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    There's a note I started called "Good News for Blues Fans". I
    forget what the note # is. Do a DIR/TITLE=BLUES and you should
    find it.
    
    I've got a handful of blues CD's, all of which I like. Since a
    number of them are quite old recordings, sound quality isn't big
    on the list. I mostly got them for the artists. Among them are:
    
    GOLDEN AGE OF CHICAGO BLUES (Vogue import): good anthology, with
    people like Otis Rush, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, et alia.
    
    Howlin' Wolf's THE LONDON SESSIONS (Vogue import): classic Wolf
    tunes done with an amazing back-up band, consisting of Clapton,
    Wyman, Watts, and Winwood.
    
    B.B. King's LIVE AT THE REGAL/LIVE AT THE COOK COUNTY JAIL (MCA
    "twofer") The second is one of my favorite BB albums.
    
    Freddy King's TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS (import)  A number of his
    classic tunes.
    
    Buddy Guy's LIVE AT THE CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE. Somewhat of a
    disappointment. Some good music, but it's later material and I
    don't think it quite makes the grade.
    
    Roy Buchanan's WHEN A GUITAR SINGS THE BLUES and DANCING ON THE
    EDGE. The former is a great album; the latter rather disappointing.
    
    Lonnie Mack's STRIKE LIKE LIGHTNING. An album from a couple of
    years ago, co-produced (with guest guitarring) by Stevie Ray
    Vaughan. Great stuff.
    
    Speaking of SRV, all of his albums should qualify. Great stuff.
    "Tin Pan Alley" on COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER sounds really clean.
    
    I've got all of George Thorogood & the Destroyers' Rounder albums
    on CD. All great stuff. I didn't think as much of BAD TO THE BONE
    or MAVERICK, so I haven't picked those up (yet). The live album
    wasn't quite up to what I'd expected.
    
    I can't think of any others right now, as my brain is baked.
    
    --- jerry
    

    SHOWDOWN with Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray is
    	on my desert island list...  Absolutely fantastic...
    
    
    BTW, has anybody seen the live Muddy Waters (with Johnny Winter)
    	on CD?   that's another one on my dil...

    
      I saw a Muddy Waters/Johnny Winters CD in Strawberrys, Auburn
    MA. I don't remember the title, but I'll check it out next time
    I'm there if you would like. I'm there quite a bit lately.

    I gota bunch of the blues but gota admitt that some of the best
    are still on vinyl.  Maybe someday...  Anyway I've gota agree with
    .1 that The Chicago Blues.. are great!  Some of the discs that I
    got are:
    		T-Bone Walker - Low Down Blues
        	Ron Carter    - Blues Farm 
    		Various       - American folk Blues Festival
    		Various	      - Out Of The Blue
    		John Lee Hooker _ house of the Blues
    		James Cotton  - HIGH Compression
    		Lonnie Brooks - Bayou Lighting
    
    But my current favorite is - Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Blues
    
    If ya really interested I'll share some titles.../bob
    

    
    I've got a couple of blues discs, one I recommend, the other I
    recommend you stay away from.  The good one is an early British
    version of blues: John Mayall & the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton.
    The sound is very clean and Mayall plays some of the great guitar
    lines he's forgotten over the past 10 years.  On the London label
    with a classic photo of Mayall, Clapton and John McVie on the cover.
    As a bonus, it's digitally remastered.  I have an original copy
    on vinyl I bought in 1966 - to me these versions are timeless.
    
    Now the bad disc:  Muddy Waters "hard Again".  I have a bunch of
    Bluesky recordings on vinyl and none of them sound this bad.  Digital
    remastering doesn't help the poor production (Johnny Winters, producer)
    and sloppy engineering.  If anyone has another opinion of this one,
    I'm willing to remain open-minded and give it another chance.  Maybe
    I'm missing something there.
    
    Born Under A Bad Sign Marty
    

    My current blues favorite is "Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo" by Professor
    Longhair.  Great piano.  Also has Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown on
    guitar.

	Hi folks.

	My former room of two years had a large blues collection on vinyl.  
	Alas, he moved to Arlington, VA. last july.  I've been making due
	with radio Blues, but I'd like to start collecting some blues on CD.
	I'm looking for your opinions, not facts, so don't be afraid
	give me judgements. 

	My questions for you all (yunz to yunz Pittsburghers :-) ) are :
	
	1) What are your favorite Blues albums?

	2)  of those, which are worth having on CD?

	I consider an album is worth having on CD if
	a) the sound quality is very good (like Pink Floyd albums)
	b) I get more than minutes of music than I would on vinyl.
	c) I'm going to play it ALOT.
	d) It has material only available on a CD 
	   (out of print, or even a B side of single)

	With your help, I'll have them Blues to chase away them nasty
	I Hate Radio/MTV Pop Trash Blues.

	Thanks,
		Paul Komar.

	P.S. Blues artists that I know I like :
		Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Sunny Seals, Lonnie Mack, 
		Albert(s) King and Collins. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Koko Taylor,

	Yes I have a taste for electric blues.

    These are some of the Blues CD's that I can recommend:
    
    <various artists>			The Golden Age of Chicago Blues
    Bloomfield, Kooper, & Stills	Super Session
    Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland	Showdown! 
    B.B. King				Blues 'N' Jazz [combined with]
    					The Electric B.B. King-His Best
					Live at the Regal [combined with]
    					Live in Cook County Jail
    Freddie King			Takin' Care of Business
    Lonnie Mack				Strike Like Lightning
    Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings	Rockin' Blues
    					You Got Me
    George Thorogood & The Destroyers	George Thorogood & The Destroyers
    					Move It On Over
    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	Texas Flood
    					Couldn't Stand the Weather
    Willie and the Poor Boys		Willie and the Poor Boys
    Howlin' Wolf			Howlin' for My Baby
					The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
    
    All of them are pretty much the same (as far as tracks go) to their
    LP counterparts, with the following exceptions:
    
    	Duke Robillard's ROCKIN' BLUES is a compilation of his first
    	two albums, and three songs (total) are left off for the CD.
    
    	THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS I've only seen on LP in
    	abbreviated form as half-an-LP. It's a must if you want to
    	hear an introduction to "Little Red Rooster" in which Howlin'
    	has to show Eric Clapton how to play slide guitar!
    
    The Willie and the Poor Boys album is more on the rockabilly side
    than the blues side, but it has a couple of terrific blues cuts.
    
    --- jerry

    I'd addd a couple of favorite bands, old and new: Paul Butterfield's
    Blue Band (the first two albums are on cd) and Ronnie Earl and the
    Broadcasters. The sound quality of the Butterfield stuff varies a lot
    from tune to tune; RE&tB are much better. East-West is one of my
    desert-island recordings.                 

Well, I must admit I am a fan of the white-boy blues, and here are a
couple of my favorites:

Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs....
Eric Clapton - Just One Night (live LP)
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live Alive
Allman Bros. - Live at the Fillmore East

These are all sorta obvious titles, but they are also all great performances
by some of the best blues-rock guitarists around, IMO. I have all of these on
CD, and never once regretted spending the money.

Alan S.

    Want some good Blues CD's, pick up Genuine HouseRockin' Music vols
    I,II & III.....................Featuring such artists as Johnny Winter,
    Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan, Lonnie Mack, Ry Cooper and many more.
    I played all three at my new years eve party and they were a big
    it.  
    BTW it an Alligator CD's where all the good blues comes on.
    
    Stiggy

    sorta a combo of the people mentioned in .8 & .10 would
    be the Duane Allman "Anthology" Album. This is a 2 CD
    set, with the first disc being studio work Duane did
    with BB King, King Curtis, Aretha, Boz Scaggs, and 
    others, The second disc is stuff with Derek and the 
    Dominoes, Eric Clapton, and The Allman Brothers. Real
    fine resume of tunes, so to speak. Note, There is an
    Anthology Vol 2, I am not familiar with it, as I had
    many of the Albums, already. 
    
    I'll also 2nd the Super Session reccomendation.
    
             Wayne

    
    Re: .11
    
    The Alligator "Genuine Houserockin' Music" samplers are all budget
    priced (I've seen them for $6).
    
    

    Re: 13    
    I think it cost me $21 for all three and well worth it........

    .11> pick up Genuine HouseRockin' Music ... Featuring ... Ry Cooper

    Is "Ry Cooper" correctly spelled or did you mean "Ry Cooder" (one of
    new, favorite artists)?

    -- Ward

    Yeah, knowing me, I probably spelled it wrong............
    
    Stig