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Cuby + Blizzards - Desolation (Expanded) Cuby + Blizzards

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Limited edition on translucent blue coloured vinyl. JUST 200 IN UK!!

Condition: Brand New
Release date: Aug 07, 2026
Catalogue number: MOVLP4173C
Barcode: 0199957768375
Format: Limited Translucent Blue Coloured 2LP

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In the early 1960s, beat groups from the Dutch Randstad dominated the national charts. Yet far from the big cities, in the clubs of Drenthe, one band was already being billed as “Beatgroup Number One”: Cuby + Blizzards. But frontman Harry Muskee never embraced that label. Raised on broadcasts from The Voice of America, he possessed a deeper understanding of the blues than most of his contemporaries. Muskee didn’t want to sing ‘songs,’ as he called them, he wanted to sing the blues, raw and unfiltered, in the tradition of Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters.

Their debut single “Stumble & Fall” was recorded in the Bavohuis, a simple gym hall in Amsterdam, with Addy Kleingeld, known from De Vrolijke Mijnwerkers, as producer. But the debut album Desolation marked a turning point, recorded at the Phonogram Studios in Hilversum with renowned blues producer Tony Vos, it captured the band exactly as Muskee intended.

The resulting album became a jewel of Dutch music history. Never before had the Netherlands heard a blues singer who poured his emotions into a recording with such conviction and authenticity. Muskee even outshone his British peers. Eric Burdon (The Animals), Paul Jones (Manfred Mann), Mick Jagger (The The Rolling Stones) and Van Morrison (Them).

At the Grand Gala du Disque, Muskee received an Edison Award for Desolation, handed to him by cabaret artist Wim Sonneveld, whose lukewarm speech couldn’t diminish the significance of the moment.

Sixty years later, the legacy of this groundbreaking album still resonates, an essential document of European blues and a defining moment in the story of Cuby + Blizzards.

This 60th anniversary edition of Desolation is now available as an expanded 2LP-set including the original 1966 album plus fifteen bonus tracks. The gatefold version features songs “Things I Remember”, “Stumble & Fall” and “L.S.D. (Got A Million Dollars)”, is a limited edition on translucent blue coloured vinyl and includes new liner notes by Dutch Blues authority Johan Derksen.

Begin jaren zestig domineerden de beatbands uit de Randstad de National Hitparade. In het Drentse clubcircuit werd Cuby + Blizzards op posters aangekondigd als 'Beatgroup Number One.’ Maar met dat imago was zanger Harry Muskee niet blij. Hij groeide op met de radiozender The Voice of America, waardoor hij meer kennis van de blues had dan zijn generatiegenoten. Harry Muskee streefde naar een bluesband, hij wilde geen liedjes zingen, zoals hij dat noemde. Hij wilde de blues zingen zoals Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker en Muddy Waters. De debuut single “Stumble & Fall” werd opgenomen in het Bavohuis, een gymnastieklokaal in Amsterdam, met Addy Kleingeld, uit De Vrolijke Mijnwerkers, als producer. Het debuutalbum uit 1966, Desolation werd in een echte studio, Phonogram in Hilversum, opgenomen met bluesproducer Tony Vos. Het album werd een juweel in de vaderlandse muziekhistorie. Nederland had nog nooit eerder kennisgenomen van een blueszanger die zijn gevoelens zo overtuigend en geloofwaardig de vrije loop liet. Harry Muskee overtroefde zelfs zijn Britse gelijkgestemden, Eric Burdon van The Animals, Paul Jones van Manfred Mann, Mick Jagger van The Rolling Stones en Van Morrison van Them. Harry Muskee ontving uit handen van cabaretier Wim Zonneveld, met een misachtend en slap toespraakje, een Edison voor Desolation tijdens het Grand Gala Du Disque. Dat gebeurde allemaal 60 jaar geleden.

Zestig jaar later klinkt de erfenis van dit baanbrekende album nog altijd door, een essentieel document van de Europese blues en een bepalend hoofdstuk in het verhaal van Cuby + Blizzards.

Deze 60 jarige jubileum versie van Desolation verschijnt nu als een uitgebreide 2LP-set, met het originele album uit 1966 plus vijftien bonustracks. De gatefold-uitvoering bevat nummers als “Things I Remember”, “Stumble & Fall” en “L.S.D. (Got A Million Dollars)”, is een gelimiteerde editie op transparant blauw gekleurd vinyl en bevat nieuwe liner notes van de Nederlandse blues autoriteit Johan Derksen.

Track List:

Side A
A1 - Things I Remember
A2 - Hobo Blues
A3 - Just For Fun
A4 - I'm In Love

Side B
B1 - Gin House Blues
B2 - Desolation Blues
B3 - Five Long Years
B4 - Let's Make It

Side C
C1 - Stumble & Fall
C2 - I'm So Restless
C3 - L.S.D. (Got A MIllion Dollars(
C4 - Your Body, Not Your Soul
C5 - Back Home
C6 - Sweet Mary
C7 - You Don't Know
C8 - Richard Cory

Side D
D1 - Feeling Like A Suit-Case
D2 - Distant Smile
D3 - Don't Know Which Way To Go
D4 - The Sunshine Of Your Shadow
D5 - Crying Tears
D6 - Nostalgic Toilet
D7 - 116 A Queensway

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Format: Limited Translucent Blue Coloured 2LP

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