Release Date: 08 December 2008
Label: Bear Family (Code 7)
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5017261202338
Release Date: 09 October 2020
Label: Bear Family (Code 7)
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5397102180132
Description
180gram vinyl LP, re-issue, original gatefold sleeve, 10 tracks. Total playing time approx. 48 minutes. Produced by Bill Szymczyk (J. Geils Band, Joe Walsh, James Gang, Eagles). B.B. King's first top 100 album!
Original live and studio recordings Original artwork, gatefold sleeve. Remastered from the original sources 180-gram virgin vinyl 'Live And Well' was produced by then 26-year-old Bill Szymczyk who later became one of rock music's most successful and prolific producers.
The album consists of five live tracks (Side A), recorded at New York's Village Gate, and five studio tracks (Side B). It was the first B.B. King album to enter the top 100. Thanks to rock Stars like Eric Clapton and Michael Bloomfield, B.B. King's name had become a common one in rock and guitar circles.
Consequently, Szymczyk got together a young group of players taking King's music to the next level with a more soulful and rocking approach. "King's always recorded well as a live act, and it's the concert tracks that shine brightest, although the studio ones (cut with assistance from studio musicians
like Al Kooper and Hugh McCracken) aren't bad." (Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide).
We are making this great live and studio set available again in its original form, pressed on high-quality 180-gram virgin vinyl, packaged in a gatefold sleeve with the original artwork and linernotes.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Randy Starr
Eddie Bond
Various
Benny Joy
Various
Wayne Cochran
Various
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B. King
B.B.King
