Aquarium Rescue Unit - In a Perfect World [1994/FLAC]

 

Founded as an outlet for the "out" musical philosophy of Col. Bruce Hampton, the Aquarium Rescue Unit's ever-rotating lineup became a fixture on the early jam band scene, eventually spawning members of the Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, Leftover Salmon, and Frogwings. While never commercially successful, the band's hilariously fun fusion of bluegrass, rock, Latin, jazz, and impeccable chops became a template for much future work in the genre.

VA- A History Of The Blues Part 1 & 2 [4 CD, 2010]

Very nice  2 x 2 CD compilation from Rhino Records

A History Of The Blues Part 1

Disc 1

01. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
02. Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
03. John Lee Hooker - Good Morning, Lil' School Girl
04. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man
05. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
06. Little Walter - My Babe
07. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied
08. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special
09. Memphis Slim - Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues
10. Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
11. John Lee Hooker - Tupelo Blues
12. Big Bill Broonzy - Get Back
13. Lowell Fulson - Tollin Bells
14. Muddy Waters - Forty Days And Forty Nights
15. B.B.King - City of New Orleans
16. Memphis Slim - Youth To You
17. Howlin' Wolf - Louise
18. Sonny Terry - My Baby Done Gone
19. Little Walter - Juke
20. Big Bill Broonzy - John Henry
21. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
22. Howlin' Wolf - Poor Boy
23. Muddy Waters - I'm Ready
24. Memphis Slim - Don't You Tell Nobody
25. Muddy Waters - I Just Want To Make Love With You
26. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago

Disc 2

01. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
02. Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
03. Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
04. Albert King - Kanzas City
05. B.B.King - Someday Baby
06. Otis Rush - So Many Roads, So Many Trains
07. Muddy Waters - Good Morning, Little School Girl
08. Elmore James - Dust My Broom
09. Sonny Boy Williamson' - Don't Start Me To Talkin'
10. Muddy Waters - Big Leg Woman
11. Memphis Slim - Not So Stuck On Me
12. B.B.King - Watch Yourself
13. Champion Jack Dupree - When Things Go Wrong
14. Albert King - Crosscut Saw
15. Buddy Guy - Night Flight
16. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
17. Muddy Waters - My Captain
18. Memphis Slim - I Feel Like Ballin' The Jack
19. Champion Jack Dupree - Caldonia
20. Aretha Franklin - (You Make me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
21. Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle
22. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
23. Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
24. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
25. Wilson Pickett - Sunny



A History Of The Blues Part 2

Disc 1

01. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
02. John Lee Hooker - Sittin' In My Dark Room
03. Jimi Hendrix - Red House
04. B.B.King - You're Still My Woman
05. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
06. Aretha Franklin - The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
07. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Bring It On Home To Me
08. B.B.King - Chains and Things
09. Champion Jack Dupree - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
10. Sunnyland Slim - Bessie Mae
11. Pinetop Perkins - Sweet Black Angel
12. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - The Battle Is Over
13. B.B.King - Hummingbird
14. Aretha Franklin - Son Of Preacher Man
15. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - People Get Ready
16. Sunniland Slim - I Had It Hard
17. Champion Jack Dupree - Rolling And Thumbling
18. Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop Boogie Woogie

Disc 2

01. John Lee Hooker - Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) feat. Carlos Santana
02. Magic Slim - Crazy Woman
03. B.B.King - Let The Good Times Roll
04. Gary Moore - Pretty Woman (feat. Albert King)
05. Cassandra Wilson - Vietnam Blues
06. Keb' Mo' - Am I Wrong
07. John Lee Hooker - Bottle Up And Go
08. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Troble - The Sky Is Crying
09. The Jeff Haley Band - Stop Breakin' Down
10. Luther Allison - Cherry Red Wine
11. Gary Moore - Since I Met You Baby (feat. B.B.King)
12. Robben Ford - Up The Line
13. Buddy Guy - Are You Losing Your Mind
14. Johnny Winter - Dallas
15. Albert Collins - Frosty
16. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - I Saw it Coming
17. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - All Your Love
18. The Jeff Beck Group - Ain't Superstitious
19. Stephen Stills - Sweet Home Chicago

The Allman Brothers Band - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 5-1-73 (2005.FLAC)

 

Nassau Coliseum: Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 is a two-CD live album by the Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on May 1, 1973. The fourth archival concert release from the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, it features the 1972 to 1976 lineup of the band – Gregg Allman (organ, guitar, vocals), Dickey Betts (guitar, vocals), Chuck Leavell (piano), Lamar Williams (bass), Jaimoe (drums), and Butch Trucks (drums). It was released in 2005. 

VA - ABC of the Blues [52 CD, 2010] Vol.41-52

 

 

This 52 disc Ultimate Collection features music from the Delta to the Big Cities. This special first edition also includes a historic puck harmonica. How blue can you get? You will find your favorites here and discover some hidden gems, as the 'ABC of the Blues' brings together the best of the best.

It presents some of the most influential Blues musicians - some of the most influential musicians, period. Their styles may range as far and wide as their attitudes, their concepts, yes, even their stories and legends. The oldest member of the distinct congregation were born in the late 19th century. Some of the young'uns still record and perform to this day. The music may lift you up or get you down. But one thing is for sure:

The Blues will live on!

Paul Carrack - Collected (3 CD, 2012) (FLAC)

 Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC described him as "The Man with the Golden Voice", adding: "Carrack is a journeyman of British rock, soul and pop whose career has unfolded slowly and steadily until he has become something of a national treasure." William Pinfold of Record Collector, acknowledging Carrack's cult status, remarked: "If vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John."

Carrack arose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Roxy Music, Squeeze and Roger Waters' backing group, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-frontman (with Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics; following Young's death in 2000, Carrack served as the band's sole lead vocalist until his departure in 2004. He maintains an active solo career to the present day.