
Most folk who remember "Long" John Baldry at all recall only his chart-topping single of 1967, the maudlin crooner ballad "Let The Heartaches Begin". But if the mettle of a performer is measured by the affection and respect of his fellow professionals and their willingness to participate in his art, then this album is a testament to a musician who'd been an industry favourite from his earliest days as the original vocalist and occasional guitarist with Alexis Korner's pioneering Blues Incorporated. To proffer just two examples, the virtually unknown Baldry was an invited guest on the Fabs' 1964 international TV [...]