James,Elmore Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 CD

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.

1. Dust My Broom 2. Please Find My Baby (Version 1) 3. Hawaiian Boogie (Version 1) 4. Please Find My Baby (Version 2) 5. Hand in Hand 6. Long Tall Woman 7. Rock My Baby Right 8. One More Drink (Take 1) 9. My Baby's Gone 10. One More Drink (Take 2) 11. Lost Woman Blues Aka Please Find My Baby (Version 3) 12. I Believe 13. I Held My Baby Last Night 14. Baby What's Wrong 15. Sinful Woman 16. Round House Boogie Aka Sax Symphonic Boogie (Inst) - Bep Brown 17. Dumb Woman Blues - Bep Brown Orchestra 18. Sax-Ony Boogie (Inst) - Featuring J T Brown (Sax) 19. Kicking the Blues Around Aka Flaming Blues - Featuring J T Brown (Sax) 20. I May Be Wrong - Little Johnny Jones ; the Chicago Hound Dogs 21. Sweet Little Woman - Little Johnny Jones ; the Chicago Hound Dogs 22. Early in the Morning 23. Can't Stop Lovin' 24. Hawaiian Boogie (Version 2) 25. Make a Little Love 26. My Best Friend (Take 1) 27. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 2) 28. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 3) 29. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 4) 30. Make My Dreams Come True (Take 7) 31. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 1) 32. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 2) 33. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 3) 34. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 4) 35. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 5) 36. Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 6) 37. Dark and Dreary (Take 1) 38. Dark and Dreary (Take 2) 39. Dark and Dreary (Take 4) 40. Quarter Past Nine 41. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 1) 42. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 8) 43. Where Can My Baby Be (Take 9) 44. Please Come Back to Me (Sho' Nuff I Do) 45. Session Talk ; False Start Sho' Nuff I Do 46. Sho' Nuff I Do (Alternate Take) 47. Sho' Nuff I Do 48. 1839 Blues 49. I Got a Strange Baby (False Start ; Chat) 50. Canton Mississippi Breakdown (Instrumental) 51. Standing at the Crossroads 52. Late Hours at Midnight 53. Happy Home 54. Sunny Land 55. The Way You Treat Me Aka Mean and Evil 56. No Love in My Heart 57. Dust My Blues 58. I Was a Fool 59. Blues Before Sunrise 60. Goodbye (Baby) 61. So Mean to Me (Take 2) 62. So Mean to Me (Take 3) 63. So Mean to Me (Take 4) 64. Chat ; False Start to Wild About You Baby 65. Wild About You 66. Wild About You (Baby) 67. Elmo's Shuffle (Take 3) (Instrumental) 68. Elmo's Shuffle (Take 4) 69. Elmo's Shuffle (Take 5) 70. Long Tall Woman 71. Long Tall Woman