Climax Blues Band
Led by Colin Cooper, the former frontman of the R&B unit the Hipster Image, the Stafford, England-based Climax Chicago Blues Band were one of the leading lights of the late-'60s blues boom. A sextet also comprised of guitarists Derek Holt and Peter Haycock, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, and drummer George Newsome, the group debuted in 1969 with a self-titled effort recalling the work of John Mayall. Prior to the release of 1969's Plays On, Jones left the group, prompting Holt to move to bass. 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 Bottle. Around the release of 1971's Tightly Knit, Newsome was replaced by drummer John Cuffley; upon Wood's exit in the wake of 1972's Rich Man, the unit decided to continue as a quartet, also dropping the "Chicago" portion of its moniker to avoid confusion with the American band of the same name. In 1974, the Climax Blues Band issued FM Live, a document of a New York radio concert. 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 '80s; after 1988's Drastic Steps, the group was silent for a number of years, but resurfaced in 1994 with Blues from the Attic.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gold Plated
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Jan 1, 1976
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Live, Rare & Raw 1973 - 1979
Rock - Released by Repertoire Records on Oct 17, 2014
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The Climax Blues Band Plays On
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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Stamp Album
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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A Lot of Bottle
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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Live in Miami 1979
Blues - Released by Repertoire Records (UK) Limited on Apr 29, 2022
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Live at the BBC 1970-1978
Rock - Released by Repertoire Records (UK) Limited on Sep 22, 2017
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Rich Man
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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Tightly Knit
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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FM / Live (Live at The Academy of Music, New York)
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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Sense of Direction
Blues - Released by Chrysalis Copyrights on Sep 1, 2016
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Real To Reel (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Repertoire Records on Nov 25, 2011
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Live at the BBC (Live at the BBC / Rock Goes to College 1978)
Rock - Released by Repertoire Records (UK) Limited on Oct 30, 2015
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Live at Rockpalast (Remastered)
Rock - Released by Repertoire Records on Nov 11, 2013
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Live From London (Live)
Blues - Released by Cherry Red Records on Jan 1, 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo