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"For the first time since their iconic run in the early 1960s, all five founding members -- Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, and John Steel -- came together for a raw, soulful reunion. This is the Animals with the benefit of age, experience, and no pressure to chase hits -- just great playing. Recorded with minimal fanfare in 1977, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted is a return to the blues and R&B roots that shaped the band's early success. It's stripped-down, honest, and deeply musical -- a perfect record for fans of The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, or Bob Dylan. The album features a standout cover of Bob Dylan's 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue,' along with classics from Jimmy Reed, Joe Tex, and Gospel/Blues deep cuts, reinterpreted with grit and grace. While overlooked at the time due to the rise of punk and disco, this album has grown in reputation as a hidden treasure of late-'70s rock. A must-have for collectors and a powerful reintroduction to one of Britain's most influential bands."
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RANDB 064LP
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The weekend starts here. That was the invite you would get when we tuned in to the best music show in the UK, nay, in the world every Friday evening from August 9, 1963 to December 23, 1966. The LP you have in your hands contains 13 tracks from the Animals on RSG, from 1965 and 1966, an interview with Eric Burdon and three tracks from the Richmond Jazz & Blues Festival in August 1965. For the latter occasion the boys had supplemented their stage presence by brass and horn players -- with several being British jazzers of some repute -- and had christened the new ensemble, The Animals Big Band. The Big Band "extras" appear again on the opening tracks of this album, "Let The Good Times Roll" and "Talkin' Bout You" and demonstrate that the experiment worked superbly. No British band has ever sounded this close to an American black jump blues outfit before.
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RANDB 061CD
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The weekend starts here. That was the invite you would have gotten when you tuned in to the best music show in the UK, nay, in the world every Friday evening from August 9, 1963 to December 23, 1966. The CD you have in your hands contains 13 tracks from the Animals on RSG, 27 tracks taken off US TV, nine tracks from French radio, and an interview with Eric Burdon. Three tracks from August '65 are by The Animals Big Band; the boys supplementing their stage presence with a brass section -- no British band had ever before sounded this close to an American black jump blues outfit. While The Complete Live Broadcasts I zeroed in on the songs, this set captures much of the atmosphere of the group's live performances. The Animals created dozens of superb tracks across their singles, EPs, and albums between 1964 and 1966 but the best way to experience the group was live. This set is the nearest equivalent to actually being there.
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