Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2000
Genre: Blues
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Track 1-1 recorded September 30, 1963, New York City. Originally ABC single 10527. Track 1-2 recorded March 1, 1962, Los Angeles, California. Originally ABC single 10361/also on ABC LP 456, "Mr. Blues" (1963). Track 1-3 recorded April 7, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10552. Track 1-4 recorded September 25, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10616. Track 1-5 recorded September 25, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10599. Tracks 1-6 & 1-7 recorded live November 21, 1964, The Regal Theater, Chicago, IL. Originally on ABC LP 509, "Live At The Regal" (1965). Track 1-8 recorded March 3, 1965, New York City. Originally ABC single 10742/also on BluesWay LP 6022, "His Best - The Electric B.B. King" (1968). Track 1-9 recorded July 14, 1966, Chicago, IL. Originally A&B sides ABC single 10856/also on BluesWay LP 6022. Track 1-10 recorded live November 5, 1966, The International Club, Chicago, IL. Originally on BluesWay LP 6001, "Blues Is King" (1967). Track 1-11 recorded live November 5, 1966, The International Club, Chicago, IL. Originally both sides BluesWay single 61012 (This performance digitally reconstructed using ABC 45 r.p.m. single and edited master). Track 1-12 recorded September 14, 1967, Chicago. Originally BluesWay single 61015/also on BluesWay LP 6011, "Blues On Top Of Blues" (1968). Track 1-13 recorded December 20, 1967, Los Angeles, CA. Originally release on BlueWay LP 6016, "Lucille" (1698). Track 1-14 recorded January, 1969, New York City. Originally BluesWay single 61024/ also on BluesWay LP 6031, "Live & Well" (1969). Track 1-15 recorded live March, 1969, Village Gate, New York City. Originally on BluesWay LP 6031. Track 1-16 recorded June, 1969, New York City. Originally BluesWay single 61032/ also on BluesWay LP 6037, "Completely Well" (1969). Track 1-17 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally on ABC LP 713, "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" (1970). Track 1-18 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11268/ also on ABC LP 713. Track 1-19 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11280/ also on ABC LP 713. Track 2-1 recorded June 9-16, 1971, London, overdubs New York and Los Angeles. Originally ABC single 11316/ also on ABC LP 730, "B.B. King In London" (1971). Track 2-2 recorded June 9-16, 1971, London, overdubs New York and Los Angeles. Originally ABC single 11310/ also on ABC LP 730. Track 2-3 recorded April, 1971, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11321/ also on ABC 743 "L.A. Midnight" (1972). Track 2-4 recorded June 21, 1972, New York City. Originally ABC single 11330/ also on ABC LP 759, "Guess Who" (1972). Track 2-5 recorded 1973, Philadelphia, PA. Originally ABC single 11373/ also on ABC LP 794, "To Know You Is To Love You" (1973). Track 2-6 recorded 1973, Philadelphia, PA. Originally ABC single 11406/ also on ABC LP 794. Track 2-7 recorded live 1976, Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC Impulse single 31006/ also on ABC Impulse LP 9317, "Bobby Bland & B.B. King Together Again. . .Live" (1976). Track 2-8 recorded 1977, Hollywood, CA. Originally ABC single 12380/ also on ABC LP 1061, "Midnight Believer" (1978). Track 2-9 recorded December, 1978 & January, 1979, Hollywood, CA. Originally MCA single 41062/ also MCA LP 3151, "Take It Home" (1979). Track 2-10 recorded October, 1980, New York City. Originally MCA single 51101/ also on MCA LP 5162 "There Must Be A Better World Somewhere" (1981). Track 2-11 recorded October, 1984 and March, 1985, Hollywood, CA. Originally MCA single 52530/ also on MCA LP 5561, "Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Into The Night'" (1985). Track 2-12 recorded February & November, 1987, Memphis, TN and Hollywood, CA. Originally Island single 99225. Extended version Island LP 422-842-299-2 (1988). Track 2-13 recorded February 15-19, 1993, Memphis, TN. This version previously unreleased/edited/remixed version originally on MCAD-10710, "Blues Summit" (1993). Track 2-14 recorded March 8-12, 1993, Berkeley, CA. Originally on MCA-10710, "Blues Summit" (1993). Track 2-15 originally on MCAD-11879, "Blues On The Bayou" (1998).
1-1. How Blue Can You Get?
1-2. Sneakin' Around
1-3. Help The Poor
1-4. Stop Leadin' Me On
1-5. Never Trust A Woman
1-6. Every Day I Have The Blues (Live At The Regal)
1-7. Sweet Little Angel (Live At The Regal)
1-8. All Over Again
1-9. Don't Answer The Door
1-10. Gambler's Blues
1-11. Sweet Sixteen, Parts One & Two
1-12. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
1-13. Lucille
1-14. Why I Sing The Blues
1-15. Please Accept My Love
1-16. The Thrill Is Gone
1-17. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
1-18. Humming Bird
1-19. Chains And Things
2-1. Ain't Nobody Home
2-2. Ghetto Woman
2-3. I Got Some Help I Don't Need (Single Edit)
2-4. Guess Who
2-5. To Know You Is To Love You
2-6. I Like To Live The Love
2-7. Let The Good Times Roll
2-8. Never Make Your Move Too Soon
2-9. Better Not Look Down
2-10. There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
2-11. Into The Night
2-12. When Love Comes To Town
2-13. Call It Stormy Monday (Complete Version)
2-14. Playing With My Friends
2-15. I'll Survive
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Remastered At Universal Mastering Studios West