G O R D O N   S M I T H; picture from back cover of 'Long Overdue' (1968)
Gordon Smith b. 1949 in South Shields, England discography
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Gordon Smith 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11968Long Overdue

- Diving Duck Blues (Fred McDowell) []
- Highway 51 (Tommy McLennan)
- One Dime Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
- Having A Good Time (Gordon Smith) #
- Instrumental No. 2 (Gordon Smith)
- Walking Blues (McKinley Morganfield)
- Rolling & Tumbling (trad. arr. Gordon Smith)

- I've Been Down So Long (J. B. Lenoir) #
- Instrumental No. 4 (Gordon Smith)
- Pearlie Blues (Furry Lewis)
- The Woman Down The Hall (Gordon Smith)
- Big Road Blues (Tommy Johnson)
- Instrumental No. 3 (Gordon Smith)
- Worried Life Blues (Fred McDowell)

rec. July-August 1968; Gordon Smith, voc, hca, g; [] Peter Green, hca; # Derek Hall, p; # John McVie, b; # Mick Fleetwood, dr
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Blue Horizon 7-63211

= Impact/Line IMLP 4.00364
(G 1983)

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= Line OLLP 5296 (UK)

more info

27/1969Gordon Smith

- Too Long
- Funk Pedal

rec. c. April 1969; Gordon Smith, voc, g; Mike Evans, b; Roger Powell, dr

7 inch 45 rpm
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Blue Horizon 57-3156
31979Takin' Time

- Hawaiian Boogie (Elmore James)
- Too Late To Cry (Lonnie Johnson)
- Steady Rollin' Man (Robert Johnson)
- Love Bug (Gordon Smith)
- There Is No Greater Love (Billy Emerson)
- Lucille (Clifton Chenier)

- Seven Days Of Darkened Mornings (Gordon Smith)
- Take A Walk With Me (Robert Jr. Lockwood)
- Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold)
- Worried Life Blues (trad. arr. Gordon Smith)
- Fun It! (Lightnin' Hopkins)
- Cajun Waltz (Gordon Smith/Bernie Pallo)
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Appaloosa AP 002

re-released (along with
"Down On Mean Street")
2000 on Appaloosa CD 2
"Takin' Time/Down On Main
(sic!) Streets"

41980Down On Mean Streets

- Dorothy Mae (Joe Hill Louis)
- If I Get Lucky (Arthur Crudup)
- Pigalle Love (Memphis Slim)
- Moonshine (Gordon Smith)
- Down On Mean Streets (Gordon Smith)

- Two Step d'Etiquette (trad. arr. Bernie Pallo)
- One Night (Fats Domino)
- Johnson's Swing (Lonnie Johnson)
- That's Allright Mama (Arthur Crudup)
- Boogie Woogie Country Girl (Reginald Ashby & Doc Pomus)
- Hey Renée (Gordon Smith)
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Appaloosa AP 005

re-released (along with
"Takin' Time")
2000 on Appaloosa CD 2
"Takin' Time/Down On Main
(sic!) Streets"

51999Out Of The Bottleneck

- Blues In A Bottle (Blind Blake)
- Kind Hearted Woman (Robert Johnson)
- Write Me A Few Short Lines (Mississippi Fred McDowell)
- Hey Hey Daddy
- Goodnight Irene (Leadbelly)
- Going Down Slow (St. Louis Jimmy Oden)
- Furry's Warm Up Blues (Furry Lewis)
- Lone Wolf Blues
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Police Dog Blues
- Things About Coming My Way (Carter/Jacobs)
- Honey Babe
- Blues For West End (Lonnie Johnson)
- In The Evening (Leroy Carr)
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Master Mix CHECD0010
62002Gordon Smith & Simon 'Honeyboy' Hickling: Bare Tracks

- If It Aint Me
- Highway 51
- Lonnie’s Swing
- Sugar Mama
- Little Country Shack
- Lightnin’s Boogie
- Good Friend
- C.C. Rider
- Louise
- Poor Boy
- Talking Woman Blues
- Bad Boy
- All My Love’s In Vain

Gordon Smith, voc, g; Simon 'Honeyboy' Hickling, voc, hca

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Marvo MRCD 103

www.honeyboyhickling.com

72008Gordon Smith: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

- Diving Duck Blues #
- Highway 51 #
- One Dime Blues #
- Having A Good Time #
- Instrumental No 2 #
- Walking Blues #
- Rolling And Tumbling #
- I Been Down So Long #
- Instrumental No. 4 #
- Pearlie Blues #
- Woman Down The Hall #
- Big Road Blues #
- Instrumental No 3 #
- Worried Life Blues #
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- One Dime Blues
- Instrumental No 2
- Walking Blues
- Rolling And Tumbling
- Walking Blues
- Pearlie Blues
- I'm So Glad
- Instrumental No. 1
- When You Got A Good Friend
- I'm So Glad
- Too Long []
- Funk Pedal []
- I'm Sitting On Top Of The World

from original analogue master tapes, mastered by Sean Lynch at Torch Music

# from 1968 Blue Horizon 7-63211 ("Long Overdue")
[] from July 1969 Blue Horizon 57-3156 (7 inch 45 rpm)
remaining tracks previously unreleased

notes by Mike Vernon
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Sony BMG 88697359852
82008The Essential Gordon Smith

- Kidman Blues (Sleepy John Estes)
- One Dime (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
- She Moves Me (Muddy Waters)
- Take A Little Walk With Me (Robert Junior Lockwood)
- Careless Love (trad.)
- Coming Home (Clifton Chenier)
- Rev-ing Up (Gordon Smith)
- Hungry Man (Alan Glen)
- Tomorrow Night (Coslow / Grosz)
- Ladybird (Gordon Smith)
- Hey Renee (Gordon Smith)
- Mean Mistreatin’ Mama (Leroy Carr)
- Slow Drag (Reverend Gary Davis)
- Talkin’ Woman Blues (Lowell Fulson)
- Walkin’ Blues (Robert Johnson)
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Note Music

www.note-music.co.uk

 

picture from back cover of 'Down On Mean Streets'
Gordon Smith, Craig MacKie, Bernie Pallo, Pat Grover (1979)

 

Anthologies / Compilations / Samplers
containing songs performed by Gordon Smith
#year
of release
title / songs performed by Gordon Smithlabel # / notes
11968
DLP
The Blues

- Driving Duck Blues [!]
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Blue Horizon SPR 31 /
CBS SPR 34
21969Super Duper Blues

Fleetwood Mac
- Rollin' Man
Duster Bennett
- Jumping At Shadows
Chicken Shack
- What You Did Last Night
Eddie Boyd
- The Blues Is Here To Stay

Gordon Smith
- Diving Duck Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
- A Racehorse Called Mae

Johnny Shines
- Pipeline Blues
Fleetwood Mac
- Long Grey Mare
Sunnyland Slim
- Stella Mae
Chicken Shack
- I Wanna See My Baby
Curtis Jones
- Gee Pretty Baby
Fleetwood Mac
- Shake Your Money Maker



Blue Horizon PR-31


= Blue Horizon PR-31 (Fr)

31995Confessin' The Blues

- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burnin'
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Indigo IGOCD 2020

more info

41997The Blue Horizon Story 1965-1970 Vol. 1


- Too Long
3 CD Set
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Columbia 488992-2

more info

 
Additional information appreciated !!!
 

 

picture from liner notes of 'Out Of The Bottleneck' (2000)
Gordon Smith (from liner notes of 'Out Of The Bottleneck' 2000)

 

(Guest) Appearances on other Artist's recordings
#year
of release
artist / title / instrument(s) played by Gordon Smithlabel # / notes
11971Demick & Armstrong: Little Willie Ramble
Gordon Smith, g, voc

MAM AM 1001 (mono)
MAM AS 1001 (stereo)

more info

MAM discography

Rod Demick
Herbie Armstrong

21972Demick & Armstrong: Looking Through
Gordon Smith, g, voc

A&M AMLH 68098

more info

Rod Demick
Herbie Armstrong

31973
DLP
Kevin Coyne: Marjory Razorblade

Gordon Smith, g
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Virgin 2501 (GB)
= Virgin 87742 (D)
= CDVM 2501 (1990)

Virgin discography

41974Chilli Charles: Busy Corner

Gordon Smith, g

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Virgin V 2009

Virgin discography

51974Kevin Coyne: Blame It On The Night

Gordon Smith, acoustic, slide, 12 string & electric guitars

Virgin V 2012

Virgin discography

61975Kevin Coyne: Matching Head And Feet

Gordon Smith, semi acoustic, electric and slide guitars, harmonica
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Virgin V 2033
= Virgin 88919 (D)
= CDV 2033 (1991)

Virgin discography

71975Link Wray: Stuck In Gear
Gordon Smith, st. g
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Virgin V 2050 (GB)
= Virgin 27266 (D)

Virgin discography

Link Wray discography

81976Kevin Coyne: Let's Have A Party

Gordon Smith, g

Virgin 89800

Virgin discography

91977Yellow Dog
Gordon Smith, g
+ Herbie Armstrong


Virgin V 2083 (GB)
= Virgin 28936 (D)

Virgin discography

101990Kevin Coyne: Peel Sessions

Gordon Smith, g
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Strange Fruit SFRCD 112
112002Dino Coccia: Widespace

Gordon Smith, g on three tracks:
- Tomorrow Night (Lonnie Johnson)
- Hey Reenee (Gordon Smith)
- Comin' Home (Clifton Chenier)
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more info / order

Thanks for additional info to Paul Bradbeer (Stoned Free Publications), Christian Martin, Blake Powell (note-music), and Jon T-Bone Taylor

 

 

Stefan Wirz


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