1-CD with 12-page booklet, 21 tracks. Playing time approx. 61 mns

Hailed by fans and critics as one of the greatest blues CDs ever issued, this set is the first installment of Wolf's incredible Chess and Memphis Recording Service sides made between 1951 and 1952. The blues doesn't get any rawer or more powerful than this!

A total of 21 sides include Baby Ride With Me, Oh Red, Drinkin' CV Wine, Bluebird Blues, Cadillac Daddy, and How Many More Years. First generation tapes were used for the first time and the sound is a revelation. Beyond essential!

Track Listing

• Oh Red (take 1)
• My Last Affair (take 1)
• Come Back Home (take 1)
• California Boogie
• California Blues
• Look-A-Here Baby
• Smile At Me
• My Baby Walked Off
• Drinkin' CV Wine (CV Wine Blues)
• My Troubles And Me
• Chocolate Drop
• Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)
• Bluebird Blues
• Color And Kind
• (Everybody's) In The Mood
• Dorothy Mae (# 2)
• I Got A Woman/Sweet Woman
• Decoration Day Blues
• (Well) That's All Right
• How Many More Years
• Baby Ride With Me

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 61 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127154606