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The Story Of Bo Diddley: Very Best Of [Box set]

Bo Diddley Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (13 Mar 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Chess/Universal
  • ASIN: B000CR8RC4
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Mumblin' Guitar 2:48£0.89
Listen  2. Bo Diddley 2:45£0.89
Listen  3. I'm A Man 2:57£0.89
Listen  4. Diddy Wah Diddy 2:31£0.89
Listen  5. Pretty Thing 2:49£0.89
Listen  6. Bring It To Jerome 2:27£0.89
Listen  7. Diddley Daddy 2:26£0.89
Listen  8. Who Do You Love 2:27£0.89
Listen  9. I'm Bad 3:15£0.69
Listen10. Cops And Robbers 3:25£0.69
Listen11. Walkin' And Talkin' 2:41£0.69
Listen12. Say Man 3:11£0.89
Listen13. Shut Up, Woman 3:44£0.69
Listen14. Hush Your Mouth 2:47£0.69
Listen15. You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover 3:12£0.89
Listen16. The Story Of Bo Diddley 2:50£0.89
Listen17. Crackin' Up 2:04£0.89
Listen18. Craw-Dad 2:27£0.69
Listen19. She's Fine, She's Mine 2:40£0.69
Listen20. Better Watch Yourself 2:54£0.69
Listen21. Bo's A Lumber Jack 2:40£0.79
Listen22. We're Gonna Get Married 2:30£0.79
Listen23. Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) 2:44£0.89
Listen24. The Greatest Lover In The World 2:41£0.89
Listen25. Hey Good Looking 2:49£0.79
Listen26. 500% More Man 2:53£0.89
Listen27. I've Had It Hard 3:23£0.69


Disc 2:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Hey! Bo Diddley 2:11£0.89
Listen  2. Mona 2:19£0.89
Listen  3. Here 't Is 2:24£0.69
Listen  4. Down Home Special 3:11£0.89
Listen  5. I'm Looking For A Woman 2:32£0.89
Listen  6. Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself) 3:04£0.89
Listen  7. Road Runner 2:47£0.89
Listen  8. Bo Diddley Is Loose 3:02£0.89
Listen  9. Cadillac 2:44£0.89
Listen10. Oh Yea 3:05£0.69
Listen11. Who May Your Lover Be 2:54£0.89
Listen12. You All Green 3:05£0.69
Listen13. Pills 2:48£0.89
Listen14. Gun Slinger 1:52£0.79
Listen15. I Can Tell 4:32£0.89
Listen16. Run Diddley Daddy 2:41£0.69
Listen17. Hong Kong, Mississippi 2:57£0.69
Listen18. Dearest Darling 3:13£0.79
Listen19. Willie And Lillie 2:15£0.69
Listen20. I Know (I'm Alright) 2:47£0.69
Listen21. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 2:51£0.89
Listen22. Ride On Josephine 2:57£0.89
Listen23. Say Boss Man 2:31£0.89
Listen24. Mr. Kruschev 2:59£0.69
Listen25. Ooh Baby 2:49£0.89
Listen26. Elephant Man 4:29£0.69
Listen27. Bo's Bounce 1:39£0.69


Product Description

CD-1:1-Mumblin' Guitar 2-Bo Diddley 3-I'm A Man 4-Diddy Wah Diddy 5-Pretty Thing 6-Bring It To Jerome 7-Diddley Daddy 8-Who Do You Love 9-I'm Bad 10-Cops And Robbers 11-Walkin' And Talkin' 12-Say Man 13-Shut Up Woman 14-Hush Your Mouth 15-You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover 16-The Story Of Bo Diddley 17-Crackin' Up 18-Craw-Dad 19-She's Fine, She's Mine 20-Better Watch Yourself 21-Bo's A Lumber Jack 22-We're Gonna Get Married 23-Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) 24-The Greatest Lover In The World 25-Hey Good Looking 26-500% More Man 27-I've Had It Hard CD-2:1-Hey! Bo Diddley 2-Mona 3-Here 'tis 4-Down Home Special 5-I'm Looking For A Woman 6-Before You Accuse Me 7-Road Runner 8-Bo Diddley Is Loose 9-Cadillac 10-Oh Yea 11-Who May Your Lover Be 12-You All Green 13-Pills 14-Gun Slinger 15-I Can Tell 16-Run Diddley Daddy 17-Hong Kong, Mississippi 18-Dearest Darling 19-Willie And Lillie 20-I Know (I'm Alright) 21-You Don't Love Me 22-Ride On Josephine 23-Say Boss Man 24-Mr. Kruschev 25-Ooh Baby 26-Elephant Man 27-Bo's Bounce (2006/UNIVERSAL EU) 54 Chess master (mono/stereo) digital mastering - digipac with 16 page booklet - Highlight! new price

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Pay Bo Diddley... 13 Jun 2009
By G. E. Harrison TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
There are other Bo Diddley compilations but you really need a double CD to cover all Bo's hits, his straight blues and some of his left-field weirdness. This has got to be the definitive collection that covers all those bases to present a great memorial to one of rock and roll's pioneers, a real innovator and a true one-off.

All Bo's hits are here, including "Bo Diddley", "Say man", "You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover", "Road Runner" and "Who Do You Love" etc. Also included are songs that were later recorded by white acts, such as "Before you accuse me", "Mona" and "Ride on Josephine". And don't miss some of his real down-home and dirty blues such as "You don't love me (you don't care)" and "She's fine, she's mine" which are equal to anything by Muddy or Wolf. These blues (and the hits) were all recorded using the cream of Chess's roster as backing musicians; including Otis Spann or Lafayette Leake on piano, Little Walter or Billy Boy Arnold on harp, Willie Dixon on bass and Frank Kirkland or Billy Downing on drums.

Buy this great collection and as David Lindley's song says "Pay Bo Diddley" (although sadly now after his death the money will go to his estate...)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Victor HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This really is the go to album for any one wanting a comprehensive overview of the work of Bo Diddley. Spread over two discs it finds space for all the great hits and some lesser known but equally good recordings. Covering a period of nearly 20 years from the mid `50s to the early `70s, Diddley's style (and the famous Diddley beat) hardly changes. This is no bad thing, as he knocked out track after track of classic uptempo blues. Sometimes with a sense of humour, sometimes with a social conscience, always memorable and foot tapping music.

This isa fine compilation form Chess - as well as track after track of great music, there is a booklet with a decent essay about Diddley and some interesting photos. The discs are in a fold out digipack. The remastering of the tracks is excellent, Diddley's guitar and equally distinctive vocals come through nice and clearly on my stereo.

An excellent set, highly recommended.
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A surpise in store 28 April 2011
By BrynG
Format:Audio CD
At £5.99 (right now) this is fantastic value. If you are like me and Bo Diddley is really just a name checked by many other artists then I strongly recommend you give this a try. Diddley has written some truly great songs, has a strong voice and distinctive guitar. Listening to these CDs you can clearly hear his influence on those that followed, but equally he was obviously not afraid to borrow from those around him - there are 4 tracks here that are essentially variations of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" (but Waters probably wasn't the first!). Personally I love this cross fertilisation of ideas and regret the current trend of claiming ownership of parts of tunes as being in some way original and not to be copied.
All in all this was a bit of a revelation to me.
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