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1	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) more music like this by Derek and the Dominos Wishing to escape the superstar expectations that sank Blind Faith before it was launched, Eric Clapton retreated with several sidemen from Delaney & Bonnie to record the material that would form Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. From these meager beginnings grew his greatest album. Duane Allman joined the band shortly after recording began, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00!
2	Riding with the King (2000) more music like this by Eric Clapton & B.B. King The potential for a collaboration between B.B. King and Eric Clapton is enormous, of course, and the real questions concern how it is organized and executed. This first recorded pairing between the 74-year-old King and the 55-year-old Clapton was put together in the most obvious way: Clapton arranged the session using many of his regular musicians ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $9.78!
3	The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition (1990) more music like this by Derek & the Dominos This three-CD box did a lot of good for rock reissues, though not necessarily for the Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs album. It was the first high-profile reissue to treat rock with the same respect that scholars had long accorded jazz, going beyond the finished tracks to the outtakes and anything else usable that turned up in the vaults. ... see all copies from $23.74! new only from $38.54!
4	A Musical History (2005) more music like this by The Band Given the countless Band compilations released over the years, plus the exhaustive bonus-track-laden reissues of the proper albums in 2000 and 2001, it's easy to be suspicious of the six-disc A Musical History, especially since it's the third Band box set released in the CD era. It would seem that all the worthwhile previously unreleased music ... see all copies from $87.35! new only from $87.35!
5	Music from Big Pink [Bonus Tracks] (2003) more music like this by The Band Although the five musicians who came together in the late '50s and early '60s to back up Canadian rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins probably had played thousands of shows and had made numerous recordings, none of these public appearances gave much of a clue about how they would sound when they released their first album as the Band in July 1968. If ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $9.97!
6	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey (2003) more music like this by Original Soundtrack This five-disc, 116-track box set presents a sweeping history of the blues from its emergence in the early 1900s clear through to its various contemporary guises, and includes samples of country blues in all of its regional variations, as well as cuts from string bands, jug bands, jazz combos, gritty Chicago blues outfits, and a look at how rock ... see all copies from $59.39! new only from $59.39!
7	One More Car, One More Rider (2002) more music like this by Eric Clapton Eric Clapton had a fierce testimonial to the blues with From the Cradle, but One More Car, One More Rider arrives nearly a decade later, and the difference is stunning. Though he goes through the motions of playing the blues -- a cutting version of the perennial "Key to the Highway," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Goin' Down Slow," among others here -- ... see all copies from $3.26! new only from $19.03!
8	Children of the Future (1968) more music like this by Steve Miller Band A psychedelic blues rock-out, 1968's Children of the Future marked Steve Miller's earliest attempt at the ascent that brought him supersonic superstardom. Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with storied producer Glyn Johns at the helm, the set played out as pure West Coast rock inflected with decade-of-love psychedelia but intriguingly cloaked ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $8.83!
9	Burning Hell (1964) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $5.45! new only from $9.39!
10	Last Time Around -- Live at Legends (1998) more music like this by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Last Time Around -- Live At Legends is a fitting farewell to the late, great Junior Wells and his partnership, friendship and kinship with Buddy Guy that lasted decades. The album is a historic release in many ways. It reunites two blues legends who began their unique association in the 1950s. The album was recorded live in March 1993 at Buddy Guy ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $8.57!
11 view cover	Ultimate Collection (2001) more music like this by Freddie King Hip-O's Ultimate Collection is one of the first truly comprehensive overviews of Freddie King's career, starting with his seminal recordings for Federal and running all the way to his final recordings for RSO in the mid-'70s. This is a mixed blessing. On one hand, it's nice to have a disc that tells the whole story, but the shifting production ... see all copies from $10.76! new only from $10.96!
12 view cover	Getting Ready... (1971) more music like this by Freddie King The first of Freddie King's three albums for Leon Russell's Shelter label set the tone for his work for the company: competent electric blues with a prominent rock/soul influence. King sings and plays well, but neither the sidemen nor the material challenge him to scale significant heights. Part of the problem is that King himself wrote none of ... see all copies from $9.32! new only from $9.32!
13 view cover	Live at the Electric Ballroom, 1974 (1996) more music like this by Freddie King This Atlanta concert wasn't issued in recorded form for two decades. Archival releases of this sort tend to be for collectors only, but this is a cut above the standard. The sound is very good, the band is pretty tight, and Freddie King solos with fire and sings with conviction, sticking mostly to covers of warhorses like "Dust My Broom," "Key to ... see all copies from $6.92! new only from $11.06!
14 view cover	Rough Guide to the Blues (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Full marks to the Rough Guide people -- with this release they've hit it very squarely on the head. If you want one definitive guide to the blues, this is it. Granted, not every major figure is here -- no Skip James or Furry Lewis, for example, or Tampa Red -- but this is as good as you're going to find on a single CD, ranging from the very early ... see all copies from $10.32! new only from $10.32!
15 view cover	On Tap (1975) more music like this by Junior Wells Underrated mid-'70s collection boasting a contemporary, funky edge driven by guitarists Phil Guy and Sammy Lawhorn, keyboardist Big Moose Walker, and saxman A.C. Reed. Especially potent is the crackling "The Train I Ride," a kissin' cousin to Little Junior Parker's "Mystery Train." Bill Dahl, All Music Guide see all copies from $10.26! new only from $10.26!
16 view cover	The Great Blues Men (1972) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $15.00! new only from $16.21!
17 view cover	Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967 (1997) more music like this by Various Artists This second volume of a two-volume entry in MCA's Chess 50th Anniversary reissue series chronicles the second decade of blues classics produced by the landmark company. Although Chess' big four (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson) are all finely represented, influential sides by Elmore James ("Madison Blues"), Otis ... see all copies from $7.46! new only from $7.46!
18 view cover	Vol. 3: The War and Post War Years 1940-51 (2007) more music like this by Big Bill Broonzy Mississippi-born guitarist Big Bill Broonzy had a voice that could really grow on you. The living embodiment of the rural-to-urban blues tradition, he often infused the gutsy, sometimes brutally honest immediacy of acoustic Chicago blues and good time hokum with the lonely intensity of the field holler. Vol. 3 in JSP's extensively complete Big ... see all copies from $25.43! new only from $25.43!
19 view cover	Live at Theresa's 1975 (2006) more music like this by Junior Wells Recorded at two separate gigs in January 1975 but not issued until 2006, this captures Junior Wells on-stage at Theresa's, one of the most esteemed Chicago blues clubs. It's a little rawer than most live albums; the sound is good, and Wells is in good form, but his band is a little rough (and, particularly on the tracks with guitarist Sammy ... see all copies from $10.43! new only from $10.43!
20 view cover	Boogie Chillun [Fantasy] (1972) more music like this by John Lee Hooker Recorded live in November 1962 in San Francisco, this dates from the period in which Hooker often presented himself as a sort of blues/folk singer for the coffeehouse crowd, toning down his volume and aggressiveness somewhat. There's something of a muted "unplugged" feel to these solo performances (though an electric guitar is used). It's not ... see all copies from $9.42! new only from $9.42!
21 view cover	Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 (2001) more music like this by Various Artists Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 presents live performances from many of the top blues players of the era. From Skip James to Mance Lipscomb to Memphis Slim, these musicians play mostly acoustic blues before an appreciative audience. From the first disc, Mississippi John Hurt's six-song set is a standout. Piedmont fingerpicking ... see all copies from $16.86! new only from $20.57!
22 view cover	Backwater Blues (1999) more music like this by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Songs of whiskey, women, and money -- nothing was more important to the repertoire of this classic acoustic blues duo. Good relations on stage were not, but during this 18-tune club date at Sugar Hill in San Francisco, Terry and McGhee are in good spirits. The former's fingerpicking, good-time guitar strummin', and even-keeled singing, joined by ... see all copies from $9.92! new only from $9.92!
23 view cover	I Want You to Know (1996) more music like this by Paul Rishell & Annie Raines The team of guitarist Paul Rishell and Annie Raines on harmonica (both sing) is so appealing that their acoustic duets make the occasional guests (and electrification of the music) seem unnecessary although Ronnie Earl gets in a few good guitar solos. Five originals by the Rishell/Raines team fit right in with songs by the likes of Blind Boy ... see all copies from $14.74! new only from $14.74!
24 view cover	Long Steel Rail (1962) more music like this by Bill Jackson Bill Jackson, a likable blues singer and guitarist, only made this one recording in his career, although he came close to recording in 1928. On the first album released by Pete Welding's Testament label (and reissued on CD in 1994), Jackson is heard at the age of 55 in superior form. He performs in a '30s acoustic blues style, telling stories both ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $2.99!
25 view cover	New York Blues and R&B 1947-1955 (2007) more music like this by Sticks McGhee This fascinating set is really the story of two brothers, Stick McGhee and Brownie McGhee, both of whom were guitarists (Brownie being good enough to actually work regularly as a session player). Stick recorded a song he had written, "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee," in 1947 (with his brother Brownie sitting in on guitar) for J. Mayo Williams' tiny ... see all copies from $24.31! new only from $24.31!

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