Albert Collins - Trash Talkin' (1969)

Albert Collins was an American blues guitarist and singer.

By 1969 Albert Collins was living in California, and was becoming a popular blues artist, playing venues such as the Fillmore West and Winterland. His second album on Imperial Records came out on 1969 - Trash Talkin' served up more funky instrumentals, plus a larger does of vocal numbers than before. Covers included Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me To Do", BB King's "Rock Me Baby" and Guitar Slim's "The Things I Used To Do" (here named "Talking Slim Blues"). The backing musicians were Jim Dickinson (piano), Charlie Freeman (guitar), Mike Utley (organ), Tommy McClure (bass) and Tarp Tarrant (drums), a studio group who would become known as the Dixie Flyers.

Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even In A Guitar) (1968) <|> The Compleat Albert Collins (1970)
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Albert Collins - Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even In A Guitar) (1968)

Albert Collins was an American blues guitarist and singer.

In 1965 Albert Collins moved from Texas to Kansas City. Though he'd had a hit in '62 with the instrumental "Frosty", he was still a relatively unknown name, and was working day jobs at the same time as playing live to support himself. His next big break came six years after "Frosty", when he was discovered by Bob Hite, lead singer of blues-rock band Canned Heat. Hite persuaded Collins to move to California, and got him signed to Imperial Records. His second LP, Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even In A Guitar), was released in 1968 (its title taken from a Canned Heat lyric). It was some more funky R&B in the Albert Collins style, with biting guitar, great horn arrangements and almost James Brown style rhythms. Like its predecesssor, it was almost entirely instrumental, with just one vocal number. 

With this period in his career Collins started to become very popular in the burgeoning blues-rock scene, and went on tour with Canned Heat and The Allman Brothers Band.

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Albert Collins - The Cool Sound Of Albert Collins (1965)

Albert Collins was an American blues guitarist and singer.

Albert Collins was born and raised in Texas, and started playing guitar in Houston blues clubs during the 50s, where he became known for his distinctive biting Telecaster sound. He began recording instrumental singles in the late 50s for small Texas-based labels, all with catchy ice-themed titles - "The Freeze", "Sno-Cone", "Icy Blue", "Don't Lose Your Cool", etc. The most successful of these was 1962's "Frosty", which became a million-seller. In 1965 a compilation album was released, The Cool Sound Of Albert Collins, which put together many of these early instrumental tracks, resulting in a great collection of cool and funky blues grooves, full of not only his razor-edged guitar but alot of great sax and organ solos. It also featured one vocal number, the slow blues of "Dyin' Flu". 

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