Climax Blues Band - Stamp Album album FLAC
- Performer: Climax Blues Band
- Title: Stamp Album
- Genre: Rock / Blues
- Country: UK
- Formats: AHX VOX TTA MP3 MP1 WMA MIDI
- Released: 1998
- Style: Blues Rock
- MP3 album: 1336 mb
- FLAC album: 1995 mb
- Rating: 4.3/5
- Votes: 163

The Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1967 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005).
The Climax Chicago Blues Band. Album, 1969, Parlophone, EMI Records. 3. Going Down This Road. 4. You've Been Drinking. 5. Don't Start Me Talkin'. 7. Twenty Past One. 8. A Stranger in Your Town. 9. How Many More Years. 10. Looking For My Baby.
Stamp Album Tracklist. I Am Constant Lyrics. Running Out Of Time Lyrics. Stamp Album Q&A.
In 1970 the Climax Chicago Blues Band moved to the Harvest label, at the same time shifting toward a more rock-oriented sound on the LP A Lot of Bottl. Released in 1975, Stamp was their commercial breakthrough, and 1976's Gold Plated fared even better, spurred on by the success of the hit "Couldn't Get It Right. However, the rise of punk effectively stopped the Climax Blues Band in their tracks, although they continued recording prolifically well into the 1980s; after 1988's Drastic Steps, the group was silent for a number of years, but resurfaced in 1994 with Blues from the Attic.
But Stamp Album shows a band that has tastefully matured. With seven albums behind them before this LP, Climax Blues Band finally enjoyed a brush with commercial success with minor hits "Using the Power" and "I am Constant. Both are decent tracks, but really the album features much better material, namely "Mr Goodtime," "Running Out of Time," and the instrumental "Cobra
Using the Power, 04:30. Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By the Light. Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll.
Tracklist
1 | Using The Power | 4:28 |
2 | Mr. Goodtime | 5:15 |
3 | I Am Constant | 3:07 |
4 | Running Out Of Time | 5:21 |
5 | Sky High | 5:07 |
6 | Rusty Nail/The Devil Knows | 4:14 |
7 | Loosen Up | 5:01 |
8 | Spirit Returning | 2:53 |
9 | Cobra | 2:14 |
Credits
- Producer – Climax Blues Band
Notes
CD-Reissue of the original 1975 release on BTM Records.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 4009910471920
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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BTM 1004 | Climax Blues Band | Stamp Album (LP, Album) | BTM Records | BTM 1004 | UK | 1975 |
SASD-7507 | Climax Blues Band | Stamp Album (LP, Album, Promo, Gat) | Sire | SASD-7507 | US | 1975 |
SR6016 | Climax Blues Band | Stamp Album (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Sire | SR6016 | US | 1980 |
SASD-7507 | Climax Blues Band | Stamp Album (LP, Album, Promo) | Sire | SASD-7507 | US | 1975 |
9147-7507 | Climax Blues Band | Stamp Album (LP, Album, Gat) | Sire | 9147-7507 | Canada | 1975 |