Tracklist

Disc One
Kindhearted Woman Blues
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
Sweet Home Chicago
Ramblin' On My Mind
When You Got A Good Friend
Come On In My Kitchen
Terraplane Blues
Phonograph Blues
32-20 Blues
They're Red Hot
Dead Shrimp Blues
Cross Road Blues
Walking Blues
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Stones In My Passway
I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
From Four Till Late


Disc Two
Hellhound On My Trail
Little Queen Of Spades
Malted Milk
Drunken Hearted Man
Me And The Devil Blues
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
Traveling Riverside Blues
Honeymoon Blues
Love In Vain
Milkcow's Calf Blues
Kindhearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)
Rambling On My Mind (Alternate Take)
When You Got A Good Friend (Alternate Take)
Come On In My Kitchen (Alternate Take)
Phonograph Blues (Alternate Take)
Cross Road Blues (Alternate Take)
Little Queen Of Spade (Alternate Take)
Drunken Hearted Man (Alternate Take)
Me And The Davil Blues (Alternate Take)
Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Alternate Take)
Love In Vane (Alternate Take)
Milkcow's Calf Blues (Alternate Take)

This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Cross Road Blues," and "Walkin' Blues," making it perhaps the most influential single session in blues history.

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