Since you are interested in The Definitive Collection, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Howlin' Wolf
Back Door Wolf [ Chess Records / CD - released 5/Sep/2006 ] Available on import from Europe, this CD features 11 tracks of the Wolf in his prime. " These neglected cuts sound wonderfully fresh and infinitely better than so many blues recordings that have come since... |
Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton
Breakin' it Up, Breakin' it Down [ Sony Music / CD - released 12/Jun/2007 ] This album captures the 30th Anniversary of the 1977 tour to celebrate the release of Muddy's ‘Hard Again’ - documenting some of the greatest blues players in history at the peak of their powers. |
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Midnight Special [ Fantasy Records / CD - released 17/Oct/1991 ] This 20-track CD contains music recorded in 1960, featuring the songs "Sonny's Squall," "Red River Blues," "Gone Gal," "Blues Before Sunrise," "Sweet Lovin' Kind," "Midnight Special" and others. |
Various Artists
Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records [ Chess Records / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] Available as an import from Europe, this definitive 48 track collection contains the cream of Chess music, including Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and more. |
Various Artists
The Best of Chess Records: Original Artist Recordings of Songs in the Film 'Cadillac Records' [ Chess Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2008 ] This American imported disc features prime tracks from legendary artists on the Chess label - Chuck Berry, Etta James, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, & Howlin' Wolf. |
Charley Patton
The Definitive Charley Patton [ Snapper Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Apr/2008 ] This highly acclaimed triple disc set includes all of the 58 tracks originally released by the "Godfather of the Delta Blues", recorded between 1929 and 1934, packaged in a clambox with a detailed 20-page booklet. |
Various Artists
Big Box of Blues [ Floating World / 6 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/2010 ] 166 of the best historical blues tracks ever released, featuring Brownie McGhee, Jimmy Witherspoon, Muddy Waters, Amos Milburn, J.B Lenoir, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Willie Mabon, Lowell Fulson, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Junior Wells,... |