
The Seventh Son
The Last Chance Saloon
The Movie Queen
Towards The Sun
Couldn't Get It Right
Evil
Going To New York/Money
Let's Work Together
Let The Good Times Roll


Roy Adams
Colin Cooper
George Glover
Lester Hunt
Neil Simpson

Producer:

Drums
Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass

Climax Blues Band

17) BIG BLUES (THE SONGS OF WILLIE DIXON)

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Little Red Rooster
Spoonful
The Seventh Son
Third Degree
I'm Ready
Wang Dang Doodle
My Babe
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
You Can't Judge A Book
Big Boss Man
I Love The Life I Live
That's My Baby


Roy Adams
Colin Cooper
George Glover
Lester Hunt
Neil Simpson

Producer:

Drums
Vocals, Harp, Saxophone, Dobro
Keyboards
Guitar
Bass

Climax Blues Band

18) THE RIVER SESSIONS

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Blackjack And Me
Cuttin' Up Rough
Shake It Lucy
Couldn't Get It Right
Evil
Horizontalised
Last Chance Saloon
Gotta Have More Love
Going To New York
Johnny B Goode Medley (One More Time/
Let The Good Times Roll)

Recorded on 2 June 1982


Colin Cooper
John Cuffley
George Glover
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt

Producer:

Harmonica, Saxophone, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals