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Mike Bloomfield
If You Love These Blues, Play 'em As You Please
Compil. US 2004 on Kicking Mule Records label
Blues, Folk, World and (Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Gospel, Country Blues)
Tracks 1-22 recorded in 1976, originally released as "If You Love These Blues, Play 'em As You Please"; tracks 23-31 recorded in 1979, originally released as "Bloomfield/Harris." Mike Bloomfield plays electric slide guitar in tracks 26, 28, 30 and 31; acoustic slide guitar in track 29. Mike Bloomfield appears through courtesy of MCA Records. "The Michael Bloomfield Kicking Mule session that opens this twofer CD (tracks 1 through 22) was originally intended to be an instructional album for "Guitar Player" magazine. In accordance with Kicking Mule Records' long-standing practice of making tablature books and other instructional material available with their LP releases, spoken commentary by Bloomfield himself precedes each performance." Total time 70:27
Musicians
 | Mike Bloomfield g, 1943-1981 US arranged by, producer, written by, album by, electric guitar, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, bass, lead vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, piano, lead vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, slide guitar |
 | Woody Harris g, acg, arranged by, acoustic guitar |
 | Doug Killmer b, eb, 1947-2005 US bass |
 | Tom Donlinger dr, drums |
 | Ira Kamin p, org, organ, organ, piano |
 | Eric Kriss ep, *1949 US piano |
 | Hart McNee sax, baritone saxophone |
 | Ron Stallings ts, voc, 1946-2009 US tenor saxophone |
 | Roger Troy b, voc, bass |
 | Nick Gravenites voc, g, *1938 US lead vocals, electric guitar, written by |
 | David Neditch , drums |
Producers
| David Blossom engineer |
| Norman Dayron mixed by, producer, recorded by |
| Eric Kriss producer |
| Kirk Felton remastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If You Love These Blues | Mike Bloomfield | 1:08 | |
| 2 | Hey, Foreman | Mike Bloomfield | 2:51 | |
| 3 | Narrative #1 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:35 | |
| 4 | WDIA | Mike Bloomfield | 3:33 | |
| 5 | Narrative #2 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:10 | |
| 6 | Death Cell Rounder Blues | Mike Bloomfield | 3:31 | |
| 7 | Narrative #3 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:05 | |
| 8 | City Girl | Mike Bloomfield | 4:26 | |
| 9 | Narrative #4 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:19 | |
| 10 | Kansas City Blues | Mike Bloomfield | Jim Jackson | 3:06 |
| 11 | Narrative #5 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:15 | |
| 12 | Mama Lion | Mike Bloomfield | Nick Gravenites | 3:39 |
| 13 | Narrative #6 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:09 | |
| 14 | Thrift Shop Rag | Mike Bloomfield | 1:46 | |
| 15 | Narrative #7 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:14 | |
| 16 | Death In My Family | Mike Bloomfield | 3:54 | |
| 17 | East Colorado Blues | Mike Bloomfield | Stefan Grossman | 1:32 |
| 18 | Blue Ghost Blues | Mike Bloomfield | Lonnie Johnson | 2:15 |
| 19 | Narrative #8 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:24 | |
| 20 | The Train Is Gone | Mike Bloomfield | Mike Bloomfield | 2:54 |
| 21 | Narrative #9 | Mike Bloomfield | 0:06 | |
| 22 | The Altar Song | Mike Bloomfield | Traditional | 2:16 |
| 23 | I'll Overcome | Mike Bloomfield | 3:45 | |
| 24 | I Must See Jesus | Mike Bloomfield | 4:30 | |
| 25 | Gret Dreams From Heaven | Mike Bloomfield | 2:46 | |
| 26 | Gonna Need Somebody On My Bond | Mike Bloomfield | 4:01 | |
| 27 | I Am A Pilgrim | Mike Bloomfield | 2:26 | |
| 28 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Mike Bloomfield | 3:02 | |
| 29 | Have Thine Own Way | Mike Bloomfield | 2:15 | |
| 30 | Farther Along | Mike Bloomfield | 2:29 | |
| 31 | Peace In The Valley | Mike Bloomfield | 4:57 |
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