The second volume of Bear Family's four-part electric blues series Plug It In! Turn It Up! features
the years 1954-1967 but that's slightly misleading, as much of the
latter years are bunched up on the third disc, which rounds up 29
significant instrumentals. The rest of the collection concentrates on
continuing the story the first volume began, as West Coast, Delta, and
Chicago blues all began to swing harder and play louder, working their
way onto rock & roll jukeboxes as they did so. Some of these singles
do play like rock & roll -- that's particularly true of Bo
Diddley's heavy-footed rumble and Hank Ballard's easy shuffle on "Look
at Little Sister" -- but this is primarily devoted to electrified blues
that jolts and jumps like a bare wire. There are plenty of big names and
classics here, songs that would later be standards in any number of
house bands across the country: "Kansas City," "I'm Ready," "My Babe,"
"I'm a Man," "I Wish You Wouldn't," "I Can't Quit You Baby," "Got My
Mojo Working," "I'm a King Bee," "Texas Flood," "Kansas City," "Baby
What You Want Me to Do," "The Sky Is Crying," "Wham!," "Frosty."
1-1 –B.B. "Blues Boy" King And His Orchestra* You Upset Me Baby 3:00
1-2 –Muddy Waters I'm Ready 3:02
1-3 –J.B. Lenoir Mamma Talk To Your Daughter 2:19
1-4 –Big Walter And His Combo Hard-Hearted Woman 3:01
1-5 –Pee Wee Crayton You Know - Yeah 2:31
1-6 –Earl King And His Band A Mother's Love 2:19
1-7 –Eddie Taylor (2) Bad Boy 2:59
1-8 –Little Walter & His Jukes My Babe 2:39
1-9 –L.C. McKinley She's Five Feet Three 2:47
1-10 –Robert Lockwood Jr. And His Combo Aw Aw 2:35
1-11 –Bo Diddley I'm A Man 3:00
1-12 –Guitar Slim* Quicksand 2:21
1-13 –Chuck Berry Wee Wee Hours 3:02
1-14 –Billy Boy Arnold I Wish You Would 2:39
1-15 –Johnny Guitar Watson Three Hours Past Midnight 3:22
1-16 –Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Don't Start Me Talkin' 2:32
1-17 –Little Willie John Need Your Love So Bad 2:15
1-18 –Little George Smith* Rockin' 2:31
1-19 –Jimmy Reed Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:13
1-20 –Jerry McCain My Next Door Neighbor 2:12
1-21 –Howlin' Wolf Smoke Stack Lightning 3:06
1-22 –Billy Gayles I'm Tore Up 2:21
1-23 –John Lee Hooker Dimples 2:10
1-24 –Otis Rush I Can't Quit You Baby 3:04
1-25 –Little Junior Parker With Bill Harvey's Band Next Time You See Me 2:37
2-1 –Bo Diddley Who Do You Love 2:28
2-2 –Bill Doggett Honky Tonk (Part 1) 3:04
2-3 –Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown* Rock My Blues Away 2:32
2-4 –Jackie Brenston Gonna Wait For My Chance 2:02
2-5 –Jimmy Rogers Walking By Myself 2:45
2-6 –Lonesome Sundown My Home Is A Prison 3:08
2-7 –Muddy Waters Got My Mojo Working 2:50
2-8 –Slim Harpo I'm A King Bee 3:02
2-9 –Bobby "Blue" Bland* With Bill Harvey's Orchestra Farther Up The Road 2:56
2-10 –Frankie Lee Sims Walking With Frankie 3:28
2-11 –Magic Sam All Your Love 2:53
2-12 –Guitar Jr. Family Rules 2:19
2-13 –Otis Rush All Your Love (I Miss Loving) 2:36
2-14 –Larry Davis (4) Texas Flood 2:40
2-15 –Lazy Lester Sugar Coated Love 2:43
2-16 –Brownie McGhee Living With The Blues 2:53
2-17 –Little Milton That Will Never Do 2:54
2-18 –Fenton Robinson As The Years Go By 2:32
2-19 –Wilbert Harrison Kansas City 2:23
2-20 –Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Look At Little Sister 2:26
2-21 –Jimmy Reed Baby What You Want Me To Do 2:25
2-22 –Memphis Slim Messin' Around 3:04
2-23 –Lightnin' Slim* Rooster Blues 2:29
2-24 –Buster Brown Fannie Mae 2:55
2-25 –Elmore James & His Broomdusters The Sky Is Crying 2:46
3-1 –Pee Wee Crayton Texas Hop 3:04
3-2 –Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Junior Jives 2:35
3-3 –T-Bone Walker Strollin' With Bones 2:26
3-4 –Tiny Grimes Quintet Tiny's Boogie 2:57
3-5 –Elmore James Hawaiian Boogie 2:30
3-6 –Jimmy & Walter Easy 2:57
3-7 –Earl Hooker The Huckle-Buck 3:04
3-8 –Young John Watson Space Guitar 2:36
3-9 –Lightnin' Hopkins Hopkins' Sky Hop 2:10
3-10 –Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown* With The Pluma Davis Orchestra Okie Dokie Stomp 2:32
3-11 –Bill Jennings Quintet Big Boy 2:14
3-12 –Mickey Baker Shake Walkin' 2:46
3-13 –Jimmy Nolen Strollin' With Nolen 2:22
3-14 –Guitar Gable & The Musical Kings Congo Mambo 2:20
3-15 –Jody Williams Lucky Lou 3:46
3-16 –Johnny Heartsman Johnny's House Party (Parts 1 & 2) 5:03
3-17 –Chuck Berry Guitar Boogie 2:18
3-18 –Cal Green The Big Push 2:30
3-19 –Little Walter Back Track 2:47
3-20 –Memphis Slim And The House Rockers Steppin' Out 1:59
3-21 –Wild Jimmy Spruill Hard Grind 2:56
3-22 –Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools Royal Earl Shuffle 2:18
3-23 –Ike & Tina's Kings Of Rhythm* Prancing 3:44
3-24 –Clarence Green Red Light 2:05
3-25 –Freddie King Remington Ride 6:27
3-26 –Lonnie Mack Wham! 2:08
3-27 –Albert Collins Frosty 3:02
3-28 –Johnny Jones & The Beat Boys (10) Finger Lickin' 2:23
3-29 –Magic Sam Looking Good 3:12
1-1 –B.B. "Blues Boy" King And His Orchestra* You Upset Me Baby 3:00
1-2 –Muddy Waters I'm Ready 3:02
1-3 –J.B. Lenoir Mamma Talk To Your Daughter 2:19
1-4 –Big Walter And His Combo Hard-Hearted Woman 3:01
1-5 –Pee Wee Crayton You Know - Yeah 2:31
1-6 –Earl King And His Band A Mother's Love 2:19
1-7 –Eddie Taylor (2) Bad Boy 2:59
1-8 –Little Walter & His Jukes My Babe 2:39
1-9 –L.C. McKinley She's Five Feet Three 2:47
1-10 –Robert Lockwood Jr. And His Combo Aw Aw 2:35
1-11 –Bo Diddley I'm A Man 3:00
1-12 –Guitar Slim* Quicksand 2:21
1-13 –Chuck Berry Wee Wee Hours 3:02
1-14 –Billy Boy Arnold I Wish You Would 2:39
1-15 –Johnny Guitar Watson Three Hours Past Midnight 3:22
1-16 –Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Don't Start Me Talkin' 2:32
1-17 –Little Willie John Need Your Love So Bad 2:15
1-18 –Little George Smith* Rockin' 2:31
1-19 –Jimmy Reed Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:13
1-20 –Jerry McCain My Next Door Neighbor 2:12
1-21 –Howlin' Wolf Smoke Stack Lightning 3:06
1-22 –Billy Gayles I'm Tore Up 2:21
1-23 –John Lee Hooker Dimples 2:10
1-24 –Otis Rush I Can't Quit You Baby 3:04
1-25 –Little Junior Parker With Bill Harvey's Band Next Time You See Me 2:37
2-1 –Bo Diddley Who Do You Love 2:28
2-2 –Bill Doggett Honky Tonk (Part 1) 3:04
2-3 –Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown* Rock My Blues Away 2:32
2-4 –Jackie Brenston Gonna Wait For My Chance 2:02
2-5 –Jimmy Rogers Walking By Myself 2:45
2-6 –Lonesome Sundown My Home Is A Prison 3:08
2-7 –Muddy Waters Got My Mojo Working 2:50
2-8 –Slim Harpo I'm A King Bee 3:02
2-9 –Bobby "Blue" Bland* With Bill Harvey's Orchestra Farther Up The Road 2:56
2-10 –Frankie Lee Sims Walking With Frankie 3:28
2-11 –Magic Sam All Your Love 2:53
2-12 –Guitar Jr. Family Rules 2:19
2-13 –Otis Rush All Your Love (I Miss Loving) 2:36
2-14 –Larry Davis (4) Texas Flood 2:40
2-15 –Lazy Lester Sugar Coated Love 2:43
2-16 –Brownie McGhee Living With The Blues 2:53
2-17 –Little Milton That Will Never Do 2:54
2-18 –Fenton Robinson As The Years Go By 2:32
2-19 –Wilbert Harrison Kansas City 2:23
2-20 –Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Look At Little Sister 2:26
2-21 –Jimmy Reed Baby What You Want Me To Do 2:25
2-22 –Memphis Slim Messin' Around 3:04
2-23 –Lightnin' Slim* Rooster Blues 2:29
2-24 –Buster Brown Fannie Mae 2:55
2-25 –Elmore James & His Broomdusters The Sky Is Crying 2:46
3-1 –Pee Wee Crayton Texas Hop 3:04
3-2 –Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Junior Jives 2:35
3-3 –T-Bone Walker Strollin' With Bones 2:26
3-4 –Tiny Grimes Quintet Tiny's Boogie 2:57
3-5 –Elmore James Hawaiian Boogie 2:30
3-6 –Jimmy & Walter Easy 2:57
3-7 –Earl Hooker The Huckle-Buck 3:04
3-8 –Young John Watson Space Guitar 2:36
3-9 –Lightnin' Hopkins Hopkins' Sky Hop 2:10
3-10 –Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown* With The Pluma Davis Orchestra Okie Dokie Stomp 2:32
3-11 –Bill Jennings Quintet Big Boy 2:14
3-12 –Mickey Baker Shake Walkin' 2:46
3-13 –Jimmy Nolen Strollin' With Nolen 2:22
3-14 –Guitar Gable & The Musical Kings Congo Mambo 2:20
3-15 –Jody Williams Lucky Lou 3:46
3-16 –Johnny Heartsman Johnny's House Party (Parts 1 & 2) 5:03
3-17 –Chuck Berry Guitar Boogie 2:18
3-18 –Cal Green The Big Push 2:30
3-19 –Little Walter Back Track 2:47
3-20 –Memphis Slim And The House Rockers Steppin' Out 1:59
3-21 –Wild Jimmy Spruill Hard Grind 2:56
3-22 –Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools Royal Earl Shuffle 2:18
3-23 –Ike & Tina's Kings Of Rhythm* Prancing 3:44
3-24 –Clarence Green Red Light 2:05
3-25 –Freddie King Remington Ride 6:27
3-26 –Lonnie Mack Wham! 2:08
3-27 –Albert Collins Frosty 3:02
3-28 –Johnny Jones & The Beat Boys (10) Finger Lickin' 2:23
3-29 –Magic Sam Looking Good 3:12
