Light: On The Southside

From 1975 to 1977, Chicago photographer Michael L. Abramson hit Perv's House, Pepper's Hideout, The High Chaparral, The Patio Lounge, and The Showcase Lounge, not to capture the artists on these South Side stages, but instead to pop off a half-dozen rolls every night on the crowd. The Grammy-nominated Light: On The South Side gathers 100 of Abramson's finest snaps, spread across 132 glorious hardback bound pages. Housed in a gorgeous slipcase with the 12"x12" monograph is the double vinyl set Pepper’s Jukebox, a 17-track compilation of Chicago blues in transition, as heard from both the stage and the Wurlitzer.

Tracklisting:
 
Arlean Brown - I'm A Streaker Baby
Bobby Rush - Bowlegged Woman
Ricky Allen - No Better Time Than Now
Little Mac Simmons - The Same One

Lady Margo - This Is My Prayer
Andrew Brown - You Made Me Suffer
Artie White - Gimmie Some Of Yours
Lucille Spann - Women's Lib
Hugh Hawkins - Bring It Down Front
 
Slim Willis Band - I Sayed That
Little Ed & the Soundmasters - It's A Dream
Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black (Inst.)
Walter "Butterball" Davis - Baby Watcha' Doing
Willie Williams - Detroit Blues
 
Little Mac Simmons - Goose Walk
Detroit Jr - Young Blood
Willie Davis - I Learned My Lesson
James Kind - California Lady