More
was originally released on the budget label
Crown
with the majority of tracks recorded just before he changed record labels in 1962 from
Kent
to
ABC Paramount
. The majority of these tracks were recorded in the early '60s with the exceptions of
"Shut Your Mouth"
and
"Baby, Look at You,"
which date from the mid-'50s. Stylistically, the compositions embrace mature, string-laden
ballads
alongside straight
R&B
shuffles and
urban blues
. While
may not contain the strongest material in the legendary bluesman's massive discography, he does sound primed for his 1965 breakthrough disc,
Live at the Regal
. [The
Ace
reissue contained eight bonus tracks.] ~ Al Campbell