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Title: Albert King - San Francisco ’83
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Blues, Electric Blues/Live Blues, Indianola, Mississippi / St. Louis, Missouri / San Francisco, California 6/26
Matrix #: F-9627
Condition: VG+, sounds good, looks good, some very light marks CC | Members: Albert K (23' - 92')
Cultural Facts:
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Scene Ecology King’s left-handed, upside-down Flying V style made his bends feel huge and vocal, influencing blues-rock guitarists from the British invasion through 70s arena players.
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Personal Struggle Before blues fame became steady, King worked tough labor jobs and spent years grinding through clubs, making his late-career live records feel earned rather than nostalgic.
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Live Lore San Francisco ’83 captures King as a veteran blues figure still carrying Stax-era authority into the 80s club and festival circuit, where younger rock audiences kept rediscovering him.
6/9/2026 CC