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Thread #78345   Message #1437021
Posted By: Chris C
17-Mar-05 - 01:37 PM
Thread Name: Mike Bloomfield-new release??
Subject: RE: Mike Bloomfield-new release??
Hi All:
Bloomfield's my favorite, and I have almost everything he recorded. The "If You Love These Blues..." was (as noted above) done for Guitar Player Mag. in '76. From what I'm told, Bloomfield usually cited it as his favorite of his own works. It was out of print for years. Then the music (w/out the spoken intros to the songs) was released under a new title a few years back, so some of you may have already heard it. Not sure, but I think that reissued CD of just the music made no mention of the original project in the notes(??). I think this new reissue might still be worth getting just for the spoken word parts.
The Bloomfield/Harris stuff I actually don't have(!). I'm bound to get it regardless, but would love to hear any further comments/reviews. (The stuff from the old Guitar Player album is great, to be sure).
Art: Thanks for the personal notes. I'm sure this is a good forum to share any other stories/recollections you may have about this wonderful guitarist.
Regards,
CC