Release Date: 14 June 2019
Label: Madfish
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636551707329
Description
MID-PRICE CD EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC GUITARIST'S AWARD-WINNING BLUES ALBUM FEATURING NEW ARTWORK
Peter Green is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists of his generation. His virtuoso blues playing was an integral part of the sound of the original Fleetwood Mac, which he founded in 1967, and his tortured lead placed him on a par with legends such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. In the early '70s, Green left the band and he was to spend much of the next three decades in the wilderness, battling a number of health issues.
He re-emerged in the late 1990's performing with the Peter Green Splinter Group, and the second album of his remarkable revival, 'The Robert Johnson Songbook', is one of the greatest classic blues records and was the first British album to win the prestigious WC Handy Award. It was released in the same year that Green was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, on the 18th May - almost 20 years to the day before the release of this celebratory version, but still sounds as timeless and as important now as it did back then. The music features 16 exquisitely heart-breaking performances of the best Johnson originals, with Green on lead guitar, harmonica and vocals, plus support from Nigel Watson, Roger Cotton, Larry Tolfree, Neil Murray and guest Paul Rodgers.
This mid-price CD edition of Peter Green's 'The Robert Johnson Songbook' is presented in digipack packaging featuring sleeve notes and new artwork.
Description
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC GUITARIST'S AWARD-WINNING BLUES ALBUM
ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME FEATURING NEW ARTWORK
Peter Green is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists of his generation. His virtuoso blues playing was an integral part of the sound of the original Fleetwood Mac, which he founded in 1967, and his tortured lead placed him on a par with legends such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. In the early '70s Green left the band and he was to spend much of the next three decades in the wilderness, battling a number of health issues.
He re-emerged in the late 1990s performing with the Peter Green Splinter Group, and the second album of his remarkable revival, ‘The Robert Johnson Songbook’, is one of the greatest classic blues records and was the first British album to win the prestigious WC Handy Award. It was released in the same year that Green was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, on the 18th May - almost 20 years to the day before the release of this celebratory version, but still sounds as timeless and as important now as it did back then. The music features 16 exquisitely heart-breaking performances of the best Johnson originals, with Green on lead guitar, harmonica and vocals, plus support from Nigel Watson, Roger Cotton, Larry Tolfree, Neil Murray and guest Paul Rodgers.
This edition of Peter Green's ‘The Robert Johnson Songbook’ will be available as an LP for the first time, pressed on to 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl in single packaging including a 2-page insert with sleeve notes and new artwork.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Rick Wakeman
Fairport Convention
Vivian Stanshall
Vivian Stanshall
Rick Wakeman
Caravan
The Pretty Things
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Peter Green
Peter Green
Peter Green
Peter Green
