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Essential Blues Anthology [CD]

Various Artists Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Not Now Music
  • ASIN: B001C3ANDS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,168 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. I Put A Spell On YouScreamin' Jay Hawkins 2:27£0.69
Listen  2. Just Make Love To MeMuddy Waters 2:48£0.69
Listen  3. Dust My BroomElmore James 3:10£0.69
Listen  4. Every Day I Have The BluesB. B. King 2:49£0.69
Listen  5. C.C. RiderChuck Willis 2:33£0.69
Listen  6. I'm A ManBo Diddley 3:00£0.69
Listen  7. I Hear You KnockingSmiley Lewis 2:32£0.69
Listen  8. Queen BeeJohn Lee Hooker 2:35£0.69
Listen  9. Smoke Stack LightningHowlin' Wolf 3:05£0.69
Listen10. Ain't That Loving You BabyJimmy Reed 2:14£0.69
Listen11. I Can't Quit You BabyOtis Rush 3:06£0.69
Listen12. WhoLittle Walter & His Jukes 2:23£0.69
Listen13. Keep It To YourselfSonny Boy Williamson 2:50£0.69
Listen14. When I've Been Drinkin'Smokey Hogg 2:25£0.69
Listen15. It's My LifeBobby Bland 2:42£0.69
Listen16. The Things That I Used To DoGuitar Slim 3:01£0.69
Listen17. Wanderin' HeartT-Bone Walker 2:30£0.69
Listen18. Thrill Me BabyLil' Son Jackson 2:10£0.69
Listen19. Memphis Slim U.S.A.Memphis Slim 2:55£0.69
Listen20. Mama Talk To Your DaughterJ.B. Lenoir 2:26£0.69
Listen21. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters 2:52£0.69
Listen22. Walking The BluesWillie Dixon 3:05£0.69
Listen23. Walking By MyselfJimmy Rogers 2:48£0.69
Listen24. Blues Blasters BoogieJimmy Mccracklin 2:49£0.69
Listen25. Two-Headed WomanJunior Wells 2:40£0.69
Listen26. DimplesJohn Lee Hooker 2:12£0.69
Listen27. I'm A King BeeSlim Harpo 3:01£0.69
Listen28. Got My Mojo Workin'Muddy Waters 2:52£0.69
Listen29. Farther Up The RoadBobby Bland 2:59£0.69
Listen30. You Got Me DizzyJimmy Reed 2:53£0.69
Listen31. Ain't Got No HomeCrarence 'Frogman' Henry 2:22£0.69
Listen32. Are You Out There?Percy Mayfield 2:57£0.69
Listen33. That Man Is WalkingLarry Liggett 2:47£0.69
Listen34. Evil Is Goin' OnHowlin' Wolf 2:55£0.69
Listen35. Susie QDale Hawkins 2:14£0.69
Listen36. Trouble, TroubleLowell Fulson 2:54£0.69
Listen37. Forty Cups Of CoffeeDanny Overbea 3:11£0.69
Listen38. Free And Easy MindJimmy Nelson 2:59£0.69
Listen39. Cool Off BabyBilly 'Curley' Barrix 2:10£0.69
Listen40. Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights)Little Walter 2:51£0.69
Listen41. See You Later AlligatorBobby Charles 2:50£0.69
Listen42. Wine Wine WineJimmy Binkley 2:34£0.69
Listen43. Be Careful What You DoJohn Brim 2:42£0.69
Listen44. 24 HoursEddie Boyd 3:29£0.69
Listen45. Don't Touch My HeadJ.B. Lenoir 2:17£0.69
Listen46. I'm MadWillie Mabon 2:38£0.69
Listen47. Don't Start Me TalkingSonny Boy Williamson 2:35£0.69
Listen48. Rock MeMuddy Waters 3:12£0.69
Listen49. When The Lights Go OutJimmy Witherspoon 2:52£0.69
Listen50. Bo DiddleyBo Diddley 2:46£0.69


Product Description

CD Description

This digitally re-mastered 50 track compilation features some of the most important Blues classics ever recorded. Many of the songs here are actually as famous, or more famous, than their singers. Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I Put A Spell On You', for instance, was successful for Alan Price, Nina Simone and Ray Charles, to name but three. It's amazing to think that roots music that evolved out of African-American work songs, field hollers and spirituals more than a hundred years ago has proved the foundation of virtually every major American music form of the 20th Century. But even if you just enjoy these 50 choice tracks for what they are, you'll never have a more enjoyable history lesson!

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
The Blues to Choose 2 Aug 2009
Format:Audio CD
This anthology repeats a number of tracks ( about a dozen) that you'll find everywhere, but also has some rarer artists and songs that make it worth the ridiculously cheap price. A good ones for blues fans new and not-so-new!
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great compilation of some of the best 50's post-Depression blues records, so there ain't any of the very early blues records included here, and no Robert Johnson, despite of beeing named on the cover. The liner notes from Michael Heatley are brief but informative.
There is one serious issue to this compilation however. I noticed some of the typical MP3 artefacts on one of the first tracks of CD 2 and according to a quick analysis of the waveforms at least some of the tracks from the second disc are sourced from MP3s. So be aware of that.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
some great tunes 4 Aug 2009
Format:Audio CD
Wanted a taste of old time blues and this turned out to be ideal. A few tunes I knew and many I am learning day by day. Having read Ronnie Woods autobiography I can see how much of the early Stones stuff was influenced by many blues players. Good foot tapping stuff, recomend to anyone wanting some ol' blues at good price.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
"Worth every penny"
I recently bought BB Kings "His definitive greatest hits" compilation and thought i have got to get some more of this American R&B genre. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. K. P. Skinner
Essential Blues Anthology
Just the thing to interest newcomers to the blues, and most enjoyable in its own right! It gives one a chance to sample many different artists and techniques and give a guide to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike Lloyd
Fantastic value
For the money this is a fabulous compilation and one that I really enjoy listening to. As others have said it's a shame there's no Robert Johnson but it's great anyway; when I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nige
its OK
GOOD QUANTITY OF TRACKS BUT THE SOUND QUALITY IS POOR AS TO BE EXPECTED I SUPPOSE WITH THE AGE OF THE RECORDINGS OTHERWISE GREAT MUSIC
Published 10 months ago by gordon45
various blues masters
quality & value very good-covering some of the best & greatest blues names of all time.
The title says it all-excellent for anyone who wants to start listening to &... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Kenneth Hurcombe
Blues Belter
I bought this album for less than the price of a pint of beer, and I now feel ashamed for getting it so cheap. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Carmichael
Not so essential!
Calling some of these tracks "blues" seems to me stretching it a bit. But some rare tracks as well as some great blues standards. About a third of the tracks made it onto my iPod. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Rambling Sid
Good Listening!
I've always enjoyed Blues music, but have never really gone out and bought myself a CD of it before. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. K. J. Armitage
Gets your mojo workin!
What a great find this album was - I was looking for a couple of tracks and came across the Essential Blues Anthology which is packed with 50 tracks of great blues tracks by a... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by vocalist
Very good.
A good collection of various artists. Not everything, but enough to get a nice feel of some blues.
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by M. Conlan
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