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The Birth of British Blues

Various Artists
Barcode 0805520021982
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Release Date: 22/01/2016

Edition: Box Set
Genre: Blues
Label: Proper Box
Number of Discs: 4

Track Listing:

Disc 1
1: La Harpe Street Blues - Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
2: New Orleans Blues - Chris Barber
3: Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
4: Boogie Woogie Stomp - The Saint's Jazz Band
5: Livery Stable Blues - Bobby Mickleburgh's Bobcats
6: KC Moan (Feat. Alexis Korner) - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
7: Casey Jones (Feat. Alexis Korner) - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
8: Midnight Special - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
9: Far Away Blues (Feat. Diz Disley & Acker Bilk) - Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
10: Royal Garden Blues - Cy Laurie's Jazz Band
11: Pete Kelly's Blues - Sid Phillips and His Band
12: Wildcat Blues - Chris Barber
13: Weeping Willow Blues - Chris Barber
14: Tishomingo Blues - Chris Barber
15: Camp Meeting Blues - Chris Barber
16: New St. Louis Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
17: New Burying Ground - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
18: Worried Man Blues - Lonnie Donegan
19: Take This Hammer - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
20: Down By the Riverside (Feat. Alexis Korner) - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
21: Go Down Old Hannah (Feat. Alexis Korner) - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
22: Streamline Train (Feat. Alexis Korner) - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group

Disc 2
1: Shake Rattle and Roll - Jack Parnell
2: Ain't That a Shame - The Southlanders
3: Dance With Me Henry - Suzi Miller
4: Tutti Frutti - The Four Jones Boys
5: Rhythm 'N' Blues - Eric Winstone Orchestra
6: Wabash Blues - Chris Barber
7: Bad Penny Blues (Feat. Johnny Parker) - Humphrey Lyttelton
8: Stackalee - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
9: Bring a Little Water, Sylvie - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
10: I'm Alabamy Bound - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
11: Kansas City Blues - Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle
12: Casey Jones - Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle
13: Organ Grinder Blues - George Melly with Mick Mulligan's Jazz Band
14: Apex Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton
15: Leaving Blues (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
16: Rotten Break (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
17: Alberta (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
18: Roundhouse Stomp (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
19: Skip to My Lou (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
20: Good Morning (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
21: Boll Weevil (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group
22: Ella Speed (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group

Disc 3
1: I Ain't Gonna Worry No More - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group
2: County Jail (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group
3: Kid Man (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group
4: Easy Rider - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group
5: Jail House Blues - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
6: Big Bill Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton
7: Trouble in Mind - Humphrey Lyttelton
8: Weary Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton
9: Sail On (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
10: National Defence Blues (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
11: Go Down Sunshine (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
12: Death Letter (Feat. Cyril Davis) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
13: Badspell Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
14: Kidman Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
15: Four Point Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
16: Backwater Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
17: Kansas City Blues - Chris Barber
18: It's All Over - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
19: Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
20: Tell Me Why - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
21: Can't Afford to Do It - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
22: Blues Before Sunrise - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
23: Me and My Chauffeur - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
24: Trixie's Blues - Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazz Band

Disc 4
1: Young Woman's Blues - Beryl Bryden with Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band
2: Davy's Train Blues - Davy Graham
3: 3/4 AD - Davy Graham and Alexis Korner
4: Gotta Move (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
5: Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
6: I Got My Brand On You (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
7: Spooky But Nice (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
8: Keep Your Hands Off Her (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
9: I Wanna Put a Tiger in Your Tank (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
10: I Got My Mojo Working (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
11: Finkle's Cafe (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
12: Hoochie Coochie (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
13: Down Town (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
14: How Long, How Long Blues (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
15: I Thought I Heard That Train Whistle Blow (Feat. Cyril Davies) - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
16: KC Moan - The Roundhouse Jug Four
17: Hesitation Blues - The Roundhouse Jug Four
18: It's the Same Old Thing - The Roundhouse Jug Four
19: Short Legs Shuffle - The Roundhouse Jug Four
20: I Can Tell - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
21: A Shot of Rhythm & Blues - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates