Various Artists - Blind Pig Records: 20th Anniversary Collection (1997)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Blind Pig Records: 20th Anniversary Collection
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Blind Pig Records
Genre: Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / APE (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 02:10:16
Total Size: 323/838 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Various Artists - Blind Pig Records: 20th Anniversary Collection (1997)

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Coco Montoya - Monkey See, Monkey Do
02. Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers - Drive To Survive
03. Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Think
04. Carey Bell - That spot right there
05. Debbie Davies - Howlin' At the Moon
06. Jimmy Rogers - Tricky Woman
07. Roy Rogers - She's Cold as Ice
08. John Lee Hooker - Terraplane Blues
09. Gospel Hummingbirds - Don't Move the Mountain
10. E. C. Scott - I Need a Real Man
11. Tommy Castro - Had enough
12. Otis Rush - Right Place, Wrong Time
13. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Messin' With The Kid
14. Chubby Carrier - Wastin' Time
15. Joanna Connor - Big Girl Blues
16. Pinetop Perkins - Worried Life Blues
17. James Cotton - Take Me Back
18. Luther Allison - Should I Wait

CD 2:
01. Studebaker John and the Hawks - Two Time Boogie
02. DEBORAH COLEMAN - My Heart Bleeds Blue
03. Chris Cain - Hey Sweet Baby
04. Charlie Musslewhite - Harpin' On a Riff
05. Henry Gray - Cold Chills
06. Al Rapone - La Vierge
07. Preacher Boy - I Won't Be There
08. Johnny Shines - Blues Come To Texas
09. Smokey Wilson - I Got Something On You Baby
10. Eddie C. Campbell - I Been Thinkin'
11. Eddie Clearwater - That's My Baby
12. Sarah Brown - Bad Thing
13. Otis Rush - If I Could Reach Out (and Help Somebody)
14. Boogie Woogie Red - Old Time Shuffle
15. Snooky Pryor - Crazy 'bout my baby
16. Roosevelt Sykes - I Wonder
17. Walter Horton - If I Get Lucky
18. Commander Cody - Let's Rock

One would expect a label's two-CD collection, no matter how assiduously picked, to have some low points. It's inevitable, one might think; even the most selective record labels have produced some duds. But on the 20th Anniversary Collection from Blind Pig Records, such low points are non-existent. It's a testimony to the label's exacting standards and the many reels of quality blues they've recorded over their first 20 years. There's something for everyone on this set, from traditional acoustic blues (check out Johnny Shines's rendition of "Blues Come to Texas"), to modern rockers (Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers' "Drive to Survive," for instance). Many up-and-coming artists are featured here, including Deborah Coleman ("My Heart Bleeds Blue") and Debbie Davies ("Howlin' at the Moon"), counterbalanced with plenty of old hands such as Carey Bell ("That Spot Right There") and John Lee Hooker ("Terraplane Blues"). There's even a rousing "La Vierge" from zydeco accordionist Al Rapone. All in all, while it's possible that not everything here will appeal to every taste, there's definitely something here for everyone. --Genevieve Williams

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