Blues Collection

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Spotlite Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 010592510122
EAN: 0010592510122
ASIN: B0000000WO

Release Date: 2000-04-04

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Tracks:

Diney Brown Blues - Big Joe Turner
Person To Person - Eddie 'Clean Head' Vinson
The Welfare Blues - Nyles Jones
Fanny Mae - Johnny Otis
Best Friend Blues - Big Daddy Rucker
Deprit And Betty - Nyles Jones
Baby, I Got News For You - Johnny Otis
You're Still My Baby - Big Joe Turner
Cherry Red - Johnny Otis
Your Poodle Dog - Nyles Jones
Clean Head Blues - Eddie 'Clean Head' Vinson
You Got Me Movin - Big Daddy Rucker
Ain't Gonna Let No Women - Nyles Jones
Linda Lu - Johnny Otis

Customer Reviews:

This set would be better if all the tracks were labeled correctly.......2006-06-15

This set is a pretty good overview of 40s-50s blues (With the exception of the Holliday tracks) and it is worth noting that the following tracks are mislabeled:
Disc 1, track 2 should be: Muddy Waters - Stuff You Gotta Watch
Disc 1, track 7 soulld be: Muddy Waters - Iodine In My Coffee
Disc 3, track 11 should be: Muddy Waters - Train Fare Home

Disappointing.......2006-03-24

If you are into modern blues such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton or recent B.B. King this album is not for you. The recordings are poorly done and the blues are so old that they sound more like 30's jazz. I realize that this is where blues started but if you enjoy listening to that fast blues guitar or harmonica you will not find it here.

Broad Selection of Good Blues.......2005-08-10

This collection carries a little bit of everything. From the Jazz of the 40's, like Billie Holiday to the Blues of the 70's. Chicago, Delta, Memphis, New York blues. It's all here. It's missing some of the greats, like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Lightin' Hopkins, but hey! There's only 3 disc's!
Blues purists may sell it short but it's a good listenin' set. Killer background tunes to fill in between sets. And damn good party music. I don't think there's a bad cut in the whole collection. A lot of it lesser known. And not all of it electric. Muddy Waters may have invented 'lectricity but an old accoustic was good enough for Robert Johnson.
I recommend this set for anyone that likes the blues but isn't a geek about it. And it's priced right. I just wish they would put out more disc's. I'd buy 'em in a heart beat!

Good, and I'd buy it again, but..........2002-01-08

I like Blues, and I like Billie Holiday, but I don't think that Billie sang the blues. They put 7 of her songs on the 3 cd set, and they seemed incongruous to me. Especially considering all the other great women blues artists they could have chosen instead.

But, I do like compilations, and I think that this is was a good buy for someone who doesn't purchase many cd's (like me!)

Not the best choice........2001-05-24

This is good music no doubt. But... Some of these songs are mislabled. Outskirts of town- is not outskirts of town for instance. Looking back on it, I wouldn't buy it twice. I'd get 1 album for the same price by B.B. or Elmore James, or John Lee Hooker. These discs are about a half hour long A piece. Also as an avid blues fan, I have to ask- why is Billie Holiday on here? She's great and all, but I don't think she belongs here, though she takes up about 20 or more minutes.

Also, I know this is a different day and age and all but Alimony blues kind of turned my stomach. I had never heard it before and it was kind of a slap in the face. It was pretty open about the guy saying he hit his wife once or twice and is now mad about the divorice and alimony. I don't know why that hit me wrong seeing as how 30-20 blues, Boot Hill and Hey Joe never bothered me at all, but it might bother you too. So That's why I mentioned it.

It does have great Classics like B.B.'s Catfish blues version and Boom Boom, Goin' down slow, and The Sky is Crying. This is a decent blues starter album. But like I said, if you know you like the blues or a certain person in the blues, you might as well just pick a person and go with them rather than get this scattered around group of songs.

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