The Butterfield Blues Band - The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw
The Butterfield Blues Band [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Butterfield Blues Band]
Harmonica, Vocals - Paul Butterfield
Lead Guitar - Elvin Bishop
Bass - Bugsy Maugh
Drums - Phillip Wilson
Alto Saxophone - David Sanborn
Tenor Saxophone - Gene Dinwiddie
Trumpet - Keith Johnson
Arranged by Paul Butterfield
Written by Smokey Robinson (A1), Charles Brown (A2), Rudolph Toombs (A3), Booker T. Jones (A4), Paul Butterfield (A5, B4), Otis Rush (B1), Roosevelt Sykes (B2), Elvin Bishop (B3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label - Elektra
Recorded in 1967 in New York City
Produced by John Court
Originally Released in December 1967
Reissued in January 2025
Tracks :
Side A:
- One More Heartache
- Driftin’ and Driftin’
- Pity the Fool
- Born Under a Bad Sign
- Run Out of Time
Side B:
- Double Trouble
- Drivin’ Wheel
- Droppin’ Out
- Tollin’ Bells
Reviews :
"The ’67 departure of BB Band axe dude Bloomfield gave fellow Windy City man Elvin Bishop the chance to revamp Paul Butterfield’s seminal blues entity. Where Bloomfield had been rooted in South Side/Muddy Waters grit, Bishop leaned more to the R&B/blues ballad/rock’n’ soul feel of Albert King and Bobby “Blue”Bland. Hence the covers on The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw of “Born Under A Bad Sign”and “I Pity The Fool”. Augmenting the Memphis feel of both LPs is a tight, spurting horn section led by future sax deity David Sanborn Guesting on organ on In My Own Dream is the great Al Kooper." Uncut
Ratings :
Discogs: 4.12 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4.5 / 5