Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch
Chicago's Young Blues Generation

Listening notes

Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch’s Chicago’s Young Blues Generation is a 1982 vinyl release on L+R Records, catalog number LR 42.049. Credited jointly to the two artists, it is filed under Blues and Chicago Blues. The album presents seven tracks arranged across two sides, with sequencing and timings that highlight a substantial playtime for each side and a balanced overall runtime.

Side A contains three tracks totaling approximately 21 minutes and 25 seconds. It opens with The Train I Ride (7:15), followed by Help Me (6:46), and concludes the side with Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home (7:24). Side B comprises four tracks with a combined duration of about 20 minutes and 17 seconds: Sweet Little Angel (5:41), Don’t Stop Me Talking (4:52), Teenie Weenie Bit (4:01), and I Need You So Bad (5:43). Taken together, the album’s calculated runtime is roughly 41 minutes and 42 seconds.

The tracklist blends longer performances on Side A with a slightly more compact set on Side B, while maintaining comparable side lengths suitable for a single LP format. The titles reflect a repertoire aligned with the album’s stated genres, and the presentation emphasizes clarity in track positions and durations.

As a reference entry, key release data are as follows: artist credit Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch; title Chicago’s Young Blues Generation; label L+R Records; catalog number LR 42.049; year 1982; format Vinyl; genres Blues and Chicago Blues. The track sequencing and exact times are documented above.

This draft confines itself to verifiable release information provided: artist, title, label, catalog number, year, format, genres, and tracklist with positions and durations. No assessment is offered here of recording circumstances, personnel beyond the credited artists, pressing variations, reception, or other aspects not contained in the supplied data.