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Recommend a good Buddy Guy compilation CD

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  1. street legal

    street legal Senior Member Thread Starter

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    I recently picked up a used copy of the "Chess Blues" 4CD set released back in the early 90's & have been on a major Chicago blues kick lately. I've been listening to lots of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, the "Chess Blues" box, etc.

    I've realized that Buddy Guy is sorely under represented in my music collection. I only have a few of his songs scattered across various compilations. So I'd like to get a good CD compilation of his work, but I honestly don't know much about his recording career. Can anyone suggest a good comp? I'm leaning towards the "Complete Chess Studio Recordings" 2CD set released in 1992. Do you think that would be a good place to start?
     
    street legal, Jan 23, 2014
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    street legal Senior Member Thread Starter

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    No Buddy Guy fans here? No one without an opinion? I must be on the wrong forum!!! :)
     
    street legal, Jan 24, 2014
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  3. ceevert

    ceevert Forum Resident

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    "The Complete Chess Studio Recordings" is a good choice but also consider Rhino's "The Very Best of Buddy Guy" which is a good cross-licensed compilation of his work prior to signing to Silvertone in 1991 and the Silvertone/Legacy boxed set "Can't Quit the Blues" which features one disk of pre-Silvertone material (quite a bit different selection than the Rhino) and well as two disks of 1991-onwards material and a pretty amazing DVD of career-spanning performances.
     
    ceevert, Jan 24, 2014
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  4. hodgo

    hodgo Tea Making Gort (Yorkshire Branch) Staff

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    This set below is good 3 x CD career overview with a really nice DVD included as the 4th disc......

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    Can't Quit the Blues

    Disc: 1
    1. The Way You Been Treating Me
    2. Sit And Cry (The Blues)
    3. This Is The End
    4. Untitled Instrumental
    5. First Time I Met The Blues
    6. Ten Years Ago
    7. Let Me Love You Baby
    8. Stone Crazy
    9. When My Left Eye Jumps
    10. Hoodoo Man Blues
    11. In The Wee Hours
    12. I Can't Quit The Blues
    13. One Room Country Shack
    14. T-Bone Shuffle
    15. When You See The Tears From My Eyes (Live)
    16. I Smell A Rat
    17. She Suits Me To A T
    18. D.J. Play My Blues
    Disc: 2
    1. Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
    2. Mustang Sally
    3. Five Long Years
    4. Mary Ann
    5. She's Nineteen Years Old
    6. Miss Ida B
    7. Feels Like Rain
    8. 7-11
    9. I Smell Trouble
    10. Someone Else Is Steppin' In (Slippin' Out, Slippin' In)
    11. My Time After Awhile (Live)
    12. Your Mind Is On Vacation
    13. Midnight Train
    14. Totally Out Of Control
    Disc: 3
    1. Nobody Understands Me But My Guitar
    2. Baby Please Don't Leave Me
    3. Done Got Old
    4. Honey Bee
    5. Tramp
    6. Crawlin' Kingsnake
    7. Moanin' And Groanin'
    8. Bad Life Blues
    9. I Can't Be Satisfied (Live)
    10. First Time I Met The Blues (Live)
    11. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy
    12. Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed
    13. I Miss You
    14. Cut You Loose
    15. The Price You Gotta Pay
     
    hodgo, Jan 25, 2014
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  5. hodgo

    hodgo Tea Making Gort (Yorkshire Branch) Staff

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    BUDDY GUY - Can't Quit The Blues DVD Info..............


    The Box features a DVD which includes an exclusive 90-minute documentary on Buddy's life and career with rare and previously unseen performance footage. Also includes 6 full performances from his years at the Montreux Jazz Festival beginning in 1974. None of these performances have ever been available until now!


    Personnel: Buddy Guy (guitar); Eric Clapton, Jonny Lang, Otis Rush, Phil Guy, B.B. King, Lefty Bates(guitar); Junior Wells (harmonica); Jarrett Gibson, Bob Neely (tenor saxophone); Donald Hankins (baritone saxophone); Dr. John, Pinetop Perkins (piano); Jack Meyers, Terry Taylor (bass guitar); Clifton James, Dallas Taylor , Fred Below, Jim Keltner, Odie Payne, Jr. (drums).

    Ten Years Ago (Live)
    Hoodoo Man Blues (Live)
    Messin' with the Kid (Live)
    Come on in This House (Live)
    Sweet Little Angel (Live)
    Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Live)
    Drowning on Dry Land (Live)
    Tramp (Live)
    Mustang Sally (Live)
    What'd I Say (Live)
    Louise McGhee (Live)

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    hodgo, Jan 25, 2014
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  6. ssmith3046

    ssmith3046 Forum Resident

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    Check out Buddy's book, When I Left Home. Great read.
     
    ssmith3046, Jan 25, 2014
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  7. Stone Turntable

    Stone Turntable Independent Head

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    This Rhino comp is a very nifty 18-track survey:

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    Stone Turntable, Jan 25, 2014
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  8. street legal

    street legal Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks, everybody. That box set looks tempting, but it looks extremely lopsided in favor of his post-1990 material, no? I think I'd prefer something a bit more balanced.
     
    street legal, Jan 25, 2014
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  9. somebodywhocares

    somebodywhocares Forum Resident

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    Very best of Buddy Guy or The Definitive Buddy Guy are probably the best single-disc comps. The latter covers mostly pre-Silvertone material with lots of Junior Wells.
     
    somebodywhocares, May 23, 2015
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  10. fredhammersmith

    fredhammersmith Forum Resident

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    I just bought the Rhino and the Silverstone compîlations.
    Is the Chess compilation a good complement? AMG loves it.

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    fredhammersmith, Oct 9, 2015
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