J.C. Spires - Deep - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

J. C. Smith, 2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast Blues Band of the Year award winner is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an outstanding performer noted for his energy and charisma. Prior to playing guitar, he was the drummer for the Back to Back Blues Band. The Back to Back Blues Band released three CDs that were well received by Blues lovers and critics alike. In 2000, he emerged from behind his drums, armed with a Gibson 335. J. C. attacks the Blues as if he is being guided by the masters like T-Bone Walker, Albert King, and Johnnie Guitar Watson. The J. C. Smith Band's Midnight Creeper CD has been applauded throughout the United States, Eastern Europe and Mexico. At the 2003 Bay Area Blues Hall of Fame Induction, J. C. was awarded the best-dressed male artist. In 2003 he toured in Mexico and Eastern Europe to sell out crowds. In 2004 Smith released That's What I'm Talk'n 'Bout, co-produced by Grammy Award Nominee Joanna Connor, which shows masterful songwriting, outstanding arrangements, and traditional quality. This CD features a host of Chicago players including Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, who worked with the Muddy Waters Band for twenty years.The Latest Defining Cool is the ultimate addition to Smiths Catalog. This CD displays skillful song writing, tight arrangements and sharp musicianship. He is also known as radio personality Johnnie Cozmik on KKUP F.M. J. C. feels that his goal in life is 'To keep the Blues alive and take the message to the people.' Album Tracks 1. Rite on Time 2. Going Down Slow 3. A Foor for You 4. Bluezman 5. She Walks Right in 6. Lonesome Blues/Duke's Blues 7. Going Down 8. I Walked All Night Long 9. Outskirts of Town 10. Ballad of Robert Johnson 11. All Day Long 12. Satisfied

Limited anniversary black and white vinyl LP pressing with alternate cover. Album Tracks 1. No Advance 2. No Heart 3. X 4. Savage Mode 5. Bad Guy 6. Real Nigga 7. Mad High 8. Feel It 9. Ocean Drive

Triple 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Big Country's InchWithout The Aid Of A Safety NetInch was their first ever live album, originally released in 1994 and recorded at a homecoming gig at The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. The set mixes tracks taken from their recent studio album, The Buffalo Skinners, such as the singles Alone and Ships, along with the classic tracks from their catalogue In A Big Country, Look Away, Fields Of Fire as well as two Neil Young covers, Rockin' In The Free World and Hey, Hey, My My (Out Of The Blue). The original vinyl version of this album only had a limited pressing on 1 vinyl. This new deluxe version features the complete unedited concert recording split over 3 vinyl for optimal sound quality. The package is a tri-fold sleeve with 3x 180gm and Heavyweight Black Vinyl with sleeve notes written by guitarist Bruce Watson. Album Tracks 1. Introduction 2. Harvest Home 3. Peace in Our Time 4. Just a Shadow 5. 13 Valleys 6. Winter Sky 7. The Storm 8. Chance 9. Tracks of My Tears 10. Rockin' in the Free World 1. All Go Together 2. We're Not in Kansas 3. Look Away 4. What Are You Working for 5. Steeltown 6. Stuart and the Audience 7. Ships 8. Wonderland 1. Long Way Home 2. Alone 3. In a Big Country 4. The Audience (Encore) 5. Lost Patrol 6. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) 7. Fields of Fire