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A fine collection of outtakes and alternates
This album brings together 13 outtakes from the "West Side Soul" and "Black Magic" sessions...those two being the only regular studio albums issued by Magic Sam during his lifetime, of course. <
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>The overall quality is not quite as high as on either of those two albums, but there are still plenty of gems here. <
>Sam's performance of "I Feel So Good" (which is actually John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillun") and Jimmy Rogers' "Walkin' By Myself" are probably something of an acquired taste, and you have to be very fond of Magic Sam Maghett not to prefer the originals. <
>But his rendition of "Hoochie Coochie Man" packs a lot of punch, and "Shakey" Jake Harris supplies excellent, gritty harmonica. Other highlights include a bouncy "That Ain't It", Sam's own "What Have I Done Wrong", an alternative "That's All I Need", and a spirited take on the R&B gem "I Just Want A Little Bit". <
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>Several of these songs appear in slightly different versions on "West Side Soul" or "Black Magic", and that's where newcomers should start. But more serious fans will certainly want to pick up this fine companion volume as well, not least for those songs which are not available anywhere else. <
>"Blues For Odie Payne" is one of them, a soulful instrumental with a wonderful piano part by the great Lafayette Leake, and the slow burner "Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'" is another. <
>Sam was an excellent vocalist, and an inspired lead guitarist, and this is great stuff.

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The rest of the Delmark material
These are the out-takes from three sessions that Delmark records had the rights to. The first two tracks are material cut by Shakey Jake and Bob Lindeman for a record label that never came to fruition.Tracks 3 to 6 have backing tracks from a three piece band, with Shakey Jake adding harmonica, whilst tracks 7 to 13 have Eddie Shaw on Tenor Sax and Lafayette Leake on piano. In between there is both studio banter and track clicks.The quality of the recordings is excellent, though frankly buying "West Side Soul" or "Black Magic" are a better places to start piecing together the recorded legacy of a man who was never to realise his full potential. As a "I wonder what would have happened" aside, Magic Sam was on his way to Stax records from Delmark for his next proposed recording session......