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1	King of the Blues [Box] (1992) more music like this by B.B. King No way can a mere four discs cover every facet of the blues king's amazing recording career, but MCA makes a valiant stab at it. The first two discs, as expected, are immaculate: opening with his Bullet Records debut ("Miss Martha King"), the box continues with a handful of pivotal RPM/Kent masters before digging into his 1960s ABC-Paramount ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $51.54!
2	Deuces Wild (1997) more music like this by B.B. King This is B.B.'s celebrity duet album, and a straightahead blues album this is not. But longtime fans who are aware of King's genre-stretching capabilities will find much to savor here. Kicking off with B.B. playing some beautiful fills and solo work behind Van Morrison on "If You Love Me," the superstars start lining up to jam with the King, with ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.75!
3	Live at the Apollo (1990) more music like this by B.B. King There are both good and bad points to this CD. Of the latter, the Phillip Morris "Super Band" is confined to background work with -- other than a few spots for Plas Johnson's tenor -- no soloists being heard from. As an ensemble, the all-star orchestra performs well, but is essentially anonymous. Also, despite the backing, B.B. King does not ... see all copies from $7.23! new only from $9.39!
4	Gold (2006) more music like this by B.B. King Compiling a double-disc set ranging across the long recording career of an artist like B.B. King, who has a longevity in the business that is not only startling but awe-inspiring, is a challenge indeed. Universal's Gold representation of B.B. King covers the years 1963 (14 years after he began) to 1999, so tracks from his platinum Riding with the ... see all copies from $16.72! new only from $16.72!
5	The Ultimate Collection (2005) more music like this by B.B. King In theory, the idea behind Geffen's 2005 compilation The Ultimate Collection seems sound: gather together 21 iconic tracks from the entirety of B.B. King's long career and present them on one handy disc. While there have been plenty of King comps throughout the years -- some great, some merely passable, but often all very good -- there has never ... see all copies from $8.24!
6	How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances 1964 to 1994 (1996) more music like this by B.B. King The double-disc collection How Blue Can You Get: Classic Live 1964-94 covers 30 years of B.B. King's remarkably popular and groundbreaking career, picking out choice live performances from a variety of sources. King has always been acknowledged as one of the most electrifing blues guitarists, as well as one of the best all-around entertainers that ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $44.00!
7	Blues, Vol. 1 [Century Home Video] (1995) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $9.99!
8	His Best: The Electric B.B. King (1968) more music like this by B.B. King Although this collection has "Don't Answer the Door," "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" and a nice live re-cut of "Sweet Sixteen" to highly recommend it, this 1968 issue is hardly King's best, and the "electric" part of the title makes it sound like there's an acoustic B.B. King album lurking around somewhere that you and I somehow missed in the ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $9.55!
9	Classics [Intercontinental] (1996) more music like this by B.B. King Intercontinental's The Best of B.B. King is a budget-priced collection of re-recordings of such hits as "How Blue You Can Get," "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss," "Sweet Sixteen," "Evil Child," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "It's My Own Fault Baby" and "The Thrill Is Gone." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98!
10	Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1997) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98!
11	Best of the Blues [Box] (2000) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $3.15! new only from $7.34!
12 view cover	Empty Arms Motel (1992) more music like this by Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers Not a prolific composer, Thackery's strength lies in strong arrangements that make other people's material his own. He covers Stevie Ray Vaghan's "Rude Mood," and one suspects there will be comparisons made in this direction. His solos burn the motel down on Luther Johnson's "Lickin' Gravy," and he manages a more than credible job on Hendrix's ... see all copies from $5.45! new only from $14.93!
13 view cover	His Definitive Greatest Hits (1999) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $20.74! new only from $20.74!
14 view cover	Anthology (2000) more music like this by B.B. King MCA's double-disc set Anthology is a bit of a blessing, actually, a welcome entry to B.B. King's extensive catalog, since the last half of his career has not been anthologized often (it was most notably on the box set The King of Blues). Once King's career entered the '70s, he never lost his way, but his recordings became uneven. The situation ... see all copies from $7.65! new only from $7.65!
15 view cover	Forever Gold [1999] (1999) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
16 view cover	Greatest Hits [MCA] (1998) more music like this by B.B. King There's more than one B.B. King best-of out on the racks, but this 1998 issue, Greatest Hits [MCA], updates his chart achievements and puts them together in a modern, 16-track package for both the novice and casual modern blues listener. Kicking off with a pair of tunes from the influential Live at the Regal album ("Sweet Little Angel," "Everyday ... see all copies from $9.78! new only from $9.78!
17 view cover	How Blue Can You Get [Retro] (1995) more music like this by B.B. King How Blue Can You Get is a real hodgepodge of very early B.B. 78s, live air shots, and later studio tracks with a big band. It's interesting to hear King's style evolve from the cruder RPM sides cut in Memphis and Los Angeles to his later sides after success had come his way. Loads of great guitar and great singing, and although some of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.99!
18 view cover	Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters (1999) more music like this by B.B. King Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.85!
19 view cover	Universal Masters Collection (2000) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $4.30! new only from $4.30!
20 view cover	Midnight Blues [Direct Source] (2000) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74!
21 view cover	Blues Biography (2006) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $2.35! new only from $4.11!
22 view cover	Gold Collection [Fine Tune] (2001) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $2.07! new only from $2.07!
23 view cover	Got My Mojo Working [Universal] (1989) more music like this by B.B. King MCA Special Products' Got My Mojo Working is a ten-track sampler of B.B. King's earliest recordings. Although this is by no means definitive, it is effective, since it contains such songs as "Sweet Sixteen," "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" and "Confessing the Blues." As a result, it's one of the better budget-line B.B. King compilations on the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
24 view cover	How Blue Can You Get [Direct Source] (2001) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25 view cover	Black Jack 21 Essential Classics (2003) more music like this by B.B. King see all copies from $10.83! new only from $10.83!

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