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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: March 5, 2002
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B000060OL6
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,593 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Marie Marie
2. No Other Girl
3. I'm Shakin'
4. Border Radio
5. American Music
6. So Long Baby Goodbye
7. Hollywood Bed
8. Never No More Blues
9. This Is It
10. Highway 61
See all 28 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Trouble Bound
2. Just Another Sunday
3. Hey, Girl
4. Dark Night
5. Little Honey
6. Samson And Delilah
7. Colored Lights
8. Help You Dream
9. Common Man
10. Rock And Roll Will Stand
See all 24 tracks on this disc

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2 CD's packaged in a deluxe gatefold digipak with 52 tracks, including 8 previously unreleased tracks, 'Flat Top Joint', 'Leave My Money Alone', 'Can't Stop Time', 'Crazy Baby' (live 1982), 'Got Love If You Want It' (live 1982), 'Walkin With Mr. Lee' (live 1982) & 'Take Out Some Insurance' (live 1995). 2002. Rhino Records.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This Is American Music, March 6, 2002
At last! A fitting tribute to one of America's greatest roots music bands. The 1990 album The Blasters Collection was terrific, but Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings leaves it in the dust. Not only do you get all four of their Eighties Slash albums in their entirety, you get eight previously unreleased songs--in addition to the three tracks from The Blasters Collection that were at that time previously unreleased. This anthology also includes The Blasters' two contributions to the soundtrack of the 1984 film Streets of Fire: "One Bad Stud" and "Blue Shadows." The new songs include "Can't Stop Time," "Flattop Joint" (an alternate version to the one found on 1980's American Music), "Leave My Money Alone," four live tracks from 1982--"What Will Lucy Do," "Crazy Baby," "Got Love If You Want It," "Walkin' With Mr. Lee," and a live duet featuring Phil and Dave Alvin from 1985 on "Take Out Some Insurance."

This band knew how to rock with Fats Domino's sax player Lee Allen (later replaced by Steve Berlin, who would eventually join Los Lobos), pianist Gene Taylor (who had performed with Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks and Canned Heat), drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, and of course siblings Phil (guitar, vocals) and Dave (lead guitar) Alvin. Like they sang in "American Music," they were a combination of "Louisiana boogie and the Delta blues. We got country swing and rockabilly too. We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues. It's the greatest music that you ever knew." This will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars About Time!, March 24, 2003
By Mark A Hering (Port Townsend, WA United States) - See all my reviews
I can remember going to California in the early 80's to visit my cousins in Long Beach. I was listening to heavy metal and stuff like REO and Sammy Hagar. We went into Hollywood to see this band my cousins were raving about called the Blasters (they were opening for Greg Kihn!). The moment they walked on stage I knew something big was happening. I was totally blown away! I've been a roots, rockabilly fanatic ever since. Years later (2001), I'd lost my album collection (stolen), sold my turntable and realized how bad I missed listening the that 1st Blasters album. Went online, bought it, borrowed a turntable so I could record it. This is the only vinyl I own. Wouldn't you know, after all that, Rhino comes through! THIS IS A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES ROOTS ROCK N ROLL. If you ever get a chance to see the Blasters (hopefully with Dave Alvin) do it!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings, April 13, 2004
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I agree with most of the reviewers. I have seen the BLASTERS in Belgium as the opening acts of ZZ TOP and The KINKS in 1983. The BLASTERS out performed these "polished acts". I was completly impress with the roots blues sound. I found an LP with " One red rose" in a little city of Mons, Belgium. I have played that LP until it is almost non-playable. I want to thank who ever put these tracks on CD. None of the live sound was lost in the translation into CD. If you buy only one CD this year buy Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings by the Blaster. Quick side note. Catch the Blaster in the movie: "Streets of Fire".
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