13.78533
$12.58
Rolling Stone (2/6/92, p.79) - 3 Stars - Good - "...warm spontaneity runs through the album...real gems..."Down Beat (4/92, p.40) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...Guy's raw, introspective singing shines through...The material blends country and city influences...exquisitely traditional..."Living Blues (p.57) - "[G]reat fun. All in all, a beautiful moment in time that captures two masters in rare form."13.68012
$16.66
13.52593
$10.49
11.28096
$17.47
JazzTimes (p.86) - "[H]e's really his own man, with a distinctive, rich sound, a relaxed style with just enough fire, and enough technique to meet any challenge."10.03143
$15.85
10.02526
$12.67
10.0006
$15.52
10.0006
$16.71
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$10.05
Entertainment Weekly (p.81) - "[The album] showcases a great voice, band, and songwriting team. the latter shines on the romantic numbers." -- Grade: B9.85874
$12.91
Rolling Stone (7/19/73, p.55) - "...jewel of a little album...the improvisations of two of the finest instrumentalists in America...an exercise in comparative musical temperament..."9.85874
$10.19
9.858429
$15.94
9.852573
$10.94
Alternative Press (p.137) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Squishy-sounding keyboards, phased trance beats, trippy left-to-right panning, even one vocal cadence recalling both Blondie's 'Rapture' and 'Run-D.M.C.,' somehow these dudes imbue it all with surprising fluidity."9.827909
$10.10
9.827909
$20.03
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$16.88
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$11.96
9.741565
$15.05
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$12.30
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$13.54
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$16.63
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$12.23
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$10.81
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$15.40
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$17.25
8.000478
$16.53
8.000478
$12.78
8.000478
$18.72
Living Blues (p.56) - "Oscher's wide-ranging musical imagination is evidenced on the swamp pop-flavoured SWEET SUZANNE..."7.938798
$13.96
7.914134
$15.39
Down Beat (1960) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...Monk was in brilliant form...this LP brings you several of the many faces of this remarkable musician..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The audio quality is exemplary and Monk's repertoire ranges from some of his own celebrated compositions to popular songs from his youth."7.914134
$12.66
7.899433
$7.77
Rolling Stone (9/3/70, p.42) - "...the music is vintage Mason...Mason's singing is simply superb..."7.827789
$14.67
7.776548
$5.08
7.776548
$14.58
7.776548
$5.08
Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."Q (12/94, p.172) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..."Q (12/94, p.172) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..."Vibe (2/95, p.93) - "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..."Vibe (2/95, p.93) - "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..."7.684578
$22.23
Rolling Stone (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he icons and belters on this two-CD party include guitar lords like Albert Collins, Son Seals and Luther Allison; vocal volcanoes Koko Taylor and the Holmes Brothers; and the modern-Delta stylist Corey Harris."Living Blues (p.66) - "Perhaps one of the Alligator's greatest triumphs, and undoubtedly one of its paramount voices, was the late Koko Taylor. The Queen of the Blues recorded with the label for 35 years..."Billboard (p.40) - "[A] sampler that touches on great moments and key acts....Sure to send listeners deeper into the individual artists' catalogs."Record Collector (magazine) (p.103) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] healthy doses of blues-infused rockabilly, front porch soul, gospel, rock, ballads, New Orleans R&B, country and zydeco."7.684578
$17.15
Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."Q (12/94, p.172) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..."Q (12/94, p.172) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..."Vibe (2/95, p.93) - "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..."Vibe (2/95, p.93) - "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..."7.511889
$32.96
7.296447
$13.04
7.290281
$6.19
7.290281
$11.60
Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Virtually all of the recordings are jazzy urban blues of one hue or another, owing much to post-war 'swing' and those heavily orchestrated big bands of the era."Uncut (magazine) (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] the ramshackle piano stompers of Sherman Williams, the laconic blues of Willie Dixon's Big Three Trio, as well as early cuts by BB King..."7.261991
$8.50
7.259451
$13.75
7.252741
$49.41
7.086762
$14.58
