Showing posts with label Tramp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tramp. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Tramp - Put A Record On

Year: 1974
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:55
Size: 83,6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: LP front & back

1. Too Late For That Now (4:55)
2. Now I Ain't A Junkie Anymore (3:10)
3. What You Gonna Do (3:06)
4. Like You Used To Do (4:10)
5. You've Gotta Move (2:43)
6. Put A Record On (3:13)
7. Funky Monkey (5:47)
8. Beggar By Your Side (3:43)
9. Paternity Orders (2:28)
10. It's Over (2:36)

Recording sessions involving musicians who do not regularly work together can be notoriously unproductive, the shelves of second hand record shops are littered with dusty remnants of what might have been a great session. Happily 'Tramp' is a very fine exception to this rule, perhaps because although there is plenty of creative and spontaneous playing on these tracks, the songs themselves, written by Bob Hall and Dennis Cotton, are economical, witty and tightly constructed; there are no twelve minute guitar solos on this record. Every musician contributed hugely to the overall strength of performance that is obvious throughout the set.

Dave and Jo-Anne Kelly are renowned for their ability as blues singers, and they tackled each song whole-heartedly, often adding new ideas whilst actually recording. Bob Hall is surely the finest boogie pianist in Britain, and has never played better than on these sessions. Bob Brunning is also a highly experienced bass player who has worked and recorded with many blues giants, forming a unit with Bob Hall which has become much in demand by impressed visiting American performers, many of whom have invited them back to the States to form a permanent band!

Mick Fleetwood has been the mainstay of Fleetwood Mac for a long time, and when one listens to this exciting playing on this album, one can see why - listen to his inspired and absolutely spontaneous drum lead in during the entirely unrehearsed piano break in 'Too Late For That Now' which leads incidentally to one of the most exciting solos heard in a long while. Danny Kirwan plays crisply and economically, showing his ability, unusual among rock guitarists - to know when not to play, nevertheless turning in some pleasing solos. Dave Brooks proves just how easily he recently stole the show on some of the '73 American Blues Legends performances, and last but not least, percussionist Ian Morton adds a lot of excitement to the proceedings. Here then is a fresh and exciting album representing of more than worthwhile gathering together of some well known musical 'Tramps'.

Put A Record On mc
Put A Record On zippy

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Tramp - Tramp

Year: 1969/1990
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:03
Size: 79,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: LP and CD artwork

1. Own Up (2:53)
2. Same Old Thing (2:08)
3. What You Gonna Do (2:56)
4. Somebody Watching Me (2:58)
5. Too Late Now (2:40)
6. Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:02)
7. Street Walking Blues (3:19)
8. On The Scene (2:47)
9. Month Of Sundays (3:41)
10. Hard Work (4:22)
11. Another Day (2:11)

We decided to use the name "Tramp" for the group of musicians on this album because we wanted to devise a name which suggested the concept of a fluid musical framework in which we could utilise the skills of any musicians who felt interested and excited enough to join Bob Hall and myself in playing material which appealed to us all. Thus the personnel on this album consists of people with whom we enjoy working, and we trust that they got something out of the session as well.

I first met Bob when we worked together in the Savoy Brown Blues Band, and prior to that I played bass in F!eetwood Mac, when I was associated with the drummer on this LP - Mick Fleetwood. Mick is a fine drummer, simple yet effective. Neither Bob nor I had worked with Danny Kirwan before, although of course we had heard his work with Fleetwood Mac, and he added a great deal to the session. The voice of "Memphis Lil" and her "Little Brother Dave" will be familiar to blues enthusiasts and I feel sure that you will enjoy their powerful contribution. Bob Hall and myself are very pleased with the result of this meeting of musical "Tramps", and we sincerely hope you are too. /Bob Brunning

Personnel: Dave Kelly (vocals); Jo Ann Kelly (vocals); Danny Kirwan (guitar); Bob Hall (keyboards); Bob Brunning (bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums).

Tramp mc
Tramp zippy

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Various - Rarities: The Roots of Fleetwood Mac

Styles: British Blues
Label: Appaloosa
Released: 1990
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 115,9 MB
Time: 50:39
Art: front + back

 1. Ride With Your Daddy Tonight (Peter Green) - 3:35
 2. Simple Simon (Bob Brunning) - 2:16
 3. Uranus (take one) (Peter Green) - 2:38
 4. It Takes Time (Peter Green) - 3:33
 5. If You Let Me Love You (Peter Green) - 6:56
 6. Uranus (take two) (Peter Green) - 3:22
 7. Own Up (Jo Ann & Dave Kelly) - 2:48
 8. Somebody Watchin' Me (Jo Ann & Dave Kelly) - 3:00
 9. Baby What You Want (Jo Ann & Dave Kelly) - 4:05
10. Street Walkin' Blues (Dave Kelly) - 3:20
11. Hard Work (Danny Kirwan) - 4:23
12. Too Late For That Now (Jo Ann & Dave Kelly) - 4:54
13. Funky Money (Dave Kelly) - 5:41


Personnel:
Peter Green (vocals, guitar)
Bob Brunning (vocals, bass)
Jo-Ann Kelly, Dave Kelly (vocals)
Danny Kirwan, Colin Jordan (guitar)
Bob Brooks (saxophone)
Bob Hall (piano)
Pete Banham, Mick Fleetwood (drums)
Ian Morton (percussion)

Notes: A collection drawn from two albums recorded by the British blues band Tramp, to which various members of Fleetmood Mac contributed. Things get complicated when you talk about the history of Fleetwood Mac. In their first incarnation they were considered one of England's finest blues bands. A decade later, only one original member remained, another had joined a religious cult, and the new Mac found itself saddled with international stardom with two smash records back to back. RARITIES is the brainchild of a short-term Mac bassist, Bob Brunning. Not exactly a Fleetwood Mac recording, it is a collection of sessions from two of Brunning's post-Mac bands: The Brunning Sunflower Blues Band, which featured Peter Green, and Tramp, which included Mac founder Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Danny Kirwan. While this reissue may not shed any new light on Mac's early recording years, Peter Green's sizzling guitar on the instrumental "Uranus" demonstrates the ferocious energy of his early work. Clearly for fans of '60s English blues, RARITIES is an appealing and loose recording reminiscent of Savoy Brown and the Bluesbreakers. Includes liner notes by Bob Bruning.

Rarities: The Roots of Fleetwood Mac