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Originally released in 1969, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation marked the debut of Aynsley Dunbar s legendary British Blues-Rock band. Stylistically similar to contemporaries John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and early Fleetwood Mac, Aynsley Dunbar s band drew a darker and heavier style. Also from 1969, Aynsley Dunbar s second release, Doctor Dunbar s Prescription found the band in similar mode as on the debut.

SPV s Blue Label present these first two legendary releases from Aynsley Dunbar digitally remastered and packaged in deluxe digipak format with informative sleevenotes by Harry Shapiro.

From the British blues boom of the 1960s emerged some exceptional individual musicians; Cyril Davies, Eric Clapton and Peter Green being among the most notable. But there was no doubt that the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation took the prize as the most talented blues band, one with no weak links. Although rarely mentioned in the same breath as Ginger Baker, Keith Moon or John Bonham, all the musicians knew that Aynsley Dunbar was a world-class drummer in any popular genre, easily a match for the better-known names. Together with bassist Alex Dmochowski, they formed a rhythm section unmatched on the blues scene for its drive, finesse and the ability to swing. In Victor Brox, the Retaliation had one of Britain s finest blues singers, a multi-instrumentalist and prolific composer. Uniquely among the blues bands, the majority of the Retaliation s recorded output was self-penned, most of it written by Brox. And guitarist John Morshead provided a master class in less is more ; a blues player of taste and fluency rivalled only by Peter Green.