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Blue Thumb Records: The Sound Of Weird Amerika

pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
edited October 2005 in Strut Central
It must have been great running a record company in the late sixties and early seventies. Back then, you could be bankrolled by a major label and STILL put out the wildest, weirdest shit that came across your desk, with hardly any corporate interference!The Poppy and Flying Dutchman companies come to mind, but for now, I'm jamming the spotlight on Blue Thumb Records...which gave us such eclectic oddball shit like:- Clifton Chenier- W.C. Fields- Captain Beefheart- colored vinyl before it became "the thing" - Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks- T. Rex- Hugh Masekela- National Lampoon- Brazilian music- All-Day Thumb Sucker- Love (past their prime, but still...)...and not one, but TWO (2) female impersonators. Of course, after the Pointer Sisters and the Crusaders took off in 1973, Blue Thumb essentially became a two-artist label, but in the short time leading up to that, they were ALL OVER the map. Probably even released a couple of jazz-funk faves you've been flossing lately.WRECK-OG-NIZE[/b].

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  • mistercmisterc 329 Posts
    My favorite Blue Thumb album is called Buddy and the Juniors w/ Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Junior Mance that's excellent. There's a really good 7 or 8 minute instrumental jam. Can't remeber the title.



    Also, did they put out the early TRex 45s where they were called Tyranesorous Rex?
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    Probably even released a couple of jazz-funk faves you've been flossing lately.

    Quite a serious one actually, RAMP...

    Love the Joao Donato joint with the John Prine ripoff sleeve (will have you double checking that record for the rest of your days once you start looking for it...)

    And yes they did put out the 3rd and 4th Tyrannosaurus Rex albums in the states...

    As well as the early digger staple "Bold Soul Sister" from Ike & Tina on 45
  • Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
    there are a few really good hugh maskela lp's on that label.
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    cosine on donato and masekela.
    but don't sleep on DAVE MASON



    (kidding)
    Luis Gasca on Blue Thumb is worhtwhile.
  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    ROBBIE BASHO
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    they did put out the early digger staple "Bold Soul Sister" from Ike & Tina on 45

    it was actually on an album too (The Hunter)

  • luckluck 4,077 Posts

    KRS' Youthful Indiscretions. Hijinx of the top-shelf variety.
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