Album Info
| Artist: | Robert Johnson |
| Album: | King Of The Delta Blues Singers |
| Released: | Europe, 2020 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Cross Roads Blues | |
| A2 | Terraplane Blues | |
| A3 | Come On In My Kitchen | |
| A4 | Walkin' Blues | |
| A5 | Last Fair Deal Gone Down | |
| A6 | 32-20 Blues | |
| A7 | Kind Hearted Woman Blues | |
| A8 | If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day | |
| B1 | Preachin' Blues | |
| B2 | When You Got A Good Friend | |
| B3 | Ramblin' On My Mind | |
| B4 | Stones In My Passway | |
| B5 | Traveling Riverside Blues | |
| B6 | Milkcow's Calf Blues | |
| B7 | Me And The Devil Blues | |
| B8 | Hell Hound On My Trail |
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Description
The small intake of breath before the last verse of Hellhound on My Trail still chills the room. Robert Johnson’s King Of The Delta Blues Singers gathers his 1936 and 1937 sides into a sequence that feels eerie and alive. Cross Road Blues still cracks like a whip, and the ghosted slide in Come On In My Kitchen is pure theatre. Sweet Home Chicago rolls lighter than you remember, with that loping thumb keeping time like a pocket watch.
This Turquoise Vinyl pressing does right by the source. There is a little more space around the guitar and voice, and transients read cleaner than on the usual budget cuts. Surface noise will always be part of these discs, but the focus sits where it should. File it next to early Chess-era Muddy Waters and you are in the right era and mood. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Robert Johnson records online with us.
Spinning this at a small gathering or a late solo night changes the air. You hear the storyteller more than the legend, which is how these songs land best. For new listeners or old heads, this edition is an easy recommendation. We make it easy to buy Robert Johnson records online or pick up a copy in our Melbourne record shop.
