Rediscovered Blues, Vol. 2

Ever noticed this missing volume in the Capitol Blues Collection series of cds? I can only guess why this one seemingly was never sold, and am certain that I have managed to locate some of the material (some very good stuff) on other cds.

One of the keys to the search is looking for Roosevelt Sykes, Bumble Bee Slim, Sunnyland Slim and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 50s/60s/70s recordings on the Imperial, Aladdin and Capitol labels.

Anyone else have any leads and want to positively ID each a source for each and every recording?

Rediscovered Blues, Vol. 2


Details

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. You Can't Be Lucky All the Time
2. Sweet Old Chicago
3. Jail Bait - (previously unreleased)
4. Blood Stains
5. Hush Oh Hush
6. Cannonball - (previously unreleased)
7. I'm Tired
8. Crazy Fox
9. Direct South
10. Wake up in the Morning
11. Driftin' Blues
12. Puppy Love
13. New B&O Blues
14. Midnight Special
15. In the Evening
16. Meet Me in the the Bottom
17. Wee Wee Baby
18. I'm the One

DISC 2:
1. You Used to Love Me
2. My Past Life
3. She's Got a Thing Going On
4. Substitute Woman
5. Canada Walk - (previously unreleased)
6. Blue and Lonesome - (previously unreleased)
7. Goin' Back to Memphis - (previously unreleased)
8. Blue and Lonesome II - (previously unreleased)
9. Dust My Broom - (previously unreleased)
10. Come Day, Go Day - (previously unreleased)
11. Well, Alright - (previously unreleased)
12. Devil Is a Busy Man, The - (previously unreleased)
13. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - (previously unreleased)
14. Goin' Back to Memphis II
15. Dust My Broom II
16. Unlucky One
17. Canada Walk II - (previously unreleased)
18. Jumpin' After Midnight - (previously unreleased)
19. Hot House Stuff

DISC 3:
1. Got to Get to My Baby
2. Miss Bessie Mae
3. Everytime I Get to Drinkin'
4. Midnight Stomp - (previously unreleased)
5. Little Girl Blues
6. I Don't Worry
7. Room and Board
8. Long Curly Mane
9. Roebuck Man
10. Before You Go
11. Boogie in the Morning
12. What Are You Trying to Do
13. Burying Ground
14. Death Valley Blues
15. Korrina Korrina
16. Old and Grey
17. Needle Time
18. Get You in My Arms
19. Blind Man Sees

Details
Producer: Pete Welding (Compilation)
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type: Studio
Recording Mode: Mixed
Apr 1996
3 Discs
UPC: 724383628421

Album Notes
REDISCOVERED BLUES II is a 3-CD set devoted to Roosevelt Sykes, Bumble Bee Slim, Sunnyland Slim and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup.
This is part of the Capitol Blues Collection series.

 

Filling in the Blanks

I found this on Amazon, posted by Gordon B. Neavill, and have added bits of information to it.

This review is for: Rediscovered Blues II (Audio CD)
This 3-CD set may or may not exist, but the cover art and track listing can be viewed on Half.com. My guess is that Capitol released information about the set but canceled it before copies were manufactured. The tracks projected for release are as follows:

CD1: Tracks 1-8 are Roosevelt Sykes' 1955 recordings for Imperial, including two previously unreleased tracks. These are fine recordings backed by a small band. Six of these were previously reissued on Wolf LPs 004 and 005, Roosevelt Sykes, The Postwar Years vols. 1-2. They may also be available on CD. (They are on this CD and it's really worth picking up, if not just for Sweet Old Chicago alone.)



CD1: Tracks 9-18 are Bumble Bee Slim's Back in Town LP on Pacific Jazz, with no unissued tracks. This is an appealing but not essential album with Bumble Bee Slim backed by Les McCann and Leroy Vinnegar on three tracks and on the rest by a small band including Curtis Amy on tenor sax (great!), Richard Holmes on organ, and Joe Pass on guitar. Curtis Amy's Pacific Jazz recordings as a leader (but not this Bumble Bee Slim date) have been reissued on Mosaic Select.

CD2 (19 tracks) and CD3 (tracks 1-5): This is Sunnyland Slim's World Pacific LP, "Slim's Got His Thing Goin' On" (11 tracks) plus 13 unissued tracks. Les Fancourt and Bob McGrath's Blues Discography 1943-70 (published 2006) lists the unissued tracks as having appeared on Capitol CDP 36284. I don't know whether that is based on promotional information about the projected CD set or examination of actual copies.

The 24 tracks were recorded in 4 sessions in early and late October 1968. The great George Smith is featured on harmonica on most tracks; other musicians vary by session but include Luther Allison, Mick Taylor, Alan Wilson, Henry Vestine, Lowell Fulson, Big Mojo Elem, Larry Taylor, Shakey Jake, and (on one track) Big Mama Thornton on drums. I've never heard the unissued tracks. The LP has some decent tracks but as a whole sounds dated and overproduced -- not Sunnyland at his best. I hadn't listened to it for years before putting it on the turntable for this review and don't anticipate returning to it anytime soon.

CD3 (tracks 6-19): This is Arthur Crudup's Roebuck Man LP recorded in London in 1970 backed by a band of English admirers, including a sometimes intrusive saxophonist. These were Crudup's last recordings; they are appealing and listenable but may be his least essential. Roebuck Man was reissued on CD in 1992 by Sequel Records and is currently available from Amazon sellers. (Am glad I picked this one up several years ago and need to give it a listen again sometime soon.)

 

Capitol Blues Collection - Series information?

Good information gentlemen. Thank you.

Can you help assess how many, corresponding series numbers etc. are in existence? If there is anything incorrect here please let me know too.

#1 T-Bone Walker - Complete Capitol and Black & White Recordings
#2 Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues - Capitol Recordings
#3 Various - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 1
#4 Various - Rediscovered Blues
#5 Lil' Son Jackson - Complete Imperial Recordings
#6 Roy Brown - Complete Imperial Recordings
#7 -
#8 John Lee Hooker - 1948-1954
#9 Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 2: Complete Shelter Recs
#10 -
#11 Various -Texas Guitar Killers #12 Missippi Fred McDowell - I Do Not Play No Rock N Roll
#13 -
#14 Pee Wee Crayton - Complete Aladdin and Imperial Recordings
#15 Amos Milburn - Blues, Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie:1945-1955
#16 -
#17 -
#18 -
#19 -
#20 Various - The Cocktail Combos
#21 Various - Kansas City Blues: 1944-49
#22 Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues
#23 Various - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 3


==> # in series ?
Various - Jumpin' Like Mad - Cool Cats & Hip Chicks
ZZ Hill - The Complete Hill/UA Recordings
Floyd Dixon - His Complete Aladdin Recordings
Snooks Eaglin - Complete Imperial Recordings
Son House - Delta Blues and Spirituals
Various - Rediscovered Blues, Vol.2

Various - Promo Sampler Rumble & Scratch
Various - Promo Sampler Livin' with the Blues

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out here.

 

CDs
#1 T-Bone Walker - Complete Capitol and Black & White Recordings
#2 Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues - Capitol Recordings
#3 Various - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 1
#4 Various - Rediscovered Blues
#5 Lil' Son Jackson - Complete Imperial Recordings
#6 Roy Brown - Complete Imperial Recordings
#7 Son House - Delta Blues and Spirituals
#8 John Lee Hooker - 1948-1952
#9 Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 2: Complete Shelter Recs
#10 Snooks Eaglin - Complete Imperial Recordings
#11 Various -Texas Guitar Killers #12 Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Do Not Play No Rock N Roll
#13 Various - Livin' with the Blues
#14 Pee Wee Crayton - Complete Aladdin and Imperial Recordings
#15 Amos Milburn - Blues, Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie:1945-1955
#16 Floyd Dixon - His Complete Aladdin Recordings
#17 ZZ Hill - The Complete Hill Records Collection/UA Recordings 1972-1975
#18 Various - Rediscovered Blues, Vol.2 (doesn't actually exist)
#19 Various - Jumpin' Like Mad - Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin'
#20 Various - The Cocktail Combos
#21 Various - Kansas City Blues: 1944-49
#22 Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues
#23 Various - Chicago Blues Masters, Volume 3

Various - Promo Sampler Rumble & Scratch
Various - Promo Sampler Capitol Blues Collection

There's also a nice full color poster and a 10" vinyl record.

 

missing number 12 in list is

you have not listed no.12 in the set which is-


I Do Not Play No Rock'N'Roll by Mississippi Fred McDowell
2 discs ref:33919

wish they did do no.18, may be someone will compile it ?

Great series though, well presented ant great artwork

mickE