The Very Best of Charly Blues Masterworks (deluxe edition, special edition)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

On back cover :
"80 highlights from the definitive blues series, chronicling the development of the blues from its early roots to modern times."

This compilation ℗ 1994 Charly Holdings Inc.

© 1994 Charly Holdings Inc.

Country of origin UK - Made in the EEC

> 4 discs special deluxe edition, contains a 60-page booklet with pictures, liner notes and credits.

Label Code: LC 8477
Label Code: CDBM 103-4
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 1 AT 34820 A
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 2 AT 34829 B
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 3 AT 34822 A
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 4 AT 34824 A
SPARS Code: AAD
Rights Society: SPA

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-23 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Robert Johnson42:54
2If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson42:36
3Midnight Steppers
Big Bill Broonzy2:43
4Rockin’ Chair Blues
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1940-12-17)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-12-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-12-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-12-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:51
5I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love
Muddy Waters2:50
6Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:10
7I Don’t Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Bill Evans (bassist for Willie Mabon) and Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (in 1952)
membranophone:
Billy Stepney (in 1952)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
recording of:
I Don’t Know (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Willie Mabon3:10
8Sloppy Drunk
Jimmy Rogers3:04
9Mama Talk to Your Daughter
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Al Galvin
guitar:
J.B. Lenoir
piano:
Joe Montgomery
tenor saxophone:
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax)
lead vocals:
J.B. Lenoir
recording of:
Mama Talk to Your Daughter
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Ghana Music
J.B. Lenoir2:28
10How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
11The Sky Is Crying
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James2:49
12Dust My Broom
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:55
13Honest I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:43
14Shame, Shame, Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:51
15I’ll Play the Blues for You
Albert King6:43
16Big Town Playboy
Eddie Taylor3:01
17Don’t Start Me Talkin’
Sonny Boy Williamson2:36
18Help Me
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:10
19First Time I Met the Blues
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-03-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-03-02)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1960-03-02)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-03-02), Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02) and Bob Neely (on 1960-03-02)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-02)
recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues (on 1960-03-02)
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Buddy Guy3.52:19
20Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:11
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