Various Artists - Join The Band! Early Days And Favorite Blues Of Little Feat (2025)

This compilation focuses on the musical origins of the members of the legendary 70s band Little Feat. The collection features rare recordings made by the musicians prior to the group's formation, including works with The Factory, SOMETHING WILD, and The Mothers Of Invention. The album demonstrates the development of the band's signature style, which combines Lowell George's slide guitar with New Orleans funk, and also contains a number of blues covers. The release is positioned as a guide to American roots music.

Tracklist:
1-1 John Davis & Group - Join The Band [1:04]
1-2 The Factory - Smile, Let Your Life Begin [2:36]
1-3 The Factory - No Place I’d Rather Be [2:28]
1-4 Something Wild - Trippin’ Out [2:10]
1-5 The Mothers Of Invention - Why Don’t You Do Me Right [2:40]
1-6 Howlin’ Wolf - Forty-Four Blues [2:47]
1-7 Howlin’ Wolf - How Many More Years [2:42]
1-8 Howlin’ Wolf - You’ll Be Mine [2:28]
1-9 Howlin’ Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle [2:25]
1-10 Hank Williams - Lonesome Whistle [2:21]
1-11 The Coasters - Framed [2:45]
1-12 Muddy Waters - Can’t Be Satisfied [2:42]
1-13 Robert Johnson - They’re Red Hot (Hot Tamales) [2:58]
1-14 Mable John - You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place [2:53]
1-15 Big Maybelle - That’s A Pretty Good Love [2:34]
1-16 Little Walter - Last Night [2:44]
1-17 Bob Dylan - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry [4:06]
1-18 Joe Hill Louis - Going Down In Louisiana [2:43]
1-19 Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues [3:19]
1-20 John Lee Hooker - My Daddy Was A Jockey [3:17]
1-21 Elmo James - The Sky Is Crying [2:43]
1-22 Jimmy Reed - Honest I Do [2:46]
1-23 Chuck Willis And His Band - It’s Too Late [2:36]