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✅ El Pais (Spain) - The Perfect Record Collection (1994)

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1. BLUES:
2-10 (no order):
- MUDDY WATERS “Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Bronzy” (Chess-MCA CH-9197, 1960).
- ALBERT COLLINS, ROBERT CRAY & JOHNNY COPELAND “Showdown!” (Alligator Records / Sonet SNTCD-954, 1985).
- HOWLIN’ WOLF “Howlin’ Wolf / Moanin’ in the Moonlight” (Chess-MCA CHD-5908, CD reissue of the first 2 LPs, first release of the originals 1962).
- B. B. KING “Live at the Regal” (ABC 509/MCA UDCD 548, 1965).
11-20:
11. JOHN LEE HOOKER “John Lee Hooker… Alone” (Specialty SPS-2125, 1976).
15. ALBERT KING “I’ll Play the Blues For You” (Stax 8513, 1972).
16. HOUND DOG TAYLOR “Beware of the Dog” (Alligator AL4707, 1975).
17. KOKO TAYLOR “Off the Record” (the reference listed is Chess CH 9263, that appears in allmusic as “Koko Taylor” the first album by the artist, released in 1969; I don’t really know if “Off the Record” exists at all or if it was an Spanish release).
19. WILLIE DIXON “Willie’s Blues” (Prestige / Bluesville 1003 OBC-501, 1960).
20. MAGIC SAM “Magic Sam Live” (Delmark 645/646, 1982).


And the compilation albums (although some of them were released close to the recording dates like the one from Sonny Boy Williamson or were from artist not able to record albums for “time” reasons, like Robert Johnson or Leadbelly):
- ROBERT JOHNSON “The Complete Recordings” (Columbia C2K 46222-1990, 1990).
- ELMORE JAMES “The Sky Is Crying” (Charly R&B CD BM12, 1964)
- SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON “Keep It to Ourselves” (Storyville STCD-4179,1963)
- BESSIE SMITH “The Complete Recordings Vol. 1” (Columbia/Legacy C2K 47091, 1991).
- LITTLE WALTER “The Best of Little Walter Vol. 2” (Chess/MCA CHD-9292, 1989).
- LEADBELLY “Last Sessions Part One” (Folkways Records FA 2941, 1963).
- FREDDIE KING “1934-1976” (Polydor 831817-1, 1977).
- BUKKA WHITE “Aberdeen Mississippi Blues 1937-1940” (Travelin’ Man TM806, release date not available).
- SON HOUSE “The Legendary 1941-1942 Recordings” (Folklyrics 9002, release date not available).
- BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON “King of the Country Blues” (Yazoo L-1069, 1985).
- MAGIC SAM “Magic Sam Live” (Delmark 645/646, 1982). Not exactly a compilation, but released after the artist’s death.

2. R & R:
The best:
- CHUCK BERRY “St. Louis to Liverpool” (Chess/Zafiro 30112205, 1964).
2-10 (no order):
- ELVIS PRESLEY “Elvis Presley” (RCA Victor PL-85198, 1956).
- BO DIDDLEY “Go Bo Diddley” (Chess/Zafiro 30112206, 1959).
- EDDIE COCHRAN “Eddie Cochran” (Liberty LBY 1174F, I supposed that refers to the first LP of Eddie Cochran “Eddie Cochran” released in 1960 by Liberty, but the catalog reference, the cover and the list of songs don’t match exactly).
- FATS DOMINO “Live in Europe” (United Artist Records/Ariola 25610-1, 1977).
- ROY ORBISON “At the Rock House” (Charly-CFE ES-163, 1959).
11-20:
12. THE COASTERS “The Coasters” (ATCO 33101, 1958).
14. CARL PERKINS, CHARLIE RICH & JERRY LEE LEWIS “Trio” (Sun Records/Auvi L7 SU28, 1978).
15. JOHNNY BURNETTE “Rock’n’Roll Trio” (Coral 10041, 1956).
19. EVERLY BROTHERS “Rockin’ With” (Cadence Records 333, 1960).
20. BO DIDDLEY/CHUCK BERRY “Two Great Guitars” (Chess Records CH 9170, 1964).


And the compilation albums:
- BUDDY HOLLY “For the First Time Anywhere” (MCA MCM 1002, not really a compilation but an album released in 1983 with the original, undubbed versions of songs appeared in posthumous albums like “Reminiscing”).
- JERRY LEE LEWIS “The EP Collection” (See For Miles Records SEECD 307, release date not available).
- VARIOUS “American Graffiti” (Chess/MCA Records CHD-5908, 1973).
- LITTLE RICHARD “His Greatest Recordings” (ACE CDCH 109, 1990).
- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS “Armchair Rock and Roll” (MCA/Fonogram 63 28 864 GT.04, 1978).
- PHIL SPECTOR “Back to Mono (1958-1969)” (ABKCO 7118 2-EMI, 1991).
- THE DRIFTERS & CHARLIE THOMAS “Greatest Hits Live” (Topline Records/Zafiro 30112197, release date not available).
- THE PLATTERS “Twenty Classic Hits” (Mercury 9100 048, 1978).
- RITCHIE VALENS “The History of Ritchie Valens” (Twins TC3 (TE), 1985).

3. COUNTRY:
2-10 (no order):
- INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND “Safe at Home” (Statik Records ATAT LP 26, 1968).
- THE BYRDS “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” (CBS EMB 31124, 1968).
- FLACO JIMÉNEZ “El sonido de San Antonio” (Arhoolie Records 3014, 1980).
11-20:
13. THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS “The Gilded Palace of Sin” (Edsel ED 191, 1969).
14. THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” (United Artists UA-LA 9801, 1972).
16. DANNY & DUSTY “The Lost Weekend” (Zippo Records Zong 007, 1985).
17. EMMYLOU HARRIS “Pieces of the Sky” (Reprise K54037, 1975).
18. GENE AUTRY “South of the Border / All American Cowboy” (Republic 6011, 1976).
19. BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS “For the Last Time” (United Artists UA LA 216-J2, 1974).
20. GARTH BROOKS “No Fences” (Capitol 7955032, 1990).


And the compilation albums (some of them strange choices, not included in allmusic.com, maybe Spanish editions):
- HANK WILLIAMS “20 Greatest Hits” (Grand Canyon 35001, release date not available).
- THE CARTER FAMILY “The Carter Family on Border Radio” (JEMF 101, release date not available).
- WOODY GUTHRIE “Original Recordings Made by Woody Guthrie (1940-1946)” (Hispavox HRES 291-90, possible release date 1977).
- JOHNNY CASH “The Vintage Years (1955-1963)” (Rhino RNLP 70229, 1987).
- BILL MONROE AND THE BLUEGRASS BOYS “Live Recordings 1956-1959” (Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40063, 1993).
- PATSY CLINE “The Patsy Cline Collection” (MCA MCAD4-10421, 1991).
- CHET ATKINS “The RCA Years” (RCA 61095-2, 1992).
- JIMMIE RODGERS “Best of the Legendary Jimmie Rodgers” (RCA LSP 3315, possible release date 1965).
- WILLIE NELSON “Willie Nelson Live (Drunk)” (RCA APL1, release date not available).
- FLATT & SCRUGGS “20 All Time Greatest Recordings” (Columbia CG 30, 1983).


4. JAZZ:
2-10 (no order):
- MILES DAVIS “Kind of Blue” (CBS 460603 2, 1959).
- JOHN COLTRANE “Giant Steps” (Atlantic 7567-81337-2, 1960).
- BENNY GOODMAN “Live at Carnegie Hall” (Columbia SL-160 , 1950).
- THELONIOUS MONK TRIO “Thelonious Monk Trio” (Prestige OJCCD 010-2, 1954).
11-20:
15. CLIFFORD BROWN & MAX ROACH “At Basin Street” (Emarcy/Mercury 8336 707, 1956).
16. ELLA FITZGERALD “Ella Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook” (Verve MGV-4010-4, 1957).
17. BILL EVANS “Waltz for Debby” (Riverside OJCCD 210-2, 1961).
18. ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS “Moanin’” (Blue Note CD B21Y-46516, 1958).
20. ART TATUM & BEN WEBSTER “The Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol 8” (Pablo CD 2405-31, 1956).


And the compilation albums:
- DUKE ELLINGTON “The Original Edward ‘Duke’ Ellington Hits. Vol. 1 1927 / 31” (King Jazz KJ 144 FS, 1993, not in allmusic.com).
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG “The Complete Louis Armstrong & The Singers 1924 / 30” (King Jazz KJ 140 FS, 1993, not in allmusic.com).
- DJANGO REINHARDT “Djangologie / USA” (Swing CDSW 8421/2, 1988).
- BILLIE HOLIDAY “The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936-37)” (CBS 460820/2, 1988).
- DIZZY GILLESPIE “Groovin’ High” (Savoy/Denon SV-0152, 1992).
- CHARLIE PARKER “Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)” (Savoy-RCA/Ariola ZD 70737, 1978).
- JERRY ROLL MORTON “The Pearls” (RCA/Bluebird CD ND 86588, 1993).
- BENNY CARTER “The Chronological Benny Carter and His Orchestra, 1933-36” (Classics CD 530, 1990, not in allmusic.com).
- COUNT BASIE “The American Decca Years” (the number relates really to “The Complete Decca Recordings”, Decca/GRP 36112, 1992).
- CHARLIE CHRISTIAN “The Genius of the Electric Guitar” (Columbia CD 460612-2, 1990).

5. SOUL:
2-10 (no order):
- OTIS REDDING “The Dock of the Bay” (Atlantic-ATCO 7567-80254-2, 1968).
- ARETHA FRANKLIN “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” (Atlantic-Hispavox 500-107 S, 1967).
- MARVIN GAYE “What’s Going On” (Motown 530 022-2, 1971).
- WILSON PICKETT “In the Midnight Hour” (Atlantic-Rhino 8122-71275-2, 1965).
- SAM & DAVE “Soul Men” (Atlantic-Rhino 8122-70296-2, 1967).
- RAY CHARLES “The Genius of Ray Charles” (Atlantic-Warner 7567-81338-2, 1959).
- EDDIE FLOYD “Proud Mary” (Stax 2017, the number and the song listing relates to “You’ve Got to Have Eddie” published in 1969, maybe “Proud Mary” was the name of the Spanish edition).
11-20:
11. STEVIE WONDER “Tribute to Uncle Ray” (Tamla 232, 1963).
12. AL GREEN “Green Is Blues” (Hot Line 32055, 1970).
13. ISAAC HAYES “In the Beginning” (Atlantic 1599, 1972).
14. ETTA JAMES “Sings for Lovers” (Cadet 4018, 1963).
16. THE MIRACLES “Hi We’re the Miracles” (Motown 220, 1961).
17. IKE TURNER “A Black Man’s Soul” (Pompeii 6003, 1969).
18. CURTIS MAYFIELD “Roots” (Buddah BDLH 5006, 1971).
19. JACKIE WILSON “Body & Soul” (Brunswick 754105, 1962).
20. BOBBY BLAND “Soul of the Man” (Duke X79, 1966).


And the compilation albums:
- SAM COOKE “The Man and His Music” (RCA PD87127, 1986).
- JAMES BROWN “Sex Machine. The Very Best of James Brown Volume 1” (Polydor 845 828-2, 1991, not in allmusic.com).
- PERCY SLEDGE “The Best of Percy Sledge” (Atlantic-Warner LB 40026, 1969).
- BEN E. KING “Ben E. King Story” (Atlantic K50139, 1975).

6. FLAMENCO.
The best:
- CAMARÓN “La leyenda del tiempo” (Pilips 838 832-2, 1979).
2-10 (no order):
- PACO DE LUCÍA “Fuente y caudal” (Philips 832 340-2, 1973).
- VENENO “Veneno” (CBS S82275, 1977).
- SABICAS “Flamenco puro” (Hispavox 7 98992 2, 1961).
- KETAMA “Ketama” (Nuevos Medios 15128, 1985).
- PATA NEGRA “Blues de la frontera” (Nuevos Medios 15 289, 1988).
11-20:
14. ENRIQUE MORENTE – PEPE HABICHUELA “Homenaje a Antonio Chacón” (Hispavox/Clave 18-1380-815, 1976).
19. FERNANDA Y BERNARDA DE UTRERA “Cante flamenco” (Radio France OCORAC55 8642, 1984).
20. KETAMA / TOUMANI DIABATE / DANNY THOMPSON “Songhai” (Nuevos Medios 13 335, 1988).


And the compilation albums:
- ANTONIO MAIRENA “Antología Antonio Mairena, volumen 9” (RCA-BMG, 1992).
- ANTONIO CHACÓN “Leyendas del cante” (EMI 7991322, 1992).
- MANUEL TORRE “Leyendas del cante” (EMI 7991342, release date not available).
- PEPE DE LA MATRONA “Maestros del cante” (Hispavox 7 81369 2, 1992).
- PEPE MARCHENA “Leyendas del cante” (EMI 7991332, 1992).
- MANOLO CARACOL “El rey del cante” (3 Volumes, Orfeón/Sony, 1994).
- ANTONIO MAIRENA “La gran historia del cante gitano andaluz” (Alambra SCE 914/16, release date not available).
- FOSFORITO “Grandes cantaores flamencos” (Philips 522-313 2, 1994).
- VARIOUS “Magna antología del cante flamenco” (10 Volumes, Hispavox 7991642, 1992).
- EL LEBRIJANO “Grandes cantaores flamencos” (Philips 552-313 2, 1994).
- VARIOUS “Los jóvenes flamencos” (3 Volumes, Nuevos Medios, 1990, 1992, 1994).


7. ETHNIC.
The best:
- YOUSSOU N’DOUR ET LE SUPER ETOILE DE DAKAR “Immigrés / Bitim Rew” (Earthworks-Virgin CDEWV10, 1984).
2-10 (no order):
- CESARIA EVORA “Miss perfumado” (Mélodie 79540-2, 1992).
- CELIA CRUZ Y TITO PUENTE “Quimbo quimbumbia” (Tito records TRSLP 1193, 1969).
- CHEB KHALED & SAFI BOUTELLA “Kutché” (Stern’s Africa 1024, 1989).
- JOHNNY CLEGG & SAVUKA “Shadow Man” (EMI 7 90815 1, 1989).
- NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN “Devotional Songs” (Real World-Virgin RWMCD2, 1992).
- ALI FARKA TOURÉ “The Source” (World Circuit WCD 030, 1991).
11-20:
11. SALIF KEITA “Soro” (Island 208 904, 1987).
15. THAMILA “Thamila aux enfants berberes” (La voix du Magreb 82842-2, 1992, not in allmusic.com)
17. THE TEREM QUARTET “Terem” (Real World CDRW23, 1992).


And the compilation albums:
- VARIOUS “Tibetan Buddhism / Tantras of Gyütö” (Elektra-Nonesuch 79198-2, 1972).
- CAETANO VELOSO “Sem lenço, sem documento. The Best of Caetano Veloso” (Verve-Polygram 836 528-2, 1990).
- VARIOUS “Cuba Fully Charged” (Earthworks 30, 1993).
- VARIOUS “Live from El Salvador” (Redwood Records RRC 9101, 1991).
- VARIOUS “A Luaka Bop. To Scratch. Roots, Rock and Rhythm” (Warner Bros 26789, 1991).
- VARIOUS “Centreafrique: anthologie de la musique des pygmées aka” (Radio France OCORA C559012, 1980).
- VARIOUS “The Spirit Cries: Music from the Rainforest of South America & the Caribbean” (The Library of Congress-Rykodisc RCD 10250, 1993).
- VARIOUS “Las diosas del ritmo” (Manzana MACD12, 1994, not in allmusic.com).
- VARIOUS “Huayno Music of Peru Volumen 1 (1949-1989)” (Arhoolie CD 320, 1989).
- VARIOUS “Shakuhachi. The Japanese Flute” (Elektra Nonesuch 7559-72076-2, 1991).
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