The Complete Recordings 1949 - 1962

The Complete Recordings 1949 - 1962
B.B. King





経過報告です
1949年～1962年のコンプリートもん6枚組み
海外発送じゃないので　先月末にはブツは届いておりましたが
なかなか6枚の全貌が判別でけへんのです
とりあえず　6枚とも　何回かは巡礼してみましたが
このディスクはこーで　こんなすんごい曲が入っててビックラこいたとか
そーゆーのを言える状況では今んとこない

もっと粗雑な録音状態のがめいっぱい詰まってるとゆーのが予想でしたが
6枚とも　ちゃんとしてます　シャリシャリノイズの入ってる曲も何曲かはありますが
気になるほどではないし　そんなに多くノイズがあるわけではなく
あくまでも　ちゃんとしているが基本

最初のうち（DISC１あたり）は馴染みの少ない印象の薄いT・ボーン・ウォーカーっぽい曲が多い
この時代の音楽の主流がこんな感じだったからと推察されます　ラッパとピアノが煩い
ジャンプブルースもあればブギーもあり　バラードもあり　なんでもありです

当然余裕しゃくしゃくなブルースレジェンド・THE大御所感はありません
色々流行曲に合わせて手探りで自分の好きなもん得意なもんの方向性を探ってる感じが
エエわけです　明るく前向きで自信もみなぎっています

いきなりBBキングワールドがあったわけではないですが
徐々にラッパやピアノソロまかせではなく
歌と歌に挟まれるギターソロが入ってきます
BBのギャグちゅーか一発芸をかましてきてます
これが嬉しい　嬉しい

かといってそれ一辺倒になるわけではなく
フツーの綺麗な歌声でフランクシナトラみたいにとーとーと歌い上げて
ギター無しとゆーのもバンバン入ってきて
じらしてきよります
あくまでもギタリストやなくて歌手やねんでと
　
そして　忘れた頃に　ギターのチョーキングがキュィンキュィンかましてきよります　　
とにかく歌と歌の間にキュインキュイン入ってくるんは昔っからカッコエエでげす
間とか尺とか　切り込み方が　カッコエエん
当然　音数が多いBB楽隊　ラッパ楽隊も多ければピアノも多く
雑多にいろなんもんが入りつつですな　
統一感　最大公約数があるとすれば
「スゥィングしてる音楽」ってとこかな　とにかくどんな曲もスゥイングだけは共通項
それだけは忘れてへんと　ギターソロ忘れてもスゥイングだけは忘れへん
これは昔っからそーです　全部が全部そーなのが驚異としかいいよーがありません

プラケースにムリヤリ6枚入れとるんで　出し入れが弱冠煩わしいです
iTuneに入れてCD本体から聴くことはないやろー的なのを前提に入れるのはどーかと思います
Yahooニュースになっていいはずのベリーナイスな企画盤なので装丁も丁寧に扱って欲しかったところです
日本版全曲　歌詞　解説つきとゆーのが親切かと思われます
これで1冊の本が書けると思うので　出版してください
3000円以内なら買います

	The Complete Recordings 1949 - 1962
	クリエーター情報なし
	ENLIGHTMENT

Disc: 1


1. Got The Blues
2. Take A Swing With Me
3. Miss Martha King
4. When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes
5. My Baby'S Gone
6. Walkin' And Cryin'
7. The Other Night Blues
8. B.B.Boogie
9. Mistreated Woman
10. I Am
11. B.B.Blues
12. Shake It Up And Go
13. Hard Working Woman
14. She Don'T Move Me No More
15. She'S Dynamite
16. Fine Looking Woman
17. Pray For You
18. She Is A Mean Woman
19. Someday Somewhere
20. It'S My Own Fault
21. Story From My Heart And Soul
22. Neighbourhood Affair
23. Highway Bound
24. Can'T We Talk It Over
25. Worry Worry Worry
26. Don'T Have To Cry
27. You Didn'T Want Me
28. Gotta Find My Baby
29. Bye Bye Baby
30. Please Hurry Home





Disc: 2
1. Please Help Me
2. Why Did You Leave Me
3. Praying To The Lord
4. Boogie Rock
5. Everything I Do Is Wrong
6. Sixteen Sons
7. Jump With You Baby
8. Lonely And Blue
9. Talking The Blues
10. You Know I Love You
11. Please Love Me
12. You Upset Me Baby
13. Bad Luck
14. Ten Long Years
15. Sweet Little Angel
16. Three O'Cock Blues
17. Blind Love
18. Crying Won'T Help You
19. Woke Up This Morning
20. Everyday I Have The Blues
21. On My Word Of Honour
22. I'M Cracking Up Over You
23. Dark Is The Night (Part 1)
24. Let'S Do The Boogie
25. Did You Ever Love A Woman
26. How Do I Love You
27. You Can'T Fool My Heart
28. My Heart Belongs To You
29. I Wonder





Disc: 3
1. The Key To My Kingdon
2. You Don'T Know
3. Early In The Morning
4. The Ain'T The Way To Do It
5. I Want To Get Married
6. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer
7. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
8. Don'T You Want A Man Like Me
9. I Need You So Bad
10. Why Does Everything Happen To Me'
11. Boogie Woogie Woman
12. Ruby Lee
13. You Know I Go For You
14. What Can I Do'
15. You'Ve Been An Angel
16. Please Accept My Love
17. Mean Old Frisco
18. Don'T Look Now, But I'Ve Got The Blues
19. Past Day
20. Tomorrow Is Another Day
21. Fool
22. I Love You So
23. We Can'T Make It
24. Treat Me Right
25. The Woman I Love
26. Time To Say Goodbye
27. Sweet Thing
28. I'Ve Got Papers On You Baby
29. Sugar Mama
30. A Lonely Lover'S Plea





Disc: 4
1. Come By Here
2. Just Sing The Blues
3. Someday Baby
4. Whole Lotta' Love
5. Be Careful With A Fool
6. (I'M Gonna) Quit My Baby
7. Days Of Old
8. Sweet Sixteen
9. Sneaking Around
10. Don'T Get Around Much Anymore
11. Things Are Not The Same
12. Fishin' After Men
13. Servant'S Prayer
14. Precious Lord
15. Old Time Religion
16. Sweet Chariot
17. Army Of The Lord
18. Save A Seat For Me
19. Jesus Gave Me Water
20. I Never Heard A Man
21. I'M Willing To Run All The Way
22. I'M Working On The Building
23. I Was Blind
24. I Had A Woman
25. I'Ve Got Right To Love My Baby
26. What Way To Go
27. Long Nights (The Feeling They Call The Blues)





Disc: 5
1. Feel Like A Million
2. I'Ll Survive
3. Good Man Gone Bad
4. You'Re On The Top
5. If I Lost You
6. Partin' Time
7. I'M King
8. Mr Pawn Broker
9. Cat Fish Blues (Fishin' After Me)
10. Please Set The Date
11. Walking Dr Bill (O D)
12. Hold That Train
13. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
14. My Own Fault, Darling
15. Understand
16. Bad Case Of Love
17. Get Out Of Here
18. Baby, Look At You
19. You'Re Breaking My Heart
20. My Reward
21. Don'T Cry Anymore
22. Blues For Me (1961)
23. Just Like A Woman
24. Shut Your Mouth
25. Bad Luck Soul
26. Peace Of Mind





Disc: 6
1. Someday
2. I'M Gonna Sit Till You Give In
3. Tomorrow Night
4. You'Re Gonna Miss Me
5. Got 'Em Bad
6. Troubles Don'T Last
7. Your Letter
8. I Can'T Explain
9. I Can'T Explain
10. The Wrong Road
11. I Need You Baby
12. So Many Days
13. Down Hearted
14. Strange Things
15. Easy Listening Blues
16. Blues For Me (1962)
17. Night Long
18. Confessin'
19. Don'T Touch
20. Slow Walk Aka Slow Burn
21. Walking'
22. Hully Gully Twist
23. Shoutin' The Blues
24. Rambler
25. My Sometime Baby
26. Down Now


1956年 Singin' the Blues
1."Please Love Me" – 2:51
2."You Upset Me Baby" – 3:04
3."Every Day I Have the Blues" (Aaron Sparks, credited to Peter Chatman) – 2:49
4."Bad Luck" (Ivory Joe Hunter, credited to King, Taub) – 2:54
5."3 O'Clock Blues" (Lowell Fulson, credited to King, Taub) – 3:03
6."Blind Love" – 3:06
7."Woke Up This Morning" – 2:59
8."You Know I Love You" – 3:06
9."Sweet Little Angel" (Traditional, credited to King, Taub) – 3:00
10."Ten Long Years" – 2:49
11."Did You Ever Love a Woman" (Dwight Moore, credited to King, Taub) – 2:34
12."Crying Won't Help You" (Hudson Whittaker, credited to King, Taub) – 3:00
CD re-release bonus tracks
13."Whole Lotta Meat" (King) – 2:32
14."I'm Cracking Up Over You" – 3:23
15."I Stay in the Mood" (Joe Josea, King) – 2:55
16."When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 'Million Years Blues'" (John Williamson) – 2:58
17."Jump with You Baby" – 2:14
18."Lonely and Blue" (John Costa Jr., John Erby) – 2:58
19."Dark Is the Night, Pt. 'the Blues Has Got Me'" (Maxwell Davis, King, Taub) – 2:41
20."Ruby Lee" – 3:01


B.B. KING - Singin' the Blues FULL ALBUM


1960年 B.B. King Wails



1960年 Sings Spirituals


1960年 The Blues


1961年 More


1962年 A Heart Full of Blues


1962年 Blues for Me



1962年 Blues in My Heart



1962年 Easy Listening Blues

BB King - Easy Listening Blues - 1


BB KIng - Easy Listening Blues - 2

1956年 Singin' the Blues (Crown)
1960年 B.B. King Wails (Crown)
1960年 Sings Spirituals (Crown)
1960年 The Blues (Crown)
1961年 More (Crown)
1962年 A Heart Full of Blues (United)
1962年 Blues for Me (United)
1962年 Blues in My Heart (Crown)
1962年 Easy Listening Blues (Crown)




B.B. King – Complete Recordings 1949 – 1962
Enlightenment Records
6 discs/168 tracks

The passing of BB King is pushing music lovers, collectors and labels to come up with many retrospectives of his work. This one intrigued me as it was touted as a complete collection of B.B. early years on Crown Records. While it falls just a tad short of being complete, it is an immense and inexpensive collection of the vast majority of his releases for Crown and a great way to savor the flavor of the early King of the Blues.

Enlightenment Records is a London, England based label that specializes in retrospectives of blues, jazz and other artists. The low price makes it appealing, and the recording quality is generally pretty good, considering Crown was somewhat of an infamous discount label. Crown Records was the budget LP label for the Bihari Brothers, the men who ran the Modern and RPM labels. Crown started in December, 1953; they began reissuing Modern and RPM hits but their albums were lacking in the quality standards. They issued and reissued albums in mono and stereo and their lack quality control overflowed into their numbering and labelling of their records and along with poor pressing and packaging.

RPM first recorded B.B. on 78 rpm records. There were 75 sides total; one record had an alternate B side so that is why the number is not even. They also released the singles on 45 rpm records under the RPM label. RPM 304 with “Mistreats Woman/B.B. Boogie” was the first one released in 1950 on both 45 and 78. They later they switched in 1958 to issuing sides on the Kent 45 record label instead of RPM, the first of which was “You Know I Go For You/Why Do Everything Happen To Me.” You can easily find these record labels and their complete discographies on the internet as I did and see the body of work with all the other artists they recorded. B.B. was one of if not their most prolific artist, issuing 38 records on RPM and 59 more 45’s on Kent, a whopping 194 sides! That was the equivalent of 20 albums.

Crown Records sold in supermarkets, drug stores and in the discount racks. The fact that B.B. was relegated to the discount record racks may have worked to his favor. Despite the poor quality of the album pressings and cheaply made covers, they were more affordable and accessible to the general public because of their lower price. People who loved his singles could pick up albums at low prices to get more of the King. They waited over seven years from his first single to press an album for B.B.

Singin’ The Blues in 1957 was the first album the Bihari’s released of B.B. King. It was initially issued in mono only. It was reissued 11 more times by Crown and other labels over the years, and eventually it went from 10 to 12 songs. This was typical for all the reissues. In 1958 they released The Blues, the first of 8 releases of B.B.’s second album. 1959 saw the release of a B.B. King Wails and a Gospel album, B.B. King Sings Sprituals. It was released 8 more times. 6 versions of The Great B.B. King and 10 versions of King of the Blues were released in 1960 as was Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others. Sinatra was B.B.’s hero and he paid a little tribute with these standards; they would get 3 more reissues. 1961 saw the initial releases of My Kind of Blues and More B.B. King (they respectively would undergo 9 and 7 overall releases each). Easy Listening Blues and Twist with B.B. King were released in 1962. The former had five more releases but Twist was only released that one time. Created to cash in on the Chubby Checker dance craze, the twisting songs were unfortunately left off this new release. B.B. switched to ABC/Paramount Records in 1963, but Crown continues with Blues in My Heart (6 versions) and B.B. King (10 versions) were released by them after ABC released Mr. Blues. That is the extent of this new release as his next Kent Albums were done in 1965 along with two ABC records. 13 albums were released in his name on Crown.

So much of B.B.’s stuff charted over the years and that is what gained him notice. Despite his success, my research shows some of his early recorded stuff never made it to vinyl in the early days. This set has 13 tracks that Crown/Kent apparently never released on LP:
•Boogie Rock
•Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
•Got The Blues
•I’m Cracking Up Over You
•I’m Gonna Sit Till You Give In
•It’s My Own Fault
•Miss Martha King
•Pray For You
•Take A Swing With Me
•Talking The Blues
•The Other Night Blues
•Tomorrow Night
•When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes

From this set, 51 songs never made it to Crown’s LPs back in the day, but many had success as singles. Also, 104 of the tracks included appeared on one or more of the early Crown LPs.

Next is a tally of what I found missing from the set.

The entire album of Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others was entirely were left off this CD and were never released on singles. The tracks missing are:
•Cotton Tail
•Solitude
•Jack The Bear
•Sophisticated Lady
•Jeep Blues
•Take The “A” Train
•Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
•Main Stem
•Mood Indigo
•Eastside Westside

Twist With B.B. King included six songs from other albums and are included here. Four other cuts were not:
•A5 Groovin’ Twist
•B2 Do What I Say
•B3 Rockin’ Twist
•B5 Oh Baby

Sides from RPM and Kent’s singles apparently that were apparently not included in this set were:
•Mashed Potato Twist
•Mashing the Popeye
•Tell Me Baby
•Other Night Blues
•Bim Bam
•Dark Is The Night (Part 2)
•Going Down Slow
•Love Me Baby
•Woman in Love
•Sweet Sixteen Pt B
•Got A Right To Love My Baby
•The Road I Travel
•I’m In Love
•The Worst Thing In My Life
•Christmas Celebration
•3 O’Clock Stomp
•Lonely

From my tally, B.B. released 200 different songs. 168 appear on these six CDs, the other 32 do not. The ten from Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others can be found on that LP which appears readily available used. Twist With B.B. King is not as readily available. Neither of these albums were released on CD. The other 18 songs are on RPM or Kent singles and may appear scattered in later recordings. Two of the included cuts appeared three times as sides on singles from that era (“Please Love Me” and “Everyday I Have the Blues”). Another 10 appeared twice on singles during that period.

So while my junior investigative work shows Complete Recordings 1949-1962 may not really be a “complete” set, getting 84% of B.B.’s songs from 1949 to 1962 for around $20 or less still remains a great buy. It is available at Amazon and many other locations on line. Maybe someday the other songs will appear in one set with these tracks; until then, this appears to be the most complete set of B.B.’s early works for the Bihari Brothers on Crown Records.