Bo Diddley - His Best [Recorded 1955-1966] (1997)

Posted By: gribovar

Date: Jan. 23, 2025

With Bo Diddley's various hits and anthology packages all out of print and the multi-disc deluxe box set out of pocketbook reach for most casual consumers, MCA finally comes up with a 20-track compilation that hits the bull's-eye and makes this rock pioneer's best and most influential work available to everyone. The song list reads like a primer for '60s British R&B and '90s blues bands: "Bo Diddley," "I'm a Man," "Diddley Daddy," "Pretty Thing," "Before You Accuse Me," "Hey! Bo Diddley," "Who Do You Love," "Mona," and "Roadrunner" are the tracks that made the legend and put his sound on the map worldwide. The transfers used on this set are exemplary, the majority of them utilizing masters that have a few extra seconds (or more) appended to the fades, which will cause even hardliners to hear these old standards with fresh ears; especially revelatory are the "long versions" of "I Can Tell" and "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover."

Tracklist:
01. Bo Diddley
02. I'm A Man
03. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
04. Diddley Daddy
05. Pretty Thing
06. Bring It To Jerome
07. I'm Looking For A Woman
08. Who Do You Love?
09. Hey Bo Diddley
10. Mona (aka I Need You Baby)
11. Before You Accuse Me
12. Say Man
13. Dearest Darling
14. Crackin' Up
15. The Story Of Bo Diddley
16. Road Runner
17. Pills
18. I Can Tell
19. You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
20. Ooh Baby

Total time: 57:28

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Thanks to the original releaser

See also:
Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley - Two ...e Super Super Blues Band (1968

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