VA - Memphis Blues - Important Postwar Blues [4 CD, 2006]

 

With over one hundred tracks of post war Memphis blues and early RB, most of it on the rare and hard to find side, this box set will find its greatest appeal with blues collectors, although the more general blues fan will find a lot to treasure here, too.



Disc 1:

01 - Joe Hill Louis - Gotta Let You Go - 2:46
02 - Joe Hill Louis - Boogie In The Park - 2:50
03 - Henry Hill - That Ain't Right (Take 1) - 2:54
04 - Doctor Ross - Little Soldier Boy (take 2) - 3:00
05 - Doctor Ross - Country Clown (take 1) - 2:56
06 - William Stewart - County Farm Blues - 1:59
07 - William Stewart - They Call Me Talkin' Boy - 2:25
08 - Jimmy & Walter - Easy - 3:02
09 - Jimmy & Walter - Before Long - 3:01
10 - D.A. Hunt - Lonesome Ol' Jail - 3:02
11 - D.A. Hunt - Greyhound Blues - 2:40
12 - Sleepy John Estes - Registration Day Blues - 3:13
13 - Sleepy John Estes - Rats In My Kitchen - 3:08
14 - Willam Stewart - Rattlesnake Mama - 2:52
15 - William Stewart - Forty Four Blues - 3:05
16 - Joe Hill Louis - I Feel Like a Million - 2:34
17 - Joe Hill Louis - Heartache Baby - 3:04
18 - Charlie Burse - Shorty the Barber - 2:30
19 - Woodrow Adams - Woodrow Adams - The last time - 2:56
20 - Woodrow Adams - Train Is Comin' - 3:07
21 - Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - 2:49
22 - Sleepy Joe Estes - Policy Man Blues (Take 1) - 3:17
23 - Coy ''Hot Shot'' Love - Wolf Call Boogie - 2:40
24 - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love - Harmonica Jam - 2:37
25 - Jimmy DeBerry - Take A Little Chance - 2:23
26 - Doctor Ross - Tailor Made - 2:48
27 - Doctor Ross - The Boogie Disease - 2:55


Disc 2:

01 - Howling Wolf - Moanin' At Midnight - 2:46
02 - Howling Wolf - Bluebird - 2:50
03 - Earl Hooker - Move On Down The Line - 2:20
04 - Earl Hooker - The Hucklebuck - 3:09
05 - Walter Horton - Walter's Instrumental - 2:59
06 - Walter Horton - Grandmother Got Grandfather Told - 3:01
07 - Willie Nix - Midnight Showers Of Rain - 3:05
08 - Willie Nix - Prison Bound Blues - 2:45
09 - Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat - 2:54
10 - Rufus Thomas - Married Woman - 2:51
11 - Rosco Gordon - Roscoe's Boogie - 2:51
12 - Rosco Gordon - City Women - 3:19
13 - Earl Forest - Baby, Baby - 3:02
14 - Earl Forest - Rock The Bottle - 2:52
15 - Little Jr. Parker - Bad Women, Bad Whiskey - 3:03
16 - Little Jr. Parker - You're My Angel - 2:00
17 - Bobby Bland - Good Lovin' - 2:26
18 - Bobby Bland - Drifting From Town To Town - 3:05
19 - James Cotton - My Baby - 2:26
20 - James Cotton - Straighten Up Baby - 2:23
21 - Shy Guy Douglas - Work With Her Boy - 1:56
22 - Shy Guy Douglas - Detriot Arrow Blues - 2:13
23 - Houston Boines - Carry My Business On (take 1) - 2:35
24 - Houston Boines - Crying In The Courthouse (take 1) - 3:06
25 - Charlie Booker - Walked All Night - 2:47
26 - Charlie Booker - Baby I'm Coming Home - 2:42
27 - Pat Hare - I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - 2:59
28 - Pat Hare - Bonus Pay - 2:10


Disc 3:

01 - Rosco Gordon - T-Model Boogie - 2:38
02 - Rosco Gordon - Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse) - 2:57
03 - Willie Nix - Seems Like A Millon Years (Take 1) - 2:52
04 - Willie Nix - Riding In The Moonlight - 3:17
05 - L.B. Lawson - Can't Love Me And My Money Too - 2:32
06 - L.B. Lawson - Flypaper Boogie - 2:26
07 - Little Milton - Somebody Told Me - 2:58
08 - Little Milton - If You Love Me - 2:37
09 - Little Milton - Feelin' Good - 2:59
10 - Little Milton - Fussin' And Fightin' Blues - 3:01
11 - Billy 'Red' Love - Hart's Bread Boogie - 2:42
12 - Billy 'Red' Love - Blues Leave Me Alone - 3:32
13 - Joe Hill Louis - She Comes To See Me Sometime (take 1) - 2:43
14 - Joe Hill Louis - We All Gotta Go Sometime - 2:40
15 - Honeyboy Edwards - Sweet Home Chicago (take 1) - 3:03
16 - Mose Vinson - Mistreating Boogie - 2:37
17 - Mose Vinson - Worry You Off My Mind - 3:15
18 - L.C. Hubert - Lucy Done Moved - 2:30
19 - Eddie Snow - Don't Dog Me Around - 2:51
20 - Eddie Snow - Skin And Bone (Take 1) - 2:50
21 - Johnny O'Neal - Dead Letter Blues (take 1) - 3:42
22 - Johnny O'Neal - Ugly Woman (take 3) - 2:32
23 - Houston Stokes - You'll Be Sorry - 2:23
24 - Houston Stokes - Blue And Lonsome - 2:06
25 - Raymond Hill - Long Gone Raymond - 2:43
26 - Raymond Hill - I'm Back Pretty Baby - 2:45
27 - Kenneth Banks - Blue Man (take 1) - 3:22
28 - Kenneth Banks - High (take 1) - 2:25


Disc 4:

01 - Rufus Thomas - Tiger Man - 2:50
02 - Rufus Thomas - Save That Money - 2:46
03 - Little Milton - Lookin' For My Baby - 2:39
04 - Little Milton - Homesick for My Baby - 2:55
05 - Sammy Lewis & Wille Johnson - Feel So Worried - 2:30
06 - Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson - So Long Baby, Goodbye - 2:12
07 - James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues (Take 1) - 3:05
08 - James Cotton - Hold Me In Your Arms - 2:50
09 - Howling Wolf - Come Back Home (Take 1) - 2:39
10 - Howling Wolf - Chocolate Drop - 2:45
11 - Earl Hooker - Blue Guitar - 2:50
12 - Boyd Gilmore - Believe I'll Settle Down - 3:10
13 - Walter Horton - We All Gotta Go Sometime - 3:01
14 - Walter Horton - Off The Wall - 2:19
15 - Little Junior - Love My Baby - 2:37
16 - Little Junior - Mystery Train - 2:25
17 - Bobby Bland - Dry Up Baby - 2:03
18 - Bobby Bland - Crying All Night Long - 3:06
19 - Billy 'Red' Love - Way After Midnight (Take 1) - 2:54
20 - Billy 'Red' Love - Hey Now (Take 1) - 2:47
21 - Earl Forest - I Wronged A Woman - 2:55
22 - Earl Forest - I Can't Forgive You - 2:31
23 - Johnny Ace - Midnight Hours Journey - 3:34
24 - Raymond Hill - My Baby Left Me - 2:31
25 - Ike Turner - You're Driving Me Insane - 2:23
26 - Ike Turner - Trouble And Heartache - 2:35
27 - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - When It Rains It Pours - 3:08
28 - Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Move Baby Move - 2:44

VA - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels - The Blissed Out Birth Of Country Rock Vol. 1 - 6 [2014/2015]

 

Bear Family has issued critically acclaimed and top-selling year-by-year anthologies of R&B (‘Blowin’ The Fuse’ 1945-1960) and Soul (‘Sweet Soul Music’ 1961-1975), and country music (‘Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music’ 1945-1970). Now it’s the turn of Country Rock.

In 1966, rock groups began turning away from the self-indulgence of early psychedelia to the timeless values embodied in country music, but they brought a counter-culture sensibility to it. It was a trend that began slowly in 1966, picked up steam in ’67 when Bob Dylan released his groundbreaking ‘John Wesley Harding’ album and The Band’s first LP appeared, and became a phenomenon in 1968 when the Byrds released ‘Sweetheart Of The Rodeo,’ and Dillard & Clark’s first album appeared. Heritage acts like the Everly Brothers and Rick Nelson came early to the party. And then, in 1969, the Flying Burrito Brothers’ first LP appeared, Dylan released ‘Nashville Skyline,’ and the Band’s epochal second LP appeared. Suddenly, Country Rock was a phrase on everyone’s lips.

King Oliver - 1923-1931 {The Chronogical Classics, 4 CD}

 

Joseph Nathan Oliver, better known as Joe "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 10, 1938), was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played today including "Dippermouth Blues", "Sweet Like This", "Canal Street Blues" and "Doctor Jazz". He was the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong. His influence was such that Armstrong claimed, "if it had not been for Joe Oliver, Jazz would not be what it is today."





The Chronogical King Oliver 1923-1926

01 - Buddy's Habit
02 - Tears
03 - I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
04 - Room Rent Blues
05 - Riverside Blues
06 - Sweet Baby Doll
07 - Working Man Blues
08 - Mabel's Dream
09 - Mabel's Dream (1622-1)
10 - The Southern Stomps (1623-2)
11 - Riverside Blues
12 - King Porter
13 - Tom Cat
14 - Too Bad (E-2632)
15 - Snag It (E-2634)
16 - Georgia Man
17 - Deep Henderson
18 - Jackass Blues
19 - Home Town Blues
20 - Sorrow Valley Blues
21 - Sugar Foot Stomp
22 - Wa Wa Wa
23 - Tack Annie (C-3555)


The Chronogical King Oliver 1926-1928

01 - Someday, Sweetheart
02 - Dead Man Blues
03 - New Wang Wang Blues
04 - Snag It (E-3848)
05 - Doctor Jazz
06 - Showboat Shuffle
07 - Every Tub
08 - Willie The Weeper
09 - Black Snake Blues
10 - Farewell Blues
11 - Sobbin' Blues
12 - Tin Roof Blues
13 - West End Blues
14 - Sweet Emmalina
15 - Lazy Mama
16 - Got Everything - Take A (Vocal)
17 - Got Everything - Take G
18 - Four Or Five Times (Vocal)
19 - Four Or Five Times
20 - Speakeasy Blues
21 - Aunt Hagar's Blues

The Chronogical King Oliver 1928-1930

01 - I'm Watching The Clock
02 - Slow And Steady
03 - West End Blues - Take 2
04 - I've Got That Thing - Take 2
05 - Call Of The Freaks - Take 2
06 - The Trumpet's Prayer - Take 1
07 - Freakish Light Blues - Take 4
08 - Can I Tell You? - Take 2
09 - My Good Man Sam - Take 2
10 - What You Want Me To Do?
11 - Sweet Like This
12 - Too Late
13 - I'm Lonesome, Sweetheart
14 - I Want You Just Myself
15 - I Can't Stop Loving You
16 - Everybody Does It In Hawaii - Take 1
17 - Frankie And Johnny - Take 3
18 - New Orleans Shout
19 - Everybody Does It In Hawaii - Take 4
20 - Frankie And Johnny - Take 4
21 - St. James Infirmary
22 - When You're Smiling


The Chronogical King Oliver 1930-1931

01 - I Must Have It
02 - Rhythm Club Stomp
03 - You're Just My Type
04 - Edna
05 - Boogie Woogie
06 - Mule Face Blues
07 - Struggle Buggy
08 - Don't You Think I Love You?
09 - Olga
10 - Shake It And Break It
11 - Stingaree Blues
12 - What's The Use Of Living Without Love?
13 - You Were Only Passing Time With Me
14 - Nelson Stomp - Take 1
15 - Stealing Love
16 - Papa-De-Da-Da
17 - Who's Blue?
18 - Stop Crying
19 - Sugar Blues
20 - I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
21 - Loveless Love
22 - One More Time
23 - When I Take My Sugar To Tea

John Lennon - The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes [22 CD, 1996]

 

The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes is a 22-CD bootleg box set, released by Walrus Records in December 1996. The main goal of this set was to condense everything from the existing Lost Lennon Tapes bootleg series, which had only been released on vinyl, onto CDs.

Everything on this collection had been aired on the radio series The Lost Lennon Tapes, which was broadcast in 1988. The original vinyl version of this material was also released in 1988 by Bag Records. The newer release took each of the original albums and spread them between 22 discs, with two to three of the original records on each two-disc set.

Jimmy Buffett - Boats Beaches Bars Ballads (Best Of Jimmy Buffett 1973 - 1992) [4 CD, 1992]

 

Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads is a four-compact disc (or cassette) compilation box set of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band's greatest hits, rarities, and previously unreleased songs. Released in 1992, the collection reached quadruple platinum.

Boats is the boat and sailing-themed disc. "Love and Luck" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Take It Back," written for the US America's Cup yachting team, was previously available only as a single release. "Love and Luck" would later appear on the live album, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. 

Beaches is the beach and ocean-themed disc. Of the 18 beach songs, notable songs are "Margaritaville," also known as the Buffett national anthem, and "Cheeseburger in Paradise". "Money Back Guarantee" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Christmas in the Caribbean" was previously released on the 1985 country music Christmas compilation album Tennessee Christmas. 

Bars is the drinking and party songs-themed disc. Beginning with "Fins", the album also includes "Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)?" and "Pencil Thin Mustache." "Elvis Imitators," an attempt at an Elvis Presley rockabilly song, written by Steve Goodman and Mike Smith, and "Domino College" were both previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Fins" and "Cuban Crime of Passion" were co-written with novelist Tom Corcoran. 

Ballads is the ballads and love song-themed disc. The most notable songs are "Come Monday" and "He Went to Paris". This collection includes a remix of "I Heard I Was in Town", not the version that appears on Somewhere over China. "Middle of the Night" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Everlasting Moon", was a live recording from Buffett's 1990 live album, Feeding Frenzy.