{"product_id":"the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-golden-butter-the-best-of-the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-2lp","title":"THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND 'GOLDEN BUTTER - THE BEST OF THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND' 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: FRIDAY MUSIC TWO \/ ELEKTRA\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 2\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: MAY 1972\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: 180 GRAM VINYL 2LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with fellow superstars Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller Band and The Grateful Dead, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was one of the first powerhouse rock acts of the '60s. With their phenomenal brand of Chicago blues music unlike any band before or after them, they helped to usher in the progressive underground rock movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its core line-up of Paul Butterfield (harmonica\/lead vocalist), Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Elvin Bishop (guitar), Sam Lay (drums), Mark Nataflin (keyboards) and Jerome Arnold (bass), this amazing band truly delivered many legendary blues and rock recordings during their successful reign at Elektra Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was not uncommon to hear radio stations play entire sides of their revolutionary albums during the dawn of FM and underground radio. Blues masterpieces of the era still resonate today as Paul Butterfield and Co. unleashed classic signature tunes like \"Born In Chicago,\" \"Look Over Yonders Wall,\" \"Mellow Down Easy\" and the mammoth blues prog-rocker \"East West.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater albums would reveal even further extensions of the blues rock genre with classic renditions of Marvin Gaye's \"One More Heartache,\" Michael Nesmith's \"Mary Mary,\" plus more of their own prolific standards like \"Last Hope's Gone,\" \"Morning Blues\" and of course their Woodstock 1969 anthem \"Love March.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Elektra awarded The Paul Butterfield Blues Band the very extensive and amazing 'Greatest Hits' package \u003cem\u003eGolden Butter\u003c\/em\u003e which collected 18 of their most important songs from their legendary albums released from 1965-1972. Right from the start you get a healthy serving from their first monster release \u003cem\u003eThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band\u003c\/em\u003e along with more solid tunes from other fine albums such as \u003cem\u003eEast West\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn My Own Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLive \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Keep On Moving\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the early blues rock sounds of \"Shake Your Money-Maker\" and the lengthy live epic \"Driftin' and Driftin'\" to later day radio favorites such as \"Blind Leading the Blind,\" \"One More Mile\" and the pivotal Willie Dixon favorite \"Spoonful,\" this collection truly displays the creative importance of the iconic and influential Paul Butterfield Blues Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDISC 1\u003cbr\u003eBorn In Chicago\u003cbr\u003eShake Your Money Maker\u003cbr\u003eMellow Down Easy\u003cbr\u003eOur Love Is Drifting\u003cbr\u003eMystery Train\u003cbr\u003eLook Over Yonders Wall\u003cbr\u003eEast-West\u003cbr\u003eWalkin' Blues\u003cbr\u003eGet Out Of My Life, Woman\u003cbr\u003eMary, Mary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDISC 2\u003cbr\u003eSpoonful\u003cbr\u003eOne More Mile\u003cbr\u003eOne More Heartache\u003cbr\u003eLast Hope's Gone\u003cbr\u003eIn My Own Dream\u003cbr\u003eLove March\u003cbr\u003eDriftin' And Driftin'\u003cbr\u003eBlind Leading The Blind\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ORCHARD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67646968496429,"sku":"THE-PAUL-BUTTERFIELD-BLUES-BAND-GOLDEN-BUTTER-THE-BEST-OF-THE-PAUL-BUTTERFIELD-BLUES-BAND-2LP","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/2910\/4685\/files\/9d13181b21ca4026b681d79d2a094047_25f0e754_12f8_4950_bd23_775328443928.jpg?v=1792001700","url":"https:\/\/shop.altpress.com\/products\/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-golden-butter-the-best-of-the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-2lp","provider":"Alternative Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}