THE RAMBUNCTIOUS BLUES EXPERIMENT - Rockfold RF010
Brand new - now available on CD or Download.. Described as "Seasick Steve hitches a lift with the White Stripes on their way to a Rory Gallagher concert" the album is a lo-fi gutbucket blues collection featuring Mick with Russell Chaney on the drums and Dangerous Dave Newman playing some superb blues harp. More info to follow.
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SOLID GROUND - Taxim Records TX1063-2
Mick's first new studio release for seven years! Solid Ground was recorded in London as a basic three piece band - Mick with Chris Sharley and Eddie Masters, plus additional help from from Dave Lennox, Dangerous Dave Newman and Killing Floor's Bill Thorndycraft.
The album features thirteen new Mick Clarke compositions ranging from hard blues rock to 21st century acoustic ragtime.
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LIVE IN LUXEMBOURG - Taxim Records TX 1053-2
Recorded live at the "Big Blues" Festival, Luxembourg in June 2002 - an official "bootleg" recorded straight from the mixing desk - The band is rockin! Dave Lennox on keyboards with Chris Sharley on drums, Eddie Masters on bass. Full Information Reviews Now re-mastered and re-issued with "Roll Again" by BGO Records BGOCD902
NEW MOUNTAIN - Burnside Records BCD 0037 -2
Mick's studio release from 2000 - Rockin' Blues with a live feel and a couple of acoustic tracks. Lou Martin (ex Rory Gallagher Band) Keyboards, Chris Sharley (ex Sassafrass) drums and Ian Ellis (ex Savoy Brown) on bass.
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HAPPY HOME - Burnside Records BCD - 0026-2
Mick and Lou play the blues - just guitar and piano and some old favourite songs.
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ROLL AGAIN - Taxim Records TX 1017-2
Hard Rocking Blues with Mick Hawksworth - bass,
Dangerous Dave Newman on harp, Chris Sharley - drums, Lou Martin - keyboards. "Powerful blues-rock that surely belongs among the Englishman's best work". (Blues News) - "No questions about it: Comparisons with Thorogood or Healey would surely end in a draw". (HiFi Vision)
Now re-mastered and re-issued with "Live in Luxembourg" by BGO Records BGOCD902
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NO COMPROMISE - Taxim Records TX-1006-2
Powerful album containing the classic "Talking with the Blues" and the radio hit "Backseat Blues". Chris Sharley - drums, Mick Phillips - bass, Dangerous Dave Newman - harp, Lou Martin and Mike Bramwell on keyboards.
Now re-mastered and re-issued with "Tell The Truth" by BGO Records BGOCD901
TELL THE TRUTH - Taxim Records TX 1001-2
"Raw Roadhouse blues and boogie" (Time Out) with Lou Martin, Mick Phillips - bass, Mike Hirsh - drums and Dangerous Dave Newman on harp.
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Now re-mastered and re-issued with "No Compromise" by BGO Records BGOCD901
STEEL AND FIRE - Line Records STCD 9.00797.0
Produced by Mike Vernon. Hard Rocking Blues with Kerry Canfield, Mick Phillips, Mike Hirsh and Chris Lloyd-Baron - harp.
Now re-mastered and re-issued with "No Compromise" by BGO Records BGOCD899
WEST COAST CONNECTION - Brambus Records 198801-2 (Europe) Nebula Circle USA
Recorded in Portland, Oregon in 1988. Rod DeAth (ex Rory Gallagher Band) drums, Dover Weinberg (ex Robert Cray) keyboards, H.Emerson Zachery Jr - bass, Westside Johnny -harp. Guest vocal from Curtis Salgado (ex Robert Cray, Roomful of Blues). Rockin' blues honed on the West Coast club circuit.
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Now re-mastered and re-issued with "No Compromise" by BGO Records BGOCD899
ALL THESE BLUES Appaloosa Records AP 058-2
Rockin blues with a melodic touch, Wilgar Campbell (ex Rory Gallagher) on drums, Peter Terry keyboards and Russel Prett on bass. Great harp from Mark Feltham (ex Rory Gallagher, Nine Below Zero)
ROCK ME Appaloosa Records AP 050-2
Powerful rock blues with Wilgar Campbell, Lou Martin and Martin Skipper on bass. Mark Feltham guests on harp
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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE Appaloosa Records AP 038-2
Mick's first solo album. Great rocking blues with Lou Martin, Ron Berg (ex Blodwyn Pig) on drums and Len Davies on bass.
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Extra tracks on all three Appaloosa records with Mike Hirsh drums, Mick Phillips bass.
Compilations..
BOMPA BOOGIE - Virgin Records Belgium 8508842
Featuring "Rockin' the Blues" from the "Tell The Truth" album, along with tracks by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Canned Heat and many others. It don't stop rockin! Compiled by Radio 21's Dr. Boogie. Contact Virgin Special Projects at 0032 2 743 42 36.
PREMIUM ROCKIN' BLUES - Taxim Records TX 1037-2
A compilation of the best tracks from "Tell The Truth" "No Compromise" and "Roll Again" - a mix of powerful rock-blues, shuffles and instrumentals. "Clarke proves that he can hold his own among today's blues rock stars" (Blues Revue)
KNIGHTS OF THE BLUES TABLE - Viceroy Records
Mick and Lou duo on James Cotton's "One More Mile".. included on this compilation of British blues masters. The album features tracks from Jack Bruce, Georgie Fame, Mick Jagger and Peter Green, plus many other great players, all freshly recorded in 1996 at the Church Studio in London. Produced by Cream songwriter Pete Brown as a tribute to the legendary British blues harmonica player Cyril Davis.
UNAMERICAN BLUES ACTIVITIES - Bedrock Records
Produced by Mike Vernon for Bedrock Records, "Unamerican Blues Activities" features two tracks by Mick - an original "Mean to Me" and a new version of the Junior Parker song "These Kind of Blues". The band features Kerry Canfield on keyboards, Mike Hirsh drums and Mick Phillips on bass. The album also features the Balham Alligators, Blues'n'Trouble and many other excellent British blues artists. Released only on vinyl.
Killing Floor
Mick's first band KILLING FLOOR was a part of the British "Blues Boom" in the late sixties which created bands like Free and Led Zeppelin. Full details of their two albums KILLING FLOOR and OUT OF URANUS, both still available, can be found here. A brand new Killing Floor album ZERO TOLERANCE was released on Appaloosa Records in 2004, featuring the entire original line-up
Killing Floor
Out Of Uranus
Zero Tolerance
SALT
SALT was an excellent hard rock-blues band which was a big hit on the London scene in the 1970s. It featured MICK on guitar with STEVIE SMITH on vocals and harp, STUART MACDONALD (Killing Floor) on bass and various drummers including ALAN PLATT, ARTHUR WILSON and SLASH.
The four track E.P. "All Wired Up" was released in 1978 on Raw Records but has since been deleted. full details