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Luther's Blues

Extra Tracks, Remastered

Luther Allison Format: Audio CD
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Luther's Blues
2 Someday Pretty Baby
3 Easy Baby
4 Part Time Love
5 Now You Got It
6 K.T.
7 Let's Have A Little Talk
8 Driving Wheel
9 Into My Life
10 San-Ho-Zay
11 Bloomington Closing (Early Version)
12 Medley: I'm Gonna Miss My Baby/Bad News Is Coming/The Thrill Is Gone (Live At Ann Arbor)

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The second of three Allison albums issued on Motown's Gordy subsidiary in the 1970s, Luther's Blues captures the guitarist's uncovered-wire sound in its full glory. The crescendo ending of "Let's Have a Little Talk," one of five Allison originals here, is more than another standard variation on crowd-pleasing clichés. It's an apocalyptic, blues-wailing roar, with Allison's pleading vocal at its core. Berry Gordy turns up in the composer credits for one tune, "Someday Pretty Baby," which, along with "Part Time Love," trawls the company's early raw-edged back catalog. Even the funk-flavored "K.T."--an attempted hit single?--fits the mood. The three bonus tracks on this exemplary remaster nearly double the original LP's length, with a raw version of Freddy King's "San-Ho-Zay" glowing alongside an alternate version of Allison's "Bloomington Closing" and a lengthy medley from the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. --Rickey Wright

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.55 x 0.47 inches; 3.67 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Motown Records
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 044001340925
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Motown Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000059RVY
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 87 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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87 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

a walther
5.0 out of 5 stars Part Bad News. Part B.B. All Luther's Blues
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2016
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LUTHER'S BLUES showcases Luther Allison's guitar play and 'Otis Redding comparison' vocals.
This is a must blues fans. I have become a huge blues fans since surviving the "80's music scene" and of all the music I own this LUTHER'S BLUES CD could have THE best collection of Bonus Songs (of them all) led by a 1973 offering from the Ann Arbor Blues Festival. This live "Medley" runs 19 minutes on its own and displays Luther's B.B King influence. "San-Ho-Zaay" and "Bloomington Revisited" are the other two rollicking Bonus songs.

Besides the 30 minutes of Bonus tracks is the 7 minute "Let's Have a Little Talk" from the original album and the funk of bursting trumpet horns on "K.T" offering a different sound and surprise standout on this guitar, blues driven collection.
The original album running time was 39 minutes.

LUTHER'S BLUES was recorded before his move (to France) just as his local (U.S.) popularity began to wane. This was his second Motown release.
Luther also plays harmonica licks on two songs including Junior Parker's "Driving Wheel".
LUTHER'S BLUES got better (to me) on the 3rd listen some months later prompting this Feb. 2017 rewrite.
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lou scrobogna
5.0 out of 5 stars Lurther Allison : Lurther's Blues .
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018
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I have a few Luther & son Bernard Allison Albums I haven't heard in a while and when looking for another Album found L, Allison Where Have You Been and another great Album Songs from the Road are just Awesome , now just building up my collection with Luther's Blues consisting of 12 great catchy Blues guitar tunes and 70 minutes long , sings and plays Amazing Blues Guitar more like makes the guitar sing .
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Wendell L
4.0 out of 5 stars Great remaster
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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This is a great album from a great Blues artist who I feel didn't get the recognition he deserved for a long time. You can feel the Blues infuse your soul as you listen. Luther had a playing style that could get into your soul as well as any of his contemporaries. This remaster does the 1974 release a lot of justice, and the bonus tracks are just icing on the cake. When the live bonus track from the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues Festival starts up, you'd think you were listening to the Allman Brothers until Luther sings.

Bottom line: buy this this album, you won't regret it.
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Mr. Arshad Shah
5.0 out of 5 stars He ranks with the best, Muddy Waters
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015
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He ranks with the best , Muddy Waters, BB king , Buddy Guy, but he is one step ahead , he brings the concert into your room and ears, get it you''ll love it.
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LastCoonassStanding
5.0 out of 5 stars All blues music meets my expectations in one form or ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2014
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All blues music meets my expectations in one form or another. The music of 'blues' must be discovered, it is not out there for everyone and not everyone hears what is played.
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Joe DeAloia
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Luther Allison CD
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018
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Excellent Music by Luther Allison at a good price!
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Stranger
3.0 out of 5 stars Another good Luther Allison album ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2009
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If you're reading this, then you are probably already a Luther fan. Good songs, lyrics, and great guitar playing are very evident on this one. Perhaps a little too much soul music ... almost disco-sounding. 3 1/2 stars ...
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KATHLEEN BRANDLI
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
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A fine addition to any blues collection. AAAA++++
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Sandro R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Splendido blues, cuore e grinta
Reviewed in Italy on June 20, 2021
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Grande album di un grandissimo bluesman, che non ha raccolto quanto meritava. Ho avuto la fortuna di vederlo dal vivo al Pistoia Blues... Questo album a mio parere non è inferiore al grande "bad news is coming"
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Louie D
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Luther album!
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2018
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You can't get much better then Luther, great album highly recommend
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j.schaft
5.0 out of 5 stars Top blues cd. Buy this
Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2020
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Klasse cd
Lekkere blues
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Load Trash Histo
5.0 out of 5 stars du blues, rien que du blues
Reviewed in France on June 18, 2018
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un de ses meilleurs albums pour Motown avec "Bad news is coming" de 1973 et "Night life" de 1976. Que ce soit sur ses compositions ou sur les reprises ("Easy baby" de Willie Dixon et "Driving wheel" de Roosevelt Sykes), le talent de Luther éclate au grand jour. Il faut dire que son feeling déborde de tous les morceaux, que ses solos de guitare sont superbes même si parfois ils ont trop tendance aux démonstrations plus ou moins gratuites et que sa voix est chaude et puissante. Cette édition présente 3 bonus tracks dont la reprise du "San-ho-say" de Freddie King, une de ses principales influences, et un medley torride enregistré live.
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DJ Reg
5.0 out of 5 stars WHICH IS A PITY BECAUSE THE CREATIVITY HERE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2014
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BORN IN THE USA, CROSS ATLANTIC, SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED ON TIME. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL BLUES CD IN THAT, OH YES IT HAS BLUES ALL RIGHT. IT ALSO HAS SOUL AND RARE GROOVE, PERHAPS A REASON WHY IT'S SALES WERE ALLEGEDLY NOT AS DESIRED, WHICH IS A PITY BECAUSE THE CREATIVITY HERE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER.
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