Sugar Blue - Cross Roads (Vinyl LP) FR

Sugar Blue – Cross Roads is the first album by New York harmonica player Sugar Blue, who lived in Paris in the late 1970s and also played on Rolling Stones records at the time. It was recorded in December 1979 at Studio Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, produced by Dominique Buscail, and first released in France on Free Bird. Besides Sugar Blue's own songs it includes Pontiac and Another Man Done Gone by Sonny Boy Williamson II and My Baby Caught The Train by Chester Burnett. Horn players such as Steve Potts and Longineu Parsons give the blues a jazzy edge. This copy is a French pressing on Blue Silver (BS 3324).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Blue Silver BS 3324
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: French pressing (Blue Silver)
• Country: France
• Year of this pressing: c. 1980 (recorded December 1979)
• Genre: Blues, Jazz, Harmonica blues

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Pontiac (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
2. Begging The Girl To Go (Cecile Savage/Sugar Blue)
3. Dark And Hungry (Sugar Blue)

Side B

1. Shed No Tears (Sugar Blue)
2. War Zone (Cecile Savage/Sugar Blue)
3. My Baby Caught The Train (Chester Burnett)
4. Another Man Done Gone (Sonny Boy Williamson II)

Personnel

Sugar Blue (harmonica, vocals), Steve Potts (alto saxophone), Bruce Grant (baritone saxophone, flute), Longineu Parsons (trumpet, flugelhorn, bass recorder), Mike Zwerin (trombone), Cecile Savage (bass, rhythm guitar), Jimmy Gourley (lead and rhythm guitar), Tenko Slavov (lead guitar), Vic Pitts (drums).

Producer: Dominique Buscail; engineer: Christian Gence; mixed by Andy Scott.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
It is a French pressing from the time of the first release, but on the Blue Silver label. The first edition is considered to be the Free Bird issue (FLY 13); sources differ on whether it came out in 1979 or 1980.

Who is Sugar Blue?
A harmonica player from New York who lived in Paris in the late 1970s and worked with blues and jazz musicians. Cross Roads was his first album under his own name.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Sugar Blue records?
More titles are in our Blues collection.