The Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full Of Blues (LP)

Product Description

Available on 180g Audiophile Vinyl for the First Time!

Impeccably Mastered by Friday Music’s Joe Reagoso! Pressed at RTI!

After their phenomenal success on Saturday Night Live and a number of smash comedy movies already in their resume, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd dove headfirst into their love of soul, blues and R&B and began the Blues Brothers duo, netting them a number one album, top hit singles, a box office smash and acclaim from purists and blues lovers from all over with their first LP, Briefcase Full Of Blues.

Recorded in 1978 at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the late great John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd opened a set before comedian and good friend Steve Martin. To the crowd’s amazement, the duo blasted them a blistering rock ‘n’ blues performance which was captured on tape for their first album Briefcase Full Of Blues. They later appeared on SNL and the rest as they say is history, as this stunt became reality in no time and thus began a short lived but amazing piece of rock and blues history.

Released during the holiday season, the album became a number one smash and netted two smash singles with the classic nod to the Stax sound with Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man” as well as the ’50’s doo wop classic, “Rubber Biscuit.”

With a stellar musician lineup of classic R&B and traditional blues purists like Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn from Booker T. & The M.G.’s, Chess Records sideman to the stars Matt “Guitar” Murphy, saxophone champion Tom Scott and a handful of New York City’s finest on the reeds, rounded out with Paul Shafer on keys, The Blues Brothers were a force to reckon with as their albums would go on to sell in the millions making them one of the biggest bands in the late seventies into the eighties.

With a stunning set list of righteous blues and soulful interpretations, this masterpiece is filled with non-stop classics like the hard boppin’ opener Hey Bartender, blues belters like Junior Wells’ “Messin’ With The Kid” and Big Joe Turner’s “Flip Flop Fly,” plus southern rockers like Delbert McClinton’s “”B” Movie Box Car Blues.”

In addition to these legendary performances, this unique concert recording yielded more with powerhouses like the smash I Don’t Know, King Floyd’s Groove Me, and the blues thriller Shot Gun Blues.

Friday Music is no stranger to the blues. Therefore, it is with much honor to announce the first installment in Friday Music’s Blues Brothers 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series with their brilliant masterwork Briefcase Full Of Blues.

For the first time ever on 180 Gram Vinyl, this limited edition classic was mastered impeccably and faithfully from the original 1978 Atlantic Records tapes by their Atlantic Records label alumni Joe Reagoso (John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter) at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA.

To enhance your Jake and Elwood experience even further, this stunning limited anniversary edition also includes the original album cover art, Miami Mitch Glazer’s funny liner notes as well as the 12 brilliant tunes you will truly forever enjoy in the audiophile vinyl domain.

Features:
• Limited Anniversary Edition
• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered Impeccably by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios from the original 1978 Atlantic Records tapes
• Pressed at RTI
• Original album cover art
• Liner notes by Mitch Glazer

Musicians:
Joliet Jake Blues, lead vocals
Elwood Blues, harmonica, lead vocals on “Rubber Biscuit”
Paul “The Shiv” Shaffer, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic Oiano
Steve “The Coloner” Cropper, guitar
Matt “Guitar” Murphy, guitar
Donald “Duck” Dunn, bass guitar
Steve “Getdwa” Jordan, drums
Lou “Blue Lou” Marini, tenor sax
Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin, trumpet
Tom “Triple Scale” Scott, tenor sax
Tom “Bones” Malone, tenor sax, baritone sax, trombone, trumpet

Tracklist:

Side One:
1. Hey Bartender
2. Messin’ With The Kid
3. Almost
4. Rubber Biscuit
5. Shot Gun Blues
Side Two:
1. Groove Me
2. I Don’t Know
3. Soul Man
4. “B” Movie Box Car Blues
5. Flip, Flop & Fly

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