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A Street-Car Named De Luxe - De Luxe Blues Band


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A Street-Car Named De Luxe (1981) - De Luxe Blues Band


    Featuring »

Danny Adler, Bob Brunning, Bob (Robert) Hall, Mickey Waller

    Tracklisting »

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Original Album Tracklisting:
Crazy 'Bout Oklahoma
  Running Time: 4:41
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Maybellene
  Running Time: 2:50
  Comments: Billed as "Maybelline". Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Too Tired
  Running Time: 4:23
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
After HoursInstrumental
  Running Time: 3:02
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Boogie Chillun
  Comments: Part 1 of the "Boogie Chillun/Feel So Good" track. Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited. Total Running time of track is 4:12
Feel So Good
  Comments: Part 2 of the "Boogie Chillun/Feel So Good" track. Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited. Total Running time of track is 4:12
Bad Case Of Love
  Running Time: 3:48
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
It Hurts Me TooLyrics available
  Running Time: 4:20
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
The Jungle
  Running Time: 4:43
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Well Well
  Running Time: 2:45
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Rocking On The Railroad
  Running Time: 3:03
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited

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CD Bonus Tracks:
Lovin' Machine
  Running Time: 4:08
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
Hey! Bo Diddley
  Running Time: 5:30
  Comments: Recorded at The Mobile Studio Limited
    Released »

1981-06

    Format »

Import Vinyl/CD Album

    Other Appearances »
Mark McKenna (Engineer), Chuck (Charles Edward) Berry (Anderson) (Songwriter), Bo Diddley (Ellas O B McDaniel) (Songwriter), Henry Glover (Songwriter), Erskine Ramsey Hawkins (Songwriter), John Lee Hooker (Songwriter), Joe (Joseph) Josea (Bihari) (Songwriter), Sax Kari (Songwriter), B(lues) B(oy) (Riley) King (Songwriter), Lois Mann (Songwriter), Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman) (Songwriter), Avery Parrish (Songwriter), Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) (Songwriter), Johnny (Guitar) Watson (Songwriter), Pick Up Studios (Cover Art), Dave Peabody (Photography), Franco Ratti (Executive Producer), Ian Stewart (Produced By), Bob Brunning (CD Liner Notes), Bob Brunning (CD Liner Notes)

    Record Label »
Appaloosa

    Catalogue Number »

020 (LP) 20 (CD)

    Running Time »

47:25

    Liner Notes »

For CD reissue:

The De Luxe Blues Band was formed in 1980, when Danny Adler, vocals and guitar, was asked to put a band together to back up some visiting American blues artistes for a gig in London’s famous “Dingwalls” club. He called Bob Hall, the U.K.’s premier blues and boogie pianist and Mickey Waller, the legendary drummer who had played with many major R’N’B musicians. Bob Hall recommended me (we had played together in many bands since we formed the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band way back in 1969, following our meeting in the Savoy Brown Blues Band the previous year).

Thus the De Luxe’s were born albeit accidentally, sensing that the line-up could be more permanent arranged for a record company scout to come to the gig, the next day we were offered a record contract, for an album to be recorded live in the “Half Moon”, Putney. We then started extensively touring, particularly enjoying our many excursions into Italy. This led to us signing to the Appaloosa label, for whom we cut three more albums, released on Appaloosa: A Street-Car Named De Luxe, Urban De Luxe and Motorvating.

The CD you are holding has two “bonus” tracks in addition to the songs on the vinyl version: Lovin’ Machine and the classic Hey! Bo Diddley!.

Sadly, the De Luxe folded after a very happy ten years together in 1990 when Bob quit for a solo career, and Danny returned to his homeland, the United States, but who knows... perhaps one day someone will phone one of us to ask us to put a band together to back a visiting American blues artist...!

Bob Brunning
(C) 1995

Appaloosa - I.R.D.
Via G.B. de la Salle 4
20132 Milano - Italy
All Rights Reserved

    Reviews »
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4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0
The best De Luxe studio album to date
Review written by John Fitzgerald, December 5th, 2004

Aside from the wonderfully stripped down rocking "Live at the Half Moon Putney", "A streetcar named deluxe" is the best De Luxe Blues Band album. So in other words, it is, I feel, their best studio album to date with it just being the core band of Mickey Waller on drums, Bob Hall on the piano, Danny Adler on guitar & vocals and of course, Bob Brunning on the bass. Oddly, the two bonus tracks on the CD version of the album have sax parts on them but there is no further information about these tracks in Brunning's CD liner notes so it's hard to guess but it would be interesting to find out if these tracks were in fact cut during these sessions or not. The tracks in question being the break neck speedy tapping rocker "Lovin' machine" and "Hey Bob Diddley" and of course, the title says it all as to what this one is like. It is, in my opinion, a good thing that the sax parts did not carry over in to the other tracks as they are very enjoyable the way they stand. There's two Chuck Berry covers, the peppy galloping "Maybelline" and the typical Berry rocking style of "Rocking on the railroad". Also, there are two B.B. King tunes, the rapid bossa nova feel on "Bad case of love" and a great slow burning blues called "The jungle" which is very effective in it's own right though it was strangely placed next to another slow burner (which proceeds it on the album) that many Macophiles may know by John Mayall called "It hurts me too" but they still both work regardless of sequencing. Included as well is an interwoven medley titled "Boogie chillin'/Feel so good" and it's driving stuff, it gives me a slight "Savoy Brown boogie" feel though of course, it's not nearly as drawn out or over the top though it does make for another album highlight. The rest shouldn't be overlooked either, enclosed are a couple useful strolls (the ragged opener "Crazy 'bout Oklahoma" and the even better finger snapping "Too tired"), a 40's style jump swing in "Well well" and my personal favorite, the piano led instrumental "After hours" with brushing drums and light electric guitar, it's delicately handled arrangement shows how well this band could work together given the mix is done right, unlike the piano heavy mix on the "Urban deluxe" album. Without a doubt, this is the best place to go for DLBB recordings if you can't find the concert document "Live at the Half Moon Putney" platter first.

    Last Modified »
2012-10-02
    Tracklisting »
Discography entry submitted by Jeff Kenney & Marty Adelson.