{"product_id":"219799","title":"Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign [Stax Remasters] [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King\\u2019s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born \\u201cKing of the Blues Guitar,\\u201d who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eKing was influenced by pre-World War II bluesmen Lonnie Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, and post-war artists T-Bone Walker and Howlin\\u2019 Wolf. He came to Stax by way of Al Bell, a Little Rock native who\\u2019d met King when he played shows in the area. King\\u2019s first Stax recording was \\u201cLaundromat Blues,\\u201d included on this album, backed by Booker T. Jones on piano; Duck Dunn, bass; and Al Jackson, Jr., drums; plus the Memphis Horns (Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love) and Raymond Hill (sax player on Jackie Brenston\\u2019s \\u201cRocket 88\\u201d). The song had come by way of an unsolicited songwriting demo that Stax co-founder Estelle Axton correctly believed could be a hit for King.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\u201cCrosscut Saw\\u201d is one of King\\u2019s best-known recordings as yet dated back to 1941 when Delta bluesman Tommy McClennan recorded it for Bluebird, and Willie Sanders \u0026amp; the Binghamton Boys cut it in \\u201963. A.C. \\u201cMoohah\\u201d Williams, a veteran DJ at Memphis R\u0026amp;B station WDIA-AM, brought it to King\\u2019s attention. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eFor this special reissue Stax Records has reached into its vaults to provide previously unissued bonus tracks in the form of alternate takes of \\u201cBorn Under a Bad Sign,\\u201d \\u201cCrosscut Saw,\\u201d \\u201cThe Hunter,\\u201d \\u201cPersonal Manager\\u201d and an untitled, never-before-released instrumental.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Born Under A Bad Sign\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Crosscut Saw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Kansas City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Oh Pretty Woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Down Dont Bother Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The Hunter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. I Almost Lost My Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Personal Manager\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Laundromat Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. As The Years Go Passing By\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. The Very Thought Of You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Born Under A Bad Sign\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Crosscut Saw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. The Hunter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Personal Manager\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Untitled Instrumental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55182909931905,"sku":"219799","price":10.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/512e5lDqoiL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768250952","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/219799","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}