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Your cart is empty.Remastered by Al Kooper from original tapes. 1968 Blues rock classic feat MIKE BLOOMFIELD with 4 bonus tracks. Steve Stills also guests.
davidrichardlisle
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2025
I remember the record from the 1960s. It was as enjoyable hearing it again, as it was then. Timeless.
Guy Kerr
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2025
Great guitar playing
miroslav
Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2024
1969 ,hippy time. Recommend 100%
Dave
Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2023
Simply a great album all round, good tunes, all well played but if you love the blues, it is a gem.
Stefano Massa
Reviewed in Italy on December 4, 2022
Un album che ha senz'altro segnato la storia del pop, veramente eccezionale e piacevole all'ascolto e non affaticante per l'orecchio le sonorità sono ben equilibrate e ben definite,un album decisamente registrato con grande professionalità difficilmente riscontrabile in altri album dell'epoca, considerato che correva l'anno 1968.
Robert S.
Reviewed in Australia on January 27, 2020
Excellent reissue by Sundazed of this late 60s psych-jam session. The translucent blue vinyl looks great on the turntable.
WPrajer
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2019
An outstanding recording from '68 is polished up and re-presented for the turn-of-the-Mil. The disc has some super-funky elements you can add to your party playlist to get people saying, "This sounds familiar -- who is it?" And if you or your kid or your grandkid is trying to get a handle on playing blues guitar, you cannot do better than this disc. A great selection of slow-burning and fire-off-the-fingertips blues guitar.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2017
I was thrilled to find this cd on amazon! I have this album from way back and I do not have a turntable anymore.Great musicians, and the cd quality is excellent. Plus, the price was right.
Ted C. Jimmo
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2016
As bad as the business was back in the old days (read Kooper's "Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards") they still managed to produce so many great records, and things kept changing, even evolving. No one takes chances anymore. Sure, there have always been stamped out hits, the Archies & 1910 Fruit Fum Company, etc, but every now and then something like Super Session would happen. Great Blues, decent production, a good addition to any music lover's collection.
FRED STRAUSS
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2015
Essential listening and part of very important part of the change in music....too bad Mike had te leave so early. Thank God that Bob Dylan recognized his amazing talent and helped with the blending of so many important role players......
柴田 亜貴子
Reviewed in Japan on December 20, 2014
屋外でやる会社のイベント（お祭り）前日、ステージにダスキンレントオールでレンタルしたでかい音響機器（アンプ・スピーカー・ミキサー類）を設置した際、テストでこのCDを大音量でかけました。コンサート並みに、気持ち良かったです。一曲目、Albert's Shuffle、「このギターすごいですね、なんですかコレ」と、マイク・ブルームフィールドを全く知らない若い世代の子たちがビビッていました。iPhoneで聴くのでは分からない発見が沢山ありました。かすかにピキピキ言う音とか、レスポールの表現の奥深い魅力。デカいスピーカーで聴くべきです。マイク・ブルームフィールドのあるインタヴューで、「音楽は全身全霊でやるものだ」と言うのを聴いて、確かにマイクは全身で演奏していたな、とYoutubeにアップされているエレクトリックフラッグでの演奏などを見ても思います。初めてマイク・ブルームフィールドを知ったのは、図書館で借りたブルースの本で、さまざまなブルースマンの人生について書かれた内容でしたが、最後のほうでマイク・ブルームフィールドについて書かれており、麻薬中毒になりろくにギターも弾けず、ポルノ映画のサントラばかり作っていた晩年のころ、サンタナやエルヴィン・ビショップなど、錚々たる顔ぶれがマイクの家を訪れ「あなたの演奏で人生が変わりました」とか「あなたに一番影響されました」など有名な後進ギタリストたちが口々にマイクを励ましたという伝説を読み、一体どんなギタリストなんだろう、と思って、まずはDon't Say That I Ain't Your Man: Essential Bluesを買ったのを覚えています。ドアーズの伝記を読んだ時も、「ジム・モリソンがスタジオに入った時の凄さは、マイク・ブルームフィールド以来だ」というような誰かのセリフが目に入った記憶があります。キャリア最高傑作はやはりこのSuper Sessionsだと思います。とってもスリリングで、何度聴いても新鮮で、メンバー全員で新たな領域に踏み進もうとしている、「お、そこまでいっちゃう？もっとやっちゃう？こんなのもできちゃう？」みたいななんか子ども時代の冒険心が蘇るのです。仕事って、こうでなきゃ、全身でやらなきゃだめよ、と諭されているような気持で聴くのです。Season Of The Witch、ブルースブラザーズ2000でドクター・ジョンが演奏していたのを聞いたのが最初でしたが、Super Sessionsが有名にした曲なのかな？
Jacobo Zea Cortes
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014
When Bob Dylan turn up his Stratocaster due his performance in the Newpork jazz and folk festival in 1965, few knew who was the master ax-man who played besides him, Consider by Dylan himself as the Best blues played he'd ever met, Michael Bloomfield was one of the greatset guitar player who's steped on this planet, a wild unncany force that anyone could tame, The "Like a Rolling Stone" session made possible the enconter with the only person who could lead Bloomfield to a "down to earth" path, he tamed the beast, The Blues Beast. The result is arguably the Greatest "Side A" of the 60's. Starting with "Albert's Shuffle" Bloomfield explotes in a no-prisioners solo, squezing his les paul to the limit, in 5 minutes of absolute glory, only to be overshadow by the best theme on the album. The version of Shuman-Ravogoy's "Stop" is what Kooper was looking for when his LSD filled-head planed this album, the perfect execution of Bloomfield with his mastery with the keyboards, Three minutes of absolute joy, by this ponir you realize that what you're hearing is a piece of history, something that your grandchildren must hear, Trust me, this version is by far better than what Hendrix did with the band of Gypsies. The rest of the side makes you travel to somekind of blues paradise, to bad that the beast claimed bloomfield, and he didn't finish the side "B", Stills had a huge space to fill, we can't blame him to be overrun by the first side of the record, "season of the witch" is the best cut, followed by "it takes a lot to laugh..." and "you don't love me" but I have heard better versions of those two.At the end is a brilliant record, one to be bought and listen everytime the radio dissapoints you
Sly
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2013
If you really wants the best album of Mike Bloomfield don’t go no further ! This is simply the best album he ever did especially in Albert’s shuffle his playing is so tasty ! He ’s as good as Mick Taylor from the Rolling stones on this album ( i also suggest his work on east west from the butterfield blues band were he’s excellent !). But what prevent him to become as good as Mick Taylor is his Heroin addiction. He’s only playing on 5/9 songs here as he wasn’t there the second day they did the recording ( he wasn’t in good shape physically). Stephen Still plays on the 4 other songs on this albums. The 4 extra songs are excellent !If you really want his best albums buy this and if you want more buy east west !
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