East-West
by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

East-West by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 4,525th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 104 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (40th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (371st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,525th)

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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band bestography

East-West is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Paul Butterfield on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul Butterfield is The Paul Butterfield Blues Band which is ranked number 3277 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 457.

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East-West track list

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East-West rankings

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Overall rank: 4,525th | 1960s rank: 371st | 1966 rank: 40th

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76/100 (from 104 votes)
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10/23/2025 11:52 rambleon80   2,61276/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.

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From 07/20/2022 10:45 | #287637
A primevexample from the revolutionary year of 1966. Even better tHSN BB with EC
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From 02/13/2018 19:20 | #207965
Merito del leader del gruppo ma ancor di più degli assolo del chitarrista Mike Bloomfield il fatto di riuscire ad evitare la trappola della prevedibilità sempre in agguato nel blues e a far elevare questi brani in territori che saranno più vicini alla psichedelia che al blues stesso.
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From 06/18/2011 03:16 | #23192
An A-side to die for followed by a rather disappointing B-side (not bad, mind you, just a disappointment when following what came before it). The best track is the stellar version of Robert Johnson's Walkin' Blues followed by Work Song which features some of the best blues harmonica ever put on record.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
20. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
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