B.B. KING - MY KIND OF BLUES
Acrobat's British Hit Parade series has been
established for over a decade as a unique range of completist original artist
collections comprising every record that appeared in the UK record sales charts
in every year since the charts began in 1952. In recent years Acrobat has
introduced parallel collections which consist of the B sides of all the records
included in the main compilations, and these have proved hugely popular with
collectors, since many of the records concerned have never been available on CD
and are very rarely heard. These two great value 4-CD sets are companion
products to our existing 1958 British Hit Parade Parts One & Two (ACQCD7026
& 7027), and feature the B sides of the tracks on those anthologies,
excluding the ones which appeared on the original collections as Double A-side
hits. As ever, it's an eclectic snapshot of an ignored but fascinating aspect
of the pop business, with an in-depth 10-000+ word booklet with background
notes on every record. ~ Amazon
B.B. KING - SINGIN' THE BLUES
This quintessential collector's edition includes one
of his finest albums: Singin' the Blues (1957), originally released by the
Crown label at the beginning of King's career. The LP it's a superb collection
of King's early hits, originally released on the RPM label. In five short
years, B.B. King had matured from an artist looking for a style to the premier
bluesman of his generation. His modern style that crosses rock & roll and
R&B with the jump blues is fully developed here, and his consistency from
track to track is remarkable. On Please Love Me, King combines T-Bone Walker's
hard-picking, distorted guitar style with his own mournful singing. The
arrangements are smooth and elegant, frequently displaying a hint of jazz, and
King is backed by a well-arranged horn section in true Memphis blues fashion.
This blues-meets-urban-soul style masterpiece has been packaged in this very
special release, which also includes 2 bonus tracks from the same period.
Contained here is the cream of the crop from B.B. King's hit-making stretch for
Crown Records during his most inspired years. Without a doubt, this is the
material upon which B.B.'s kingdom was built. Recorded at different locations
between 1951 and 1956. ~Amazon
B.B. KING AND HIS ORCHESTRA - B.B. KING WAILS
2015
reissue of 1959 album includes the original album plus expanded with bonus
tracks. The influence of big band jazz is actually fairly prominent here, with
saxes and trumpet playing a big part in the arrangements. Also on hand as
additional items are some other odds and ends from his Modern label days that
were deemed to fit in with the album's jazzy mood. Includes: I've Got Papers On
You Baby, Tomorrow Is Another Day, Come By Here,The Fool, I Love You So, The
Woman I Love, We Cant Make It, Treat Me Right, Time To Say Goodbye, Youve Been
An Angel, Yesterday, My Silent Prayer, I Stay In The Mood. Why I Sing The
Blues, Trouble In Mind, Everyday I Have The Blues, and Yes Indeed.
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