Mean Greens

Massive 41 disc (vinyl and CD plus memorabilia) set from the Scottish rock legends. Includes 180gm vinyl edition of Rampant (1974), picture disc of Expect No Mercy (1977), vinyl LP pressing of BBC Rock Hour - Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1980, and double vinyl LP pressing of Turn On Your Receiver - The BBC Bob Harris Sessions 1972-74. Also includes CD pressings of 23 original studio albums and two original live albums…

Never one to disappoint, this is another fine "real deal" blues album from the West Coast cat who wastes no notes and no time (neither yours nor his). Most of Keep the Mojo Workin' was recorded live, with just a few overdubbed solos, and was completed in just two sessions. You'll find instrumental tributes to Anson Funderburgh, Jimmie Vaughan, and Ray's late great boss, William Clarke. You also get some Billy Gibbons harmonics and early-'60s style B.B. King/Duke Jethro sounds. Covers include Albert Collins' "Backstroke," Little Walter's "Mean Old World," Eddie Taylor's immortal 1955 hit "Bad Boy," Jimmy Reed's laconic shuffle "You Don't Have to Go," and the Elmore James classic "I Believe." In addition to some great West Coast, Texas, and Chicago blues guitar playing, Ray takes to the Hammond B-3 on four of the songs. This one also showcases Charlie Chavez on vocals and harp and Stan Powell on chromatic harp.