Climax Blues Band

The Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1967 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005).[1]

Albums

 * The Climax Chicago Blues Band (1969)
 * Plays On (1969) - U.S. No. 197  (1 week)
 * A Lot of Bottle (1970)
 * Tightly Knit (1971)
 * Rich Man (1972) - U.S. No. 150  (10 weeks)
 * FM/Live (1973) - U.S. No. 107  (30 weeks)
 * Sense of Direction (1974) - U.S. No. 37  (29 weeks)
 * Stamp Album (1975) - U.S. No. 69  (11 weeks)
 * Gold Plated (1976) - U.S. No. 27  (44 weeks) , UK No. 56[2]  (1 week)
 * Shine On (1978) - U.S. No. 71  (11 weeks)
 * Real to Reel (1979) - U.S. No. 170  (6 weeks)
 * Flying the Flag (1980) - U.S. No. 75  (16 weeks)
 * Lucky for Some (1981)
 * Sample and Hold (1983)
 * Drastic Steps (1988)
 * Blues from the Attic (1993)
 * 25 Years 1968–1993 (1994)
 * Big Blues (2004)
 * Climax Blues Band World Tour 1976 (2011, Major League Productions)
 * Security Alert: The Live Bootleg (2014)
 * Tempus Fugit 4 track EP: Album Sampler (2018)
 * Hands of Time (2019)

Albums (guest appearance)

 * Three's a Crowd, Tarney/Spencer Band (1978)