It's not much of a secret that Led Zeppelin (and the whole heavy metal genre that arose in the group's wake) had their roots deep in the blues, and there are several sets like this on the market that explore those roots, collecting source 78s and performances that influenced the band, whether they were acknowledged or not (anyone who thinks that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page actually wrote that line about lemons and squeezing them really needs to check out a set like this one). The Zep had collective good taste, though, and any compilation that has old blues classics like Booker White's "Fixin' to Die Blues," Leadbelly's "Gallis Pole," Memphis Minnie's "When the Levee Breaks," and Sleepy John Estes' "Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair," as this one does, is well worth a listen. But the real highlights of this disc are the final two tracks, "Psycho Daisies" and "Dazed & Confused." The former was the B-side of the Yardbirds' single "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago," recorded late in that group's legacy when both Page and Jeff Beck were members (Beck actually takes a rare vocal turn on the track), and it exhibits a fun, hard sound that somewhat prefigures where Zeppelin would do on their debut album in 1969. The version included here of "Dazed & Confused" is from 1968 and it is fascinatingly sung and performed by the man who wrote it, Jake Holmes. In Zeppelin's hands it morphed a bit, pumped up on metal DNA, but Holmes' version is the obvious blueprint. Play this set and then listen to Zeppelin's Atlantic debut immediately after it. It's all clear. Nothing comes out of thin air.
Тracklist:
CD 1: When The Levee Breaks
01. Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
02. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
03. Memphis Jug Band - Stealin' Stealin'
04. Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks
05. Robert Wilkins - That's No Way To Get Along
06. John Estes - The Girl I Love
07. Big Bill Broonzy - I Can't Be Satisfied
08. Sleepy John Estes - Drop Down Mama
09. Oscar Woods - Lone Wolf Blues
10. Robert Johnson - Travelin' Riverside Blues
11. Sonny Boy Williamson - Got The Bottle Up And Gone
12. Bukka White - Shake 'Em On Down
13. Sonny Boy Williamson - Sugar Mama Blues
14. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
15. Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Little School Girl
16. Big Bill Broonzy - Trucking Little Woman
17. Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie
18. Bukka White - Fixin' To Die
19. Leadbelly - Gallis Pole
20. St. Louis Jimmy - Goin' Down Slow
CD 2: How Many More Years
01. Joe Liggins - Honeydripper
02. Arthur Crudup - That's Alright Mama
03. Roy Brown - Rockin' At Midnight
04. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By The Riverside
05. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
06. Hank Snow - I'm Movin' On
07. Muddy Waters - Rollin' And Tumblin'
08. BB King - Three O' Clock Blues
09. Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
10. John Lee Hooker - I'm In The Mood
11. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
12. Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
13. Elmore James - Dust My Broom
14. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
15. Howlin' Wolf - No Place To Go
16. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line
17. Elvis Presley - Baby Let's Play House
18. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man
19. Elvis Presley - Baby I Don't Care
20. Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula
CD 3: Train Kept A Rollin'
01. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
02. Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It
03. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
04. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Elvis Presley - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
06. Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
07. Johnny Burnette - Train Kept A Rollin'
08. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
09. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
10. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
11. Chas McDevitt - Cotton Song
12. Little Richard - Keep –A–Knockin'
13. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
14. The Diamonds - The Stroll
15. The Monotones - The Book Of Love
16. Jimmy Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
17. Buddy Holly - Rave On
18. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
19. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
20. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
Media Info:
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Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
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