Description: ****Welcome to our listing, thanks very much for looking!Collins, Cray & Copeland – Showdown...on Limited Edition GOLD CD format from Mobile Fidelity!Albert Gene Drewery, known as Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993), was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. His long association with the Fender Telecaster led to the title "The Master of the Telecaster”. Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he has led his own band, and had an acclaimed solo career. Johnny Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. In 1983 he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986. Cray found himself in some pretty intimidating company for this Grammy-winning blues guitar summit meeting, but he wasn't deterred, holding his own alongside his idol Albert Collins and Texas great Johnny Copeland. Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights. This excellent 1985 Alligator release finds three guitar legends squaring off, cutting heads, and forming a brotherhood forged in blues. The elder statesman and leader here is the irrepressible Albert Collins, whose guitar sound and unique approach to the blues has been bending ears since the '50s. Johnny Copeland, the "Texas Twister," an early disciple and long time friend of Collins, is also here, showing he's moved well beyond Collins's early tutelage. The youngest gun is Robert Cray, another musician Collins took under his wing (some 15 years after he first met Copeland). Backed only by a bassist, drummer, and organist (the spare backing band helps put the guitar work at center stage), Collins, Copeland, and Cray go toe-to-toe on these tracks. What's especially intriguing is that each song gives equal air time to each musician, making room for solos all around and even, on some tracks, shared vocals. Copeland is the wildest here, with his wooly, rough-hewn voice and blistering leads, counterbalanced by Cray, who lends a laid-back air of sophistication to the proceedings. Collins brings it all together with his signature "icy" style. SHOWDOWN! is a dream come true for blues-guitar fans. Out of Print! Features: • GOLD CD Collector's Edition MFSL, also known as MOFI, properly known as MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB was a grandfather to most audiophile labels. Their LPs and CDs are highly sought after by audiophiles, because, quite simply, they were the best available at the time (most still are). This listing is for a rare audiophile 24kt Gold CD title - a USED / OPENED 24kt Gold CD in NEAR MINT minus overall condition, PRESSED and ISSUED by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL / MOFI) of a highly collectible title from their catalog, featuring - Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland 24kt Gold CD Title - Showdown!Performers include - Albert Collins - guitar, harmonica, vocals Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland - guitar, vocals Johnny Gayden - bass Allen Batts - organ Casey Jones - drumsTrack Listing - 1. "T-Bone Shuffle" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:54 2. "The Moon Is Full" (Gwen Collins) – 4:59 3. "Lion's Den" (Johnny Copeland) – 3:55 4. "She's Into Something" (Carl Wright) – 3:49 5. "Bring Your Fine Self Home" (Johnny Copeland) – 4:30 6. "Black Cat Bone" (Ivory Lee Semien, Harding Wilson) – 4:54 7. "The Dream" (Unknown) – 5:28 8. "Albert's Alley (Albert Collins) – 4:01 9. "Blackjack" (Ray Charles) – 6:26 The 24kt Gold CD is from the rare Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL / MOFI) series of audiophile 24kt GOLD CDs (out of print). Gold CD catalog # UDCD 620 Utradisc 2 (UDII) version Gold CD issued in 1995 Original Recording - 1985 on ALLIGATOR RecordsGold CD made in the USAThe jewel case is the original "flip up" variety The 24kt Gold CD, JEWEL CASE and INSERTS are all in Near MINT minus overall condition - the Gold CD has a light mark or two on the reflective side of the disc, none of which affected the playing when tested. The jewel case has only light shelf wear with NO cut out marks and NO damages. This Gold CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system). Do not let this rarity slip by!
Price: 124.99 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Artist: Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland/Albert Collins (Guitar/Vocals) /Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland, Albert Collins
CD Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Number of Discs: 1
Record Label: MFSL / MOFI / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Occasion: none
Release Title: Showdown!
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Custom Bundle: No
Color: Gold
Case Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
MPN: MFSL MOFI GOLD CD UDCD-620
Inlay Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Catalog Number: UDCD-620
Modified Item: No
Edition: GOLD CD, Collector's Edition, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Type: Album
Format: CD (Gold)
Producer: Dick Shurman, Bruce Iglauer
Release Year: 1995
Era: 1990s
Style: Electric Blues, Texas/West Coast Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Features: 24k Gold Disc, Import, Remastered, Audiophile Collectible, OUT OF PRINT, GOLD CD made in the USA - Ultradisc II (UDII), Limited Edition, Special Edition
Genre: w. Coast Blues, Texas, Blues
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
