Various Artists - Lonesome and Blue (2LP Coloured)

Format: 2LP Coloured
Catalogue No.: VPL80806C
Barcode: 8719039006847
Release Date: 11 Oct 2024
Genre: Blues, Rock

Original versions of songs covered by the Rolling
Stones on their album BLUE & LONESOME
2LP SET – GATEFOLD SLEEVE – LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES

This Limited 2LP set compiles the original versions of songs that inspired the Rolling Stones on their album, “Blue & Lonesome”, along with 23 other (remastered) blues originals,  that were selected by The Stones for the blues tribute compilation “Confessin’ The Blues” bringing together the best blues musicians ever and were covered by The Stones during their long life spanning career.
Original blues and R&B masterpieces from the 50s en 60s, originally recorded by the greatest pioneers of the genre like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Howlin’ Wolf and many, many others.
 
The Stones’ versions of Muddy Waters’ “I Just Want To Make Love To You” and Slim Harpo’s “I’m A King Bee” appeared on their debut album ‘England’s Newest Hit Makers’, 1964, Chuck Berry’s “Come On” on their debut single, Dale Hawkins’ Susie Q” on ‘12 X 5’, 1964, Marvin Gaye’s “Hitch Hike” on ‘Out of Our Heads’, 1965 and Howlin’ Wolf’s “Little Red Rooster” on their second no. 1 single. Howlin’ Wolf’s “Little Baby” (‘Stripped’ 1995).
There’s Allen Toussaint’s “Fortune Teller” (‘Got LIVE If You Want It’ 1966), Muddy Waters’ “Mannish Boy” (‘Love You Live’ 1977); The blues that inspired five young (blues)-rockers from London even to this day

Original versions of songs covered by the Rolling
Stones on their album BLUE & LONESOME:
Side A:
1.    Little Walter - Just Your Fool
2.    Memphis Slim - Blue And Lonesome
3.    Magic Sam -All Your Love (aka All Of Your Love)
4.    Little Walter - I Got To Go
5.    Eddie Taylor - Ride 'Em On Down
6.    Little Walter - Hate To See You Go
7.    Lightnin' Slim - Hoo Doo Blues
8.    Jimmy Reed - Little Rain
Side B:
 1.    Howlin' Wolf - Just Like I Treat You
2.    Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby

BONUS TRACKS: more Blues and R&B originals covered by the Rolling Stones:
3.    Muddy Waters - I Just Want To Make Love To You
covered on the album “The Rolling Stones” (aka “England's Newest Hit Makers”)
4.    Chuck Berry - Come On
covered on the Rolling Stones' debut single
5.    Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
covered on the album “The Rolling Stones” (aka
“England's Newest Hit Makers”)
6.    Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
covered on the albums “12 X 5” and “No. 2”
7.    Marvin Gaye - Hitch Hike
covered on the album “Out Of Our Heads”
8.    Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster
covered on The Stones' second UK No.1 single and on the album “The Rolling Stones, Now!”

LP2
CONFESSIN' THE BLUES - The greatest Blues and R&B
originals that inspired The Stones
Side C:
1.    Jay McShann (with Walter Brown) -
Confessin' The Blues
covered on the album “12 X 5”
2.    Chuck Berry - Little Queenie
covered on the live album “Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (The
Rolling Stones in concert)”
3.        Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
cover recorded live at BBC Sessions in early Sixties
but never released on an official Stones album

4. Billy Boy Arnold - Don't Stay Out All Night
cover never released on an official Stones album

5.    John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
covered on the live album “Steel Wheels live”
6.        Amos Milburn - Down The Road Apiece covered on the albums “No. 2” and “The Rolling Stones, Now!”
7.    Bo Diddley – Crawdad
cover never released on an official Stones album
8.    Jimmy Reed - Bright Light, Big City
cover never released on an official Stones album

Side D:
1.    Chuck Berry - Carol
covered on the album “The Rolling Stones”
(aka “England's Newest Hit Makers”)
2.    Eddie Taylor - Bad Boy
3.    Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
covered on the live album “Love You Live”
4.    Howlin' Wolf - Little Baby
covered on the live album “Stripped”
5.        Bo Diddley - Mona (I Need You Baby) covered on the albums “The Rolling Stones” and “The Rolling Stones, Now!”

UNDER THE COVERS - More Blues and R&B originals covered by The Rolling Stones

6.    Solomon Burke - Cry To Me
covered on the album “Out Of Our Heads”
7.    Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller
covered on the live album “got LIVE if you want it!”
8.    Ray Charles - I'm Movin' On
covered on the album “December's Children (And Everybody's)”
9.    Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied covered on
the album “No. 2”

More From This Artist: Amos Milburn Benny Spellman Billy Boy Arnold Bo Diddley Chuck Berry Dale Hawkins Eddie Taylor Howlin' Wolf Jay McShann Jimmy Reed John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Slim Little Walter Magic Sam Marvin Gaye Memphis Slim Muddy Waters Otis Rush Ray Charles Slim Harpo Solomon Burke Walter Brown