{"product_id":"cuby-and-the-blizzards-desolation-expanded-edition-vinyl","title":"Desolation (Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1960s, beat groups from the Dutch Randstad dominated the national charts. Yet far from the big cities, in the clubs of Drenthe, one band was already being billed as “Beatgroup Number One”: \u003cstrong\u003eCuby + Blizzards\u003c\/strong\u003e. But frontman Harry Muskee never embraced that label. Raised on broadcasts from The Voice of America, he possessed a deeper understanding of the blues than most of his contemporaries. Muskee didn’t want to sing ‘songs,’ as he called them, he wanted to sing the blues, raw and unfiltered, in the tradition of Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir debut single “Stumble \u0026amp; Fall” was recorded in the Bavohuis, a simple gym hall in Amsterdam, with Addy Kleingeld as producer. But the debut album \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesolation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e marked a turning point, recorded at the Phonogram Studios in Hilversum with renowned blues producer Tony Vos, it captured the band exactly as Muskee intended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting album became a jewel of Dutch music history. Never before had the Netherlands heard a blues singer who poured his emotions into a recording with such conviction and authenticity. Muskee even outshone his British peers. Eric Burdon (The Animals), Paul Jones (Manfred Mann), Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Van Morrison (Them).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the 1968 Grand Gala du Disque (the Dutch equivalent of the Grammys), Muskee received an Edison Award for \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesolation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, handed to him by cabaret artist Wim Sonneveld, whose lukewarm speech couldn’t diminish the significance of the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixty years later, the legacy of this groundbreaking album still resonates, an essential document of European blues and a defining moment in the story of \u003cstrong\u003eCuby + Blizzards\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 60th anniversary edition of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesolation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is now available as an expanded 2LP-set including the original 1966 album plus fifteen bonus tracks. The gatefold version features songs “Things I Remember”, “Stumble \u0026amp; Fall”, “L.S.D. (Got A Million Dollars)”, includes new liner notes by Dutch Blues authority Johan Derksen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuby \u0026 The Blizzards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64448046760313,"sku":"1J7299","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/4002\/8691\/files\/MOVLP4173-Mockup_947f2e93-05ef-4655-90fe-310ee5dfebc1.webp?v=1788276207","url":"https:\/\/www.musiconvinyl.com\/de-de\/products\/cuby-and-the-blizzards-desolation-expanded-edition-vinyl","provider":"Music On Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}