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Blue Thumb Records “All Day Thumbsucker Revisited”

JD NashBy JD NashNovember 3, 2017Updated:April 10, 2020No Comments4 Mins Read
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For ten years, Blue Thumb Records was one of music’s most adventurous and imaginative record labels. From 1968 to 1978, they nurtured an eclectic assortment of artists from a wide variety of genres. Blue Thumb embodied the restless creative spirit of the era in which it was born, reflecting the emerging attitude that albums were worthy of being taken seriously as artistic statements.

Blue Thumb’s expansive musical vision was anthologized on the 1995 label retrospective All Day Thumbsucker Revisited. Verve Records/UMe has released the long-out-of-print collection in an updated, two-CD edition on the eve of next year’s 50th anniversary of Blue Thumb’s founding. The set offers 32 vintage tracks spread across two discs, while the digital edition, due November 10th, marks the first time this collection will be available as a digital download and for streaming. In showcasing Blue Thumb’s influential artist roster, the album also honors the musical vision of late label founders Bob Krasnow, who died on December 11th, 2016, and Tommy LiPuma, who passed away on March 13th, 2017.

Blue Thumb Records’ diverse artist roster included avant-garde hero Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus Rex, soul icons Ike and Tina Turner, and the Pointer Sisters, rockers Dave Mason, and Leon Russell, avant-jazz idol Sun Ra, blues legends Albert Collins, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Junior Mance, and many more – all of whom are featured on All Day Thumbsucker Revisited.

Along with 30 tracks from the original album, the 2017 edition of All Day Thumbsucker Revisited features two additional tracks by Buddy Guy, and the Pointer Sisters. In addition to the above-mentioned artists, the album also includes a track by veteran pianist-journalist Ben Sidran, who also provided the original album’s liner notes, which are reproduced in their entirety.

As Joe Sample of the Crusaders observed, “LiPuma and Krasnow were young and vibrant men with a tremendous love of music. And they also had the expertise to back up that love.”

All Day Thumbsucker Revisited was released on CD October 27th, and is available everywhere.

All Day Thumbsucker Revisited Track Listing:

Disc One
1. Only You Know and I Know – Dave Mason
2. The City – Mark-Almond
3. Put It Where You Want It – The Crusaders
4. A Song For You – Leon Russell
5. Stimela (Coaltrain) – Hugh Masekela
6. By The Light Of Magical Moon – Tyrannosaurus Rex
7. Yes We Can Can – The Pointer Sisters
8. Darkness Darkness – Philip Upchurch
9. Son Of Mirror Man – Mere Man – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
10. Sugar on the Line – The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
11. Little Mama – Luis Gasca
12. Canned Music – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
13. Riffin’ (A.K.A. A Motif Is Just A Riff) – Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Junior Mance
14. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Ike & Tina Turner
15. Fat Jam – Ben Sidran
16. Southern Man – Sylvester and the Hot Band

Disc Two
1. Delta Lady – Leon Russell
2. Shiver ‘n Shake – Albert Collins
3. Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave – Dave Mason
4. Blackbird – Bossa Rio
5. Ride A White Swan – Tyrannosaurus Rex
6. I Scare Myself – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
7. The Everlasting First – Love
8. The Frog – Joao Donato
9. Safe As Milk – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
10. Breezin’ – Gabor Szabo
11. Sitting on the Outside – John Mayall
12. Images – Sun Ra
13. Bird’s Word – The Last Poets
14. Roger – Ken Nordine
15. How Long (Betcha’ Got A Chick On The Side) – The Pointer Sisters
16. So Far Away – The Crusaders

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JD Nash is the former host of Blues Influence on WREN radio and current editor-in-chief of American Blues Scene.

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