Uncut (album) explained

Uncut
Type:	studio
Artist:	Powder Blues Band
Cover:	Uncut_(Powder_Blues_album)_front_cover.jpg
Released:	December 1979
Recorded:	Tetrahedron Studio, Vancouver
Genre:	Blues
Length:	32:33
Label:	Blue Wave
Producer:	Jack Lavin
Chronology:	Powder Blues Band
Next Title:	Thirsty Ears
Next Year:	1981

Uncut is the debut studio album released by Canada's the Powder Blues. It was originally released in December 1979 on the Blue Wave label.^[1] RCA re-issued the album in February 1980, with the song "Gimme Some Lovin'" removed from the album. Uncut was produced by Jack Lavin. The album reached #5 in Canada after having spent 5 weeks at #6.

The album was nominated at the 1981 Juno Awards for "Album of the Year", and the band won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" the same year.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Boppin' with the Blues" (Tom Lavin) – 3:17
2. "Hear That Guitar Ring" (Jack Lavin, T. Lavin) – 3:43
3. "Just a Little" (Bass, Brown, Thorton, Washington) – 3:36
4. "The Rockchopper" (Powder Blues) – 3:29
5. "Doin' It Right" (T. Lavin) – 3:15
6. "Buzzard Luck" (Wynonie Harris) – 3:00
7. "What've I Been Drinkin'" (J. Lavin) – 3:14
8. "Personal Manager" (Albert King, D. Porter) – 6:29
9. "Sweet Little Girl" (T. Lavin, D. Maxwell) – 3:30
10. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (original Blue Wave release only)

Personnel

• Tom Lavin – guitar, vocals
• Jack Lavin – bass, vocals
• Duris Maxwell – drums
• Willie MacCalder – piano, keyboards, organ, vocals
• Wayne Kozak – tenor saxophone
• Dave Woodward – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Gord Bertram – baritone saxophone
• Gabriel Mark Hasselbach – trumpet

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Powder Blues - Uncut. Discogs. 18 April 2017.
2. Web site: Juno awards article for The Powder Blues. September 18, 2022.