Compiled by Bill Wyman, this set presents 40 uncompromisingly tough blues sides......
Disc 1: Whistling Rufus - (Who's Gonna Do Do Your) Sweet Jelly Rollin' [3:28] Butterbeans & Suzie - Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama [3:09] George Hannah - The Boy In The Boat [2:38] Ethel Waters - My Handy Man [2:52] Lizzie Miles - Electrician Blues [3:12] Hunter & Jenkins - Lollypop [2:56] Napoleon Fletcher - She Showed It All [2:33] Barrelhouse Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) [2:49] Lil Johnson - Take It Easy Greasy [3:17] Josh White (Pinewood Tom) - Sissy Man [2:48] Bo Carter - Mashing That Thing [2:38] Tampa Red - Let Me Play With Your Poodle [2:34] Washboard Sam - I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted [2:36] Jesse James - Sweet Petunia [3:01] Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No 2 [2:57] Roosevelt Sykes - We Can Sell That Thing [2:38] Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket [3:06] Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition [2:55] Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size [2:46] Lonnie Johnson & Victoria Spivey - Furniture Man Blues (Pt 1 & 2) [6:12] Disc 2: Sam Theard - I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie [2:28] Lil Johnson - If You Don't Give Me What I Want [2:43] Victoria Spivey - One Hour Mama [2:40] Margaret Webster - You've Got To Give Me Some [2:44] Chicago Black Swans - Don't Tear My Clothes No 2 [2:42] Georgia Tom & Jane Lucas - Terrible Operation Blues [2:48] Bo Carter - Cigarette Blues [3:15] Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama [2:52] Blind Boy Fuller - What's That Smells Like Fish? [2:42] Mae Glover & John Byrd - Gas Man Blues [2:44] Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs - The Hottest Stuff In Town [2:39] Hunter & Jenkins - Meat Cuttin' Blues [2:54] Lil Johnson - My Baby (Squeeze Me Again) [3:04] Lonnie Johnson - The Best Jockey In Town [2:53] Bessie Smith - Kitchen Man [2:54] Whistlin' Alex Moore - Blue Bloomer Blues [3:08] Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More [2:54] Al Miller - Ain't That A Mess [2:42] Louie Lasky - How You Want Your Rollin' Done? [2:46] Lizzie Miles - My Man O'War [3:28]
