VA - The Roots of Led Zeppelin (3 CD, 2009/FLAC)


 3-CD set featuring a collection 60 audio recordings which cover the whole spectrum from Blues to Country to Rock ‘n’ Roll and R & B. Led Zeppelin made an immediate impact with their debut in 1969 and their influence since its release has been immense, this set delves into the musical past to see who influenced them, put together chronologically so that you not only hear how the individual genres progressed but you also hear how they all cross-pollinated on their way to becoming the Rock sound of the Sixties.
  


CD 1: When The Levee Breaks - 59:41

01. Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
02. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody``s Fault But Mine
03. Memphis Jug Band - Stealin`` Stealin``
04. Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks
05. Robert Wilkins - That`s No Way To Get Along
06. John Estes - The Girl I Love
07. Big Bill Broonzy - I Can`t Be Satisfied
08. Sleepy John Estes - Drop Down Mama
09. Oscar Woods - Lone Wolf Blues
10. Robert Johnson - Travelin` Riverside Blues
11. Sonny Boy Williamson - Got The Bottle Up And Gone
12. Bukka White - Shake`Em On Down
13. Sonny Boy Williamson - Sugar Mama Blues
14. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
15. Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Little School Girl
16. Big Bill Broonzy - Trucking Little Woman
17. Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie
18. Bukka White - Fixin` To Die
19. Leadbelly - Gallis Pole
20. St. Louis Jimmy - Goin` Down Slow


CD 2: How Many More Years - 55:00

01. Joe Liggins - Honeydripper
02. Arthur Crudup - That`s Alright Mama
03. Roy Brown - Rockin` At Midnight
04. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By The Riverside
05. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
06. Hank Snow - I`m Movin` On
07. Muddy Waters - Rollin`` And Tumblin`
08. BB King - Three O` Clock Blues
09. Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
10. John Lee Hooker - I`m In The Mood
11. Howlin` Wolf - How Many More Years
12. Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
13. Elmore James - Dust My Broom
14. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
15. Howlin` Wolf - No Place To Go
16. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line
17. Elvis Presley - Baby Let`s Play House
18. Bo Diddley - I`m A Man
19. Elvis Presley - Baby I Don`t Care
20. Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula


CD 3: Train Kept A Rollin` - 48:55

01. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
02. Little Richard - The Girl Can`t Help It
03. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
04. Otis Rush - I Can`t Quit You Baby
05. Elvis Presley - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
06. Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
07. Johnny Burnette - Train Kept A Rollin`
08. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
09. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
10. Howlin` Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin`
11. Chas McDevitt - Cotton Song
12. Little Richard - Keep –A–Knockin`
13. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin` Goin` On
14. The Diamonds - The Stroll
15. The Monotones - The Book Of Love
16. Jimmy Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
17. Buddy Holly - Rave On
18. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
19. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
20. Eddie Cochran - C`mon Everybody