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Track Listings
| 1. Born Under A Bad Sign |
| 2. Crosscut Saw |
| 3. Kansas City |
| 4. Oh, Pretty Woman |
| 5. Down Don't Bother Me |
| 6. The Hunter |
| 7. I Almost Lost My Mind |
| 8. Personal Manager |
| 9. Laundromat Blues |
| 10. As The Years Go Passing By |
| 11. The Very Thought Of You |
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Born Under a Bad Sign dates back to a time when albums were collections of singles, and when singles, designed for radio and jukebox play, seldom ran more than three and a half minutes. That limitation meant that artists had to make an impact quickly and firmly. In blues, the tendency of songs to go on a bit had to be curbed to produce performances with punch and point. There are few better examples of this process in action than Albert King's 1960s tracks like "Crosscut Saw," "Born Under a Bad Sign," and his story of hot whispers during the hot-wash cycle, "Laundromat Blues." With his thick voice and no-nonsense guitar, King brought absolute blues credibility to the well-made commercial single, and even tracks that were recorded purely for the album, like the aching slow blues "As the Years Go Passing By," became classics. Reissued with the original funky cover art, Born Under a Bad Sign is one of the foundation stones of a blues collection. --Tony Russell
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Classic Remastered,
By A Customer (Deep South) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Born Under A Bad Sign (Audio CD)
As mentioned by other reviews, all the tracks on this album are found on the compilation KING OF THE BLUES GUITAR. However, this package is the original track order, album cover and has remastered sound. Every track on this disc is a gem. Albert's smokey vocals & stinging guitar are backed by the great Stax Records house band, made up mostly of Booker T & The MGs!. Several cuts have become blues standards, such as "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Crosscut Saw", & "Oh Pretty Woman". Any fan of guitar blues should have this album in their collection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
lovely restoration,
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This review is from: Born Under A Bad Sign (Audio CD)
Arguably the best sixties blues album now in terrific sound. It lacks a couple songs included on 'King of the Blues', but blues fans will want to hear the richer sound on this disc. Every track's a winner.
5.0 out of 5 stars
For anyone thinking this is anything but an absolute classic!,
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This review is from: Born Under A Bad Sign (Audio CD)
This record, is just hit after hit, of absolute first class blues, later imitated by other greats such as Stevie Ray.If you like the blues, dare I say you prob. already own it. Otherwise, buy buy buy!!!!
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