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Classic Early...
Elmore James
Classic Early...
Elmore James
The definitive early recordings of Elmore James, the man who changed the face of post-war slide guitar, return to the Ace catalogue with this 3 CD set. Originally released in a long box as ABOXCD 4, they have been revamped as a 3 CD jewel case release. A huge influence on the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds and Fleetwood Mac, as well as being a giant on the blues scene, this set contains 71 tracks from Elmore's recordings for the Meteor, Flair and Modern labels, as well as the classic 'Dust My Broom' for Trumpet.
71 TRACKS INCL. 12 UNREL./ALT. VERSIONS
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 3 |
Released | December 31, 1993 |
EAN/UPC | 0029667000420 |
Label | ACE RECORDS ABOXCD4 |
Genre | Blues |
Dimensions | 127 × 145 × 23 mm · 207 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- Dust My Broom (1951)
- Please Find My Baby (Version 1) (1969)
- Hawaiian Boogie (Version 1) (1970)
- Please Find My Baby (Version 2) (1954)
- Hand in Hand (1954)
- Long Tall Woman (1993)
- Rock My Baby Right (1954)
- One More Drink (Take 1) (1970)
- My Baby's Gone (1983)
- One More Drink (Take 2) (1983)
- Lost Woman Blues Aka Please Find My Baby (Version)
- I Believe (1953)
- I Held My Baby Last Night (1953)
- Baby What's Wrong (1953)
- Sinful Woman (1953)
- Round House Boogie / Sax Symphonic Boogie (Inst) (
- Dumb Woman Blues (1954)
- Sax-ony Boogie (Instrumental) (1954)
- Kicking the Blues Around / Flamming Blues (1953)
- I May Be Wrong (1953)
- Sweet Little Woman (1953)
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2. CD
- Early in the Morning (1953)
- Can't Stop Lovin' (1953)
- Hawaiian Boogie (Version 2) (1953)
- Make a Little Love (1953)
- My Best Friend (Aka Make My Dreams Come True) (Tak
- Make My Dreams Come True (Take 2) (1970)
- Make My Dreams Come True (Take 3) (1993)
- Make My Dreams Come True (Take 4) (1993)
- Make My Dreams Come True (Take 7) (1954)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 1) (1993)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 2) (1983)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 3) (1993)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 4) (1993)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 5) (1970)
- Stange Kinda Feeling (Take 6) (1953)
- Dark & Dreary (Take 1) (1993)
- Dark & Dreary (Take 2) (1983)
- Dark & Dreary (Take 1) (1954)
- Quarter Past Nine (1970)
- Where Can My Baby Be (Take 1) (1993)
- Where Can My Baby Be (Take 8) (1983)
- Where Can My Baby Be (Take 9) (1969)
- Please Come Back to Me (Sho' Nuff I Do) (1983)
- (Session Talk & False Start) Sho' Nuff I Do (1993)
- Sho' Nuff I Do (Alternate Take) (1970)
- Sho' Nuff I Do (1954)
- 1839 Blues (1954)
- I Got a Strange Baby (False Start & Chat) (1969)
- Canton Mississippi Breakdown (Instrumental) (1969)
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3. CD
- Standing at the Crossroads (1954)
- Late Hours at Midnight (1955)
- Happy Home (1955)
- Sunny Land (1954)
- The Way You Treat Me (Aka Mean & Evil) (1955)
- No Love in My Heart (1955)
- Dust My Blues (1955)
- I Was a Fool (1955)
- Blues Before Sunrise (1955)
- Goodbye Baby (1955)
- So Mean to Me (Take 2) (1983)
- So Mean to Me (Take 3) (1969)
- So Mean to Me (Take 4) (1987)
- (Chat & False Start To) Wild About You Baby (1993)
- Wild About You (1956)
- Wild About You Baby (1965)
- Elmo's Shuffle (Take 3) (Instrumental) (1970)
- Elmo's Shuffle (Take 4) (1983)
- Elmo's Shuffle (Take 5) (1993)
- Long Tall Woman (1970)
- Long Tall Woman (1956)