B.B. King - The Vintage Years (CD)

plastic moulding that holds jewel cases in box is broken. crease on both front and back of box

This Compilation ℗ & © 2002 Ace Records Ltd.
Made in the U.K.

Includes a 74 page booklet with history, discography, credits, annotations etc.

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    Europe  
Released:  2002
Genre:       Blues
Style:         Electric Blues, Memphis Blues, Chicago Blues

Track listing:

. The Great B.B.
1-1. 3 O'Clock Blues 3:03
1-2. You Know I Love You 3:05
1-3. Woke Up This Morning 2:58
1-4. Please Love Me 2:51
1-5. Blind Love 3:05
1-6. You Upset Me Baby 3:03
1-7. Every Day I Have The Blues 2:50
1-8. Ten Long Years 2:50
1-9. Crying Won't Help You 3:02
1-10. Did You Ever Love A Woman 2:35
1-11. Bad Luck 2:56
1-12. Sweet Little Angel (1957) 3:04
1-13. Why I Sing The Blues 2:53
1-14. Worry Worry 2:51
1-15. Sweet Sixteen (Pt 1 & 2) 6:21
1-16. My Own Fault (Aka It's My Fault) (1960) 3:41
1-17. Good Man Gone Bad 2:50
1-18. I'll Survive 2:45
1-19. Walking Dr. Bill 3:47
1-20. You're Breaking My Heart 4:18
1-21. Gonna Miss You Around Here 2:59
1-22. Downhearted (Aka How Blue Can You Get) 3:16
1-23. Ain't Nobody's Business 3:06
1-24. Rock Me Baby 3:00
. Memphis Blues 'N' Boogie
2-1. B.B. Boogie 3:13
2-2. Mistreated Woman 2:52
2-3. The Other Night Blues 3:43
2-4. Walkin' And Cryin' 3:29
2-5. My Baby's Gone 2:03
2-6. Don't You Want A Man Like Me 2:22
2-7. She's Dynamite 2:31
2-8. B.B. Blues 2:28
2-9. A New Way Of Driving 1:57
2-10. Questionnaire Blues 2:59
2-11. Hard Workin' Woman 2:35
2-12. She's A Mean Woman 2:34
2-13. Pray For You 2:28
2-14. That Ain't The Way To Do It 2:18
2-15. She Don't Move Me No More 3:12
2-16. Fine Lookin' Woman 2:23
2-17. My Own Fault Darlin' (Aka It's My Fault) (1952) 3:28
2-18. Shake It Up And Go 2:36
2-19. Gotta Find My Baby 2:26
2-20. Some Day, Somewhere 2:53
2-21. You Didn't Want Me 2:33
2-22. Story From My Heart And Soul 2:58
2-23. Boogie Woogie Woman 2:50
2-24. Highway Bound 2:47
2-25. Neighborhood Affair 2:58
2-26. Why Did You Leave Me 3:10
2-27. Praying To The Lord 2:50
2-28. Please Help Me 3:16
. Take A Swing With Me
3-1. Love You Baby (Aka Take A Swing With Me) 2:40
3-2. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer 2:55
3-3. The Woman I Love 2:40
3-4. Everything I Do Is Wrong 2:26
3-5. Whole Lotta Love 3:09
3-6. Boogie Rock (Aka House Rocker) 3:02
3-7. Dark Is The Night (Pt 1) 2:37
3-8. Dark Is The Night (Pt 2) 2:44
3-9. Let's Do The Boogie 2:27
3-10. Sweet Little Angel (1956) 3:13
3-11. Confessin' The Blues 2:54
3-12. Baby, Look At You 3:09
3-13. You Don't Know 2:26
3-14. Be Careful With A Fool 2:52
3-15. Recession Blues 2:22
3-16. Days Of Old 2:29
3-17. You Know I Go For You 2:40
3-18. Don't Look Now, But I've Got The Blues 2:43
3-19. Sweet Thing 3:04
3-20. I've Got Papers On You, Baby 2:22
3-21. Tomorrow Is Another Day 2:57
3-22. Sneakin' Around 3:03
3-23. Please Accept My Love 2:34
3-24. Early In The Morning 2:35
3-25. On My Word Of Honor 2:56
3-26. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 3:15
3-27. Why Not 2:09
3-28. Precious Lord 3:23
. King Of The Blues
4-1. I'm King 2:22
4-2. Baby Please Don't Go 2:33
4-3. Mean Old Frisco 2:34
4-4. I've Got A Right To Love My Baby 3:15
4-5. Fishin' After Me (Aka Catfish Blues) 2:32
4-6. Partin' Time 3:01
4-7. Bad Luck Soul 2:18
4-8. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 5:14
4-9. Get Out Of Here 2:40
4-10. Hold That Train 3:57
4-11. Bad Case Of Love 2:20
4-12. Let Me Love You 3:05
4-13. Mashed Potato Twist 2:28
4-14. Got 'Em Bad 2:58
4-15. Christmas Celebration 2:39
4-16. Down Now 3:03
4-17. Beautician Blues 2:00
4-18. The Worst Thing In My Life 3:49
4-19. Blue Shadows 3:48
4-20. It's A Mean World 2:33
4-21. Five Long Years 3:29
4-22. Make Me Blue 2:23
4-23. Blues Stay Away From Me 3:07
4-24. Long Gone Baby 2:18
4-25. The Jungle 3:14
4-26. That Evil Child 3:52

Credits: 

Alto Saxophone - Floyd Turnham
Alto Saxophone - George Coleman
Alto Saxophone - Hank Crawford
Alto Saxophone - Jewell Grant
Alto Saxophone - Lawrence Burdine
Baritone Saxophone - Barney Hubert
Baritone Saxophone - Floyd Turnham
Baritone Saxophone - Fred Ford
Bass - Billy Hadnott
Bass - George Joyner
Bass - James Walker (13)
Bass - James Walker (13)
Bass - Marshall York
Bass - Ralph Hamilton (2)
Bass - Red Callender
Bass - Tuff Green
Compiled By, Producer - John Broven
Congas - Charles Crosby
Design [Cover] - Phil Smee
Design [Package] - Chris Popham
Drums - E.A. Kamp
Drums - Earl Forest
Drums - Earl Palmer
Drums - Jesse Price
Drums - Jessie Sailes
Drums - Phineas Newborn Sr.
Drums - Sonny Freeman
Drums - Ted Curry
Edited By - Carol Fawcett
Guitar - B.B. King
Guitar - Calvin Newborn
Liner Notes - Colin Escott
Liner Notes - John Broven
Mastered By - Duncan Cowell
Photography By [Box Cover, Booklet Cover] - Ace Records Ltd.
Piano - Connie Mack Booker
Piano - Ford Nelson
Piano - Ike Turner
Piano - Johnny Ace
Piano - Lloyd Glenn
Piano - Milliard Lee
Piano - Phineas Newborn Jr.
Piano - Willard McDaniel
Piano, Organ - Maxwell Davis
Research [Archive] - Ray Topping
Research [Archive] - Roger Armstrong
Research [Archive] - Ted Carroll
Tenor Saxophone - Adolph "Billy" Duncan
Tenor Saxophone - Ben Branch
Tenor Saxophone - Bill Harvey
Tenor Saxophone - Bobby Forte
Tenor Saxophone - Bumps Myers
Tenor Saxophone - Charles H. Waller
Tenor Saxophone - Evelyn Young
Tenor Saxophone - Jack McVea
Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Board
Tenor Saxophone - Lorenzo Holden
Tenor Saxophone - Maurice James Simon
Tenor Saxophone - Maxwell Davis
Tenor Saxophone - Plas Johnson
Tenor Saxophone - Solomon Hardy
Trombone - Sammie Jett
Trumpet - Floyd Jones
Trumpet - Henry Boozier
Trumpet - Jake Porter
Trumpet - Kenneth Sands
Trumpet - Nat Woodard
Vibraphone - Onzie Horn
Vocals - B.B. King