The definitive early recordings of Elmore James, the man who changed the face of post-war slide guitar, return to the Ace catalogue with this 3 CD set. Originally released in a long box as ABOXCD 4, they have been revamped as a 3 CD jewel case release. A huge influence on the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds and Fleetwood Mac, as well as being a giant on the blues scene, this set contains 71 tracks from Elmore's recordings for the Meteor, Flair and Modern labels, as well as the classic 'Dust My Broom' for Trumpet.
11 Lost Woman Blues Aka Please Find My Baby (Version 3)
12 I Believe
13 I Held My Baby Last Night
14 Baby What's Wrong
15 Sinful Woman
16 Round House Boogie Aka Sax Symphonic Boogie (Inst) - Bep Brown
17 Dumb Woman Blues - Bep Brown Orchestra
18 Sax-Ony Boogie (Inst) - Featuring J T Brown (Sax)
19 Kicking the Blues Around Aka Flaming Blues - Featuring J T Brown (Sax)
20 I May Be Wrong - Little Johnny Jones & the Chicago Hound Dogs
21 Sweet Little Woman - Little Johnny Jones & the Chicago Hound Dogs
- Disc 2 -
1 Early in the Morning
2 Can't Stop Lovin'
3 Hawaiian Boogie (Version 2)
4 Make a Little Love
5 My Best Friend (Take 1)
6 Make My Dreams Come True (Take 2)
7 Make My Dreams Come True (Take 3)
8 Make My Dreams Come True (Take 4)
9 Make My Dreams Come True (Take 7)
10 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 1)
11 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 2)
12 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 3)
13 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 4)
14 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 5)
15 Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 6)
16 Dark and Dreary (Take 1)
17 Dark and Dreary (Take 2)
18 Dark and Dreary (Take 4)
19 Quarter Past Nine
20 Where Can My Baby Be (Take 1)
21 Where Can My Baby Be (Take 8)
22 Where Can My Baby Be (Take 9)
23 Please Come Back to Me (Sho' Nuff I Do)
24 Session Talk & False Start Sho' Nuff I Do
25 Sho' Nuff I Do (Alternate Take)
26 Sho' Nuff I Do
27 1839 Blues
28 I Got a Strange Baby (False Start & Chat)
29 Canton Mississippi Breakdown (Instrumental)
- Disc 3 -
1 Standing at the Crossroads
2 Late Hours at Midnight
3 Happy Home
4 Sunny Land
5 The Way You Treat Me Aka Mean and Evil
6 No Love in My Heart
7 Dust My Blues
8 I Was a Fool
9 Blues Before Sunrise
10 Goodbye (Baby)
11 So Mean to Me (Take 2)
12 So Mean to Me (Take 3)
13 So Mean to Me (Take 4)
14 Chat & False Start to Wild About You Baby
15 Wild About You
16 Wild About You (Baby)
17 Elmo's Shuffle (Take 3) (Instrumental)
18 Elmo's Shuffle (Take 4)
19 Elmo's Shuffle (Take 5)
20 Long Tall Woman
21 Long Tall Woman
The definitive early recordings of Elmore James, the man who changed the face of post-war slide guitar, return to the Ace catalogue with this 3 CD set. Originally released in a long box as ABOXCD 4, they have been revamped as a 3 CD jewel case release. A huge influence on the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds and Fleetwood Mac, as well as being a giant on the blues scene, this set contains 71 tracks from Elmore's recordings for the Meteor, Flair and Modern labels, as well as the classic 'Dust My Broom' for Trumpet.
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