White Boy Blues, Vol. 1 (1992)

This compilation, drawn from the vaults of Immediate Records, showcases some early recordings by that triumvirate of British guitarist, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Page, then a staff producer at Immediate, made the informal recordings of himself and Clapton included here (which include members of the Rolling Stones backing them up), while Beck is featured with the All Stars, formerly Cyril Davies' backing band (and Page plays with them as well). Also appearing here are Davies himself, pianist Nicky Hopkins, John Mayall (whose two tracks here also feature Clapton) and Jeremy Spencer from the early Fleetwood Mac. Plus there are three instrumentals recorded by Santa Barbara Machine Head, which included Jon Lord on organ, Ron Wood on guitar, Kim Gardener of the Creation on bass, and Twink on drums. This stuff is none of these folks' best work, but there's a lot of enjoyable jamming, and the album is a great snapshot of the days when the British blues boom was growing in popularity and power.

Tracklist :
01. Snake Drive - Eric Clapton
02. West Coast Idea - Eric Clapton
03. Choker - Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page
04. I'm Your Witchdoctor - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
05. Tribute To Elmore - Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page
06. Freight Loader - Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page
07. Miles Road - Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page
08. Telephone Blues - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
09. Draggin' My Tail - Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page
10. Down in the Boots - The All Stars & Jimmy Page
11. Steelin' - The All Stars & Jeff Beck
12. Chuckles - The All Stars & Jeff Beck
13. L.A. Breakdown - The All Stars & Jimmy Page
14. Piano Shuffle - The All Stars & Nicky Hopkins
15. Someday Baby - The All Stars & Cyril Davies
16. Porcupine Juice - Santa Barbara & Machine Head
17. Rubber Monkey - Santa Barbara & Machine Head
18. Albert - Santa Barbara & Machine Head
19. Who's Knocking - Jeremy Spencer
20. Look Down At My Woman - Jeremy Spencer