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BO DIDDLEY - His Best (1997)

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This is part of Chess Records' 50th Anniversary series. The Chess Records' "His Best" compilations are generally outstanding, and the Bo Diddley installation is no exception. Outside of purchasing Bo's key studio albums, or shelling out for the comprehensive box set, HIS BEST is the Bo Diddley disc to have, since it covers all of his essential hits, from "Roadrunner" to "I'm a Man" to "Hey! Bo Diddley" to "Who Do You Love?" But the real surprise here is the quality of the remastering, which brings out a real crispness and edge to the recordings, and the "longer cuts" that result from re-edits to the original masters. Also here, of course, are the infectious, hugely influential Bo Didley beat, the rumbling, ch-chinking guitar, Bo's neo-blues wails and self-mythologizing lyrics, and everything else that makes this music some of the absolute best and most important in the chapters of early rock & roll.

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 Lookin' 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 Its Cover
20. Ooh Baby
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