Sunday, July 3, 2022

Ray Curtis (a.k.a Alabama Red) - The Blues Never Die (repost)

A1 I Like To Make Love At Night

A2 Love My Disco Girl (Parts 1 & 2)

A3 I Had It So Hard

A4 Going Back To Texarkana (Parts 1 & 2)

B1 Chicago Summerfest

B2 I Don't Love You Any More

B3 Help Me Spend My Dough

B4 Tired Of Big Cities

B5 Jesus Is My True Friend

NMR Post:  https://krakenfiles.com/view/A8Wfjr1p8E/file.html

11 comments:

Marc said...

Great stuff. Any info on his Electro-Fi cd. I cant find a listing.

Xyros said...

Marc, it seems I can't believe everything I read on internet. The only reference I could find was to 1 track on a Xmas Cd from Electro-Fi. More than likely the Cd never got released when it came down to it.

Gerard Herzhaft said...
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Gerard Herzhaft said...

Apparently, Alabama Red will have a CD available next august called "Ghetto blues" on the Wolf label. I don't know by now if it is the unissued 1997 Electro-Fi sessions, a new one (is Ray still living?) or a compilation in CD of his 45s and LP? So wait and see

boogieman said...

Hi Xyros,
excellent post. I got a bit worried when i saw titles such as "I love my Disco girl" but there was no reason. No disco at all and lotsa soul blues.
Very enjoyable album.
Cheers
Boogieman

daba said...

Thanks Xyros!

RAY CURTIS

"THE BLUES WILL NEVER DIE"

RARE ORIGINAL PRIVATE PRESSING Stereo Record Album LP made in the U.S.A. / Chicago in 1979

by WASP RECORDS (3434)

The Songs on this Record:
I Like To Make Love At Night
Love My Disco Girl (part one and two)
I Had It So Hard
Going Back To Texarkana (part one and two)
Chicago Summerfest
I Don't Love You Any More
Help Me Spend My Dough
Tired Of Big Cities
Jesus Is My True Friend

Gerard said...

Wolf Records have just announced the forthcoming Alabama RED/ Ray Curtis CD
http://www.wolfrec.com/releases.html
The man died in 2005 and those sessions come from the 80's, maybe the same tracks than present on this LP?

Gerard Herzhaft said...

I've just received the Wolf CD by Alabama Red. Most of the tracks here are featured with several other "unissued" titles. Sound, coming from the matrixs, is way better than here.

Unknown said...

Is this guy the same guy who recorded CD "Windy City Blues"? I mean this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z5k0f7Ht5Q

Xyros said...

Yes, it is the same Alabama Red. Gerhard has left a couple of comments about the Cd in relation to the LP rip here.

killerblues88@yahoo.com said...

Anyone know where he is buried?