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Alex Harvey: Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (CD)

1-CD with 18-page booklet, 20 tracks. Total playing time 59:15 minutes.

Alex Harvey – And His Soul Band (BCD 16302 AH)

Lost R&B history. Raw, loud, and long overdue.

Before SAHB, before the legend, there was Alex Harvey with a full-on British R&B/Soul band that played like their life depended on it. This release finally puts the missing pieces together – and yes, this is the stuff collectors have been chasing for decades.

Recorded between 1963–1965, these tracks capture Harvey at his most unfiltered and dangerous: soaked in American R&B, fueled by Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, the Isley Brothers, but delivered with unmistakable Glasgow grit. Hamburg clubs, London studios, sweat, volume, ego. No polish. No nostalgia gloss.

At the core is the long-rumoured, never-released 1964 Soul Band album, recorded in London and shelved until now. Not a curiosity – a fully formed, hard-driving R&B record with stage killers like Shakin’ All Over, Tutti Frutti, Framed and Harvey originals such as You Ain’t No Good To Me and My Kind Of Love. Add rare singles, Hamburg recordings, and alternate takes, and you get the most complete document of Harvey’s early soul years ever issued.

This is also a time capsule of a vanished scene: British R&B before it went pop, when bands backed Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, John Lee Hooker one night and played six-hour club sets the next. The Big Soul Band wasn’t pretending – they lived it.

Why this matters:

First official release of the lost 1964 Soul Band sessions
Rare Hamburg & Polydor recordings, fully restored
Bridges the gap between British trad jazz, R&B, and the later SAHB explosion
Essential context for understanding Alex Harvey’s entire career

Bottom line:

If you only know Alex Harvey from the ’70s, this will reframe everything. If you already know – you’ve been waiting for this.

For fans of: British R&B, Hamburg-era recordings, pre-Beat boom scenes, and artists who were too intense to fit the moment.

Limited availability. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Article properties: Alex Harvey: Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (CD)

Interpret: Alex Harvey
Album titlle: Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (CD)
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AH
Genre Beat
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127163028
weight in Kg 0.115

Harvey, Alex - Alex Harvey & His Soul Band (CD) CD 1
01	The Liverpool Scene	Alex Harvey
02	Shout	Alex Harvey
03	What's Wrong With Me Baby?	Alex Harvey
04	Reelin' And Rockin'	Alex Harvey
05	The Canoe Song	Alex Harvey
06	The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot	Alex Harvey
07	Hoochie Coochie Man	Alex Harvey
08	Long Long Gone	Alex Harvey
09	My Kind Of Lovin'	Alex Harvey
10	Outskirts Of Town	Alex Harvey
11	Parchman Farm	Alex Harvey
12	Penicillin Blues	Alex Harvey
13	Shakin' All Over	Alex Harvey
14	Sticks And Stones	Alex Harvey
15	Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby	Alex Harvey
16	Ten A Penny	Alex Harvey
17	Tutti Frutti	Alex Harvey
18	You Ain't No Good To Me	Alex Harvey
19	You Are My Sunshine	Alex Harvey
20	You've Put A Spell On Me	Alex Harvey

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From: rock_the _universe On: 18 May 2017

The early days of Alex Harvey

Brilliant rockin' British R'n'B bonanza! The early recordings - never expected that Harvey did such great Rock 'n' Roll stuff! My favorites are 'Reelin' And Rockin', 'Take Out Some Insurance', 'What's Wrong With Me Baby' and 'Outskirts Of Town'! Highly recommended!

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