Blue Blood
Blue Blood

Listening notes

Blue Blood’s self-titled album, released on Sonet as SNTF 615 in 1970, is a vinyl LP classified under Blues and Folk. Arranged over two sides with seven tracks apiece, it runs a calculated total of 41:07, with Side A timed at 20:00 and Side B at 21:07. The sequencing opens with Black Mountain Blues (A1, 2:27) and closes with Is-You-Is Or Is-You-Ain’t My Baby (B7, 2:05).

Across its 14 tracks, the set favors concise performances: 10 selections run under three minutes. The median track length is 2:32, and the average is approximately 2:56. Four longer cuts extend past the four-minute mark—Sweet Mary (A3, 4:20), Death Letter Blues (A6, 5:00), Dupree Blues (B3, 4:38), and Big Bird (B6, 4:05)—providing contrast to brief entries such as The Glory Of Love (A4, 1:37) and How Long, How Long Blues (A7, 1:34), the latter being the shortest track on the album. The longest track is Death Letter Blues at 5:00.

Titles emphasize the album’s blues orientation within its stated genres: six of the fourteen tracks include the word “Blues” in the title—Black Mountain Blues, I Get The Blues When It Rains, Locomotive Blues, Death Letter Blues, How Long, How Long Blues, and Dupree Blues. Additional titles broaden the set’s palette by name, including Evil Hearted Man (B1, 2:32), Blue Corpuscle Boogie (B4, 2:32), Southbound Train (B5, 2:30), and the closing Is-You-Is Or Is-You-Ain’t My Baby (B7, 2:05).

Side A balances brevity and length, culminating in the five-minute A6. Side B’s 21:07 total modestly exceeds Side A by 1:07, with its longest selections positioned at B3 and B6. Overall, the album’s structure presents a mix of short tracks and a handful of extended pieces, aligned with its Blues and Folk classification.

Discographical summary: Blue Blood – Blue Blood (Sonet, SNTF 615), 1970, Vinyl. Genres: Blues, Folk. Side A (7 tracks, 20:00): A1 Black Mountain Blues (2:27), A2 I Get The Blues When It Rains (2:12), A3 Sweet Mary (4:20), A4 The Glory Of Love (1:37), A5 Locomotive Blues (2:50), A6 Death Letter Blues (5:00), A7 How Long, How Long Blues (1:34). Side B (7 tracks, 21:07): B1 Evil Hearted Man (2:32), B2 Baby Doll (2:45), B3 Dupree Blues (4:38), B4 Blue Corpuscle Boogie (2:32), B5 Southbound Train (2:30), B6 Big Bird (4:05), B7 Is-You-Is Or Is-You-Ain’t My Baby (2:05).