Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (Deluxe edition)

If one would ever have to start assembling a serious Blues collection, Robert Johnson's King Of The Delta Blues Singers vol. 1 would be the best purchase. The mythical figure that inspired the worldwide Blues revival in the Sixties will forever be credited with inspiring guitar greats like Clapton and Hendrix to pick up a guitar.

Johnson lived a short but impactful musical tenure in the Thirties. After apparently 'selling his soul at the crossroads', Johnson quickly became the best Country Blues singer in his time, however a tormented one. The devil eventually took his soul at a too young age of 27. The remastered audio of this original 1961 collection of material is simply stunning - Robert Johnson never sounded so alive.

• DOL 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve 

SIDE A

1. CROSSROADS BLUES
2. TERRAPLANE BLUES
3. COME ON IN MY KITCHEN
4. WALKING BLUES
5. LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN
6. 32-20 BLUES
7. KINDHEARTED WOMAN BLUES
8. IF I HAD POSSESSION OVER JUDGMENT DAY

SIDE B

1. PREACHING BLUES
2. WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD FRIEND
3. RAMBLING ON MY MIND
4. STONES IN MY PASSWAY
5. TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES
6. MILKCOW'S CALF BLUES
7. ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES
8. HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL

Side C

C1 Kindhearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)
C2 I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
C3 Sweet Home Chicago
C4 Ramblin' On My Mind (Alternate Take)
C5 Phonograph Blues
C6 They're Red Hot
C7 Dead Shrimp Blues
C8 Preaching Blues

Side D
D1 I'm Ready Rollin' Man
D2 From Four Till Late
D3 Little Queen Of Spades
D4 Malted Milk
D5 Drunken Hearted Man
D6 Stop Breakin' Down Blues
D7 Honeymoon Blues
D8 Live In Vain Blues (Alternate Take)