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1	Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight (1986) more music like this by Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf's first and second Chess albums are essential listening of the highest order. They were compiled -- as were all early blues albums -- from various single sessions (not necessarily a bad thing, either), and blues fans will probably debate endlessly about which of the two albums is the perfect introduction to his music. But this CD ... see all copies from $4.29! new only from $8.66!
2	Ultimate! (2001) more music like this by The Yardbirds It had to happen sometime, and after about 30 years of piecemeal Yardbirds compilations, here it is: a lengthy best-of anthology that manages to cross-license material from the Clapton, Beck, and Page eras. The result is a two-CD, 52-song anthology that includes all of their big hits, most of their outstanding albums tracks and non-hit singles, ... see all copies from $28.33! new only from $28.33!
3	His Best (1997) more music like this by Howlin' Wolf With the exception of a vinyl compilation issued in the early '80s (His Greatest Sides, Vol. 1), there'd never really ever been a single-disc Howlin' Wolf best-of package available. That all changed with this entry in MCA/Chess' 50th Anniversary series, a 20-track retrospective that serves as the perfect introduction to the man and his music, some ... see all copies from $12.24! new only from $18.22!
4	The Chess Box (1990) more music like this by Muddy Waters The Chess Box does not contain all the great music Muddy Waters made. His talent and legacy are too large to be captured in a mere three discs, even one that spans from 1947 to 1972. This means, of course, that his legendary plantation recordings with Alan Lomax are not here, nor is his dynamic late-'70s comeback, Hard Again. But, truth be told, ... see all copies from $38.76! new only from $38.76!
5	No Free Lunch (1985) more music like this by Green on Red The critical hosannas lavished upon the album Gas Food Lodging earned Green on Red a major-label deal, though, with appropriate irony, this very American band found themselves contracted to the British branch of Polygram. The label's American imprint, Mercury, picked up their option several months after the group's big-label debut, No Free Lunch, ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $20.01!
6	Chess Blues (1992) more music like this by Various Artists Chess Blues is a superlative four-CD box set featuring important tracks by all the main stars of the label (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson), as well as much previously unreleased material. A well-done retrospective of Chicago blues in its heyday, as recorded by America's greatest blues label, Chess. Cub Koda, All ... see all copies from $29.99! new only from $54.90!
7	Perfect Day (2000) more music like this by Chris Whitley After issuing the spare, entirely solo Live at Martyrs' in early 2000, Chris Whitley returned to the studio with drummer Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood (of Medeski, Martin & Wood fame) to cut the similarly low-key, all covers album Perfect Day. It's a mix of blues standards and rock songs with a poetic bent (writers like Dylan, Reed, and ... see all copies from $15.46! new only from $15.46!
8	Born to Be Bad (1988) more music like this by George Thorogood & the Destroyers see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.26!
9	Up Close & Personal (2004) more music like this by Watermelon Slim Watermelon Slim (his real name is Bill Homans) strips things down to basics on Up Close & Personal, a move that brings out the raw, impassioned intensity of his songs, and brings him as close as he's ever gotten to a fresh contemporary vision of country blues. The instrumentation here is sparse, usually just Slim alone with his National Steel ... see all copies from $14.23! new only from $14.23!
10	Yardbirds Story: 1963-66 (2002) more music like this by The Yardbirds Spread over four discs, this set contains every released recording the Yardbirds made under the leadership of their manager Giorgio Gomelsky from 1963 to 1966. Among the 89 tracks are the original hit versions of "Heart Full of Soul," "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," "Still I'm Sad" along with a slew of rarities, alternate takes and an ... see all copies from $29.37! new only from $29.37!
11 view cover	Ultramega OK (1988) more music like this by Soundgarden The best expression of Soundgarden's early, Stooges/MC5-meets-Zeppelin/Sabbath sound, Ultramega OK is a dark, murky, buzzing record that simultaneously subverts and pays tribute to heavy metal. At times, the band and its recasting of over-the-top '70s hard rock seem smirky (Hiro Yamamoto's ridiculous vocal on "Circle of Power"; a "cover" of John ... see all copies from $14.87! new only from $14.87!
12 view cover	History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) [Bonus Tracks] (2003) more music like this by The Grateful Dead This 1973 release was the very last collection that the Grateful Dead authorized during their tenure with Warner Bros. in the late '60s and early '70s. However, this live disc was a sort of melancholy affair, as it centered on material featuring Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (guitar/vocals/mouth harp), who had left the band due to illness in June of the ... see all copies from $11.11! new only from $11.11!
13 view cover	All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969 (2000) more music like this by Manfred Mann At first glance, this looks like a very enticing collection, and in many ways it is: 53 songs covering a lot of the highlights and rarities in the band's history from 1963 through 1969. There are a few flaws, however, some of them minor and others potentially major, depending upon one's interests. For starters, it doesn't follow strict ... see all copies from $32.17! new only from $32.17!
14 view cover	Heart Full of Soul & Other Hits (1997) more music like this by The Yardbirds Heart Full of Soul & Other Hits highlights the majority of the Yardbirds classic singles released in the '60s, including "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," "You're a Better Man Than I" and "Heart Full of Soul." Please note that this edition includes the exact same track listing as the 1994 Rhino release The Best of the Yardbirds. Al Campbell , ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.22!
15 view cover	Blue Bird (1994) more music like this by Jimmy Rogers This was Jimmy Rogers' last "proper" Chicago blues album, and it deservedly won a W.C. Handy Award in 1995. There are no moonlighting rock stars here; they would come out in droves for Rogers' subsequent album Blues Blues Blues. And with the exception of the last track -- which is basically pianist Johnnie Johnson showing off for eight minutes -- ... see all copies from $12.35! new only from $19.81!
16 view cover	Rare & Unissued (1984) more music like this by Muddy Waters Compiler Dick Shurman rummaged around in the voluminous Chess vaults long enough to emerge with this sterling 14-song collection of unissued and rare sides, most of them dating from Muddy Waters' 1947-1954 heyday. "Little Anna Mae," "Feel like Going Home," and "You're Gonna Miss Me" spotlight his stark Delta roots; "Stuff You Gotta Watch," ... see all copies from $44.17!
17 view cover	13 Featuring Lester Butler (1997) more music like this by Lester Butler From the opening harp honk of "So Low Down," and one is immediately struck by the fact that this is one dirty-sounding, forward-looking blues album, entering into territories usually unexplored by the pleated pants and berets hardliners intent on regurgitating their own record collections. There is not one slickly played, sung, or produced note to ... see all copies from $42.99!
18 view cover	Five Live Yardbirds (1964) more music like this by The Yardbirds Five Live Yardbirds was the first important -- indeed, essential -- live album to come out of the 1960s British rock & roll boom. In terms of the performance captured and the recording quality, it was also the best such live record of the entire middle of the decade. Cut at a Marquee Club show in 1964 , Five Live Yardbirds was a popular album, ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $15.32!
19 view cover	History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) (1973) more music like this by The Grateful Dead This 1973 release was the very last collection that the Grateful Dead authorized during their tenure with Warner Bros. in the late '60s and early '70s. However, this live disc was a sort of melancholy affair, as it centered on material featuring Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (guitar/vocals/mouth harp), who had left the band due to illness in June of the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $15.87!
20 view cover	Clapton's Cradle: The Early Yardbirds Recordings (1995) more music like this by The Yardbirds No mere hyperbole in the title, here are the very first batch of Yardbirds recordings, all with a very young Eric Clapton in the lead guitar slot. Kicking things off is the the three-song session with Mike Vernon that led to their first single, "Boom Boom" b/w "Honey in Your Hips," with the added bonus of the previously unissued "I'm Talkin' About ... see all copies from $11.23! new only from $11.23!
21 view cover	Heavyweight Blues (2007) more music like this by Big George Brock see all copies from $19.81! new only from $19.81!
22 view cover	Basic Blues, Vol. 1 (1999) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $5.24! new only from $5.24!
23 view cover	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (2005) more music like this by Eric Clapton & the Yardbirds This double-disc set offers two budget-line collections of scraps from two lineups of the Yardbirds: one featuring Clapton, one featuring Beck. This is the stuff that shows up on budget-line comps all the time and while this isn't one of the best, it isn't one of the worst, either, as far as these things go. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music ... see all copies from $7.51! new only from $7.51!
24 view cover	Gratefully Dead 1964-1968 (2004) more music like this by The Animals Sidestepping the horrendous title, Gratefully Dead 1964-1968, it's nice to see an Animals compilation that digs a bit deeper into their catalog, album tracks, B-sides, and curios, as opposed to rehashing the same old hits ad nauseam. The first ten tracks are mainly covers of blues and R&B tunes that were staples in the early Animals repertoire ... see all copies from $19.79! new only from $19.79!
25 view cover	BBC Sessions (1999) more music like this by The Yardbirds Over the years, the Yardbirds' performances for the BBC have been the focus of various bootlegs. But BBC Sessions is no bootleg. Assembled by Warner Bros. in 1997, this rewarding CD is a very legal collection of BBC material that spans 1965-1968. When the Yardbirds performed for various BBC radio programs, they did not have the luxury of ... see all copies from $18.66! new only from $18.66!

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