A Dave Sez contribution rebooted...
Back From The Dead As Requested
Originally posted November 10, 2013
Another one from the Dave Sez music archives. Back Door were one of the most atypical prog jazz/blues groups of the early 1970s, a trio with no guitar, where bass ace Colin Hodgkinson plays lead blues bass - think Hendrix! Hodgkinson also played alongside Alexis Korner from 1969 until the latter's death in 1984. Back Door's career spanned four albums from 1973 to 1976 with sporadic performances into the mid 1980s. Hodgkinson would go on to be the regular bassist for Spencer Davis as well as playing with Cozy Powell, Jan Hammer, Whitesnake, and German blues guitarist Frank Diez (in the Electric Blues Duo). Most recently, he played with the British Blues Quintet in 2007, reformed Back Door for a CD in 2008 and played with the Jon Lord Blues Project in 2011.
Track List:
1. 32-20 Blues
2. When You Got A Good Friend
3. Catcote Rag
4. Turning Point
5. Moon Mad Woman
6. Back Door
7. Askin' The Way
8. The Spoiler
9. Turnaround
10. Vienna Breakdown
11. Folksong
12. Blue Country Blues
13. Human Bed
14. Norman's Got The Blues
15. Lieutenant Loose
Ron Aspery: Alto and Soprano sax, Flute, Keyboards
Colin Hodgkinson: Bass, Vocals
Tony Hicks, Adrian Tilbrook: Drums
Soundboard, 192 kbps, 115 MB. Full covers and text included. Thanks to elasticrock for the original post.
Bonus:
Back Door - Live in London 1973
Paris Theatre, BBC In Concert, 1973
Track List:
1. Folk Song 3:21
2. Roberta 2:56
3. Linin' Track 3:59
4. Forget me Daisy 2:34
5. Blue County Blues 2:55
6. His Old Boots 4:02
Soundboard @ 320 kbps, 50 MB. Full covers and text included. Thanks to elasticrock and Woody at floppybootstomp for the original posts. This is a sound upgrade over the previous FBS post.
These are the only two known Back Door bootlegs; recordings of Hodgkinson with Alexis Korner, Jan Hammer and Frank Diez are available - just ask in the comments.
pass- fbsvw
hi ! lovin your hard work ! any chance of a reup please ?
ReplyDeleteI have never come across any Back Door boots before. I appear to be a few years too late for these. Is there any chance of a reup? It would be much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBrian
@Brian - Done, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget their almost hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5XbVWuLNes
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for this. I absolutely love Colin Hodgkinson playing, with Back Door or any of his other bands and projects. I'd be VERY interested in getting the live recordings you have with Colin with Jan Hammer, Frank Diez, Alexis Korner or any other (Chris Rea, Ten Years After, Maggie Bell, Spencer Davis, Jon Lord...). Thanks again
ReplyDelete@Rockfan - I have some other recordings with Colin Hodgkinson. Anything in particular you're looking for?
ReplyDeleteIf I can ask and dream, I'd say: ALL, please! I haven´t heard any live recording with Jan Hammer, and I'd also love recordings as Electric Blues Duo with Frank Diez, but I'm also a fan of Alexis Korner (although there is some official live recording as a duo, so I know how good they sounded). Do you have any Korner with the whole Back Door lineup, not only Hodgkinson? Oh, well, any thing will be very welcomed. Huge thanks again!
DeleteMany thanks SilentWay. It's downloading as I type.
ReplyDeleteBrian