Elmore James - Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (3-Disc Set)

Our Elmore James boxed set was a staple of the Ace catalogue for more than a decade, and it remains an essential item for all who love Elmore’s tortured vocals and slashing guitar work and the tightly focused musicianship of the guys who comprised the personnel of his Broomdusters – not to mention ‘that’ ever-present lick, which launched a thousand riffs.

Elmore’s Flair and Meteor 78s and 45s completely redefined the guitar’s role in black American music. Track for track and version for version, the recordings that Elmore made for the Bihari brothers are the definitive ones.

Anyone who has collected blues recordings since the 60s will tell you that if you don’t have a little Elmore in your stack, you can’t really call yourself a blues fan. ~Tony Rounce

Album: Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 1): Canton Crusade
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:29
Size: 143.1 MB
Styles: Slide guitar blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1993
Art: Full

[2:47] 1. Dust My Broom
[3:04] 2. Please Find My Baby
[2:40] 3. Hawaiian Boogie
[3:08] 4. Please Find My Baby
[2:52] 5. Hand In Hand
[2:57] 6. Long Tall Woman
[2:51] 7. Rock My Baby Right
[3:06] 8. One More Drink
[2:24] 9. My Baby's Gone (Won't Be Back No More)
[3:17] 10. One More Drink
[3:16] 11. Lost Woman Blues (Aka Please Find My Baby)
[3:17] 12. I Believe (My Time Ain't Long)
[3:31] 13. I Held My Baby Last Night
[2:53] 14. Baby What's Wrong
[2:52] 15. Sinful Woman
[2:47] 16. Round House Boogie Aka Sax Symphonic Boogie
[3:12] 17. Dumb Woman Blues
[2:36] 18. Sax-Ony Boogie
[2:56] 19. Kickin' The Blues Around (Aka Flaming Blues)
[2:52] 20. I May Be Wrong Aka Boogie-Woogie
[3:00] 21. Sweet Little Woman

Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 1): Canton Crusade

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Album: Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 2): Broomdusting In Chicago
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:37
Size: 161.7 MB
Styles: Slide guitar blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1993
Art: Full

[2:49] 1. Early In The Morning
[2:26] 2. Can't Stop Lovin' My Baby
[2:20] 3. Hawaiian Boogie (Ver 2)
[2:51] 4. Make A Little Love
[2:48] 5. My Best Friend (Take 1)
[2:46] 6. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 2)
[0:57] 7. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 3)
[2:47] 8. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 4)
[2:43] 9. Make My Dreams Come True (take 7)
[2:31] 10. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 1)
[2:39] 11. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 2)
[2:48] 12. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 3)
[0:57] 13. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 4)
[2:36] 14. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 5)
[2:43] 15. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 6)
[0:27] 16. Dark And Dreary (Take 1)
[3:30] 17. Dark And Dreary (Take 2)
[2:48] 18. Dark And Dreary (Take 4)
[3:31] 19. Quarter Past Nine
[0:20] 20. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 1)
[2:59] 21. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 8)
[2:57] 22. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 9)
[3:01] 23. Please Come Back To Me (Sho' Nuff I Do)
[1:31] 24. Sho' Nuff I Do (Alt Take)
[2:46] 25. Sho' Nuff I Do
[2:52] 26. Sho' Nuff I Do
[3:17] 27. 1839 Blues
[1:02] 28. I Got A Strange Baby
[2:40] 29. Canton, Mississippi Breakdown

Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 2): Broomdusting In Chicago

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Album: Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 3): Culver City To The Crescent City
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:23
Size: 133.7 MB
Styles: Slide guitar blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1993
Art: Full

[2:50] 1. Standing At The Crossroads
[2:47] 2. Late Hours At Midnight
[2:47] 3. Happy Home
[3:19] 4. Sunny Land
[2:15] 5. The Way You Treat Me (Aka Mean And Evil)
[2:25] 6. No Love In My Heart
[3:11] 7. Dust My Blues
[2:52] 8. I Was A Fool
[2:45] 9. Blues Before Sunrise
[3:00] 10. Good Bye (Baby)
[2:39] 11. So Mean To Me (Take 2)
[2:37] 12. So Mean To Me (Take 3)
[2:30] 13. So Mean To Me (Take 4)
[1:01] 14. Wild About You Baby
[3:20] 15. Wild About You Baby
[2:42] 16. Wild About You Baby
[3:10] 17. Elmo's Shuffle (Take 3)
[2:56] 18. Elmo's Shuffle (Take 4)
[2:36] 19. Elmo's Shuffle Take 5)
[3:41] 20. Long Tall Woman
[2:53] 21. Long Tall Woman

Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (Disc 3): Culver City To The Crescent City

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