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2-CD Digipac (6-plated) with 134-page booklet, 58 tracks. Total playing time approx. 178 minutes....more

Various - Acoustic Blues: Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD)

2-CD Digipac (6-plated) with 134-page booklet, 58 tracks. Total playing time approx. 178 minutes.

•    First volume in a series of four 2-CD digipac sets.
•    Almost 3 hours of pre-war blues.
•    Covering the story of acoustic blues from 1923 to 1939.
•    Pre-war recordings, a total of 58 tracks, carefully re-mastered from the original 78s.
•    134-page booklet with rare photos and in-depth liner notes and bios.
•    Blues greats like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Tommy Johnson, Charley Patton, Son House, Bukka White, and Robert Johnson alongside blues obscurities like Rube Lacy, Little Hat Jones, a.m.o.

August 10, 1920 was a crucial day for the future of the blues. That’s when Mamie Smith recorded her groundbreaking Crazy Bluesfor OKeh Records. Her glamorous approach to the music was solidly based in the vaudeville tradition, the accompaniment dominated by jazzy horns and flowery piano.

The next big trend to emerge a little later in the decade revolved around blues guitarists, virtually all of them originally hailing from the rural South, their approach closely related to field hollers and work songs. Many were veritable virtuosos on their instruments. Lonnie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, and Skip Jamesmapped out the guitar-dominated long-term future of the idiom with every 78 they released. These giants made their nimble fretwork heard over the cacophonous din inside the rowdy juke joints where they plied their trade by fretting their instruments with a slide or bottleneck. They achieved a fluid, crying sound on their acoustic axes, or pounded the hell out of their boxes with forceful chording. Performers popular enough to afford them acquired flashy steel-bodied National guitars that resonated louder than standard models.

Blind Lemon Jefferson proved a sensation with rural blacks after he was discovered in Texas in 1925 or ’26, underscoring the commercial potential of downhome blues. The crushing poverty of the Depression brought the first boom of blues recording to an abrupt halt at the dawn of the 1930s. But the first two decades of recorded blues were a veritable goldmine of acoustic guitar brilliance. This collection offers a splendid cross-section of the very best.

also available:
BCD 17230 Various Artists - Acoustic Blues Vol.2 (1941 - 1959)
BCD 17231 Various Artists - Acoustic Blues Vol.3 (1960 - 1979)
BCD 17232 Various Artists - Acoustic Blues Vol.4 (1980 - 2012)

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Various - Acoustic Blues - Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD) CD 1
01Guitar BluesWeaver, Sylvester
02Shake That ThingJackson, Papa Charlie
03Mr Johnson's BluesJohnson, Lonnie
04Match Box BluesJefferson, Blind Lemon
05Mississippi Heavy Water BluesBarbecue Bob
06Billy Lyons And Stack O'LeeLewis, Furry
07Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues / Pt 1Jackson, Jim
08Dark Was The Night / Cold Was The GroundJohnson, Blind Willie
09Downtown BluesStokes, Frank
10FrankieHurt, Mississippi John
11So LonesomeRamblin' Thomas
12Ham Hound CraveLacy, Rube
13Bull Doze BluesThomas, Henry
14Kokomo BluesBlackwell, Scrapper
15Canned Heat BluesJohnson, Tommy
16The Four Day BluesBracey, Ishman
17Statesboro BluesMcTell, Blind Willie
18No No BluesWeaver, Curley
19Roll And Tumble BluesNewbern, Hambone Willie
20Cairo BluesSpaulding, Henry
21Pony BluesPatton, Charley
22When The Levee BreaksKansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
23Little Hat BluesJones, Little Hat
24Diddie Wa DiddieBlind Blake
25Last Time BluesMcCoy, Charlie
26That's No Way To Get AlongWilkins, Robert
27Henry's Worry BluesTownsend, Henry
28Ice And Snow BluesGibson, Clifford
29Outside Woman BluesReynolds, Blind Joe
Various - Acoustic Blues - Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD) CD 2
01Sitting On Top Of The WorldMississippi Sheiks
02Dough Roller BluesAkers, Garfield
03My Black Mama / Part 1House, Son
04M & O BluesBrown, Willie
05Stack O' Dollars BluesJordan, Charley
06Howling Wolf Blues / No 1Smith, 'Funny Paper'
07I'm So GladJames, Skip
08Times Has Done Got Out Of HandHill, King Solomon
09Long Tall MamaBig Bill and His Jug Busters
10Good GalWhite, Joshua
11Black Angel BluesTampa Red
12Midnight SpecialLeadbelly
13Chickasaw Train Blues (Low Down Dirty Thing)Memphis Minnie
14Milk Cow BluesArnold, Kokomo
15Lead Pencil Blues (It Just Won't Write)Temple, Johnnie
16Someday Baby BluesEstes, Sleepy John
17Cross And Evil Woman BluesBlind Gary
18Rag, Mama RagFuller, Blind Boy
19Crow JaneMartin, Carl
20Baby Please Don't GoJoe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
21Somebody Changed The Lock On My DoorBill, Casey
22Lone Wolf BluesWoods, Oscar
23Cross Road BluesJohnson , Robert
24Black AceBlack Ace
25Prowling Night-HawkMcCoy, Robert Lee
26Shake 'Em On DownWhite, Bukka
27Old DevilCarter, Bo
28This TrainTharpe, Sister Rosetta
29Bottle It Up And GoMcClennan, Tommy
Acoustic Blues, The Definte Collection The Roots Of It All In addition to this standard... more
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Acoustic Blues, The Definte Collection

The Roots Of It All

In addition to this standard work, blues researcher Bill Dahl now has the history of acoustic blues. From the commercial beginnings in the early 1920s to the present day. Beyond the boundaries of the catalogues of individual record companies, Bear Family presents the most important recordings on four double CDs in chronological order.

Carefully mastered partly from original shellac plates and later from the best analog and digital sources. The accompanying books, each with about 80 pages, provide extensive liner notes, wonderful illustrations and often rare photos and thoroughly researched discographic information.

From the beginnings in the 1920s

This series documents the fascinating history of the acoustic blues guitar from its beginnings in the 1920s and 1930s.

When the recording industry, still in its infancy, made extensive recordings with blues musicians from the South (often in hectic temporary recording studios in hotel rooms and other acoustically acceptable locations), to the present day.

Revival of Country Blues

Each of the double CDs in this series covers a specific era of blues played on acoustic instruments.

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Customer evaluation for "Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD)"
31 Dec 2019

nice overview of acoustic blues

In the best Bear Family tradition: there's no better on the market

4 Aug 2015

Pefekter Einstieg

Akustik Gitarre 5/15 "Diese im Booklet kurz und knapp kommentierten 201 Titel sind ein perfekter Einstieg. Mit diesen acht Alben gibt es zumindest ein kleines Glück vor dem Tod."

31 Jul 2015

Äusserst empfehlenswert.

Jazz 'n' More 3/2015 "Das umtriebige deutsche Label Bear Family stellt hier vier großartig konzipierte Doppelalben vor, welche chronologisch die Geschichte der unverstärkten Bluesmusik bis heute abdecken. Äusserst empfehlenswert!"

14 Jul 2015

Standardwerk

Oldiemarkt 7/15 "Einmal mehr hat die Firma in der Nähe von Bremen eingen großen Wurf gelandet und eine Doppel-CD-Serie herausgebracht, die ein Standardwerk für den behandelten Stil ist."

7 Jul 2015

Akribisch kompilierte Sammlung

HiFi & Records 3/2015 "Die akribisch kompilierte Sammlung gleicht einem spannenden, unterhaltsamen und lehrreichen Saitensprung durch neun Jahrzehnte akustischer Blues-Historie."

30 Jun 2015

Wertvoll!

"Mit der Reihe "Acoustic Blues" zeichnet Bear Family die Entwicklung dieses Blues-Stils von Beginn bis in die Neuzeit auf. Wertvoll!"
Eclipsed 7-8/2015

16 Jun 2015

Definitive Collection

Aus Beitrag bei WDR 5, 29.05.2015 "Die ganze Welt des akustischen Gitarren-Blues, kenntnisreich ausgewählt und mit informative Texten und Fotos versehen. Der Untertitel "The dfinitive Collection!" ist gerechtfertigt."

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Tracklist
Various - Acoustic Blues - Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD) CD 1
01 Guitar Blues
02 Shake That Thing
03 Mr Johnson's Blues
04 Match Box Blues
05 Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
06 Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee
07 Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues / Pt 1
08 Dark Was The Night / Cold Was The Ground
09 Downtown Blues
10 Frankie
11 So Lonesome
12 Ham Hound Crave
13 Bull Doze Blues
14 Kokomo Blues
15 Canned Heat Blues
16 The Four Day Blues
17 Statesboro Blues
18 No No Blues
19 Roll And Tumble Blues
20 Cairo Blues
21 Pony Blues
22 When The Levee Breaks
23 Little Hat Blues
24 Diddie Wa Diddie
25 Last Time Blues
26 That's No Way To Get Along
27 Henry's Worry Blues
28 Ice And Snow Blues
29 Outside Woman Blues
Various - Acoustic Blues - Acoustic Blues Vol.1 (2-CD) CD 2
01 Sitting On Top Of The World
02 Dough Roller Blues
03 My Black Mama / Part 1
04 M & O Blues
05 Stack O' Dollars Blues
06 Howling Wolf Blues / No 1
07 I'm So Glad
08 Times Has Done Got Out Of Hand
09 Long Tall Mama
10 Good Gal
11 Black Angel Blues
12 Midnight Special
13 Chickasaw Train Blues (Low Down Dirty Thing)
14 Milk Cow Blues
15 Lead Pencil Blues (It Just Won't Write)
16 Someday Baby Blues
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