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4.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect collection of James' earlier years,
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This review is from: The Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)
If you are not a fanatic, and don't want to invest in the (admittedly expensive) three-disc "The Classic Early Recordings 1951-56", this is certainly the very best way to get all of Elmore James' finest recordings for the Bihari brothers' Flair and Meteor labels.The three-CD anthology includes numerous alternate takes, which can be quite interesting for the collector, but on this fine single-disc anthology, you "only" get every A- and B-side that James recorded for the Biharis, among them classic tracks like "Dust My Broom", "Sho' Nuff I Do", "Standing At The Crossroads" and "Blues Before Sunrise". Some of the tracks are weighed down a little bit by the fact that every producer who came within striking distance of Elmore James wanted him to do that magic "Dust My Broom"-riff, which sometimes makes James sound like he's plagiarizing himself (something which he certainly didn't need to do), and songs like "Dust My Blues" are obvious attempts to duplicate the "Broom" formula. Many of the lesser known tracks are also great, such as "Strange Kinda Feeling" and "No Love In My Heart For You". The arrangements are simple but effective, with J.T. Brown blowing the sax and Ike Turner lending a hand (or two) on the piano on several cuts. And Elmore James' voice is powerful and intense, just like his slide playing. Get this album, and the best of his Bobby Robinson-recordings as well (available on "Shake Your Moneymaker - The Best Of The Fire Sessions", ASIN B000059RWK, at a fine price), and you'll be set. There is no finer electric blues available.
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Excellent overview,
By Docendo Discimus - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)
If you are not a fanatic, and don't want to invest in the (admittedly expensive) three-disc "The Classic Early Recordings 1951-56", this is certainly the best way to get all of Elmore James' finest recordings for the Bihari brothers' Flair and Meteor labels.The three-CD anthology includes numerous alternate takes, which can be quite interesting for the collector, but on this fine single-disc anthology, you "only" get 28 A- and B-sides that James recorded for the Biharis, among them classic tracks like "Dust My Broom", "Sho' Nuff I Do", "Standing At The Crossroads" and "Blues Before Sunrise". Some of the tracks are weighed down a little bit by the fact that every producer who came within striking distance of Elmore James wanted him to do that magic "Dust My Broom"-riff, which sometimes makes James sound like he's plagiarizing himself (something which he certainly didn't need to do), and songs like "Dust My Blues" are obvious attempts to duplicate the "Broom" formula. Many of the lesser known tracks are also great, such as "Strange Kinda Feeling" and "No Love In My Heart For You". The arrangements are simple but effective, with J.T. Brown blowing the sax and Ike Turner lending a hand (or two) on the piano on several cuts. And Elmore James' voice is powerful and intense, just like his slide playing. Get this album, and the best of his Bobby Robinson-recordings as well (available on the superb box set "King Of The Slide Guitar" and on the single-disc "Shake Your Moneymaker"), and you'll be set. There is no finer electric blues available. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dig Man, There Goes Elmore James...,
By R. Webb "minstrel man" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)
One of the best slide players of all time, if not the best, listening to Elmore James is the blues all rolled up in one with intense, energized electricity. No other bluesman could put forth so much energy into every song and lyric, James is also one of the better vocalist in the genre. These are "the early years" recordings of Elmore James, not complete, still generously loaded with twenty eight of his best songs on one disc, imported from the UK, the Ace company. I chose this disc and "The Best Of The Fire Sessions" to avoid the alternate takes on the complete box sets, it's also a cheaper route, basically you get the best Elmore James cuts spanning his entire career, early and later recordings. I'm sure there's alot of good James material left to be heard on the box sets, the best of compilations are good enough for me. The audio is excellent on the early sides, and even better on the Fire Sessions. The distinctive sound of Elmore James.
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