Review, buy Instruments: Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing [CASSETTE], Blueberry Hill: Roots of Rock N Roll, Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert [CASSETTE], Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [CASSETTE], Great Moments with B.B. King [CASSETTE], Chicago Blues Guitar Genius, The Essential Collection Vol.1: Boogie on Down/Live, Streetlights [CASSETTE], Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [CASSETTE], Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge [CASSETTE], Bad to the Bone [CASSETTE], The Ep Collection, Complete Recordings 1932-1941, Inventor of the Electric Guitar Blues, Television [CASSETTE], Moanin' At The Moonlight + Howlin' Wolf (2In1), Sings Raining in My Heart [Us Import], Porgy & Bess [VINYL], New Orleans Heat, Good Time Tonight [CASSETTE]

Gator's Groove - Willis "Gator" Jackson
Beggar for Your Kisses - The Diamonds, The Diamonds
Where Is the Love? - Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway
Think - Aretha Franklin
I'm in Love - Wilson Pickett
Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Good Lovin' - The Clovers
Along Came Jones - The Coasters
Down in Mexico - The Coasters
This Little Girl of Mine - Ray Charles
Tramp - Otis Redding, Carla Thomas
Funky Nassau, Pt. 1 & 2 - The Beginning of the End
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
Ting-A-Ling - The Clovers
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells
5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown
I Cried a Tear - LaVern Baker
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
Clean up Woman - Betty Wright
I Found a Love - The Falcons
Slip Away - Clarence Carter
Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
Young Blood - The Coasters
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Corrine, Corrina - Big Joe Turner
Ghetto - Donny Hathaway
Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
Such a Night - The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter
Yakety Yak - The Coasters
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
So Long - Ruth Brown
Drown in My Own Tears - Ray Charles
And I Love Him - Esther Phillips
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Dance With Me - The Drifters
This Magic Moment - The Drifters
I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
What' Cha Gonna Do - The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter
Tomorrow Night - LaVern Baker
After the Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
Ruby Baby - The Drifters
Skinny Legs and All - Joe Tex
Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) - Aretha Franklin
Let the Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
On Broadway - The Drifters
Fool, Fool, Fool - The Clovers
You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell
There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter
Wild, Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1 - Wilson Pickett
Searchin' - The Coasters
Land of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner
Teasin' You - Willie Tee
Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
That Old Black Magic - Tiny Grimes, Tiny Grimes
Amor - Ben E. King
Little Egypt - The Coasters
Got to Get You off My Mind - Solomon Burke
Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles
Chains of Love - Big Joe Turner
Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
Saved - LaVern Baker
Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
Mercy Mercy - Don Covay
Shouldn't I Know - The Cardinals
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love - The Spinners
Tipitina - Professor Longhair
Sweet Sixteen - Big Joe Turner
Sweet Woman Like You - Joe Tex
Greenbacks - Ray Charles
Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
Fool for You - Ray Charles
Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
Applejack - Joe Morris, Joe Morris
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
White Christmas - The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Up on the Roof - The Drifters
What Am I Living For? - Chuck Willis
If You Need Me - Solomon Burke
Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
Cool Jerk - The Capitols
Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Clyde McPhatter
Tweedlee Dee - LaVern Baker
Annie Laurie - Tiny Grimes, Tiny Grimes
Precious, Precious - Jackie Moore
Chill Is On - Big Joe Turner
Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
Last Night - The Mar-Keys
Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
Adorable - The Drifters
Chicken and the Hawk - Big Joe Turner
Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
Wheel of Fortune - The Cardinals
Just One Look - Doris Troy
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
Mess Around - Ray Charles
Just for a Thrill - Ray Charles
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett
Sideshow - Blue Magic
Money Honey - The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter
Midnight Special Train - Big Joe Turner
Fools Fall in Love - The Drifters
Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles
Hang up My Rock & Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
One Mint Julep - The Clovers
Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins
Neighbor, Neighbor - Jimmy Hughes
Night Time Is the Right Time - Ray Charles
One of a Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners
I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
You've Got a Friend - Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway
Don't You Know I Love You - The Clovers
Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King
Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
Show Me - Joe Tex
Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 - Ray Charles
Too Weak to Fight - Clarence Carter
Patches - Clarence Carter
Long Lonely Nights - Clyde McPhatter
I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
See See Rider - LaVern Baker
Flip Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner
Groove Me - King Floyd
Midnight Special - Tiny Grimes, Tiny Grimes
Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & the MG's
Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis, Curtis King
Cole Slaw - Frank Culley
See Saw - Don Covay,
Cry to Me - Solomon Burke
Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
Love, Love, Love - The Clovers
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
It's Too Late - Chuck Willis
Hey Little Girl - Professor Longhair, Professor Longhair & His New Orleans Boys
Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Sticks McGhee, Sticks McGhee & His Buddies
Devil or Angel - The Clovers
Oh What a Dream - Ruth Brown
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - Joe Morris, Joe Morris
Play It Fair - LaVern Baker
Mashed Potatoes - Nat Kendrick, The Swans
Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown
Jam Up - Tommy Ridgley
In Paradise - The Cookies
Sh-Boom - The Chords
Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders
Shoppin' for Clothes - The Coasters
Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin
Lovey Dovey - The Clovers
C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Take a Letter, Maria - R.B. Greaves
Honey Hush - Big Joe Turner
Betty and Dupree - Chuck Willis
Hold On! I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
Hold What You've Got - Joe Tex
Call Me - Aretha Franklin
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Sticks McGhee
Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter
Release Me - Esther Phillips
Midnight Hour - Ray Charles
Lowe Groovin' - Joe Morris, Joe Morris
Compared to What - Eddie Harris, Les McCann
Mighty Love - The Spinners
Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair, Professor Longhair & His New Orleans Boys
You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
I'll Get Along Somehow - Ruth Brown
Poison Ivy - The Coasters
I (Who Have Nothing) - Ben E. King
Danny Boy - Al Hibbler
I'll Be Around - The Spinners
Soul on Fire - LaVern Baker
Honey Love - The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Tee-Nah-Nah - Harry Van Walls
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown
Empty Arms - Ivory Joe Hunter
Respect - Otis Redding
Door Is Still Open to My Heart - The Cardinals
Treasure of Love - Clyde McPhatter
I Want to (Do Everything for You) - Joe Tex
Charlie Brown - The Coasters

Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release date: 1990-10-17
Price: £62.99

Review Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [CASSETTE] / Various Artists:

Atlantic Records has ridden musical trends since the late '40s; these seven CDs chronicle the first 28 years of the label's work in black pop, during which artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding oversaw the creation and flowering of soul music. Also included are classic tracks by the Drifters, Wilson Pickett, Ruth Brown, the Coasters, Sam & Dave, and many others who walk through the dreams of R&B and rock & roll fans. -Rickey Wright.

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Review Professor Longhair / Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge [CASSETTE]

Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge [CASSETTE] (Professor Longhair)

Tracks Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge [CASSETTE]

Tipitina
Sick and Tired
Gone So Long [*]
Meet Me Tomorrow Night
Since I Met You Baby
How Long Has That Train Been Gone [*]
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
There Is Something on Your Mind
Cry to Me
She Ain't Got No Hair
Rum and Coca-Cola
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Her Mind Is Gone [*]
Mean Old World
Whole Lotta Lovin'
Fats Domino Medley: Goin' Home/You Know I Miss You/Rockin' Chair/Goin
Doin' It [*]
Hey Now Baby

Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release date: 1991-11-19
Price: £8.99

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Review George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Bad to the Bone [CASSETTE]

Bad to the Bone [CASSETTE] (George Thorogood & the Destroyers)

Tracks Bad to the Bone [CASSETTE]

Wanted Man
It's a Sin
Blue Highway
Nobody But Me
Bad to the Bone
Miss Luann
As the Years Go Passing By
Back to Wentzville
No Particular Place to Go
New Boogie Chillun

Publisher: Beat Goes On
Release date: 1990-10-17
Price: £6.99

Review Bad to the Bone [CASSETTE] / George Thorogood & the Destroyers:

The Destroyers have been called a glorified bar band, yet they deserve credit for introducing '80s mainstreamers to early rockers such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. They also reintroduced classic blues forms to rock radio, only in a little more electrified form. Hell, they even electrified Hank Williams's "Move It On Over. " The aforementioned artists are all represented on this compilation, which in many ways also displays how much Thorogood's songs owe to the originals. The Thorogood-penned title cut, for instance, owes an unmistakable debt to Bo Diddley (who appeared in the video). And when Thorogood sandwiches John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" between his own "I Drink Alone" and "If You Don't Stop Drinkin'," it tough to miss the connection. If you buy only one Thorogood album, this should be it. -Bill Holdship.

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The Ep Collection (Muddy Waters)

Tracks The Ep Collection

You Need Love - Waters, Muddy
Going Down Slow - Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
Louisiana Blues - Waters, Muddy
Got My Mojo Working - Waters, Muddy
My Country Sugar Mama - Howlin' Wolf
You'll Be Mine - Howlin' Wolf
I'm Ready - Waters, Muddy
Wee Wee Baby - Waters, Muddy
300 Pounds Of Joy - Howlin' Wolf
Louise - Howlin' Wolf
Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
Little Brown Bird - Waters, Muddy
I Can't Be Satisfied - Waters, Muddy
You Gonna Wreck My Life - Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' For My Baby - Howlin' Wolf
Messin' With The Man - Waters, Muddy
Tell Me - Howlin' Wolf
Back Door Man - Howlin' Wolf
She Moves On - Waters, Muddy
Still A Fool - Waters, Muddy
I Just Want To Make Love To You - Waters, Muddy
Evil - Howlin' Wolf
Hoochie Coochie Man - Waters, Muddy

Publisher: See for Miles
Release date: 1993-10-07
Price: £11.99

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Review Frank Tannehill / Complete Recordings 1932-1941

Complete Recordings 1932-1941 (Frank Tannehill)

Tracks Complete Recordings 1932-1941

Red Hot Papa
Ramblin' Mind Blues
Warehouse Blues
Parted Down Blues
Can't Control My Mind
Steel Mill Blues
Do Right Blues
Sweet Jelly Roll
Lillie Mae
Get Away From My Window
I.G.N. Blues
Rolling Stone Blues
Door Bell Blues
Four O'Clock Morning Blues

Publisher: Da Music
Release date: 2000-12-04
RRP: ~~£8.99~~
Price: £11.68

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Inventor of the Electric Guitar Blues (T-Bone Walker)

Publisher: Blues Boy
Release date: 1995-04-05
RRP: ~~£17.99~~
Price: £34.95

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Television [CASSETTE] (Dr. John)

Tracks Television [CASSETTE]

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Limbo
Money (That's What I Want)
Shut D Fonk Up
Same Day Service
Shadows
Lissen
U Lie 2 Much
Television
Witchy Red
Spaceship Relationship

Publisher: Grp Records
Release date: 1994-03-29
Price: £6.99

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Review Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' At The Moonlight + Howlin' Wolf (2In1)

Moanin' At The Moonlight + Howlin' Wolf (2In1) (Howlin' Wolf)

Publisher: VICTOR
Price: £18.18

Review Moanin' At The Moonlight + Howlin' Wolf (2In1) / Howlin' Wolf:

This package combines blues giant Howlin' Wolf's first two albums, themselves compilations of his singles released between 1951 and 1962. Apart from two tracks cut in Memphis with Ike Turner, these Chess Studios recordings are landmarks in the development of electric Chicago blues. The Mississippi Delta native's gruff persona towers over "Smokestack Lightnin'," "Red Rooster," "Spoonful," "Evil," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Back Door Man," and others that have become standards since being "discovered" by the Rolling Stones, Clapton, The Doors, et al. Almost as influential as Wolf's bottomless growl are the guitar playing of Hubert Sumlin and the writing and direction of Willie Dixon. An exceptional twofer value for such a weighty slice of American musical history. -Ben Edmonds.

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