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November 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1760

Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign (1967) I first knew about Albert King from seeing him perform with B.B King and hearing him guest with the likes of Gary Moore and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The influence on SRV was obvious. The album I hunted out straight away was this – a double-dose of magic [...]

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July 12, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1934

  Freddie King, Getting Ready (1971) I started going through the YouTube recently for some great Freddie King clips. Such a great live performer was Freddie. I first started listening to him when I was 13-14-15; obsessed as I was with all things blues and rock guitar. Every time I found a new-ish player (SRV [...]