Four CD set. Climax Blues Band: The Albums 1973 - 1976 is the second collection of Climax Blues Band albums and features their work issued between 1973 and 1976, a period of commercial and concert success for the group which saw the release of the albums FM Live, Sense Of Direction, Stamp Album and Gold Plated. Formed in Stafford in 1968 by Colin Cooper, the band (originally known as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) recorded their first live album, FM Live, in New York City at the Academy of Music with a line-up of Colin Cooper (vocals, saxophones, harmonica), Pete Haycock (guitar, vocals), Derek Holt (bass, guitar, vocals) and John Cuffley (drums). The album was originally released as a single LP in the UK by Polydor Records, but issued as an entire performance by Sire Records in the USA. The version in this set is the original US double album running order (with the full version of 'Goin' to New York').
01 Fm/live (1973) 02 All The Time In The World 03 I Am Constant 04 Flight 05 Seventh Son 06 Standing By A River 07 So Many Roads 08 Mesopopmania 09 Country Hat 10 You Make Me Sick 11 Shake Your Love 12 Goin' To New York
13 Let's Work Together
Disc 2
01 Sense Of Direction (1974) 02 Amerita/sense Of Direction 03 Losin' The Humbles 04 Shopping Bag People 05 Nogales 06 Reaching Out 07 Right Now 08 Before You Reach The Grave 09 Milwaukee Truckin' Blues (chipper's Song) 10 Sense Of Direction (single Version) 11 Shopping Bag People (alt Version)
Disc 3
01 Stamp Album (1975) 02 Using The Power 03 Mr. Goodtime 04 I Am Constant 05 Running Out Of Time 06 Sky High 07 Rusty Nail/the Devil Knows 08 Loosen Up 09 Spirit Returning 10 Cobra
Disc 4
01 Gold Plated (1976) 02 Together And Free 03 Mighty Fire 04 Chasing Change 05 Berlin Blues 06 Couldn't Get It Right 07 Rollin' Home 08 Sav'ry Gravy 09 Extra 10 Fat Mabellene (single B-side) 11 Together And Free (single Edit) 12 Chasin' Change (extended Take) 13 Shadow Man