For those who had thought that Ace Records had done it all when they issued the definitive collection of Elmore James early recordings on a 3 CD box set over ten years ago (The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956, ABOXCD 4), that is not so. Blues and rock fans will find much to celebrate with Elmores Blues After Hours, the latest must-have instalment in Aces Crown LP reissues on CD (see also the B.B. King, Howling Wolf and Jimmy Witherspoon releases in the series). Issued in 1960 as Elmore James very first LP, Blues After Hours has long held a top position in the psyche of Elmore fans far and wide - not only for its arresting cover artwork but because this collection of ten songs was, for many people, their introduction to the slide guitar master who reputedly never made a bad record....Steve Frantz BLUES AFTER HOURS: DUST MY BLUES SUNNYLAND MEAN AND EVIL DARK AND DREARY STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS HAPPY HOME NO LOVE IN MY HEART BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE I WAS A FOOL GOODBYE BABY Bonus tracks: LATE HOURS AT MIDNIGHT QUARTER PAST NINE STRANGE KINDA FEELING (Take 1) MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE (Take 2) SO MEAN TO ME (Take 4) LONG TALL WOMAN WILD ABOUT YOU aka WILD ABOUT YOU BABY ELMOS SHUFFLE (Take 5)
