Jo Ann Kelly & Peter Emery
1975-xx-xx Newport Pagnell, Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England Folk Club (M-AUD)

DimeTravel brings you "British Blues BOOM! Volume 27"

01. Where Is My Good Man At?
02. Louisiana Blues
03. Moon Going Down
04. Nothin' In Ramblin'
05. Black Rat Swing
06. Try Me One More Time
07. Come Back Baby
08. I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan
09. Love Blind
10. Bollweevil Blues
11. Me 'N' My Chauffeur -> Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
12. Reconsider Baby
13. Walking The Dog

Total Time ::: 48:09

::: EXC up-front at stage SWEET recording. Check samples to quell quality qualms or for gob-smackin' wondrous bluesification.
::: Warts: Almost none. #5 has a split second speed variation (taper brushed reel?). Bit of mike noise at start of #10. Occasional low level club noise but 'tis more cool ambience than an audio issue or distraction.
::: CD-R labeled "Newport Pagnal Folk Club circa 1975".
::: Don't know Jo Ann? Both Canned Heat AND Johnny Winter attempted to lure her into their bands! Any more questions?
::: TURN IT UP!

Recording Information ::: unknown mono reel-to-reel recorder & microphone -> master analog reel-to-reel -> CD-R (x2or3) -> my CD-R -> EAC -> wavs.

Mastering 2014-10-xx ::: wavs -> Audacity [fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, +1.6% averaged single pass speedfix after spectral analysis & with pitchpipe verification, NO equalisation] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2015-06-27.

Further mastering notes ::: Original CD-R transfer had slightly hot levels so it's a bit bricked, tho' it don't seemed to have caused any issues & it sure don't hurt the ears none. The tape or CD-R copy was faded between trax (too heavily for my tastes) & most between song banter & tuning was removed & some songs start a bit abruptly. During my mastering volume adjustments were made to compensate for fade-in volume loss where possible & transitions were smoothed out.

Line-up ::: Jo Ann Kelly - acoustic guitar, vocals. Peter Emery - acoustic & electric guitars.

Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.

DimeTravel 066 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! ::: Corrections welcome ::: I spent many years tracking down every single issued recording of Jo Ann I could lay my hands on & making compilations of odds & ends trax & listening to this woman with joy. I think the only thing I'm missing aside from some background singing material that didn't rock my boat is the "Jo Ann Kelly meets Dick Wellstood" on the BBC Radioplay Music label. I looked at it a few times but just couldn't wrap my head around the price but I reckon someone will set my ears right someday... Her first EP, "Blues & Gospel" (limited edition of 99 copies with a lovely, simple hand-pasted cover) adorns my wall. While her early trad. blues material takes the cake, there are few recorded moments in music as beautiful & emotive as "Little More Time" on the self-titled "Jo Ann Kelly" album on Line Records from 1988 (aka "Open"). If you don't know it, do seek it out. The stupendous hard work of Pete "Boris" Moody provided us with FOUR FULL CD's of rare & unissued Jo Ann some years ago (3 on Mooncrest & 1 on the Blues Matters label). They almost doubled my Jo Ann collection in terms of listening hours. However, I do REALLY love this recording, as it provides a better look at live Jo Ann than anything else around to date. I was never much impressed with the Appaloosa live album (Jo Ann Kelly Band "Just Restless). In fact I consider it her poorest commercial release by far. I find the "Women In (E)Motion" CD just fine but a much later & slicker ball o' wax. This mid-70s show stands out for it's consistency & solid sounds & very different arrangements of a number of songs. If you like the Red Rag "Do It" album from 1976, this recording should juice you up in fine fashion. I gather that many other recordings exist & remain unheard, including Jo Ann's first-ever studio session (recorded for Mike Vernon's Purdah label & never released) & a multitude of live concert tapes. Those who sit on them should free them up so folks can hear them. Anyway, here's one that has been mostly silent in the world until now. A truly sublime musician, right in her prime. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees

Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!