Robert Johnson / The Centennial Collection
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Artist Robert Johnson
Album Title: The Centennial Collection
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Blues: Acoustic Blues
Format CD (2)
Released 04/26/2011
Label Columbia Records/Legacy
Catalog No 88697 85907 2
Bar Code No 8 8697-85907-2 5
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
The Centennial Collection [Disc 1]
1. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:55)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
2. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (3:02)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
3. Sweet Home Chicago (3:01)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R. Johnson)
4. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:25)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
5. When You Got A Good Friend (2:40)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
6. Come On In My Kitchen (2:47)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
7. Terraplane Blues (3:03)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
8. Phonograph Blues (2:43)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
9. 32-20 Blues (2:53)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
10. They're Red Hot (3:01)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R. Johnson)
11. Dead Shrimp Blues (2:34)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
12. Cross Road Blues (2:43)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
13. Walkin' Blues (2:33)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
14. Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:41)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
15. Preachin' Blues (2:54)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
16. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (2:40)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
17. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:33)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
18. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:54)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
19. When You Got A Good Friend (2:55)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
20. Come On In My Kitchen (2:55)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
21. Phonograph Blues (2:36)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
22. Cross Road Blues (2:32)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
The Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
1. Stones In My Passway (2:31)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
2. Steady Rollin' Man (2:40)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
3. From Four Until Late (2:27)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
4. Hell Hound On My Trail (2:40)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
5. Little Queen Of Spades (2:16)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
6. Malted Milk (2:24)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R. Johnson)
7. Drunken Hearted Man (2:32)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
8. Me And The Devil Blues (2:38)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
9. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:26)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R. Johnson)
10. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:42)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
11. Honeymoon Blues (2:20)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
12. Love In Vain Blues (2:21)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
13. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:26)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
14. Little Queen Of Spades (2:23)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
15. Drunken Hearted Man (2:30)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
16. Me And The Devil Blues (2:36)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
17. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:21)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R. Johnson)
18. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:56)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
19. Love In Vain Blues (2:29)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/Robert Johnson)
20. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:18)
((P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment/R.L. Johnson)
Date Acquired 06/28/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 11.56

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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

In practical terms, there’s not much need for Robert Johnson’s The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection. There are no undiscovered master or alternate takes, new remastering can only improve the original acetates and 78s so much, and apart from the sequencing of alternate takes after the masters, a debatable merit for listenability, the original 1990 box set The Complete Recordings did everything right. So, The Centennial Collection exists to celebrate Johnson’s 100th birthday, and to offer improved sequencing and sound, both of which are evident on the double-disc set that provides the foundation for this entire reissue project. As strong as this compilation is, what’s really noteworthy in this centennial celebration is the box set designed for the very wealthy among us, a handsome, lavish fetish object for collectors coming complete with a hardcover book containing 45-rpm replicas of the original 78-rpm singles; a double disc of Johnson’s originals; a double disc of Rarities from the Vault that places Johnson into the context of his times by offering a disc of blues cut between 1928-1932 and a disc of Texas country, folk, and Mexican music; and then a DVD documentary of Johnson’s legacy. Naturally, this luxurious item is more attractive and interesting than its bare-bones companion, but it doesn’t necessarily offer greater musical insight than its slimmer cousin. Johnson’s legacy can fit onto a mere two discs, so the rest of the set is essentially well-dressed extras, with the two CDs of contemporary blues, country, and folk offering a nice sampling of Johnson’s peers even if they’re by no means extensive. And when you spring for a set of this magnitude, what matters isn’t the content so much as the presentation -- and in that regard, the four-disc set is impeccable.
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