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Sun Blues Box / Various

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German-only 10 CD box set with 184-page hardcover book. Contains 307 tracks with a total playing time of approximately 13 hours and 50 minutes. Finally, the last word on the Sun and pre-Sun Blues recordings! Nearly 30 years after the original Sun Blues Box was released on LP, it's back on CD with so much more than was on the original set. Recently discovered music from well-known artists... and incredible artifacts like Sam Phillips narrating a radio commercial for a West African herbalist who would soon be jailed for selling bogus patent medicine. Recordings produced by Phillips but issued on Chess, RPM, Trumpet and other labels were unavailable in 1983, but are now included. Researcher Steve LaVere finally allowed the world to hear the Sun audio and see the Sun-related photos he collected back in the late 1960s. In fact, the entire Blues research community came together to make this a once-in-a- lifetime Blues experience! Bear Family. 2013.


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.51 x 1.81 x 12.44 inches; 5.7 Pounds


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Bear Family Germany


Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2013


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2013


Label ‏ : ‎ Bear Family Germany


Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 10


Best Sellers Rank: #175,358 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #736 in Traditional Blues (CDs & Vinyl) #91,579 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)


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    • Epochal Set
Anyone who's interested in post WWII blues in general and the genius Sam C. Phillips in particular needs this set. My words of praise would be otiose--buy this box if you have to beg, borrow, or steal the purchase price. A few comments and/or quibbles about some details ... (1) Whoever wrote the comment on "Talking Boy" Stewart missed a major point--that he's attempting to copy the guitar accompaniment to Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues", simplifying it, but doing a pretty fair job (though his vocal is not good). To say, as the commentator does, that he just changes chords willfully, clearly, reveals that he hasn't heard Lemon's recording. Myself, I find it fascinating that a musician in 1950s Memphis would still have Lemon in his ears. (2) Willie Nix may not have been a great blues singer in general, but his vocal on "Seems Like A Million Years" is one of the most evocative in the whole Sun catalogue. What spoils this recording is James Cotton's apprentice tootling on harmonica: he didn't have sufficient chops at this period. Walter Horton should have spelled him. (3) "Little Walker", judging from overwhelming aural evidence, is clearly Walter Horton, a possibility the commentator allows, but calls into question because of personnel data. Apart from the distinctive sound of Horton, commonsense dictates that a player as good as "Little Walker", if he existed, would have cut more than one side and an alternate take of it. Sam Phillips liked good harp players. (4) The commentator questions Sam Phillips good faith in Earl Hooker for not releasing any singles by Hooker despite avowals that he was among the most talented artists who recorded at Sun. But the truth is that Hookers' instrumentals, good as they are, weren't the sort of stuff that could sell in the 1950s, and his vocal prowess was, like Ike Turner's, mediocre at best (listen to "Move on Down The Line"). (5) D,A. Hunt had a very limited grasp of Lightnin' Hopkins guitar technique, whom he imitates note for note. His vocals are no more than interesting. Why he got a release is puzzling. (That there was no follow up, as with Jimmy DeBerry, speaks volumes.) It's also untrue to say, as the commentator does, that Lightnin' Hopkins was a "hard sell" after 1953. He released a bunch of sides on Herald and even had an LP out in the mid-late-1950s. (6) Little Milton's guitar solo on "Carry My Business On" is among the most spectacular of its kind ever heard on land or sea! Too bad that Houston Boines' vocal in near-intelligible, though the information about whiskey brands is helpful. (For years I thought he was singing, "I hear the oil drums ringing ...) (7) Phillips says that the initial Sun label number (174) is insignificant, just an attempt to make it easy for people to remember, but surely there has to be more to it than that? 174 isn't a memorable number--150 or 200 is. (8) Did Joe Hill Louis ever play all three instruments (guitar, harmonica, drums) on any Sun release? It seems not, judging from the commentary. (9) Has any harp player besides Hot Shot Love ever attempted to do on amplified harp what Sonny Terry did without electricity? I find it amazing that he's the only exponent, though I've never heard another. (10) Why don't we get at least a modest admission that Sam Phillips' recorded so many green musicians because he wanted to keep his profit margin maximal? I'm glad he documented this wonderful music, but can't help feeling he knew singers who never recorded before would accept whatever he gave them for their efforts. I know it was a cutthroat business, and staying solvent was a herculean task, but Phillips always made it sound as if he was a sort of commercial Alan Lomax, not a shark swimming with other sharks, though definitely a shark with a genius ear!!!!! . (9) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2013 by reading man
    • Is It Worth It?
Is it worth the money? When assessing a lavish box set like this, I think that's always a fair place to start. You get 10 discs crammed with expertly re-mastered material that, at times, makes you even forget that the selections were recorded in the fifties. The CDs and accompanying tray liners are fitted with original label reproductions, adding to its unique feel. You also get a hardbound book with lots of wonderful pictures, new research, and a re-evaluation regarding much of the music here. The book is an expansive and amazing volume all by itself. The compilers modeled this box from their original 9 LP set released in the `80's; the music includes blues, early r'n`b, and spirituals. Recently discovered, previously unissued tracks are added rounding out the package. And this music is essential to any blues or rock collection. One of the intriguing aspects of this box set, and one of which I was unaware, is the authors' issues regarding the "Sun Records: The Blues Years", an 8 CD set released in 1996 by the Charly label. That box had updated the original ground breaking 9 LP version of this material. The complaint being that the research and music was used without consultation and permission of the original LP box authors, who are behind this Bear Family edition. None of this, however, really makes a difference when listening to the aural contents aboard this Bear Family box. But it does give one a sense that its hefty price has gone towards a proper and noble effort in presenting this music. And while this edition is perfect in so many ways, I wonder if slightly more preference could have been given to some of the music from the Sun Studio not so readily available? In its mission of including everything from the original vinyl version and the "slipshod" 1990's box, has a small opportunity been missed? While I love Howlin' Wolf and there's certainly no argument of his inclusion here, did eleven of his tracks really need to be represented? Purveyors of this box probably have multiple copies of these Wolf sides. The great B.B. King has only two sides, which was a perfect allotment to give us a nice flavor of how he fit in with his contemporaries. And the1958 Ike Turner recordings; haven't we also heard those sides enough? What about some more obscure selections from the Earl Hooker session? I've been looking around for years to hear how that rest of that session went. Or was "Juanita" (issued as Chess 1517) that bad that no one will reissue it? I'm just curious. And there's nothing else from the Raymond Hill session in 1952 that we could hear? Small quibbles, though. And maybe not even worth mentioning. Also, I still have trouble playing some of these jammed packed 33 track discs on a Walkman. I suppose that's my issue, but it does interfere with my enjoyment of the set at times. These discs do play just fine on a component CD player. There is no question that the compilers have made this THE authoritative statement on the subject, dispelling all others, past or present. With the current trend of CD music product, it will probably remain the all time undisputed heavyweight champion. Long live the champion! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014 by Bluesfan
    • I can't rave enough about this awesome box set
I can't rave enough about this awesome box set. So many fine examples of the raw Blues that came out of the transition from the acoustic Delta to the over-amped "citified" sounds. Early Howlin' Wolf and a slew of cuts with the blistering guitar if Willie Johnson, Dr. Ross, Willie Nix, Joe Hill Louis, and on and on. Thank God that Sam Phillips was there to get it all down on tape. If something happened to this set, I'd definitely buy it again. 5 stars isn't enough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2014 by R. R. Stewart
    • Thanks to Sam Phillips for making this possible
Raw blues performances at their best and thanks to Sam Phillips it was recorded. Sound quality is great for almost all selections. The accompanied book is excellent and of the highest quality. I highly recommend making a visit to Sun Records in Memphis and take the tour. It feels like ghosts are in there. Great job by Bear Family as usual. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017 by Music Sense
    • superb
Another outstanding collection of music from Bear Family Records. Clean sound , a hardback book with copious notes , combined with some of the best and rawest blues ever recorded. There is some duplication with other compilations I have but the sound quality here is worth it. This is not an inexpensive purchase , but you will welcome it to your collection once you get it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014 by Click
    • poor packaging
I have already stated my disappointment with this product with no response from seller. The music is very good although some recordings are not all that obscure as I already have copies but overall a good collection.This was presented as a COLLECTION and I expected it to be in collection repair but the book has greasy fingerprints on it and one of the plastic cases is cracked. It looks as though this was a repack Not in "collection" condition. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016 by Dan Tower
    • Five Stars
Great stuff. Great notes. Great package. Great.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016 by marco carnevale
    • Five Stars
Thanks!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017 by .

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