Bo Diddley - His Best

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The Chess Records' "His Best" compilations are generally outstanding, and the Bo Diddley installation is no exception. Outside of purchasing Bo's key studio albums, or shelling out for the comprehensive box set, HIS BEST is the Bo Diddley disc to have, since it covers all of his essential hits, from "Roadrunner" to "I'm a Man" to "Hey! Bo Diddley" to "Who Do You Love?"
But the real surprise here is the quality of the remastering, which brings out a real crispness and edge to the recordings, and the "longer cuts" that result from re-edits to the original masters. Also here, of course, are the infectious, hugely influential Bo Didley beat, the rumbling, ch-chinking guitar, Bo's neo-blues wails and self-mythologizing lyrics, and everything else that makes this music some of the absolute best and most important in the chapters of early rock & roll.

Track List:

01. Bo Diddley [2:46]
02. I'm A Man [3:01]
03. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) [2:52]
04. Diddley Daddy [2:27]
05. Pretty Thing [2:50]
06. Bring It To Jerome [2:29]
07. I'm Looking For A Woman [2:33]
08. Who Do You Love? [2:29]
09. Hey Bo Diddley [2:12]
10. Mona (aka I Need You Baby) [2:21]
11. Before You Accuse Me [3:05]
12. Say Man [3:14]
13. Dearest Darling [2:52]
14. Crackin' Up [2:06]
15. The Story Of Bo Diddley [2:52]
16. Road Runner [2:47]
17. Pills [2:50]
18. I Can Tell [4:34]
19. You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover [3:15]
20. Ooh Baby [3:49]

Personnel:

Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar, violin)
Jerome Green (vocals, maracas)
Peggy Jones (guitar, background vocals)
Jody Williams, Ricky Jolivet (guitar)
Edward Drennon (electric violin)
Billy Boy Arnold, Little Walter, Lester Davenport (harmonica)
Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake (piano)
Frank Kirkland, Clifton James, Billy Downing, Edell Robertson (drums)
Willie Dixon, James Bradford, Jesse James Johnson, Chester Lindsey (bass)
Cornelia Redmond (tambourine)
The Bo-ettes (aka The Cookies), Bobby Baskerville, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, The Carnations (background vocals)

FLAC1 99,66 Mb
FLAC2 99,66 Mb
FLAC3 99,66 Mb
FLAC4 36,34 Mb

Artwork 18,86 Mb

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