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Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else [2009] (8 x CDs) A Tribute - IN MEMORY OF EDDIE COCHRAN

A Tribute - IN MEMORY OF EDDIE COCHRAN

Eddie Cochran (Born October 3, 1938 - Died April 17, 1960) left us far too young, but the shockwaves of what he achieved in just 21 years still echo through every corner of rock ’n’ roll. Born in Minnesota and gone by April 17, 1960, he compressed a lifetime of invention into a handful of years, and somehow changed the shape of modern music in the process.

Summertime Blues, C’mon Everybody, Somethin’ Else, these weren’t just hits, they were foundations. Eddie sharpened the sound of youth rebellion, gave it muscle, melody, and a studio intelligence that was years ahead of its time. His guitar tone, his phrasing, his sense of space and swagger… you can hear all of it in British beat, in garage rock, in punk, and in every kid who ever plugged in an amp hoping to sound bigger than the room.

What he left behind is more than a catalogue. It’s a spark, the reminder that music can leap forward when someone refuses to play it safe. On this anniversary, it feels right to thank him for that gift, the energy, the attitude, the craft, and the sense that rock ’n’ roll could be both fierce and fun at the same time.

Eddie Cochran didn’t get the long career he deserved, but he changed the direction of popular music all the same. That’s the mark of a true original. (B)

Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else [2009] (8 x CDs)

All vocal recordings by Eddie Cochran, whether as a solo artist or member of the Cochran Brothers, including his timeless hits, Twenty Flight Rock, and Somethin' Else! Some out-takes are also included! A killer selection from Eddie's instrumental and experimental recordings! Demos, live recordings, and interviews! A selection of Eddie Cochran's work as a session guitarist. It's astonishing to think that when Ray Edward Cochran was taken from us in a freak car accident while on tour in England in April 1960 - he was only 6 months into his 22nd year and had already clocked up over 200 recordings - the bulk of which are presented in this eagerly awaited and sumptuous box set... For US fans there's the first 3 singles on Ekko as The Cochran Brothers, the lone 7" on Crest, the 14 that followed on Liberty (A&B for each) and the 3 Liberty albums proper from 1957, 1960 and 1962. For UK fans there's the 13 London singles followed by the 10 Liberty ones and the 4 important albums - "Singin' To My Baby" (1958), "The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album" (1960), "Cherished Memories" (1962) and "My Way" (1964). I've checked and they're ALL on here.(Amazon)

Eddie Cochran didn't record all that long, but his legacy is formidable. A mere 21 years old when he died in a car accident in 1960, Cochran recorded one of the iconic songs of the 20th century with "Summertime Blues," a song that captured the rock & roll attitude better than almost any one single, but he wasn't just image: he had a set of songs that were funny, vibrant, and alive, at their best holding their own with Chuck Berry's teenage vignettes, brought to life by his inventive recordings where he pioneered the overdubbing of guitars and use of studio space, opening up the sound of records, suggesting sounds and possibilities in a way rivaled only by Buddy Holly. Like his friend Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran wound up defining the very essence of rockabilly for countless listeners, his sound and stance echoing throughout the decades, from the Beatles to the Stray Cats and beyond. And he did this all with a body of songs that number no greater than 50.

With such a small canon of work, the question of whether he can sustain such a mammoth complete recordings box set as Bear Family's 2009 set Somethin' Else: The Ultimate Collection does arise. The answer winds up being a surprising, resounding yes, for like all the best Bear Family boxes, Somethin' Else thrives by presenting a context for Eddie's work. Certainly, context is what Bear Family offers here -- along with excellent remastered sound and superb liner notes -- to the legions of Cochran diehards, because all of his recorded work, including live sets, has been previously excavated. Any diehard will be familiar with every note here, which may be a detriment for those willing to spend over 200 dollars on a box set, but again, it's the context that makes Somethin' Else feel like something special. It traces Eddie's career through his early country beginning as part of the Cochran Brothers, through his earliest Elvis impressions, then through the explosion of hits in the late '50s. As the studio recordings run out, the set charges through the live radio and TV recordings (some punctuated by on-air interviews), and all of a sudden the familiar songs are given a freshness through these live performances, as Cochran's steady-growing confidence and charisma soon turn overpowering. Then, the set adds an appendix of sideman sessions from Eddie, split equally between rockabilly and country, all proof of his range and possibility. Ultimately, that's the power of this exceptional set: it suggests how much Eddie Cochran could have done without ever diminishing what he did achieve. (AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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Track Lists

CD1

01 Eddie Cochran - Gambler's Guitar-1997 2:18

02 Eddie Cochran - Candy Kisses-1997 1:35

03 Eddie Cochran - Hearts Of Stone-1997 1:52

04 Eddie Cochran - Steelin' The Blues-1997 2:04

05 Eddie Cochran - She Done Give Her Heart To Me-1997 1:43

06 Eddie Cochran - Live Fast, Love Hard,Die Young-1997 2:10

07 Cochran Brothers - Rockin' And Flyin'-1997 2:22

08 Cochran Brothers - Mr.Fiddle-1955 2:17

09 Cochran Brothers - Two Blue Singin' Stars-1955 2:31

10 Cochran Brothers - Guilty Conscience-1955 2:12

11 Cochran Brothers - Your Tomorrows Never Come-1955 2:12

12 Hank Cochran - Latch On(version-1)-1980 1:45

13 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-1)-1982 2:01

14 Jerry Capehart - Heart Of A Fool-1981 1:46

15 Cochran Brothers - Latch On-1980 1:36

16 Cochran Brothers - Yesterday's Heartbreak-1971 2:01

17 Cochran Brothers - Pink-Peg Slacks(version-1)-1980 1:53

18 Cochran Brothers - Tired And Sleepy-1956 1:58

19 Cochran Brothers - Fool's Paradise-1956 2:02

20 Cochran Brothers - Slow Down-1982 1:58

21 Cochran Brothers - Open The Door-1982 2:02

22 Hank Cochran - I'm Ready-1971 1:32

23 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(version-1, take 6)-1982 2:50

24 Eddie Cochran - Blue Suede Shoes-1983 1:49

25 Eddie Cochran - Long Tall Sally-1980 1:43

26 Eddie Cochran - That's My Desire-1962 2:04

27 Eddie Cochran - I Almost Lost My Mind-1967 2:28

28 Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock-1957 1:42

29 Eddie Cochran - Conpletely Sweet(version-1)-1957 2:30

30 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-1, take-3)-1982 2:25

31 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(version-2)-1957 2:18

32 Eddie Cochran - Pink-Peg Slacks(version-2)-1983 2:09

33 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(version-1)-1982 2:43

34 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-3, take9)-1989 2:12

35 Jerry Capehart - Latch On(version-3)-1979 1:50

CD2

01 Eddie Cochran - Skinny Jim-1956 2:09

02 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(version2, take 5)-1956 2:24

03 Eddie Cochran - Jungle Jingle(instrumental)-1996 2:34

04 Eddie Cochran - Guitar Blues(instrumental)-1996 2:57

05 Eddie Cochran - Mighty Mean(demo)-1955 1:57

06 Eddie Cochran - Cotton Picker-1972 2:11

07 Eddie Cochran - Sittin' In The Balcony-1957 1:58

08 Eddie Cochran - Mean When I'm Mad-1957 1:51

09 Eddie Cochran - One Kiss-1957 1:48

10 Eddie Cochran - Am I Blue-1957 2:14

11 Eddie Cochran - Cradle Baby-1957 1:46

12 Eddie Cochran - Drive-In Show-1957 1:59

13 Eddie Cochran - Proud Of You-1957 1:56

14 Eddie Cochran - Undying Love-1957 2:05

15 Eddie Cochran - Have I ToldYou Lately That I Love You-1957 2:32

16 Eddie Cochran - I'm Alone Because I Love You-1957 2:19

17 Eddie Cochran - Completely Sweet(version-2)-1957 2:18

18 Eddie Cochran - Twenty-Flight Rock(version-2)-1957 1:41

19 Eddie Cochran - Stockin's 'n' Shoes-1957 2:14

20 Eddie Cochran - Lovin' Time-1957 2:03

21 Eddie Cochran - Tell Me Why-1957 2:14

22 Eddie Cochran - Never-1962 1:49

23 Eddie Cochran - Sweetie Pie-1960 2:07

24 Eddie Cochran - Pocketful Of Hearts-1958 1:52

25 Eddie Cochran - Pretty Girl-1958 1:48

26 Eddie Cochran - Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie-1958 2:20

27 Eddie Cochran - Little Lou-1964 1:38

28 Eddie Cochran - Teresa-1958 2:04

29 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie-1972 1:32

30 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues-1958 1:53

31 Eddie Cochran - Ah, Pretty Girl(single version with overdubbed guitar solo)-1962 2:09

32 Eddie Cochran - Lonely-1960 2:13

33 Eddie Cochran - Love Again-1958 2:10

34 Eddie Cochran - Meet Mr.Tweedy(instrumental)-1996 1:49

35 Eddie Cochran - Nervous Breakdown(version-1)-1996 1:53

CD3

01 Eddie Cochran - One Minute To One-1996 2:06

02 Eddie Cochran - Cruisin' The Drive-In-1996 1:40

03 Eddie Cochran - Nervous Breakdown(version-2)-1964 2:17

04 Eddie Cochran - Let's Get Together-1962 1:55

05 Eddie Cochran - Don't Ever Let Me Go-1958 2:12

06 Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody(single version speeded up)-1958 1:54

07 Eddie Cochran - I've Waited So Long-1962 2:36

08 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Heaven(movie version)-1959 2:03

09 Eddie Cochran - I Remember-1959 2:14

10 Eddie Cochran - My Way-1959 2:12

11 Eddie Cochran - Rock 'n' Roll Blues-1963 2:21

12 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Heaven(version-2)-1980 2:08

13 Eddie Cochran - Three Stars-1966 3:37

14 Eddie Cochran - Weekend-1961 1:45

15 Eddie Cochran - Think Of Me(UK single 'erase' version)-1962 1:57

16 Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven(version-1, take-9)-1980 2:14

17 Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else-1959 2:02

18 Eddie Cochran - Boll Weevil Song(take-1, speeded up)-1959 1:55

19 Eddie Cochran - Guybo(instrumental/LP version)-1964 1:45

20 Eddie Cochran - Eddie's Blues(instrumental)-1964 3:56

21 Eddie Cochran - Milk Cow Blues(take-3)-1964 2:38

22 Eddie Cochran - Chicken Shot Blues(instrumental)-1982 3:03

23 Eddie Cochran - Strollin' Guitar(instrumental)-1959 1:51

24 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-5, take-10)-1971 1:53

25 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-10 with chorus overdub)-1959 1:53

26 Eddie Cochran - Hallelujah! I Love Her So(take-11 with strings)-1959 2:15

27 Eddie Cochran - Hammy Blues(instrumental)-1964 1:41

28 Eddie Cochran - Jam Sand-Witch(instrumental)-1964 2:33

29 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-10)-1986 2:01

30 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(with train and handclap overdub)-1986 2:36

31 Eddie Cochran - Song Of New Orleans(instrumental)(label Credits Jerry Capehart)-1961 1:55

32 Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven(version-2, take-5)-1960 2:21

33 Eddie Cochran - Cut Across Shorty(speeded up)-1960 1:47

34 Eddie Cochran - Cherished Memories-1961 1:51

CD4

01 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues(UK single release without echo)-1958 1:58

02 Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody(correctspeed/without guitar overdub)1962 2:00

03 Eddie Cochran - Something' Else(take 14, no fade version)-1962 2:06

04 Eddie Cochran - Think Of Me('stop' version)-2008 1:57

05 Eddie Cochran - Ah, Pretty Girl(LP version/alternate chorus and vocal)-1963 1:52

06 Eddie Cochran - Pretty Girl(UK single version, clipped intro/compressed)-1961 1:46

07 Eddie Cochran - Nervous Breakdown(no overdubs)-2005 2:18

08 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(take-4, with handclaps)-1986 2:21

09 Eddie Cochran - Cut Across Shorty(correct speed)-1980 1:53

10 Eddie Cochran - Hallelujah! I Love Her So(without strings)-1980 2:16

11 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-10 without overdubs)-1980 1:52

12 Eddie Cochran - Boll Weevil Song(correct speed)-1985 2:05

13 Eddie Cochran - Skinny Jim(piano overdub)-1962 2:10

14 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(piano overdub)-1962 2:24

15 Eddie Cochran - Pink-Peg Slacks(overdubbed version)-1962 2:07

16 Eddie Cochran - Think Of Me(LP 'stop' version/overdubbed with celeste)-1963 1:57

17 Eddie Cochran - Blue Suede Shoes(overdubbed version)-1962 1:48

18 Eddie Cochran - Long Tall Sally(overdubbed version)-1962 1:44

19 Eddie Cochran - That's My Desire(overdubbed version)-1966 2:04

20 Eddie Cochran - I Almost Lost My Mind(overdubbed version)-1963 2:30

21 Eddie Cochran - Love Again(overdubbed version)-1962 2:13

22 Eddie Cochran - Lonely(overdubbed version)-1962 2:12

23 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-10 with overdubs)-1962 1:52

24 Eddie Cochran - Think Of Me(alt. version with female chorus)-1985 1:49

CD5

01 Eddie Cochran - Cherished Memories(take-6, stereo)-1985 1:55

02 Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven(version-2, take-5, stereo)-1985 2:22

03 Eddie Cochran - Cut Across Shorty(take-11, stereo)-1985 2:01

04 Eddie Cochran - Cherished Memories(take-14, stereo)-1985 1:55

05 Eddie Cochran - Pretty Girl(2-track, version) 1:48

06 Eddie Cochran - I've Waited So Long(stereo) 2:40

07 Eddie Cochran - Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie(without guitar overdub, stereo)-1985 2:18

08 Eddie Cochran - Ah, Pretty Girl (guitar overdub stereo) 2:12

09 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-10 with chorusoverdub, stereo)-1985 1:52

10 Eddie Cochran - Hallelujah! I Love Her So(stereo)-1985 2:16

11 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-10 with strings overdub, stereo)-2009 1:52

12 Eddie Cochran - Weekend(take-13a, stereo)-1985 1:47

13 Eddie Cochran - Pretty Girl(3-track version, alternate vocal overdub)-1985 1:49

14 Freeman Hover Interviews-11.57 - Eddie's LA 'Big Sound ' Radio promo-1957 0:05

15 Freeman Hover Interviews-11.57 - Interview with Eddie Cochran Pt.1-1957 3:02

16 Freeman Hover Interviews-11.57 - Interview with Eddie Cochran Pt.2-1957 8:12

17 Freeman Hover Interviews-11.57 - Interview with Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Eddie Cochran & Connie 'Guybo Smith-1957 10:59

18 Freeman Hover Interviews-11.57 - Freeman introduces Eddie's KCSR radio promo-1957 1:13

19 Ampol Radio Show-11.10.57 - Compere Jack Davey interviews Eddie Cochran-1957 1:40

20 Ampol Radio Show-11.10.57 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On-1957 2:32

21 Ampol Radio Show-11.10.57 - Compere Jack Davey interviews Eddie Cochran-1957 0:42

22 Studio Party-1957 - Introduction by Herb Sheldon-1957 0:05

23 Studio Party-1957 - Sittin' In The Balcony(live)-1957 2:00

24 Studio Party-1957 - Twenty-Flight Rock(live)-1957 1:45

CD6

01 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Introduction by Jay Stewart 0:30

02 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Instrumental(by the band) 0:56

03 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Dick D' Agostin welcomes Eddy to the Show 0:19

04 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - C'mon Everybody 2:19

05 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:25

06 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Don't Blame It On Me 2:23

07 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Summertime Blues 2:25

08 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Johnny Bond interviews Eddie & Band members 7:38

09 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Introduction by Jay Stewart(2nd performance) 0:13

10 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Night Walk(instrumental by the band) 1:21

11 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Dick D' Agostin welcomes Eddie back to the Show 0:13

12 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - School Day 2:32

13 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Be Honest With Me 2:44

14 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - Money Honey 2:03

15 Town Hall Party TV Show transmission-07.02.1959 - C'mon Everybody 1:57

16 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission -16.01.1960 - Introduction by Marty Wilde 0:24

17 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-16.01.1960 - Hallelujah! I Love Her So 2:15

18 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-16.01.1960 - C'mon Everybody 1:42

19 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-16.01.1960 - Somethin' Else 1:48

20 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-16.01.1960 - Interview with Eddie Cochran 0:53

21 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-16.01.1960 - Twenty-Flight Rock 1:48

22 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-01.23.1960 - Introduction by Marty Wilde 0:16

23 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-23.01.1960 - Money Honey 2:12

24 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-23.01.1960 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 1:35

25 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-23.01.1960 - Hallelujah! I Love Her So 2:21

26 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-23.01.1960 - Closing Announcement 0:50

27 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-20.02.1960 - Summertime Blues 1:53

28 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - Milk Cow Blues 3:01

29 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - Introduction & Interview with Eddie Cochran 0:52

30 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - I Don't Like You No More 2:51

31 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - Sweet Little Sixteen 2:34

31 Eddie Cochran - Sweet Little Sixteen 2:34

32 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - Introduction by Marty Wilde 0:10

33 Boy Meets Girls TV Show transmission-27.02.1960 - White Lightnin'(with Gene Vincent) 1:33

34 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - Theme & introduction 0:37

35 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - Interview with two of Eddie's fans 1:02

36 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - Sometin' Else 1:56

37 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - Hallelujah! I Love Her So 2:19

38 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - Twenty-Flight Rock 1:45

39 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-05.03.1960 - C'mon Everybody 2:05

40 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-12.03.1960 - My Heart(vocal: Gene Vincent) 1:40

41 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-12.03.1960 - What'd I Say 3:07

42 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-12.03.1960 - Interview 0:52

43 Saturday Club Radio Show transmission-12.03.1960 - Milk Cow Blues 3:04

CD7

01 Skeety McDonald - You Oughta See Grandma Rock-1956 2:00

02 Skeets McDonald - Heartbreakin' Mama-1956 2:20

03 Wynn Stewart - The Keeper Of The Key-1956 2:45

04 Wynn Stewart - Slowly But Surely-1956 2:07

05 Tom Forse - They Call You A Small Fry-1956 2:06

06 Bo Davis - Let's Coast Awhile-1956 1:59

07 Bo Davis - Drowning Al My Sorrows-1956 2:09

08 Jack Lewis - I.O.U.-1957 2:06

09 Jack Lewis - Tood-A-Loo-1989 1:58

10 Ray Stanley - Over A Coke-1956 2:30

11 Ray Stanley - My Lovin' Baby-1957 2:18

12 Holly Twins - I Want Elvis For Christmas-1956 1:56

13 Bob Denton - Sick And Tired-1996 1:49

14 Lee Denson - New Shoes-1957 1:58

15 Al Casey - Willa Mae-1957 1:53

16 Gene Vincent - Git It-1958 2:23

17 Troyce Key - Baby Please Don't Go-1958 2:12

18 Troyce Key - Watch Your Mouth-1959 2:15

19 Bob Luman - Guitar Picker-1996 2:17

20 Four Dots - Don't Wake Up The Kids-1958 2:31

21 Bob Denton - Pretty Little Devil-1961 2:08

22 Bob Denton - Thinkin' About You-1961 2:03

23 Four Dots - If I Were Dying-1992 1:57

24 Four Dots - Bread Fred-1992 2:05

25 Johnny Burnette - Ma And The Bear-1959 2:23

26 Baker Knight - Just Relax-1959 2:22

27 Darry Weaver - Little Bitty Betty-1986 1:44

28 Cast Of Boy Meets Girls TV Show - My Babe-2008 3:07

CD8

01 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie(take-1, false start)-2005 0:42

02 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie(take-2)-2005 1:56

03 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie(take-3, long false start)-2005 0:23

04 Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie(take-4)-2005 1:29

05 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(take-1)-1986 2:21

06 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(take-2)-1996 2:35

07 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(take-3)-1989 3:06

08 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(take-4, false start)1981 0:19

09 Eddie Cochran - Dark Lonely Street(take-5)-1981 1:00

10 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-2, take-2)-1980 2:25

11 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-3, take-5)-1998 2:37

12 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-3, take-6, false start)-1990 0:16

13 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-3, take-7)-1990 2:13

14 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-4, unknown session from acetate)-1996 0:31

15 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(version-2, take-2)-1988 3:02

16 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(version2, take-3, false start)-1990 0:14

17 Eddie Cochran - Half Loved(version-2, take-4)-1990 2:24

18 Eddie Cochran - Milk Cow Blues(rehearsal)-1988 0:17

19 Eddie Cochran - Milk Cow Blues(take-1)-1980 3:24

20 Eddie Cochran - Milk Cow Blues(take-2, false start)-1980 0:29

21 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-1)-1996 1:59

22 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-3)-1998 2:03

23 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-5, false start)-1990 0:13

24 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-6, false start)-1985 0:32

25 Eddie Cochran - Little Angel(take-9)-1990 1:49

26 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-5, take-1)-1985 1:15

27 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-5, take-2)-1985 2:19

28 Eddie Cochran - My Love To Remember(version-5, take-3)-1985 1:54

29 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-1)-1986 2:52

30 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-2,false start -1986) 0:23

31 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-3)-1989 2:11

32 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-4, false start)-1986 0:42

33 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-5)-1986 2:25

34 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-8, long false start)-1986 2:15

35 Eddie Cochran - Jelly Bean(take-9, false start)-1986 0:11

36 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(take-1)-1986 2:31

37 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(take2, false start)-1986 0:31

38 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(take-3)-1989 2:33

39 Eddie Cochran - Don't Bye, Bye Baby Me(take-4)-1986 2:24

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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VA - Acoustic Blues Vol. 1-4 The Roots Of It All (The Definitive Collection!) [2013-2014] (8 x CDs)

ACOUSTIC BLUES

VA - Acoustic Blues Vol. 1-4 The Roots Of It All (The Definitive Collection!) [2013-2014] (8 x CDs)

Four double discs can look like excess on the shelf, but this set settles into something quieter once it begins. Bear Family Records issued these volumes across 2013 and 2014, each one carrying its own booklet, yet the intention only becomes clear when they are heard together. Eight discs, nearly a century of recordings, arranged with patience rather than urgency.

It does not open with a statement. The earliest sides arrive plainly, voices and guitars set down with little separation between performer and room. Blind Lemon Jefferson, Papa Charlie Jackson, Lonnie Johnson appear without framing, each track carrying its own weight. The sound is direct, sometimes fragile, sometimes steady, but always close.

What changes is not the style but the surroundings. Moving through the first volumes, the recordings begin to widen. Small additions appear, a second guitar, a fiddle, a bass line that holds the rhythm a little tighter. By the time Robert Johnson enters the sequence, the language is already established, his recordings sit inside it rather than standing apart.

The later volumes shift the perspective again. Instead of ending the story in the 1930s, the set continues forward, showing how that same acoustic approach survives in later decades. Performers such as Taj Mahal and Etta Baker appear with clearer recording quality, but the structure remains familiar, voice, guitar, and space.

Across all four volumes, the sequencing works by accumulation. The shifts are gradual, almost unmarked, one performance leading to the next without needing explanation. Early field recordings, studio sides, revival era sessions, they sit together as part of the same line.

Taken as a whole, the set feels less like a history lesson and more like a long continuity of sound. Leave it playing long enough and the decades begin to blur, the differences still there, but held together by a shared approach that never really disappears. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1 CD1

01 Sylvester Weaver - Guitar Blues 2:58

02 Papa Charlie Jackson - Shake That Thing 2:58

03 Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Blues 2:41

04 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues 3:03

05 Barbecue Bob - Mississippi Heavy Water Blues 3:04

06 Furry Lewis - Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee 2:33

07 Jim Jackson - Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues - Pt. 1 3:11

08 Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground 3:24

09 Frank Stokes - Downtown Blues 3:19

10 Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie 3:35

11 Ramblin' Thomas - So Lonesome 2:51

12 Rube Lacy - Ham Hound Crave 2:54

13 Henry Thomas - Bull Doze Blues 3:27

14 Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues 3:05

15 Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues 3:42

16 Ishman Bracey - The Four Day Blues 3:25

17 Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues 2:43

18 Curley Weaver - No No Blues 3:04

19 Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll and Tumble Blues 3:00

20 Henry Spaulding - Cairo Blues 2:49

21 Charley Patton - Pony Blues 2:59

22 Kansas Joe - When The Levee Breaks 3:08

23 Little Hat Jones - Little Hat Blues 3:15

24 Blind Blake - Diddie Wa Diddie 2:59

25 Charlie McCoy - Last Time Blues 3:08

26 Robert Wilkins - That's No Way to Get Along 2:58

27 Henry Townsend - Henry's Worry Blues 3:09

28 Clifford Gibson - Ice and Snow Blues 2:55

29 Blind Joe Reynolds - Outside Woman Blues 3:00

Vol. 1 CD2

01 Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting on Top of The World 3:10

02 Garfield Akers - Dough Roller Blues 3:14

03 Son House - My Black Mama - Part 1 3:08

04 Willie Brown - M & O Blues 3:05

05 Charley Jordan - Stack O'Dollars Blues 2:37

06 J. T. "Funny Paper" Smith - Howling Wolf Blues - No. 1 2:50

07 Skip James - I'm So Glad 2:50

08 King Solomon Hill - Times Has Done Got Hard 3:12

09 Big Bill Broonzy - Long Tall Mama 2:49

10 Josh White - Good Gal 3:11

11 Tampa Red - Black Angel Blues 3:32

12 Leadbelly - Midnight Special 3:09

13 Memphis Minnie - Chickasaw Train Blues (Low Down Dirty Thing) 3:19

14 Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues 3:04

15 Johnny Temple - Lead Pencil Blues (It Just Won't Write) 3:08

16 Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues 3:01

17 Blind Gary Davis - Cross and Evil Woman Blues 3:06

18 Blind Boy Fuller - Rag, Mama, Rag 3:13

19 Carl Martin - Crow Jane 2:56

20 Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers - Baby Please Don't Go 3:24

21 Casey Bill Weldon - Somebody Changed The Lock on My Door 3:22

22 Oscar Woods - Lone Wolf Blues 3:12

23 Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues 2:41

24 Black Ace - Black Ace 2:46

25 Robert Lee McCoy - Prowling Night-Hawk 3:03

26 Bukka White - Shake 'Em on Down 3:01

27 Bo Carter - Old Devil 3:03

28 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train 2:44

29 Tommy McClennan - Bottle it Up and Go 2:48

Vol. 2 CD1

01 Big Joe Williams - Crawlin' King Snake 2:51

02 Robert Petway - Catfish Blues 3:00

03 Brownie McGhee - Step it Up and Go No. 2 2:48

04 Tony Hollins - Cut Saw Blues 2:55

05 Robert Lockwood Jr. - Black Spider Blues 2:59

06 McKinley Morganfield - I Be's Troubled 3:06

07 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - If I Get Lucky 3:05

08 Buddy Moss - Unfinished Business 2:53

09 William Brown - Mississippi Blues 6:06

10 David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Water Coast Blues 5:59

11 Gabriel Brown - Stick With Me 2:43

12 Johnny Shines - Evil-Hearted Woman Blues 2:49

13 Lightnin' Hopkins - Katie Mae Blues 3:03

14 Josh White - Evil Hearted Man 2:32

15 Othum Brown - Ora-Nelle Blues 2:46

16 Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman 2:44

17 Little Boy Fuller - Blood Red River Blues 2:36

18 Back Porch Boys - Sweet Woman Blues 3:03

19 "Stick" McGhee & His Buddies - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2:18

20 Frankie Lee Sims and His Guitar Trio - Single Man Blues 2:51

21 K. C. Douglas Trio - Mercury Boogie 2:26

22 Lowell Fulson - The Blues is Killing Me 2:34

23 Alabama Slim - Boar Hog Blues 2:38

24 Sylvester Cotton - Ugly Woman Blues 2:44

25 Pinetop Slim - Applejack Boogie 2:39

26 Willie Lane - Prowlin' Ground Hog 2:41

27 Dan Pickett - Ride to A Funeral in A V8 2:33

Vol. 2 CD2

01 Dennis McMillon - Paper Wooden Daddy 2:43

02 Manny Nichols - Walking Talking Blues 2:36

03 Johnny Beck - You Gotta Lay Down Momma 2:37

04 James Tisdom - Model T Boogie 2:34

05 Soldier Boy Houston - Dallas Be-Bop Blues 3:06

06 Little David - You're Gonna Weep and Moan 3:05

07 Pig N' Whistle Red - Talkin' to You Mama 3:09

08 Lil' Son Jackson - Ticket Agent Blues 2:38

09 Luther Huff - 1951 Blues 2:39

10 Larks - Eyesight to The Blind 2:53

11 Luther Stoneham - 1949 Blues 2:38

12 William Stewart - Me Talking Boy 2:24

13 Nat Terry - Take it Easy Baby 3:24

14 John Lee - Down at The Depot 3:09

15 Julius King - If You See My Lover 3:05

16 Doug Quattlebaum - Don't Be Funny, Baby! 2:35

17 Sister O. M. Terrell - I'm Going to The City 2:51

18 Jimmy & Walter - Before Long 2:59

19 Jesse Thomas - Gonna Move to California 2:25

20 Big Son Tillis - Rocks is My Pillow 3:12

21 Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues 3:30

22 Lick, Slick & Slide - I Love My Baby 2:33

23 Doctor Ross - Industrial Boogie 2:38

24 Big Bill Broonzy - Willie Mae Blues 3:36

25 Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train 2:46

26 Snooks Eaglin - See See Rider 3:12

27 John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell 3:19

28 Fred McDowell - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 2:46

Vol. 3 CD1

01 Mance Lipscomb - Shake, Shake, Mama 2:52

02 John Lee Hooker - Tupelo 3:21

03 Rev. Gary Davis - Samson and Delilah 4:07

04 Robert Pete Williams - I’ve Grown So Ugly 2:51

05 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand 3:05

06 Lonnie Johnson - Moaning Blues 4:03

07 Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin’ 4:09

08 Herman E. Johnson - I Just Keeps on Wanting You 2:48

09 Scrapper Blackwell - Shady Lane 5:29

10 Pink Anderson - I Got Mine 3:09

11 Pete Franklin - Prison Bound 4:24

12 Shirley Griffith - Bye Bye Blues 4:13

13 Robert C. Smith - Please Don’t Drive Me Away 2:27

14 Memphis Willie B. - Wine Drinking Woman 3:38

15 Baby Tate - What Have I Done to You 2:44

16 Leroy Dallas - She Caught The M & O 3:45

17 Sleepy John Estes - Vernita’s Blues 2:21

18 J. D. Short - I’m Just Wastin’ My Time 4:37

19 Muddy Waters - Feel Like Going Home 3:54

20 Buddy Moss - Amy 2:44

21 Johnny Young - Want My Lovin’ 3:32

22 Arvella Gray - Corrine, Corrina 2:15

23 Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man 2:55

24 Maxwell Street Jimmy - Alberta 2:56

Vol. 3 CD2

01 Son House - Empire State Express 3:43

02 Fred McDowell - Frisco Lines 4:01

03 J.B. Lenoir - If I Get Lucky 3:02

04 Skip James - Sickbed Blues 4:08

05 R.L. Burnside - Long Haired Doney 2:47

06 Furry Lewis - Old Original Furry Lewis Blues 3:48

07 Joe Callicott - Lonesome Katy Blues 3:06

08 John Jackson - Rocks and Gravel 3:18

09 Babe Stovall - Worried Blues 3:35

10 Howlin' Wolf - Ain’t Goin’ Down That Dirt Road #2 4:09

11 Larry Johnson - Four Women Blues 2:35

12 Jack Owens - I Love My Baby 4:52

13 Johnny Shines - Your Troubles Can’t Be Like Mine 4:21

14 Brownie McGhee - My Last Suit 3:55

15 Juke Boy Bonner - Tired of The Greyhound Bus 2:28

16 Tarheel Slim - So Sweet, So Sweet 3:21

17 Tom Shaw - Baby Be A Boy Child Named Him After Me 5:46

18 Eddie Taylor - Bullcow Blues 3:12

19 Bill Williams - Salty Dog 4:39

20 Guitar Shorty - Jessie Jones 4:00

21 Reverend Pearly Brown - It’s A Mean Old World to Try to Live In 2:26

22 Louisiana Red - Dead Stray Dog 3:58

23 David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Big Fat Mama 2:58

24 Henry Townsend - Can’t You See 3:19

Vol. 4 CD1

01 Archie Edwards - The Road is Rough and Rocky 4:33

02 Frank Hovington - Lonesome Road Blues 5:27

03 Guitar Slim - I’m Feelin' Lonesome 4:46

04 Sam Chatmon - Sam’s Blues 3:37

05 Boogie Bill Webb - Big Road Blues 2:33

06 Arzo Youngblood - Bye Bye Blues 2:48

07 John Cephas - Reno Factory 4:45

08 Eugene Powell - Worried Blues 3:05

09 Albert Macon - Mean Old Frisco Blues 3:46

10 James "Son" Thomas - Devil Blues 4:46

11 Henry Townsend - Heartbroken Man Blues 4:06

12 James Brewer - Pea Vine Whistle 3:54

13 Rory Block - Future Blues 3:06

14 Sparky Rucker - Kind-Hearted Woman 4:12

15 Ted Bogan - That’ll Never Happen No More 2:14

16 Taj Mahal - Fishin’ Blues 4:31

17 Jo-Ann Kelly - Try Me One More Time 4:34

18 Etta Baker - Broken Hearted Blues 4:53

19 Paul Rishell - Trouble Blues 2:43

20 John Dee Holeman - Early Morning Blues 3:33

21 Guy Davis - Take Me Back, Babe 4:35

Vol. 4 CD2

01 Homesick James - Bein’ With The One You Love 3:04

02 Paul Geremia - Kick it in The Country 4:13

03 Alvin Youngblood Hart - Big Mama’s Door 3:50

04 Keb' Mo' - You Can Love Yourself 2:32

05 Doug MacLeod - Old Country Road 4:35

06 Corey Harris - High Fever Blues 3:12

07 Jimmie Lee Robinson - Angry Lover 3:33

08 Geoff Muldaur - Sloppy Drunk 4:25

09 Robert Lockwood Jr. - C.C. Rider 3:54

10 Jerry Ricks - I Will Turn Your Money Green 4:18

11 Roy Book Binder - Can’t Do That No More 3:29

12 Precious Bryant - You Don’t Want Me No More 2:52

13 Robert Belfour - Pushin’ My Luck 4:33

14 Eric Bibb - Come Back Baby 4:41

15 Jimmy "Duck" Holmes - Nightmare 4:00

16 John Paul Hammond - Statesboro Blues 3:25

17 Del Rey - Plymouth Rock 3:50

18 Chris James - Black Spider Blues 3:28

19 Bonnie Raitt - Ain’t Nothin’ in Ramblin’ 3:41

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