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Robert Johnson | Format: Audio CD

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Product details

Audio CD (22 Oct 1990)
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Sony Jazz
ASIN: B000026EG9
Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,653 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #11 in Music > Blues > Delta Blues
- #65 in Music > Miscellaneous > Gospel & Spiritual

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11. Terraplane Blues 2:59 �0.69 Buy MP3

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2. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day 2:34 �0.69 Buy MP3

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16. Traveling Riverside Blues 2:46 �0.69 Buy MP3

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Amazon.co.uk Review

This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom", "Sweet Home Chicago", "Cross Road Blues" and "Walkin' Blues", making it perhaps the most influential single session in blues' history. --Marc Greilsamer

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is as good as it gets 20 Dec 2004

By Mr. Kevyn Davies-jones

Format:Audio CD

Muddy Waters is probably the most famous of all bluesmen, but not many people know that, in the early years of his carear, he was a Robert Johnson tribute act.

Standing on the shoulders of the great delta blues giants like Son House and Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson took accoustic blues to reach it's pre-war peak, before amplifiers and the electric guitar came in.

As a singer he is passionate rather than technically brilliant, but it is as an accoustic blues guiitarist that he is unsurpassed - not just my view but Eric Clapton's as well. No-one else could play such a variety of styles with such power, feeling and emotion. In fact so skillful was his playing that when Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones first heard it, he was conviced that there were two people on the record - one doing the lead work and one doing the bass runs, rather than Johnson managing both simultaneously.

The best thing about this CD is that it has every single take that he ever recorded - from the intense, crazed "Preaching Blues (Up jumped the Devil)" to the slow, moving "Come on in my Kitchen" which, according to Johnny Shines, reduced men to tears when Johnson played it live.

If you only have one accoustic blues CD in your collection - this is the one it should be.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar Music Starts Here 6 July 2009

By real life permanent dreams

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This bargain CD contains the roots of most great guitar music. Almost everyone has heard one of his songs, covered by every band in the western world during the 1960s. Once one gets into the sound of the man alone with his primitive guitar then the sound just gets better and better.

Essential for any music fan, especially those into the psychedelic and blues rock of the 1960s

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5.0 out of 5 stars Track Listing 8 April 2012

By Mr. Glenn Cook TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

Thought a track listing of the 41 recordings would be useful to anyone who is interested.

1. Kindhearted Woman Blues
2. Kindhearted Woman Blues
3. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
4. Sweet Home Chicago
5. Rambling On My Mind
6. Rambling On My Mind
7. When You Got A Good Friend
8. When You Got A Good Friend
9. Come On In My Kitchen
10. Come On In My Kitchen
11. Terraplane Blues
12. Phonograph Blues
13. Phonograph Blues
14. 32-20 Blues
15. They're Red Hot

16. Dead Shrimp Blues
17. Cross Road Blues
18. Walking Blues
19. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
(Thanks to Ric for a correction to the last 4 tracks)

1. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
2. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
3. Stones In My Passway
4. I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
5. From Four Till Late
6. Hellhound On My Trail
7. Little Queen Of Spades
8. Little Queen Of Spades
9. Malted Milk
10. Drunken Hearted Man
11. Drunken Hearted Man
12. Me And The Devil Blues
13. Me And The Devil Blues
14. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
15. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
16. Travelling Riverside Blues
17. Honeymoon Blues
18. Love In Vain
19. Love In Vain
20. Milkcow's Calf Blues
21. Milkcow's Calf Blues

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Robert Johnson is one of the few iconic musicians of the last 100 years or so who has genuinely influenced those that followed. Read more

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Superb cd as described, wonderful deal and I am extremely pleased with my purchase, a real bargain and here's to the next purchase from these guys.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant price for classic item

Fantastic original blues performances from a classic singer. Good quality recording. I don't need to use nine more words! 15 word minimum is a stupid idea

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You get's what you pays for...
Just replacing a missing copy...
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DIDNT GET THE REASON FOR TWO TRACKS OF EVERYTHING ONE WOULD OF BEEN ENOUGH.

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