Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - 39 Bars (Feat. Pete Haycock)

Size: 85,3 MB
Time: 36:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1986/1990
Styles: British Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Runnin' And Hidin' (4:19)
02. I'd Rather Go Blind (5:44)
03. Who Cares (3:53)
04. Ev'ry Little Bit Of My Heart (4:09)
05. Hold On (3:55)
06. A Blues Song (4:47)
07. Tore Down (2:48)
08. Every Day I Have The Blues (3:40)
09. Five Long Years (2:51)

This British blues-rock group is remembered mostly for their keyboard player, Christine Perfect, who would join Fleetwood Mac after marrying John McVie and changing her last name. Although they were one of the more pedestrian acts of the British blues boom, Chicken Shack was quite popular for a time in the late '60s, placing two albums in the British Top 20. The frontperson of Chicken was not Perfect/McVie, but guitarist Stan Webb, who would excite British audiences by entering the crowds at performances, courtesy of his 100-meter-long guitar lead. They were signed to Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label, a British blues pillar that had its biggest success with early Fleetwood Mac.

Chicken Shack was actually not far behind Mac in popularity in the late '60s, purveying a more traditional brand of Chicago blues, heavily influenced by Freddie King. Although Webb took most of the songwriting and vocal duties, Christine Perfect also chipped in with occasional compositions and lead singing. In fact, she sang lead on their only British Top 20 single, "I'd Rather Go Blind" (1969). But around that time, she quit the music business to marry John McVie and become a housewife, although, as the world knows, that didn't last too long. Chicken Shack never recovered from Christine's loss, commercially or musically. Stan Webb kept Chicken Shack going, with a revolving door of other musicians, all the way into the 1980s, though he briefly disbanded the group to join Savoy Brown for a while in the mid-'70s. ~Richie Unterberger

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Chicken Shack Feat. Stan Webb - Poor Boy: The Deram Years 1972-1974 (2 CD)

Album: Poor Boy: The Deram Years 1972-1974
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:13 + 48:17
Size: 183,4 + 111,6 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

CD 1:
1. Crying Won't Help You Now (5:08)
2. Daughter Of The Hillside (3:52)
3. If I Were A Carpenter (6:33)
4. Going Down (3:32)
5. Poor Boy (5:09)
6. Telling Your Fortune (11:09)
7. The Loser (2:29)
8. You Know You Could Be Right (3:44)
9. Revelation (5:09)
10. Prudence's Party (3:10)
11. Too Late To Cry (3:07)
12. Stan The Man (4:22)
13. Unlucky Boy (2:32)
14. As Time Goes Passing By (4:43)
15. Jammin' With The Ash (7:01)
16. He Knows The Rules (3:53)
17. As Time Goes Passing By (Single Version) (Bonus) (3:30)

CD 2:
1. Everyday I Have The Blues (5:35)
2. The Thrill Is Gone (5:33)
3. Going Down (5:49)
4. You Take Me Down (5:16)
5. Webb's Boogie (6:06)
6. You're Mean (6:20)
7. Poor Boy (7:12)
8. Webb's Guitar Boogie Shuffle (3:53)
9. Tutti Frutti (2:28)

This Castle package features the best of Chicken Shack's Deram years, when they kept some of the trademark blues expression that made them somewhat popular in the British blues scene of the 1960s, while getting decidedly heavier to the point of being a power metal trio. The entire Imagination Lady album is presented here, along with eight of the 14 cuts from Unlucky Boy. As a bonus, there is a second disc that contains Chicken Shack's unreleased Goodbye album, which was cut live.

Those who worshiped the early band - and there are people who did since they were in their way as credible as the Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer-led Fleetwood Mac (and even had Christine Perfect as a member for a time before she left and married the Mac's bassist, John McVie) - will, as those of the day did, find this material tedious and plodding. However, those who have found solace in the hard rock of the early '70s will find this material not only gratifying but surprising in its way, given the mastery of the material and the big, loud, and raw mixes. Recommended. /Thom Jurek, AllMusic

CD 1: Tracks 1-7 from "Imagination Lady" (1972), tracks 8-16 from "Unlucky Boy" (1973)
CD 2: "Goodbye Chicken Shack" (Live, 1974)

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Bob Daisley & Friends - Moore Blues For Gary: A Tribute To Gary Moore

Size: 144,4 MB
Time: 61:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. That's Why I Play The Blues (4:04)
02. The Blues Just Got Sadder (Feat. Joe Lynn Turner & Steve Lukather) (3:36)
03. Empty Rooms (Feat. Neil Carter) (6:10)
04. Still Got The Blues (Feat. Danny Bowes, John Sykes & Don Airey) (6:23)
05. Texas Strut (Feat. Brush Shiels) (3:55)
06. Nothing's The Same (Feat. Glenn Hughes) (4:24)
07. The Loner (Feat. Doug Aldrich, Eric Singer & Don Airey) (6:44)
08. Torn Inside (Feat. Stan Webb & Darrin Mooney) (5:22)
09. Don't Believe A Word (Feat. Damon Johnson) (4:34)
10. Story Of The Blues (5:46)
11. This One's For You (Feat. Gus Moore & Jack Moore) (3:10)
12. Power Of The Blues (Feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Jeff Watson & Darrin Mooney) (2:46)
13. Parisienne Walkways (Feat. Steve Morse & Ricky Warwick) (4:36)

The sky was crying when Gary Moore passed away on 6th February 2011. From Thin Lizzy to Colosseum II, together with his solo hits ‘Parisienne Walkways’ and ‘Out In The Fields’, Gary influenced a whole generation of guitar players and guitar playing.

The bass player/producer Bob Daisley had played with Gary since the 1980's, and is known for suggesting to Gary that he should make a blues album - the rest is history, ‘Still Got The Blues’ was an immense hit, followed by a series of classic modern blues albums. Bob, also known for his contributions to Rainbow and Ozzy Osbourne, was the driving force behind “Moore Blues For Gary”.

“In my opinion, Gary was one of the best guitarists who ever lived”, says Bob Daisley. “It was an honour for me to have worked with him and to have known him so well. When Gary passed away in 2011 the world lost one of the all-time greats. I don’t think that enough was said or done at the time to acknowledge the loss of such a great player so I took it upon myself to pay personal tribute to the man and record some new versions of his music, mostly from his blues catalogue.

I asked many members of the Gary Moore family tree, and some other great players, to contribute to the project. The response was not only encouraging, but very moving. It seems that the name Gary Moore is also synonymous with the words ‘respect’, ‘honour’ and ‘greatness’. I didn’t set out to recreate anything that Gary had done, or to compete in any way, these arrangements and performances represent a ‘hats off’ to Gary and nothing more. Long live the memory of Robert William Gary Moore. Yes, he was an­other ‘Bob’ - something that I wasn’t aware of for all of those years that I worked with him. I feel such gratitude towards the people who contributed to this album and I’m honoured to have worked with them all.”

John Sykes (ex-Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) makes a triumphant return after a long absence with an uber-emotional rendition of ‘Still Got The Blues’, with the soulful vocals by Daniel Bowes (Thunder) complementing each other.

‘Parisienne Walkways’ is played by Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs) and Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders, The Almighty), with the unlikely pair resulting in a miraculous chemistry.

Gary's friends are here - his rocking keyboard / guitar / vocal sidekick Neil Carter sings ‘Empty Rooms’, which he co-wrote with Gary. Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow) and Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) had joined forces with Gary on numerous occasions, together with Eric Singer (Kiss) and Darrin Mooney (Primal Scream). Brush Shiels, the leader of Gary's first professional band Skid Row, also makes an appearance.

Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), Steve Lukather (Toto), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Jeff Watson (Night Ranger), Damon Johnson (Black Star Riders, Alice Cooper) and Stan Webb (Chicken Shack) also unsparingly pour all their emotions to show their appreciation to Gary.

Gary's sons Jack and Gus are also involved, playing guitar and singing on ‘This One's For You’, showing that the ‘Blood Of Emeralds’ still runs their veins.

During his blues days, Gary made two albums to thank the guitarists that made him who he was: “Blues For Greeny” for Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, and “Blues For Jimi” for Jimi Hendrix. Now this is his turn to be rewarded with an album full of love and respect. We still got the blues for you.

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - Webb's Blues

Year: 1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:25
Size: 128,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. I'm Torn Down (2:52)
2. A Blues Song (4:51)
3. Every Little Bit Of My Heart (4:14)
4. Sweet Nothin's (2:45)
5. Crying Again (3:11)
6. Who Cares (3:54)
7. Hold On (3:58)
8. Webb's Blues (3:16)
9. Homework (3:14)
10. Evil (3:22)
11. Set Me Free (3:27)
12. Every Day I Have The Blues (3:45)
13. Time Goes By (2:24)
14. I'd Rather Go Blind (5:43)
15. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (4:22)

Stan Webb was at the heart of the British Blues Boom as he led his band Chicken Shack around the Blues club circuit in the late 60s. Londoner Stan played guitar in skiffle groups before forming his own band in 1965, playing a series of residencies in Hamburg, Germany over the next couple of years. When the band signed for the new Blue Horizon label in 1967, they were called Chicken Shack and consisted of Stan on guitar, Christine Perfect (later McVie) on piano, drummer Dave Bidwell, and bassist Andy Sylvester, who later played with Foghat.

In 1968, they released their album ’40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve’, and opened a big tour for labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Their most popular number was a version of ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’, the Etta James standard, sung by Christine Perfect. Stan himself had a true Blues sensibility, and an excellent guitar technique, closely modeled on Freddie King. Five years of constant touring and recording followed, and the pressures of this crazy lifestyle led to many changes in personnel, including Christine Perfect switching to Fleetwood Mac.

In 1974, Stan dissolved Chicken Shack and joined another British Blues band, Savoy Brown, but returned a year later with ‘Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack’. This band, with an ever changing roster of side-men, has continued to support Stan up to the present, playing regularly in the UK and touring Europe. After almost 50 years on the road, Stan still carries the torch for British Blues.

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Various - The Blues Meets The Beatles

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:36
Size: 138.7 MB
Styles: Pop/Rock/Blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Stan Webb - She Loves You
[3:16] 2. Earl Green - From Me To You
[2:28] 3. Fred James - I'm Down
[3:58] 4. Charles Walker - Don't Let Me Down
[3:38] 5. Paul Lamb - Norwegian Wood
[4:08] 6. Johnny Jones - Come Together
[6:07] 7. Stan Webb - I Saw Her Standing There
[3:10] 8. Earl Green - Run For Your Life
[2:31] 9. Al Garner - The Word
[3:13] 10. Ruby Turner - You Can't Do That
[2:49] 11. Earl Gaines - Oh Darling
[4:28] 12. Fred James - Why Don't We Do It In The Road
[4:03] 13. Mo'indigo - I Call Your Name
[3:13] 14. Paul Lamb - Get Back
[3:46] 15. Roscoe Shelton - Let It Be
[3:30] 16. Tony Wilson - I Feel Fine
[2:00] 17. Lee Moses - Day Tripper

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Stan Webb With Chicken Shack - Reflections (2-Disc Set)

Webb was born in Fulham, South West London. Initially playing in skiffle bands, Webb formed the first version of the blues band Chicken Shack with bassist Andy Silvester in 1965. The band played in Hamburg, Germany over the next couple of years.[1] They signed to the Blue Horizon record label in 1967, where their label mates were the fledgling Fleetwood Mac. The group was then composed of Webb, Christine Perfect, drummer Dave Bidwell, and bassist Andy Silvester. Bidwell and Silvester would later become the rhythm section of the British blues ensemble, Savoy Brown. Webb also joined Savoy Brown for their album Boogie Brothers. Perfect later joined Fleetwood Mac becoming Christine McVie after her marriage to the band's bassist, John McVie.

Chicken Shack enjoyed their heyday in the mid to late 1960s, when R&B was popular in England. Chicken Shack's line-up has evolved over the years, with Webb being the only constant. Their music was traditional in make-up, and the group covered a variety of American blues standards, as well as composing their own songs.

Album: Reflections (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:00
Size: 105.3 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Reflections
[6:40] 2. Broken Hearted Melody
[4:33] 3. Look Out
[5:11] 4. Talk About Love
[6:41] 5. The Thrill Has Gone
[4:02] 6. Crying Again
[4:12] 7. For All Your Love
[4:29] 8. Nothing I Can Do
[2:45] 9. If Only
[4:14] 10. I'm Not Sorry

Reflections (Disc 1)

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Album: Reflections (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:42
Size: 118.4 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:57] 1. Foolish Things
[3:58] 2. Were You Pushed Or Did You Fall
[5:49] 3. Sweetest Little Thing
[4:44] 4. Have You Seen My Heart
[5:20] 5. Don't Worry About A Thing
[4:24] 6. Burning Love
[4:32] 7. Will You Dance With Me
[5:04] 8. Don't Worry About A Thing (Original Mix)
[3:42] 9. Were You Pushed Or Did You Fall (Original Mix)
[4:08] 10. Will You Dance With Me (Original Mix)
[4:59] 11. Foolish Things (Original Mix)

Reflections (Disc 2)

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - The Creeper

Year: 1978/2002
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:34
Size: 89,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues, funky blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. The Creeper (3:38)
2. Delilah (4:10)
3. Riding With The Devil (3:54)
4. Think (2:16)
5. Stop Knocking My Door (4:57)
6. Blue Vein (4:00)
7. It's Easy If You're Lonely (4:59)
8. The Guitar Playing Derelict (4:16)
9. Dr. Brown (3:02)
10. Red Haired Lady (3:16)

After joining Savoy Brown, and formed Broken Glass in 1975, Stan Webb reformed Chicken Shack with new musicians. Robbie Blunt take the second guitar, Ed Spevock, the drums, and Steve York the bass. Dave Wintrop plays the sax. Well, this record is not bad but the songs are just quite good and there are no real highlights. /JCR Music News

Personnel: Stan Webb (guitar, vocals), Robbie Blunt (guitar), Paul Martinez (bass), Ed Spevock (drums), Tony Ashton (keyboards), Dave Winthorp (tenor & soprano saxophone).

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Chicken Shack - O.K. Ken?

Year: 1969
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:19
Size: 98,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Baby's Got Me Crying (2:34)
2. The Right Way Is My Way (2:33)
3. Get Like You Used To Be (3:49)
4. Pony And Trap (3:20)
5. Tell Me (4:50)
6. A Woman Is The Blues (3:28)
7. I Wanna See My Baby (3:52)
8. Remington Ride (3:03)
9. Fishing In Your River (4:40)
10. Mean Old World (3:44)
11. Sweet Sixteen (6:21)

Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (vocals and keyboards) in 1968.

The band were formed in April 1965, naming themselves after Jimmy Smith's "Back at the Chicken Shack" album. Chicken shacks (chicken restaurants) had also by then frequently been mentioned in blues and rhythm and blues songs, as in Amos Milburn's hit, "Chicken Shack Boogie". Their first concert was at the 1967 National Blues and Jazz Festival at Windsor and they were signed by the Blue Horizon record label in the same year.

Chicken Shack enjoyed modest commercial success, with Christine Perfect being voted Best Female Vocalist in the Melody Maker polls, two years running.

Perfect left the band in 1969 when she married John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Pianist Paul Raymond, bassist Andy Silvester, and drummer Dave Bidwell all left in 1971 to join Savoy Brown. In 1977 Silvester joined Los Angeles based ensemble, Wha-Koo. Webb was also recruited for Savoy Brown in the mid-1970s, and recorded the album Boogie Brothers with them.

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Chicken Shack - Accept Chicken Shack

Year: 1970/2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:59
Size: 179,4 MB
Styles: Blues-rock, electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Diary Of Your Life (3:05)
2. Pocket (3:22)
3. Never Ever (2:40)
4. Sad Clown (2:40)
5. Maudie (2:51)
6. Telling Your Fortune (4:21)
7. Tired Eyes (2:03)
8. Some Other Time (3:05)
9. Going Round (2:31)
10. Andalucian Blues (2:19)
11. You Knew You Did You Did (2:24)
12. She Didn't Use Her Loaf (4:11)
13. Its Okay With Me Baby (Single A-Side 1967, Bonus) (2:38)
14. When My Left Eye Jumps (Single B-Side 1967, Bonus) (6:28)
15. Hey Baby (Single B-Side 1968, Bonus) (3:37)
16. I'd Rather Go Blind (Single A-Side 1969, Bonus) (3:15)
17. Tears In The Wind (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:43)
18. Night Is When It Matters (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:00)
19. Telling Your Fortune (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (4:14)
20. You Knew You Did You Did (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:04)
21. Midnight Hour (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:27)
22. Hey Baby (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:13)
23. Things You Put Me Trough (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (3:45)
24. Get Like You Used To Be (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:53)
25. I'd Rather Go Blind (BBC Session On Air, Bonus) (2:57)

Chicken Shack evolved from a Stourbridge, UK based band called Sounds Of Blue who were performing in the West Midlands area by early 1964. The original members included singer and pianist Christine Perfect, bass guitarist Andy Sylvester, guitarist Stan Webb, and saxophonist Chris Wood. Following a host of drummers, Dave Bidwell became their permanent one in 1966/67. While touring the UK in 1967, opening for Fleetwood Mac, Christine met John McVie, whom she later married. She eventually left and replaced Peter Green in Fleetwood Mac. She was replaced by Paul Raymond.

In 1970 Stan Webb had a falling-out with Mike Vernon which resulted in the group being dropped by their record label. There were also disagreements within the group which resulted in the departure of Dave Bidwell and Paul Raymond who both left to join the famous London blues outfit Savoy Brown. Undaunted, Stan Webb continued with a new line-up which included bass guitarist John Glassock from Jethro Tull and Paul Hancox on drums but by the mid 1970's and after various other personnel changes, Chicken Shack finally disbanded.

Originally released in 1970, this is a 2004 reissue with 13 bonus tracks including single A-sides, B-sides and 9 BBC Sessions On Air 1968-1970.

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Chicken Shack - 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed & Ready To Serve

Year: 1968/2013
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:19
Size: 121,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. The Letter (4:30)
2. Lonesome Whistle Blues (3:05)
3. When The Train Comes Back (3:33)
4. San-Ho-Zay (3:05)
5. King Of The World (5:03)
6. See See Baby (2:25)
7. First Time I Met The Blues (6:27)
8. Webbed Feet (2:55)
9. You Ain't No Good (3:38)
10. What You Did Last Night (4:41)
11. It's Ok With Me Baby (Bonus) (2:39)
12. When My Left Eye Jumps (Bonus) (6:30)
13. Hey Baby (Bonus) (3:43)

If one can overlook Stan Webb's hyperventilating vocal excesses (which ain't easy), this is a promising debut, especially noteworthy for Webb's Freddie King-inspired guitar sting and Christine Perfect's understated vocals (only two, unfortunately compared to Webb's six). Webb does justice to his mentor with two instrumentals, King's "San-Ho-Zay" and his own "Webbed Feet," and Perfect proves the ideal counterpart -- one of the few pianists paying homage to King's longtime collaborator Sonny Thompson. Nice spare sound, typical of Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label. /Dan Forte, AllMusic

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - That's The Way We Are / Roadies Concerto

Album: That's The Way We Are
Size: 101,7 MB
Time: 39:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1978/2015
Styles: Blues Rock, British Blues
Label: Shark Records/Talking Elephant
Art: Front

01. The End (3:45)
02. High Cost Of Love (4:01)
03. Doesn't Matter About Your Size (3:22)
04. It Wasn't Me (4:18)
05. You'll Be Mine (3:54)
06. Sillyness (2:08)
07. Little Bird (4:06)
08. Rich Man's Blues (2:35)
09. Emily (4:54)
10. Let Me Love (3:21)
11. Shake Your Money Maker (3:02)

Chicken Shack were, like Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown, Climax Blues Band and others, one of the early British blues bands. Formed in 1965, they had a long residency at Hamburg's famed Star Club.

The original members included guitarist/vocalist Stan "The Man" Webb, and vocalist Christine Perfect The band's debut album, ''Forty Blue Fingers", also available on Talking Elephant, was released in 1968, and for the next couple of years, they were, together with Fleetwood Mac, at the forefront of the British blues boom. They released a further three albums, ''O.K.Ken", ''100 Ton Chicken" and ''Accept" for Blue Horizon before moving over to Deram in 1972.

Stan (The Man) Webb went on to release s "That's The Way We Are", during the late seventies under the heading of Stan Webb's Chicken Shack. This is the first time on CD for this album and has been a rarity for some time.

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Album: Roadies Concerto
Size: 103,0 MB
Time: 40:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1981/2015
Styles: Blues Rock, British Blues
Art: Front

01. Tell Me (5:06)
02. Why I Sing The Blues (2:03)
03. Back Door Man (7:00)
04. Black Night (5:58)
05. So Far Back (6:37)
06. The End (4:12)
07. Poor Boy (4:31)
08. Shake Your Money Maker (4:01)
09. Hideaway (1:21)

Founded in 1965 CHICKEN SHACK are and were one of the major bands of the British Bluesrock era, alongsiide bands like Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, Savoy Brown, Groundhogs, Steamhammer, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones ... Led by founding member and guitarist and singer extraordinare Stan Webb, CHICKEN SHACK stormed through many line-ups and incarnations until today.Their style ranging from psychedelic, almost progish to roots blues to boogie and hard rock, the band has always been one live club killer who never failed to rock the house down.In 1981 Stan Webb had possibly found the most prolific of all of his line-ups with basically an all-star line-up of bluesrock royalty:Stan Webb, the master - guitars and vocals Paul Butler (ex-Keef Hartley Band) - guitars, vocals Ric Lee (ex-Ten Yeasr After) - drums Andy Pyle (ex-Kinks, ex-Blodwyn Pig) - bass Tony Ashton (ex-Ashton, Gerdner & Dyke) - keyboards, vocals.This ROADIES CONCERTO recording displays the mastery of this assembly of exceptional musicians - a gatheriing of the tribes! Rarely ever CICKEN SHACK played in such perfection.In this line-up they undertook a very successful toru of Europe, esp. Germany ... they blew everybody's mind!

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Chicken Shack - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (3 CD)

Formed and led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb, Chicken Shack were one of the first bands to be signed to the Blue Horizon label in the mid-'60s. As of this compilation's release in 2006, Webb was still fronting a version of the group. While never attaining any success in the States, Chicken Shack were well known in the U.K., with fleeting success second only to John Mayall and labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Webb's Freddie King-styled guitar and vocalist/pianist Christine Perfect's (later McVie) singing were the major draws to this second-tier British blues band, but neither were strong enough to carry the group's success to the U.S. market.

This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all), and also features terrific liner notes by label head/producer Mike Vernon. Perfect stayed for two of four releases for the label, exiting before the recording of 1969's 100 Ton Chicken. Hence she appears on about half of this disc, leaving after the U.K. hit single "I'd Rather Go Blind." Webb's often wobbly but amiable singing is an acquired taste, so Perfect's husky, smooth vocals and classy blues piano runs were major contributions to the band, and strong points they never adequately replaced.

Occasional use of horns distinguished Chicken Shack from both Mac and Savoy Brown, another band very much in the Shack style and one with whom they swapped members. These three discs include the contents of four albums and assorted singles, with much of this music hard to obtain. The remastering is excellent, too, and it's safe to say that Chicken Shack have never sounded better. But the band wasn't strong or innovative enough to maintain interest over these four albums, making this all-inclusive set essential only for fans, collectors, and those looking to research the roots of Christine Perfect's pre-Fleetwood Mac sultry blues-tinged pop. Everyone else can make due with 2004's The Very Best of Chicken Shack, a single disc that cherry-picks the better tunes from the Blue Horizon era. /Hal Horowitz, AllMusic

Album: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions - CD 1
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:16
Size: 170,9 MB
Styles: Blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. It's Okay With Me Baby (2:39)
2. When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
3. The Letter (4:29)
4. Lonesome Whistle Blues (3:05)
5. When The Train Comes Back (3:33)
6. San-Ho-Zay (3:05)
7. King Of The World (5:03)
8. See See Baby (2:25)
9. First Time I Met The Blues (6:27)
10. Webbed Feet (2:55)
11. You Ain't No Good (3:38)
12. What You Did Last Night (4:41)
13. Hey Baby (3:43)
14. Baby's Got Me Crying (2:29)
15. The Right Way Is My Way (2:01)
16. Get Like You Used To Be (3:10)
17. Pony And Trap (3:04)
18. Tell Me (4:38)
19. A Woman Is The Blues (2:58)
20. When The Train Comes Back (Single Version) (3:33)

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Album: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions - CD 2
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:51
Size: 169,2 MB
Styles: Blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. Worried About My Woman (2:38)
2. Six Nights In Seven (4:58)
3. I Wanna See My Baby (3:31)
4. Remington Ride (2:52)
5. Fishing In Your River (4:28)
6. Mean Old World (3:15)
7. Sweet Sixteen (6:07)
8. I'd Rather Go Blind (3:17)
9. Night Life (5:22)
10. The Road Of Love (3:31)
11. Look Ma, I'm Cryin' (3:25)
12. Evelyn (4:17)
13. Reconsider Baby (3:23)
14. Weekend Love (2:14)
15. Midnight Hour (2:54)
16. Tears In The Wind (2:43)
17. Horse & Cart (3:36)
18. The Way It Is (4:27)
19. Still Worried About My Woman (3:09)
20. Anji (1:36)

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Album: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions - CD 3
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:07
Size: 120,8 MB
Styles: Blues. blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. Smartest Girl In Town (Previously Unreleased) (3:11)
2. Hideaway (Previously Unreleased) (5:08)
3. The Things You Put Me Through (3:54)
4. Diary Of Your Life (3:06)
5. Pocket (3:23)
6. Never Ever (2:43)
7. Sad Clown (2:40)
8. Maudie (2:53)
9. Telling Your Fortune (4:23)
10. Tired Eyes (2:06)
11. Some Other Time (3:06)
12. Going Round (2:32)
13. Andalucian Blues (2:20)
14. You Knew You Did You Did (2:25)
15. She Didn't Use Her Loaf (4:11)
16. Maudie (Single Version) (3:00)

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - Still Live After All These Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:30
Size: 172.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2003/2007
Art: Front

[ 4:39] 1. So Tell Me Now
[12:15] 2. The Thrill Is Gone
[ 6:11] 3. Reconsider Baby
[ 7:56] 4. (You Are) The Sweetest Little Thing
[ 5:44] 5. I Know, You Know
[ 6:55] 6. Saw Her Standing There
[ 6:10] 7. Night Life
[12:00] 8. The Chicken Shack Opera
[ 6:25] 9. (Oh Please) Doctor Brown
[ 7:11] 10. I'd Rather Go Blind

Baritone Saxophone – Peter Zagona; Bass – Jim Rudge; Drums – Mick Jones; Guitar – Gary Davies; Guitar, Vocals – Stan Webb; Saxophone – Frank Kirchner; Trumpet – Rüdiger Baldauf. Recorded Live at the Capitol Theatre, Paderborn, Germany 27th March 2003.

Chicken Shack was a British blues group from the sixties, Front man and guitarist was Stan Webb born in London in 1946. The group played blues on the Blue Horizon label in a similar style to the early Fleetwood Mac. Singer Christine Perfect (Christine McVie) left after marrying John McVie (bassist) with Fleetwood Mac. Christine later joined Fleetwood Mac in their second reincarnation. Chicken Shack continued to record through the seventies with various band members and occasional change of name to Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack. Stan Webb recorded a solo album in 2001 and continues to tour and play blues.

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Stan Webb/Chicken Shack - Going Up, Going Down: The Anthology 1968-2001 (2-Disc Set)

Going Up, Going Down is a double-disc set on the Castle label focusing on Chicken Shack singer and guitarist Stan Webb. The first disc captures the early days of his British electric blues band when the lineup included future Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine Perfect (pre-McVie). Their earliest repertoire, made up of electric blues cover versions, is reflected through both studio recordings and various live gigs, with fundamentally decent takes of "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Tell Me," "San Ho Zay," "I'm Tore Down," "I'd Rather Go Blind," and "He Knows the Rules."

The second disc is a bit more interesting as the band progresses into a harder and louder guitar-driven unit, utilizing Webb's original songs, which have more in common with Paul Rodgers and Free than the previous incarnations did with classic electric blues. Unfortunately, the two live tracks are the weakest on the second disc; "Back Door Man" gets bogged down with pseudo-Hendrix wah-wah pedal hysterics, and the second reading of "Tell Me" is perfunctory. At 36 tracks, Going Up, Going Down may be too much for the novice, but the collector will certainly find this of interest. ~Al Campbell

Album: Going Up, Going Down: The Anthology 1968-2001 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 77:35
Size: 177.6 MB
Styles: Pop-Rock-Blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Everyday I Have The Blues
[4:09] 2. Tell Me-Live
[3:09] 3. When The Train Comes Back
[1:59] 4. San-Ho-Zay
[3:53] 5. Mean Old World
[4:23] 6. You've Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
[2:47] 7. I'm Tore Down
[5:09] 8. You Take Me Down-Live
[6:51] 9. The Thrill Has Gone-Live
[2:51] 10. My Mood
[3:58] 11. Midnight Hour-Live
[9:02] 12. Set Me Free
[5:04] 13. Going Up, Going Down-Live
[7:13] 14. Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had-Live
[5:56] 15. Black Night
[4:11] 16. Prisoner
[3:52] 17. He Knows The Rules

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Album: Going Up, Going Down: The Anthology 1968-2001 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 76:41
Size: 175.6 MB
Styles: Pop-Rock-Blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Mine All The Time
[5:08] 2. Crying Won't Help You Now
[5:09] 3. Poor Boy
[2:29] 4. The Loser
[2:05] 5. Quick Step
[2:33] 6. Unlucky Boy
[4:40] 7. As Time Goes Passing By
[3:50] 8. Hear Me Cry
[3:12] 9. Meeting On A Hill
[3:22] 10. Use What You've Got
[4:04] 11. Little Bird
[3:21] 12. Let Me Love You Baby
[7:01] 13. Back Door Man-Live
[5:06] 14. Tell Me-Live At The Bridge House
[3:46] 15. Strange Situations
[5:57] 16. The House That Love Lives In
[3:30] 17. I Know
[7:32] 18. The Last Time

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Stan Webb - Strange Situations: The Stan Webb & Chicken Shack Indigo Sessions

Size: 148,4+123,7 MB
Time: 63:38+53:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: British Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Koko Road (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (4:13)
02. Strange Situations (3:48)
03. Guiding Light (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (4:15)
04. She Loves You (4:11)
05. One And One Is Two (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (3:09)
06. Pass The Time Away (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (5:03)
07. The Power Of Love (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (3:05)
08. The House That Love Lives In (5:57)
09. Took Me For A Ride (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (2:40)
10. The Paper Sellers Dream (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (3:08)
11. I Know (3:31)
12. Misty Rivers (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (6:54)
13. The Last Time (7:31)
14. I Saw Her Standing There (From 'Webb' LP, 2001) (6:07)

CD 2:
01. Going Up, Going Down ( 5:04)
02. The Thrill Has Gone ( 6:52)
03. Love Her With A Feeling (From 'Stan The Man' Live LP, 1995) ( 3:00)
04. Look Out (From 'Stan The Man' Live LP, 1995) ( 3:52)
05. Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had ( 7:11)
06. C.S. Opera (From 'Stan The Man' Live LP, 1995) (11:02)
07. Broken Hearted Melody (From 'Stan The Man' Live LP, 1995) ( 8:53)
08. Closing Medley Dr. Brown/Reconsider Baby (From 'Stan The Man' Live LP, 1995) ( 7:26)

Webb was born in Fulham, South West London. Playing firstly in skiffle bands, Webb, together with bassist Andy Silvester, formed the first version of the blues band, Chicken Shack in 1965. The band played in Hamburg, Germany over the next couple of years, as Webb perfected his playing techniques. They signed to the Blue Horizon record label in 1967, where their label mates were the fledgling Fleetwood Mac. The group was then composed of Webb, Christine Perfect, drummer Dave Bidwell, and bassist Andy Silvester. (Bidwell and Silvester would later become the rhythm section of the British blues ensemble, Savoy Brown. Webb also joined Savoy Brown, recording the album Boogie Brothers). Chicken Shack enjoyed their heyday in the mid to late 1960s, when R&B was a popular music form in England. Their music was traditional in make-up, and the group covered a variety of American blues standards, as well as composing several home-spun tunes. Their repertoire included, arguably, their most played track - "I'd Rather Go Blind". This song was originally recorded by Etta James, written by Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster, and became a modern day blues classic.

Chicken Shack are probably most remembered for including Perfect on keyboards and vocals in their line-up. She rose to far greater fame when she later joined Fleetwood Mac becoming Christine McVie after her marriage to the band's bassist, John McVie.

Chicken Shack's line-up has evolved and changed considerably over the years with Webb being the only constant factor. In 2001, Webb released his first solo album for over eight years when Webb appeared on the Indigo Records label.

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - Stan's Blues

Size: 183,9 MB
Time: 79:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: British Blues
Art: Front

01. So Tell ( 7:19)
02. The Thrill Has Gone (11:23)
03. Reconsider Baby ( 5:49)
04. I Know Your Know Me ( 6:41)
05. You Are The Sweetest Thing (11:16)
06. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack Opera (12:37)
07. Spoonful ( 3:14)
08. Doctor Brown ( 6:05)
09. I'd Rather Go Blind ( 5:28)
10. The Daughter Of The Hillside ( 7:04)
11. Stan's Blues ( 2:59)

“Stan’s Blues” was recorded live during the summer of 2004, when Chicken Shack enchanted a packed audience at a venue in Lyme Regis, in the south of England, performing some of their hits and live favourites.

Early 1965 Stan Webb formed the first incarnation of Chicken Shack, naming his band after Jimmy Smith's “Back at the Chicken Shack”. In 1967 pianist player Christine Perfect joined them and they recorded their first album for Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon label. Initially Chicken Shack were heavily influenced by Freddie King, and played a more traditional brand of Chicago Blues, than some of their British peers. After the first two albums, Christine Perfect left in August 1969 to be married to Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie; ironically just as Chicken Shack achieved chart success with the single 'I'd Rather Go Blind'. From 1977 onwards Stan Webb has revived the Chicken Shack name on a number of occasions, with the rotating membership over the next 30 years including some of the cream of the crop of British Blues musicians. The band has remained extremely popular as a live attraction, also recording (mostly live albums) regularly.

Stan's Blues

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