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"This is a delicious double CD production with a 28-page booklet choked with information, pictures (the Earl Palmer one is terrific) and a discography that indicates the rhythm pattern associated with the song. The appendix gives instruction on how to speak aloud the rhythm of the beats and tap out the accented beats with your hands (difficult or what?). Let me assure you on the majority of tracks my foot jumps and I want to dance. The tracks do not appear to be common to the vast amount of PD releases -- CD 2 is very interesting with a different feel to your normal run of the mill PD -- due to their late '50s/early '60s recording dates -- It's the more obscure tracks that grab you. The number one and most essential is the quality of the recordings. They are first class and on a personal note, I now have the best copy in my collection of 'The Freeze' by Albert Collins. There is a lot to discover and long-established collectors will have the opportunity to refresh their musical diet by checking this compilation out. Highly recommended to all." --Keith Scoffham, Blues & Rhythm.
Featuring Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo, Muddy Waters, Dale Hawkins, Wynona Carr, Guitar Junior, Big "T" Tyler, André Williams, Art Neville, Bobby Freeman, B.B. King, Tommy Ridgley, Fats Domino, Paul Gayten, Eddie Cochran, Richard Berry, Charles Sheffield, Bill Doggett, Smokey Hogg, Otis Rush, Champion Jack Dupree, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Larry Williams, Leonard Carbo, Eddie Lang, Screamin' Joe Neal, The Champs, Lavern Baker, Albert Collins, Memphis Slim, Harry Belafonte, Ray Charles, Texas Ray, Arthur Alexander, Junior Wells, Willie Jones, Little Willie John, Link Wray, James Brown, Davey Cortez, Ruth Brown, The Coasters, Teddy Randazzo, Curtis Knight, Tal Miller, Renaldo Jackson, The Orioles, Barrett Strong, Charles Brown, The Isley Brothers, Cozy Cole, Bobby Hebb, Andre Williams, Phil Upchurch, Buddy Guy, Louis Brooks, The Olympics, Ford Eaglin, Chuck Berry, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Huey Piano Smith.
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