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Magic Slim, John Primer - Slow Blues (2024)

Posted By: ciklon5
Magic Slim, John Primer - Slow Blues (2024)

Magic Slim, John Primer - Slow Blues (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:43:35 | 664 / 234 Mb
Genre: Blues

Magic Slim & the Teardrops proudly upheld the tradition of what a Chicago blues band should sound like. Their emphasis on ensemble playing and a humongous repertoire that allegedly ranged upwards of a few hundred songs gave the towering guitarist's live performances an endearing off-the-cuff quality: you never knew what obscurity he'd pull out of his oversized hat next. Born Morris Holt on August 7, 1937, the Mississippi native was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap. Boyhood pal Magic Sam bestowed his magical moniker on the budding guitarist. Holt first came to Chicago in 1955, but found that breaking into the competitive local blues circuit was a tough proposition. Although he managed to secure a steady gig for a while with Robert Perkins' band (Mr. Pitiful & the Teardrops), Slim wasn't good enough to progress into the upper ranks of Chicago bluesdom.

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Midnight Blues (2008)

Posted By: Designol
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Midnight Blues (2008)

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Midnight Blues (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 324 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb | Scans included
Modern Electric Blues, Chicago Blues | Label: Blind Pig | # BPCD 5125 | Time: 00:47:19

Chicago blues drips from the raw and gritty music of Magic Slim. His vocals are delivered like a champion boxer punches. His sharp, fast lead guitar notes are drenched in sweat. His rife rhythms rock like a ship that’s tossed about by a hellacious storm. His potent backing band – comprised of Jon McDonald (guitar), Danny O’Connor (bass), and David Simms (drums) – is more than capable of supporting the master. Together with Slim, they are considered to be one of the last real Chicago blues bands. Magic Slim doesn’t need to rely on guest stars in order to make a great CD. Still, eight confidant colleagues, including Otis Clay and Elvin Bishop, appear throughout the 47-minute disc. This is practically a 100% pure Chicago blues record. It was recorded in Chicago, it was produced by a Chicago blues artist, the cover photo and CD design were created by a Chicago graphic artist, most of the songs were written by Chicago artists, and the guests are all associated with Chicago.

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Pure Magic [Recorded 1992-1995] (2014)

Posted By: gribovar
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Pure Magic [Recorded 1992-1995] (2014)

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Pure Magic [Recorded 1992-1995] (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 508 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 180 MB | Covers - 70 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Wolf Records (120.830 CD)

Wolf manager Hannes found 12 songs, which have never before been on CD or LP! These are live recordings from 1992-1995, when Magic Slim played together with John Primer, Nick Holt and Earl Howell! There are great Albert King covers and a wonderful version of "Since I met you, Baby".

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Blue Magic (2002) {Enhanced}

Posted By: popsakov
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Blue Magic (2002) {Enhanced}

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Blue Magic (2002) {Enhanced}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 315 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 113 Mb
Data ~ 106 Mb | Full Scans ~ 98 Mb | 00:46:42 | RAR 5% Recovery
Chicago Blues, Electric Blues | Blind Pig Records #BPCD 5076

Magic Slim (Morris Holt) is best known for carrying on the Windy City tradition of back-to-the-basics blues bar bands, blasting out a quintessential sound that the music's legends would appreciate and that its newest fans can still enjoy. With Blue Magic, Holt and the Teardrops take a few steps outside their home turf for a New York City session with several surprises. Although most of the material is Holt's, the new album features several conspicuous exceptions, such as an intriguing attempt at country legend Merle Haggard's "I Started Loving You Again." But it's producer Popa Chubby's updating of the Bobby Rush gem "Chickenheads," popularized by Holt's fellow Chicago stalwart Mighty Joe Young, that is the most adventurous experiment. With the band sitting out, Popa Chubby takes over all the rhythm duties and adds sampled loops to the mix.

Magic Slim - The Essential (2007)

Posted By: Designol
Magic Slim - The Essential (2007)

Magic Slim - The Essential (2007)
EAC | WavPack | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 434 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 150 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Label: Blind Pig | # BPCD-8009 | Time: 01:01:26

Magic Slim is simply the greatest living proponent of the intense, electrified, Mississippi-to-Chicago blues style that spawned much of the music played by modern blues artists and rockers. Featuring Slim’s trademark slash and burn guitar and booming vocals, this definitive, budget-priced collection includes some of the finest moments in his eighteen year relationship with Blind Pig. This is no-frills, unapologetic, straight-no-chaser blues for the ages from a true national treasure. A “must-have” CD for any serious blues fan!

Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Scufflin' (1996)

Posted By: Designol
Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Scufflin' (1996)

Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Scufflin' (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 286 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 100 Mb | Scans included
Modern Electric Blues, Chicago Blues | Label: Blind Pig | # BPCD5036 | 00:40:53

One of the more imposing figures on modern blues scene, guitarist-singer Magic Slim serves up raw, passionate Chicago-style blues with his band The Teardrops on Scufflin’ (Blind Pig 5036; 40:53). Raucous, good-time romps like “Hole In The Wall,” Jimmy Reed’s “Down In Virginia” and Slim’s shuffle “Just Before You Go” sound like just another Saturday night at Florence’s on the South Side. And Slim imbues each tune with nasty licks from his trusty Fender Jazzmaster. Sloppy but powerfully intense, like the spirits of Albert King and Hound Dog Taylor mingling at a juke joint jam.

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Rough Dried Woman (2010)

Posted By: gribovar
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Rough Dried Woman (2010)

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Rough Dried Woman (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 439 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 166 MB | Covers - 41 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Wolf Records (120.820 CD)

The Wolf record label has served Magic Slim & the Teardrops well, producing eight CDs between 1986 and 1992, when the band was emerging from Chicago to tour the world. They are deserving on many fronts as the self-proclaimed "best blues band on the planet," and these tracks, marketed as "Magic Slim's best 14 songs," certainly go a long way to proving that assertion. Of the album's 14 tracks, 11 come from the studio and three are previously unissued live concert sessions in Austria, all with Slim, the remarkable second guitarist John Primer, brother and bassist Nick Holt, and different drummers. Only one of the tunes was written by Slim, the others taken from classic blues songwriters and heroes of the lead vocalist and guitarist, whose distinctive sound comes shining through from start to finish. Albert King for sure is a favorite of Magic Slim…

Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Raising The Bar (2010)

Posted By: Designol
Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Raising The Bar (2010)

Magic Slim And The Teardrops - Raising The Bar (2010)
EAC | WV | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 322 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 140 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Modern Electric Blues | Label: Blind Pig | # BPCD 5136 | Time: 00:44:47

If any single thing could be said about Magic Slim & The Teardrops, the watchword that prevails is consistency. Over eight CDs on the German Wolf label and the same total for Blind Pig Records – compilations notwithstanding – this group not only delivers time and time again with their electric contemporary urban blues, but continually reminds us of the forefathers that preceded them in making Chicago a focal point for this music. From classics by Elmore James, Roosevelt Sykes, Robert Nighthawk, J.B. Hutto, Clay Hammond, and Little Milton, Slim and the band put their foot to the wood and never let up on the gas, steaming through these classic blues songs with a rock & roll attitude. Three originals by Slim also reflect the same no-nonsense posture, but add updated, doubting Thomas inquiries, as on the shuffle rocker "Do You Mean It?," "Shame," and the sly Chi-Town blues of "Treat Me the Way You Do." While the smart, well-chosen material is the key to their success, it's how they play with utter confidence, energy, passion, and drive that sets this band apart from all others.

Magic Slim and The Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990)

Posted By: gribovar
Magic Slim and The Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990)

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 265 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blind Pig Records (BP73690)

Another solid Slim set with an additional emphasis on the considerable contributions of second guitarist John Primer, who handles vocals on three cuts (including covers of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle" and Eugene Church's "Pretty Girls Everywhere"). This was a particularly potent edition of Teardrops, pounding through Slim's own title cut and "Please Don't Waste My Time" and Albert King's shuffling "Cold Women with Warm Hearts" with barroom bravado.

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Grand Slam (1982) [Reissue 2000]

Posted By: gribovar
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Grand Slam (1982) [Reissue 2000]

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Grand Slam (1982) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 367 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 131 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rooster Blues Records (R2618)

This raw-boned LP captures Slim's unpretentious houserocking sound about as well as any studio set possibly could. Among its highlights: the hard-shuffling "Early Every Morning," and a surreal "Scuffling," and Slim's tribute to his late pal Magic Sam, "She Belongs to Me."

Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Posted By: v3122
Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Gravel Road (1990)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 255 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 84 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 2.35 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.51 Gb
Blind Pig Records, BPLP 3690 | Blues

Another solid Slim set with an additional emphasis on the considerable contributions of second guitarist John Primer, who handles vocals on three cuts (including covers of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle" and Eugene Church's "Pretty Girls Everywhere"). This was a particularly potent edition of Teardrops, pounding through Slim's own title cut and "Please Don't Waste My Time" and Albert King's shuffling "Cold Women with Warm Hearts" with barroom bravado.