Various Artists - Chicago Blues: The Vee Jay Era (1998)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Chicago Blues: The Vee Jay Era
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Charly
Genre: Chicago Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 02:13:17
Total Size: 354/426 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Goin' Back (Going Back Home) - Big Joe Williams
02. Baby Left Town - Big Joe Williams
03. Every Woman I Know - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
04. Don't Be Careless - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
05. The Comeback - Memphis Slim
06. Steppin' Out - Memphis Slim
07. Someone to Love Me - Snooky Pryor
08. You Tried to Ruin Me - Snooky Pryor
09. Oh Baby - J.B. Lenoir
10. Blue Evening - L.C. McKinley
11. I'm So Satisfied - L.C. McKinley
12. Gotta Find My Baby - Memphis Slim
13. Messin' Around - Memphis Slim
14. Kissing at Midnight - Billy Boy Arnold
15. Don't Stay Out All Night - Billy Boy Arnold
16. School Days - Floyd Jones
17. Ain't Times Hard - Floyd Jones
18. Tomorrow Never Comes - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
19. Don't Start Me Lyin' - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
20. If You Won't Stay Home - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
21. Blue and Lonesome - Memphis Slim
22. Slim's Blues - Memphis Slim
23. Going by the River, Pt. 1 - Jimmy Reed
24. Going by the River, Pt. 2 - Jimmy Reed
25. You'll Always Have a Home - Eddie Taylor

CD 2:
01. King's Highway - Big Joe Williams
02. Eula Mae - Big Joe Williams
03. You Never Miss Your Water - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
04. Somebody Show Me - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
05. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
06. Wish Me Well - Memphis Slim
07. No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon
08. Just a Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
09. Down with It - L.C. McKinley
10. Lonely - L.C. McKinley
11. Lend Me Your Love - Memphis Slim
12. Sassy Mae - Memphis Slim
13. Here's My Picture - Billy Boy Arnold
14. Prisoner's Plea - Billy Boy Arnold
15. Judgement Day - Snooky Pryor
16. Floyd's Blues - Floyd Jones
17. Any Old Lonesome Day - Floyd Jones
18. The Pleasure Is All Mine - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
19. Do Yourself a Favor - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
20. Do the Chicken - Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson
21. Rockin' the House (Beer Drinkin' Woman) - Memphis Slim
22. My Gal Keeps Me Crying - Memphis Slim
23. Wheel and Deal - John Lee Hooker
24. Crawlin' Black Spider - John Lee Hooker
25. Ride 'Em on Down - Eddie Taylor

This is one the best blues comps I've bought in a long time. Sometimes you get a comp that's historically interesting, but not much to listen to for all the scratches, pops, or poor performances. This is not one of those. For someone not wanting to spring for the $80 Vee Jay box set, this is a good taste of what the label was producing during its heyday. This set proved once and for all that they had already been putting out great records long before the Beatles came around, and that the Beatles were just another example of their good A&R judgement!

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