Bo Diddley & Go Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002O3G
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,726 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bo Diddley

2. I'm A Man

3. Bring It To Jerome

4. Before You Accuse Me

5. Hey! Bo Diddley

6. Dearest Darling

7. Hush Your Mouth

8. Say Bossman

9. Diddley Daddy

10. Diddy Wah Diddy

11. Who Do You Love

12. Pretty Thing

13. Crackin' Up

14. I'm Sorry

15. Bo's Guitar

16. Willie And Lillie

17. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)

18. Say Man

19. The Great Grandfather

20. Oh Yea

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There's a lot more to Bo Diddley than the trademarked Bo Diddley Beat and rectangular guitars. An innovative guitarist, prolific songwriter (and song rewriter), and sensational vocalist (check out "Dearest Darling"), Diddley had an influence on rock music from Buddy Holly to U2 that was all-pervasive. This two-in-one CD brings together Diddley's first two (and two best) albums, recorded between 1955 and 1958. Propelled by Jerome Green's funky maracas and Willie Dixon's steady bass, Diddley rips through a collection of now classic numbers, including "Diddy Wah Diddy," "I'm a Man," and the eerie "Who Do You Love?" --Percy Keegan

Product Description

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the Rock 'n' Roll legend (plus two bonus tracks): Bo Diddley (1957) and Go Bo Diddley (1959). The two bonus tracks are taken from the same recording sessions, but were not included on either album. It also contains a 16-page booklet including rare photos, vintage memorabilia, detailed liner notes and more. Rattle & Roll Records. 2010. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bo At His Best-Known Best!, October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bo Diddley & Go Bo Diddley (Audio CD)

This CD is Bo's first two Chess LPs (originally released in 1958 & 1959 respectively, from tracks recorded 1955-58) combined into one album. It's great! Contains many many Diddley classics that have been redone countless times over the years: "Who Do You Love?", "Diddy Wah Diddy", "I'm A Man", "Bo Diddley", "Dearest Darling" plus a lot of terrific "lesser" tunes as well. Essential listening for all Blues & Rock fans. This is where it all began... forget George Thorogood etc and listen to THE Originator! I wish Chess/MCA would release more of Bo's pre-1970 LPs on CD (he recorded a good 20 LPs between 1958-1968!!) Long-forgotten LPs like "Have Guitar Will Travel", "The Originator", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Live)" deserve to be heard by a new generation of potential Diddleyphiles. But for the moment, revel in this wonderful CD, a masterpiece of understatement, and one rockin' disc!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elias (Bates) McDaniel, superstar, March 16, 2007

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This review is from: Bo Diddley & Go Bo Diddley (Audio CD)

A two-for-one deal of absolutely timeless music-- and some of the most influential of all time. Listen to "Bring It To Jerome" or "Pretty Thing" and you can hear early Rolling Stones, for example. So, not only did Bo Diddley alter the course of R & B and help establish rock & roll, he was a great influence on what would one day become British Blues.

His first two CHESS albums, BO DIDDLEY and GO BO DIDDLEY are thus Elias McDaniel's most important historically. Both are presented here in their entirety, with original playing order intact. Source material transfers are top shelf-- clean and full fidelity. Includes an eight-page foldout booklet.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 63:44

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Don't Know Bo, You Don't Know Diddley, January 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bo Diddley & Go Bo Diddley (Audio CD)

Bo Diddley is responsible for popularizing (if not inventing) the most recognized beat in rock and roll. His "shave-and-a-haircut" signature sound-- Chink-a-Chink-a-Chink...Chink-Chink --propelled such songs as "Bo Diddley" and "Hush Your Mouth."

While Diddley frequently hit the R&B charts with songs like "I'm a Man," "Diddley Daddy," "Say Man," and "Crackin' Up," only "Say Man" would crack the Top 40 on the pop charts.

The "Bo Diddley Beat," however, would become a mainstay of pop music. [Listen to the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy" or the Who's "Magic Bus" to hear how widespread his influence was.]

This pairing of Diddley's first two albums gives us such classic songs as "Who Do You Love" and "Pretty Thing" which should leave little doubt as to his influence and innovative style (including Jerome Green's maracas on almost every track).

If this set leaves you wanting more, consider springing for the 2-disc, 45-track Chess Box. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED