Atlantic Blues: 4 CD Box [Box set]

Atlantic Blues (Series), Various Artists - Blues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1991)
• Original Release Date: October 15, 1991
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IRV
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,430 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Detroit Blues

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Broke Down Engine - Blind Willie McTell

2. Shake 'Em on Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell

3. My Baby Don't Love Me - John Lee Hooker

4. Tall Pretty Woman - Stick McGhee

5. The Blues Rock - Texas Johnny Brown

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey

2. Talkin' Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery

3. Mournful Blues - Jimmy Yancey

4. Salute to Pinetop - Jimmy Yancey

5. Shave 'Em Dry - Jimmy Yancey

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Suitcase Blues - Johnny Taylor

2. Trouble in Mind - Aretha Franklin

3. In the Evening - Z.Z. Hill

4. Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)

5. How Long Blues

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Chicago Blues

2. Poor Man's Plea

3. My Baby She Left Me (She Left Me a Mule to Ride)

4. T-Bone Shuffle

5. I Wonder Why

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware., June 7, 2011

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Vincent (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlantic Blues: 4 CD Box (Audio CD)

No doubt, this excellent compilation of well-known and relatively obscure blues artists will please anyone who does NOT own the original vinyl box set of four albums. Liner notes, compilation style, audio, all rate five stars. So, why only three? The vinyl collection contained 103 tracks. The cd collection has 83. Now, 20 tracks gone is NOT an insignificant deletion. Bad job on this editing. Each of the four cds is close to the 80-minute cap, so we're not short-changed on time. What should have been done is to keep all 20 tracks by adding another cd, looping the sections, so that the buyer would get the depth and expanse of the original vinyl set. So, if you never owned the records and can't get your hands on it, this abridged version will be great. If you already have the 103 songs on vinyl, you'll be very disappointed at the cutbacks here.