Had a chance to listen to both "The Stumble" and "Double Trouble" a couple of times now. No doubt the playing on "Double Trouble" is much more "Green-like". Sounds like the whole band was trying too hard on "The Stumble". The drumming in particular got on my nerves (is that really Mick Fleetwood on drums.....maybe he had a couple of pints too many that night
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If that really is Mick on drums, it would be relatively late in Peter Green's stay with the Bluesbreakers - he'd made a name for himself by that time and I doubt he would have been in a "have to replace Clapton" mode then. Peter's playing could be pretty "wild" - just listen to "Curly". He really explored a wider range of styles during his brief time with the Bluesbreakers ("The Supernatural", "Out of Reach", "Curly", "Greeny", etc.) than he did for quite a while with Fleetwood Mac.
It would be nice to know the dates & venues for these two Bluesbreakers performances. Were the two tracks from the same show? In any case, it's great to finally hear some live tracks from Peter's Bluesbreakers days. Seems like there must be more.....will they ever be released?