BB KING – NOW APPEARING AT OLE MISS 2LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1980 ORIG BLUES ROCK

BB King – “Now Appearing” At Ole Miss
(MCA Records  1980   MCDW452)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D1 – UK Pressing

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists.

King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname “The King of the Blues”, and one of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” along with Albert King and Freddie King. King was known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at more than 200 concerts per year on average into his 70s. In 1956 alone, he reportedly appeared at 342 shows.

King was born on a cotton plantation in Berclair, Mississippi, and later worked at a cotton gin in Indianola, Mississippi. He was attracted to music and the guitar in church, and began his performance career in juke joints and local radio. He later lived in Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago, and toured the world extensively. King died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 14, 2015, from congestive heart failure and diabetic complications.

Now Appearing at Ole Miss is a live album by B. B. King, recorded in 1979 and released as a double album on MCA Records in 1980. The live recordings were augmented with overdubs, most notably with percussion instruments. One notable feature, is that the album contains the first use (on a blues recording) of the bass style of playing known as “slap” by Russell Jackson, who would go on to play in the posthumous “B.B. King Experience Band” with another B.B. King band veteran James “Boogaloo” Bolden.

Side one

1. “Intro/B.B. King Blues Theme” (Owens) – 3:04
2. “Caldonia” (Fleecie Moore) – 2:47
3. “Blues Medley – 14:10

• a) Don’t Answer the Door (Jimmy Johnson)
• b) You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Joe Josea)
• c) I Need Love So Bad (Percy Mayfield)
• d) Nobody Loves Me But My Mother” (Riley B. King)

Side two

1. “Hold On (I Think Our Love Is Changing)” (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 5:45
2. “I Got Some Outside Help (I Don’t Really Need)” (Dave Clark, King) – 5:24
3. “Darlin’ You Know I Love You” (Jules Bihari, King) – 7:14

Side three

1. “When I’m Wrong” (King) – 9:29
2. “The Thrill Is Gone” (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins) – 11:16

Side four

1. “Never Make a Move Too Soon” (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 7:23
2. “Three O’Clock in the Morning” (Jules Taub) – 8:56
3. “Rock Me Baby” (Joe Josea, King) – 3:52
4. “Guess Who?” (Jesse Belvin) – 2:33
5. “I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone” (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 2:59^[1]

• B.B. King – vocals, guitar
• Leonard Gill – guitar
• Russell Jackson – bass
• Phil Blackman – keyboards
• Calep Emphrey – drums
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion
• Hilton C. Joseph – tenor saxophone
• Eddie Synigal – baritone saxophone
• Steve Sherard – trombone
• Lonny LaLanne, Willie Cook – trumpet
• Howie Leder – co-producer, arranger, conductor, mixing
• Calvin Owens – trumpet, musical director