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| Nothin' But the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994, Woody Bay Studios | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Castle | |||
| Producer | Trevor Jordan, Elkie Brooks | |||
| Elkie Brooks chronology | ||||
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Mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios and issued on CD and cassette in 1994 through Castle Records, the album reached number 58 and stayed in the UK Albums Chart for two weeks. [1]
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