B. B. King

2 LPs ON 1 CD PLUS 7 BONUS TRACKS

Universally hailed as the reigning King of the Blues, the legendary B.B. King is the most imitated of living blues guitarists. He still projects tremendous presence on stage, both singing and playing guitar, and his musical influence around the world is incalculable. B.B.’s technique is deceptively complex; featuring delicate filigrees of single string runs punctuated by loud chords, subtle vibratos, and bent notes. Rock guitar technique is to a large degree derived from King’s playing. This quintessential collector’s edition includes two of his finestalbums: B.B. King Wails (1959) and the all-instrumental Easy Listening Blues (1962), which were both originally released by the Crown label at the onset of King’s career. Both blues masterpieceshave been remastered and packaged together on this very special release, which also includes 7 bonus tracks from thesame 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.

PERSONNEL:

B.B. KING, vocals and guitar, plus:

Johnny Board (tenor saxophone),
Lawrence Burdine (alto saxophone),
Kenny Sands (trumpet),
Ralph Hamilton (bass),
Millard Lee, Lloyd Glenn (piano),
Maxwell Davis (organ),
Ted Curry (drums), among others.

Recorded in Los Angeles, between 1959 and 1962.
Original recordings produced by Joe Bihari.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

B.B. KING WAILS
01. SWEET THING 2:56
02. I’VE GOT PAPERS ON YOU, BABY 2:23
03. TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY 2:58
04. COME BY HERE 2:17
05. THE FOOL 2:42
06. I LOVE YOU SO 2:55
07. THE WOMAN I LOVE 3:04
08. WE CAN’T MAKE IT 2:38
09. TREAT ME RIGHT 2:24
10. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE 2:07

EASY LISTENING BLUES
11. EASY LISTENING BLUES 2:38
12. BLUES FOR ME 2:55
13. NIGHT LONG 2:59
14. CONFESSIN’ 2:41
15. DON’T TOUCH 2:45
16. SLOW WALK 3:15
17. WALKIN’ 2:48
18. HULLY GULLY TWIST 2:58
19. SHOUTIN’ THE BLUES 2:43
20. RAMBLER 2:29

BONUS TRACKS
21. YES, INDEED! 3:23
22. 3 O’CLOCK STOMP 2:34
23. TALKIN’ THE BLUES 2:18
24. TROUBLE IN MIND 2:40
25. EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES 5:04
26. HOUSE ROCKER 3:06
27. LET’S DO THE BOOGIE 2:24

TOTAL TIME: 76:01