℗ 1971 Gulf Coast Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway
| Released | August 15, 1971 |
| Duration | 30m 40s |
| Catalogue No. | 43NB0497GU |
| Genre | Blues (Rock) |
The Memphis Scene
Bill Black's Combo
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Rings
Bill Black's Combo |
3:07 | |||
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1.2
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Resurrection Shuffle
Bill Black's Combo |
3:25 | |||
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1.3
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Make It with You
Bill Black's Combo |
2:56 | |||
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1.4
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Memphis Shuffle
Bill Black's Combo |
2:10 | |||
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1.5
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Beale Street Connection
Bill Black's Combo |
2:12 | |||
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1.6
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Mighty Clouds of Joy
Bill Black's Combo |
2:33 | |||
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1.7
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Oh Happy Day
Bill Black's Combo |
3:06 | |||
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1.8
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Cotton Carnival
Bill Black's Combo |
2:48 | |||
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1.9
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Mississippi Current
Bill Black's Combo |
2:43 | |||
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1.10
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Sugar Cured
Bill Black's Combo |
2:34 | |||
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1.11
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Summer Sand
Bill Black's Combo |
3:06 |
Released in 1971, The Memphis Scene is a mysterious record. By the time this album came out, each of the core members of Bill Black's Combo (that had scored several instrumental hits in the 1960s) were long gone. The eponymous Bill Black had, in fact, died of a brain tumour in 1965, at the age of 39.
The band heard on The Memphis Scene was under the direction of producer Larry Rogers, who had opened a Memphis recording studio, Lyn Lou Studio, with Black in 1962. Saxophonist Robert Gladney is the only musician identified on the album, although road manager and bassist Bob Tucker, who joined the combo in 1963 and had taken over leadership of the group after Black's death, likely also was part of this recording.
The Memphis Scene retains the basic sound of the classic Bill Black's Combo of the '60s, but adds a few funk elements as well.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Gulf Coast Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.28 -1.65 to -1.24 | -17.07 -19.03 to -15.26 | -13.12 -14.60 to -11.30 | 11 9 to 12 | |
| 1 | Rings | -1.25 | -17.22 | -13.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Resurrection Shuffle | -1.24 | -15.74 | -11.3 | 10 |
| 3 | Make It with You | -1.24 | -16.52 | -12.8 | 11 |
| 4 | Memphis Shuffle | -1.25 | -16.50 | -13.4 | 11 |
| 5 | Beale Street Connection | -1.24 | -15.26 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 6 | Mighty Clouds of Joy | -1.25 | -17.65 | -13.1 | 11 |
| 7 | Oh Happy Day | -1.24 | -18.48 | -14.4 | 12 |
| 8 | Cotton Carnival | -1.25 | -16.77 | -12.9 | 11 |
| 9 | Mississippi Current | -1.25 | -17.50 | -13.3 | 11 |
| 10 | Sugar Cured | -1.25 | -17.12 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 11 | Summer Sand | -1.65 | -19.03 | -14.6 | 11 |