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Release Date: 1993Label: Rhino Records
The Essential Blues CollectionRecorded 1959–1969:
Track 1 recorded Chicago, Aug. 7, 1959. Vee-Jay single #333, Nov. 1959.
Track 2 recorded Hollywood, July 6, 1960. From the album Lightnin' - Sonny - Brownie, Society #1009, c. 1966.
Track 3 recorded Newport, RI, July 25-28, 1963. From the album Blues At Newport [various artists], Vanguard #79145, 1964.
Track 4 recorded New York City, 1964. From the album "Spider" John Koerner, Dave "Snaker" Ray & Tony "Little Sun" Glover: Blues, Rags And Hollers, Elektra #7267, 1964.
Track 5 recorded Como, MS, Feb. 13, 1964. From the album Delta Blues, Arhoolie #1021, Nov. 1964.
Track 6 recorded Boston, April 1965. From the album The Legendary Son House: Father Of The Folk Blues, Columbia #9217, 1965.
Track 7 recorded Chicago, 1961. Vee-Jay single #438, May 1962.
Track 8 recorded Newport, RI, July 3, 1960. From the album Muddy Waters At Newport 1960, Chess #1449, Nov. 1960.
Track 9 recorded 1965. From the album The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Elektra #7294, Oct. 1965.
Track 10 recorded Chicago Sept. 1965. From the album Hoodoo Man Blues, Delmark #9612, 1966.
Track 11 recorded Chicago, c. January 1965. From the album The Blues Never Die, Prestige #7391, 1965.
Track 12 recorded Crowley, LA, 1965. Excello single #2273, 1965.
Track 13 recorded Copenhagen, Nov. 1, 1963. From the album Portraits In Blues, Vol. 4, Storyville #671- 158, 1964.
Track 14 recorded West Hempstead, England, July 12, 1967. From the album Crusade, London #529, 1967.
Track 15 recorded Los Angeles, 1968. Liberty single #56038, 1968.
Track 16 recorded San Francisco, 1968. From the album Live Wire Blues Power, Stax #2003, 1968.
Track 17 recorded New York City, June 1969. From the album Completely Well, ABC/BluesWay #6037, 1969.
CD bonus tracks : 4, 11, 12
Photos : Michael Ochs Archives, Venice, CA / Showtime Music Productions, Toronto.
This Compilation ℗ & © 1993 Rhino Records Inc.
Track durations uncredited.
Regular jewel case with translucent blueish tray. 12-page booklet with liner notes, tracklist with detailed credits, release credits, pictures of some artists.