The Complete Recordings

This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Cross Road Blues," and "Walkin' Blues," making it perhaps the most influential single session in blues history. --Marc Greilsamer more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-13-2008; An absolutely essential purchase.; Almost exactly seventy years ago, a man who was then known as Robert Johnson passed away. He was poisoned, presumably by a houseman/barkeep whose wife had been flirting with him on an August Evening. Around the same time, a king pin of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-30-2008; Nice Tunes; I deducted one star because the layout is all wrong--it's annoying that they didn't put the alternate takes on a seperate CD. I took another star off because I really don't feel Johnson's music lives up to the hype. His influence over...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2008; Encyclopedic catalog not for casual listeners; 3 1/2There is no mistake when people speak of this man's influence on blues. Sadly his shadow has all but engulfed the frustrating confines around musical progressions he helped pioneer, and present them with a more natural and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-28-2008; It's the only Robert Johnson album you'll ever need.; The story of Robert Johnson is that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the talent at playing blues. I personally don't believe the story because he really put his soul into the music, and it's very obvious. Maybe his deal...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-13-2008; An absolutely essential purchase.; Almost exactly seventy years ago, a man who was then known as Robert Johnson passed away. He was poisoned, presumably by a houseman/barkeep whose wife had been flirting with him on an August Evening. Around the same time, a king pin of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-30-2008; Nice Tunes; I deducted one star because the layout is all wrong--it's annoying that they didn't put the alternate takes on a seperate CD. I took another star off because I really don't feel Johnson's music lives up to the hype. His influence over...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2004; Statistics for statistics buffs, not music; Look: There are forty-one tracks on this album, but only twenty-nine songs. How to account for the discrepancy? Well, I can't. All I can say is that someone who wants to listen to multiple takes IN A ROW of the same songs EVERY TIME he...; read full review | report as inappropriate