Climax Chicago – Tightly Knit(1971)

Biography
The Climax Blues Band (originally known as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1968 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper , guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock , bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood . In 1972 the group shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band, under pressure alledgely from the American band Chicago.The band has released at least 17 albums and had a Top 10 hit in the UK with “Couldn’t Get It Right”. That song and “I Love You” were also hits in the United States; “Couldn’t Get It Right” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977, and “I Love You” peaked at No. 12 in 1981. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_Blues_Band

Album & Cover

Storm Thorgerson came up with the idea for this cover, a visual pun, but tried without success to get the band to change the title to ‘Put A Sock In It’.

Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Cover Design – Hipgnosis
Label: Sire SI-5903(US), Harvest SHSP4015(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Bass, Vocals – Derek Holt
Drums – George Ewart Newsome Jnr.
Engineer – Chris Michie
Guitar, Vocals – Pete Haycock
Keyboards – Arthur Augustin Wood
Producer – Chris Thomas
Saxophone, Clarinet, Whistle, Vocals, Harmonica – Colin Cooper
Written-By – Climax (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B5)

Notes
Recorded at Air Studios May-June 1971
B3 Reads St. Michael’s Blues on label but St Michael’s Blues on sleeve.
On the cover, A4 is credited to “Johnson”. The label states “Payne”, meaning Woody Payne , but in the GEMA database the credit is for Johnson.