The 12th and final set of 6 CDs in this monumental 72 CD celebration of African/American blues and gospel music concludes with British blues from the blues boom years of the 1960s and ‘70s. All the original Matchbox Blues albums were released as vinyl LPs in the early years of Saydisc and the first album to be released on the dedicated Matchbox Blues label was in 1968. This album was ‘Blues Like Showers Of Rain’ and featured the best of British blues artists at that time. It was a groundbreaking release and was taken up by John Peel and leading music journalists and created quite a stir at the time. A Vol 2 followed and further albums by Dave Peabody, Mike Cooper, Ian A Anderson, Tight Like That and other British blues artists.

Artists

Dave Kelly, Panama Limited Jug Band, Jo Ann Kelly, Simon & Steve, Mike Cooper, Ian Anderson, The Missouri Compromise, Frances McGillivray, Little Brother Dave, John James, Steve Rye, Mike Cooper; Ian Anderson, Elliot Jackson, Ian Anderson; Elliot Jackson, Ian Anderson (vocal/guitar), Dave Peabody, Tight Like That, Al Jones, Strange Fruit, Wizz Jones, Q Williams, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Chris Thompson