Blues in a Box [Box set]

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Number of Discs: 3
• 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: M.I.L. Multimedia
• ASIN: B000006RP5
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,549 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Louie, Louie

2. Lost Without You

3. Hello My Lover

4. The Mistress

5. You'll Be the Death of Me

6. Shed So Many Tears

See all 7 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Crazie Baby

2. Hey Hey Hey

3. Creepy

4. The Guy You Left Behind

5. Gone for Bad

6. My World Turns Around Her

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Introduction [Live][#]

2. Mean Town Blues [Live][#]

3. Black Cat Bone [Live][#]

4. Mean Mistreater [Live][#]

5. Talk to Your Daughter [Live][#]

6. Look Up [Live][#]

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better than no Johnny at all..., June 21, 2000

By 

D. Payne "Almostacowboy" (Llano, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues in a Box (Audio CD)

Fortunately, I received this set as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed. First, the recordings are "bootleg" quality - amateurish at best. Second, the disks in my set were mis-labeled. The selection seems to span his entire career from high school (early '60's) to somewhere in the not-to-near past ('80's?) and sound like they were recorded on a 3-1/2" open reel type recorder in high school gyms, garages, and open fields. I wouldn't recommend this title to anyone. Still, it's better than no Johnny at all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The roots of Winter, January 14, 2005

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bob turnley (birmingham,al,usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues in a Box (Audio CD)

No, this isn't prime Winter and you won't find much of the blues rock that made him famous. Most of this is studio recordings from the early to mid 60's and covers a lot of stylistic territory. You can hear the young Johnny playing in a country band. Judging from these songs I'd say that Johnny was going for a sound somewhere between Roy Orbison and the early records by the Stones. There's also some great "surf" guitar playing here as well as some early blues recorded when Johnny and Edgar were still together. The third disc is a concert recorded in the late 60's and will sound very familiar if you've heard Johnny's live recordings from the 70's. The performances aren't as tight as on Johnny Winter And Live but the playing is still pretty hot.