The Original Lost Elektra Sessions

Release Date: 1995-07-18, Audio CD, Elektra / Wea

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Posted: Apr-04-2008

THIN WILD MERCURY!

I recommend this album to anyone who likes Bob Dylan's second masterpiece [not second album], Blonde On Blonde, as these 2 albums have that same THIN WILD MERCURY SOUND. I'm not here to give a second rate, third rate, fourth rate history lesson, just recommending an EXCELLENT album, by an...

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Posted: Jan-21-2008

Paul sings on all tracks

A must have for all blues lovers as well as those who need to hear the voice of the consumate blues man,Paul Butterfield. I know I was thrilled to hear these early recordings that were recorded before the release of the first album and featuring the original line-up.

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Posted: Apr-01-2007

There Were 5 Essential Butterfield Albums, Now Make It 6. (and now 3 of them are must haves).

This album is a rare, and precious gem that fits quite comfortably between the first album, and East-West. The people at Elektra discovered that sometimes true gold can be found without digging in a gold mine. And they struck real gold, not fools gold. And on the list of gems are songs like...

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Posted: Jan-05-2007

I love this, almost as much as their first one

Not enough Bloomfield guitar, but his keyboard playing fits in well. Butterfield and drummer Sam Lay are on fire, while Elvin and Jerome do a fine job, as usual.

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Posted: Nov-10-2006

THe Original Lost Elektra Sessions

Beautiful archival music from the masters of seminal white electric blues Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield.

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Posted: Jan-03-2006

A great blues recording.

I have heard the white vs. black bluesman argument for years and years. I've always felt that it isn't the color of the skin that's important when it comes to the music but rather the soul of the musician. Given that, this is a great blues album by a band of soulful bluesmen. Butterfields harp...

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Posted: Oct-05-2003

Why was this music scrapped?!

Even though this page only lists five tracks, "The Original Lost Electra Sessions" is not an EP, it's a 19-track CD.All but one of these 19 tracks were recorded in December, 1964, as Paul Butterfield's projected first LP, but the results were (inexplicably) scrapped and replaced by the band's...

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Posted: Jun-06-2000

Early, raw, and utterly cool

It's hard to believe that this album was scrapped. A lot of bands put out albums that were much worse than this. One has to wonder if Paul Rothschild should have just taken a few valiums and put this out at the time it was recorded, because this is very, very good. This is a terrific document...

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Posted: Nov-18-1999

genuinely spirited, straight ahead blues

The recording quality is less than ideal (especially noticeable in the case of Bloomfield's guitar), but the performances are both riveting and dynamic and capture the spirit of the band in its early days. "School Girl" will knock you out!

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Posted: Nov-06-1999

The Best White Harpist Ever

This is some of the earliest Butterfield available. The takes on this album were scrapped (or thought to be scrapped) for the more produced tunes that appear on first album. In my opinion, a lot of these takes are better than what appears on the first album. Butterfield's rendition of "Just...

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