King of the Delta Blues Singers

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Excellent remastering

This is some of the best delta blues ever recorded, but enough has been written about that. The reason to get this compilation and its companion "King of the Delta Blues Singers Vol. 2" is for the wonderful remastering. The sound on these two issues is far better than the 1990 "Complete" box set (and better even than the remastered 1997 version of that set). Both volumes of "King of the Delta Blues" employ minimal noise reduction. While this leaves some high end hiss and low end rumble, it makes…

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Written by Lee C. Grady

Get The Complete Recordings instead

The music on this CD is great, no doubt. These songs are all classics. But you would be doing much better to purchase The Complete Recordings instead. There are simply too many songs missing from this CD to make it a great purchase. Out of Robert Johnson's 29 recorded songs, only 17 are present here. Absolute classics like "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom", "Sweet Home Chicago", "Steady Rollin' Man", and "From Four Until Late" are missing. Do yourself a favor and purchase The Complete Recordings.

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Cross Road Blues