GORDON SMITH Long Overdue LP 1968 UK 1st Press STEREO
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GORDON SMITH "Long Overdue" 1968 UK BLUE HORIZON STEREO RARE ACOUSTIC BLUES CLASSIC SUPERB COPY EX+/-MINT
GORDON SMITH
Long Overdue
ORIGINAL UK BLUE HORIZON (S 7-63211) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (March 1968) OF GORDON SMITH'S "Long Overdue" - THE RARE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER BLUES CLASSIC FROM THE MAN DESCRIBED BY JOHN PEEL AS "The foremost white blues guitarist in the world" AND THIS, HIS 1968 DEBUT FEATURES STABLE MATES FLEETWOOD MAC (including Peter Green on harmonica) ON BACKING DUTIES (on just a couple of the tracks, the instrumental "Having A Good Time" and the full band "I've Been Down So Long" otherwise, it's solo acoustic) AND IT'S IN BEAUTIFUL, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION!!! - FANTASTIC COPY
PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST BLUE HORIZON LABELS WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND" TEXT
MATRIX NUMBERS: S 7-63211 A1 / S 7-63211 B1
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
RECORDED JULY/AUGUST 1968
Gordon Smith - vocals, harmonica, guitar
Peter Green - harmonica
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums
Derek Hall - piano
Side 1:
Diving Duck Blues (Fred McDowell)
Highway 51 (Tommy McLennan)
One Dime Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
Having A Good Time (Gordon Smith)
Instrumental No. 2 (Gordon Smith)
Walking Blues (McKinley Morganfield)
Rolling & Tumbling (trad. arr. Gordon Smith)
Side 2:
I've Been Down So Long (J. B. Lenoir)
Instrumental No. 4 (Gordon Smith)
Pearlie Blues (Furry Lewis)
The Woman Down The Hall (Gordon Smith)
Big Road Blues (Tommy Johnson)
Instrumental No. 3 (Gordon Smith)
Worried Life Blues (Fred McDowell)
LABELS: The labels are bright and unmarked with only minor spindle traces on each side - this copy has seen little play
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked - there is only 1 very tiny light line!!! EX+ /-MINT
SLEEVE: The front laminated cover is also in very good condition with storage wear to the edges and spine - The sleeve displays all text clear and bold and the laminated front has a deep, glass-like gloss with very little rubbing. The unlaminated back is very clean ( other than some light writing along side the track listing, see pictures). Critically graded an VERY GOOD
DUE TO THE RECENT AMOUNT OF NON PAYING BIDDERS !!!! EBAY MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACKS MUST EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OTHERWISE ALL BIDS WILL BE CANCELLED !!
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