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Double vinyl LP pressing. Lonnie Mack is widely recognized as being major influence on the development of blues/rock guitar playing since his emergence (ahead of the pack) on record in the early 1960s. This album is a fine example of him and the band stretching out with some truly incredible guitar solos. The opening salvo of Camp Washington Chili segues into InchIf You Have To KnowInch over the course of ten minutes followed by a six-minute version of InchSatisfy SuzieInch and then a ten-minute ride rendition of InchStopInch. After that he joins together his two big hits Memphis and Wham in another eight-minute tour de force. The band leaves the stage leaving Lonnie to deliver a solo performance of InchOreo Cookie BluesInch before he is rejoined by bass player Bucky Lindsey for a duet on their song InchTough On Me, Tough On YouInch. The band then returns and reaches it's climax with a blistering extended version of InchCincinnati JailInch. Because this show with his band is Lonnie's first official album since 1991 and although the recording quality is poor by modern standards, it has been authorized by the Lonnie Mack estate as a rare representation of his exceptional guitar soloing in a live performance. His style paved the way for a stellar list of players including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duanne Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Warren Haynes, Joe Bonamassa, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Danny Gatton and the many others who are noted on Lonnie's Wikipedia entry to have identified him as a significant influence. Album Tracks 1. Camp Washington Chili/If You Have to Know 2. Satisfy Suzie 3. Stop 1. Memphis/Wham 2. Oreo Cookie Blues 3. Tough on Me, Tough on You 4. Cincinnati Jail
