VA - Superblues, Vol. 1: All-Time Classic Blues Hits # Audio Cassette (November 7, 1991) # Original Release Date: 1990 # Label: Stax # ASIN: B000000ZKC
Track Listings 1. Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King 2. Down Home Blues - Z.Z. Hill 3. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner 4. I'll Play the Blues for You, Pts. 1 & 2 [*] - Albert King 5. Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf 6. Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed 7. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor 8. Part Time Love - Little Johnny Taylor 9. Part Time Love - Johnnie Taylor 10. I Pity the Fool - Bobby "Blue" Bland 11. Blue Monday - Little Milton 12. Got to Move Your Baby - Lightnin' Hopkins 13. Wish Someone Would Care [*] - Irma Thomas 14. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy [*] - Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Larry Williams
The three-volume Superblues series may not have enough rare/unusual items for the collector, or enough of a solid connecting thread for the more general listener. For those who just want a varied assortment of top-notch blues (mostly from the '50s and '60s) in their collection, though, they're good deals. They cover a pretty wide territory of both top blues stars and lesser-known singers, drawn more from urbane R&B- and jump blues-influenced cuts than most similar compilations. They also have generous playing times, and offer enough liner notes to provide a context for non-experts. Volume one has classics by B.B. King, Ike & Tina Turner, Jimmy Reed, Koko Taylor, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Albert King, Little Milton, Howlin' Wolf, and others. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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