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Track List
01) Kind Hearted Woman Blues
02) I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
03) Sweet Home Chicago
04) Ramblin' on My Mind
05) When You Got a Good Friend
06) Come On in My Kitchen
07) Terraplane Blues
08) Phonograph Blues
09) 32‒20 Blues
10) They're Red Hot
11) Dead Shrimp Blues
12) Cross Road Blues
13) Walkin' Blues
14) Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15) Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
16) If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
17) Kind Hearted Woman Blues (alternate)
18) Ramblin' on My Mind (alternate)
19) When You Got a Good Friend (alternate)
20) Come On in My Kitchen (alternate)
21) Phonograph Blues (alternate)
22) Cross Road Blues (alternate)
Cd 2
01) Stones in My Passway
02) I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
03) From Four Until Late
04) Hell Hound on My Trail
05) Little Queen of Spades
06) Malted Milk
07) Drunken Hearted Man
08) Me and the Devil Blues
09) Stop Breakin' Down Blues
10) Traveling Riverside Blues
11) Honeymoon Blues
12) Love in Vain Blues
13) Milkcow's Calf Blues
14) Little Queen of Spades (alternate)
15) Drunken Hearted Man (alternate)
16) Me and the Devil Blues (alternate)
17) Stop Breakin' Down Blues (alternate)
18) Traveling Riverside Blues (alternate)
19) Love in Vain Blues (alternate)
20) Milkcow's Calf Blues (alternate)
01) Kind Hearted Woman Blues
02) I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
03) Sweet Home Chicago
04) Ramblin' on My Mind
05) When You Got a Good Friend
06) Come On in My Kitchen
07) Terraplane Blues
08) Phonograph Blues
09) 32‒20 Blues
10) They're Red Hot
11) Dead Shrimp Blues
12) Cross Road Blues
13) Walkin' Blues
14) Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15) Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
16) If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
17) Kind Hearted Woman Blues (alternate)
18) Ramblin' on My Mind (alternate)
19) When You Got a Good Friend (alternate)
20) Come On in My Kitchen (alternate)
21) Phonograph Blues (alternate)
22) Cross Road Blues (alternate)
Cd 2
01) Stones in My Passway
02) I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
03) From Four Until Late
04) Hell Hound on My Trail
05) Little Queen of Spades
06) Malted Milk
07) Drunken Hearted Man
08) Me and the Devil Blues
09) Stop Breakin' Down Blues
10) Traveling Riverside Blues
11) Honeymoon Blues
12) Love in Vain Blues
13) Milkcow's Calf Blues
14) Little Queen of Spades (alternate)
15) Drunken Hearted Man (alternate)
16) Me and the Devil Blues (alternate)
17) Stop Breakin' Down Blues (alternate)
18) Traveling Riverside Blues (alternate)
19) Love in Vain Blues (alternate)
20) Milkcow's Calf Blues (alternate)
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2011
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In practical terms, there’s not much need for Robert Johnson’s The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection. There are no undiscovered master or alternate takes, new remastering can only improve the original acetates and 78s so much, and apart from the sequencing of alternate takes after the masters, a debatable merit for listenability, the original 1990 box set The Complete Recordings did everything right. So, The Centennial Collection exists to celebrate Johnson’s 100th birthday, and to offer improved sequencing and sound, both of which are evident on the double-disc set that provides the foundation for this entire reissue project. As strong as this compilation is, what’s really noteworthy in this centennial celebration is the box set designed for the very wealthy among us, a handsome, lavish fetish object for collectors coming complete with a hardcover book containing 45-rpm replicas of the original 78-rpm singles; a double disc of Johnson’s originals; a double disc of Rarities from the Vault that places Johnson into the context of his times by offering a disc of blues cut between 1928-1932 and a disc of Texas country, folk, and Mexican music; and then a DVD documentary of Johnson’s legacy. Naturally, this luxurious item is more attractive and interesting than its bare-bones companion, but it doesn’t necessarily offer greater musical insight than its slimmer cousin. Johnson’s legacy can fit onto a mere two discs, so the rest of the set is essentially well-dressed extras, with the two CDs of contemporary blues, country, and folk offering a nice sampling of Johnson’s peers even if they’re by no means extensive. And when you spring for a set of this magnitude, what matters isn’t the content so much as the presentation -- and in that regard, the four-disc set is impeccable.
Tracklist:
1 Kind Hearted Woman Blues
2 I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
3 Sweet Home Chicago
4 Ramblin' on My Mind
5 When You Got a Good Friend
6 Come on in My Kitchen
7 Terraplane Blues
8 Phonograph Blues
9 32-20 Blues
10 They're Red Hot
11 Dead Shrimp Blues
12 Cross Road Blues
13 Walkin' Blues
14 Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15 Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
16 If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
17 Kind Hearted Woman Blues
18 Ramblin' on My Mind
19 When You Got a Good Friend
20 Come on in My Kitchen
21 Phonograph Blues
22 Cross Road Blues
23 Stones in My Passway
24 I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
25 From Four Until Late
26 Hell Hound on My Trail
27 Little Queen of Spades
28 Malted Milk
29 Drunken Hearted Man
30 Me and the Devil Blues
31 Stop Breakin' Down Blues
32 Traveling Riverside Blues
33 Honeymoon Blues
34 Love in Vain Blues
35 Milkcow's Calf Blues
36 Little Queen of Spades, A
37 Drunken Hearted Man
38 Me and the Devil Blues
39 Stop Breakin' Down Blues
40 Guitar Figure/Traveling Riverside Blues
41 Johnson Speaks/Love in Vain Blues
42 Milkcow's Calf Blues
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In practical terms, there’s not much need for Robert Johnson’s The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection. There are no undiscovered master or alternate takes, new remastering can only improve the original acetates and 78s so much, and apart from the sequencing of alternate takes after the masters, a debatable merit for listenability, the original 1990 box set The Complete Recordings did everything right. So, The Centennial Collection exists to celebrate Johnson’s 100th birthday, and to offer improved sequencing and sound, both of which are evident on the double-disc set that provides the foundation for this entire reissue project. As strong as this compilation is, what’s really noteworthy in this centennial celebration is the box set designed for the very wealthy among us, a handsome, lavish fetish object for collectors coming complete with a hardcover book containing 45-rpm replicas of the original 78-rpm singles; a double disc of Johnson’s originals; a double disc of Rarities from the Vault that places Johnson into the context of his times by offering a disc of blues cut between 1928-1932 and a disc of Texas country, folk, and Mexican music; and then a DVD documentary of Johnson’s legacy. Naturally, this luxurious item is more attractive and interesting than its bare-bones companion, but it doesn’t necessarily offer greater musical insight than its slimmer cousin. Johnson’s legacy can fit onto a mere two discs, so the rest of the set is essentially well-dressed extras, with the two CDs of contemporary blues, country, and folk offering a nice sampling of Johnson’s peers even if they’re by no means extensive. And when you spring for a set of this magnitude, what matters isn’t the content so much as the presentation -- and in that regard, the four-disc set is impeccable.
Tracklist:
1 Kind Hearted Woman Blues
2 I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
3 Sweet Home Chicago
4 Ramblin' on My Mind
5 When You Got a Good Friend
6 Come on in My Kitchen
7 Terraplane Blues
8 Phonograph Blues
9 32-20 Blues
10 They're Red Hot
11 Dead Shrimp Blues
12 Cross Road Blues
13 Walkin' Blues
14 Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15 Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
16 If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
17 Kind Hearted Woman Blues
18 Ramblin' on My Mind
19 When You Got a Good Friend
20 Come on in My Kitchen
21 Phonograph Blues
22 Cross Road Blues
23 Stones in My Passway
24 I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
25 From Four Until Late
26 Hell Hound on My Trail
27 Little Queen of Spades
28 Malted Milk
29 Drunken Hearted Man
30 Me and the Devil Blues
31 Stop Breakin' Down Blues
32 Traveling Riverside Blues
33 Honeymoon Blues
34 Love in Vain Blues
35 Milkcow's Calf Blues
36 Little Queen of Spades, A
37 Drunken Hearted Man
38 Me and the Devil Blues
39 Stop Breakin' Down Blues
40 Guitar Figure/Traveling Riverside Blues
41 Johnson Speaks/Love in Vain Blues
42 Milkcow's Calf Blues
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