Blues Breakers

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Annotation

3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Cat# / Barcode (CD 1): KBOX3129A / 8712155057021
Cat# / Barcode (CD 2): KBOX3129B / none (?)
Cat# / Barcode (CD 3): KBOX3129C / none

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-15 23:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters, Little Walter on harmonica3:38
2C-h-i-c-k-e-n Blues
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15)
recorded at:
Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1965-04-15)
Mississippi John Hurt0:56
3I’m in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:44
4The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James4.52:48
5Blues for the Lowlands
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962) and Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
recorded at:
The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1961 until 1962)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry4:47
6All I Can Do Is Cry
Ike & Tina Turner5:32
7Coffee for Mama
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:29
8A Big Man
recording of:
A Big Man
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
live recording of:
A Big Man
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
John Mayall4:53
9Draggin’ My TailEric Clapton3:08
10Dust Your Broom
Etta James3:46
11Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
Big Joe Williams3:26
12Big Road Blues
recording of:
Big Road Blues
writer:
Frank Cook (US drummer), Bob Hite, Larry Taylor (US bassist), Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Reheated Music
Canned Heat2:06
13Backlash Blues
edit of:
Backlash Blues (live, 1985: USA, with Nina Simone addressing the crowd at the end) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (in 1985)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone2:52
14Lightnin’s Bad Luck
Lightning Slim2:33
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1CC Riders
Jimmy Witherspoon5:30
2Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker2:30
3Baby Please Don’t Go
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Muddy Waters2:58
4It’s My Fault BabyB.B. King3:35
5Standing at the CrossroadsElmore James2:55
6Rooster Blues
Lightning Slim2:42
7John Lee Boogie
recording of:
John Lee Boogie
writer:
John Mayall
John Mayall4:15
8I’m Movin’ On
cover recording of:
I’m Moving On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ray Charles2:20
9Can’t Hold On
producer:
Johnny Otis
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Canned Heat2:28
10Hoochy Coochy Man
Eddy Wilsons Blues Band & Friends8:19
11Don’t You Lie to Me
Mike Bloomfield3:29
12Freight LoaderEric Clapton2:48
13Out of Sight
Johnny Winter2:20
14With a Little Help From My Friends
recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
Santana4:05
3CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boogie Chillen 2
John Lee Hooker2:21
2Gee Baby Ain’t I Been Good to You
Jimmy Witherspoon3:33
3Everybody’s Blue
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry6:44
4You’ve Done Lost Your Good Thing NowB.B. King5:16
5I Smell Trouble
Ike & Tina Turner3:47
6Kind Hearted Woman
Johnny Winter3:40
7Ball and Chain
Big Mama Thornton7:14
8Got My Mojo Working
Canned Heat2:40
9Nobody’s Business But Mine
Mississippi John Hurt3:49
10I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974)
live recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (in 1985)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
live cover recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
cover recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
Nina Simone3:28
11Cherry Red
Mike Bloomfield4:42
12Mojo Hand
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:03
13I’m Gonna Drown Myself
Ray Charles3:01
14Lost and Gone
recording of:
Lost and Gone
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
John Mayall2:38

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ASIN:DE: B00004S3TM [info]