Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box]

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  • Release Date: 10/15/1991
  • 8 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 2,245
  • Label: ATLANTIC / WEA
  • UPC: 075678230523

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Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box]

Disc 1
1LISTENLowe Groovin' / Joe Morris 2:43
2LISTENThat Old Black Magic 2:36
3LISTENAnnie Laurie 2:53
4LISTENMidnight Special 2:43
5LISTENThe Applejack / Joe Morris 3:10
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Disc 2
1LISTENTing-A-Ling / The Clovers 3:05
2LISTENDaddy Daddy / Ruth Brown 2:52
3LISTENThe Midnight Hour / Ray Charles 2:51
4LISTENA Beggar for Your Kisses / The Diamonds 2:57
5LISTEN(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean / Ruth Brown 2:50
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Disc 3
1LISTENThe Door Is Still Open to My Heart / The Cardinals 2:56
2LISTENFlip Flop and Fly / Big Joe Turner 2:48
3LISTENA Fool for You / Ray Charles 3:00
4LISTENThis Little Girl of Mine / Ray Charles 2:29
5LISTENPlay It Fair / LaVern Baker 2:55
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Disc 4
1LISTENYoung Blood / The Coasters 2:20
2LISTENMr. Lee / The Bobbettes 2:11
3LISTENLong Lonely Nights / Clyde McPhatter 2:26
4LISTENBetty and Dupree / Chuck Willis 2:24
5LISTENWhat Am I Living For? / Chuck Willis 2:25
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Editorial Reviews

This eight-CD set should be a part of any collection that presumes to take American music -- not just rock & roll or rhythm & blues -- seriously. Atlantic Records was one of dozens of independent labels started up after the war by neophyte executives and producers, but it was different from most of the others in that the guys who ran it were honest and genuinely loved music. Coupled with a lot of luck and some good judgment, the results trace a good chunk of the history of American music and popular culture. Disc One opens with cuts which slot in somewhere midway between jazz, bop, and "race" music (as the term was used then). Disc Two is pure, distilled R&B, the stuff filling the airwaves of black radio and the jukeboxes in the "wrong" parts of town in 1952-54. Surprisingly, the material on Disc Three, covering 1955-57, isn't very different in content or character from Disc Two, despite the fact that it covers the period when white teenagers were starting to listen to and buy these records in large numbers. It's only with Disc Four that one sees the consequences of the late '50s -- Ray Charles in his final days with the label, juxtaposed with the Drifters in their post-1958 incarnation and the start of the company's relationship with Stax/Volt Records. Disc Six (1965-67) is practically a mini-tribute to Stax/Volt, filled with the best-known sides of Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Booker T. & the MG's. Discs Seven and Eight run from the late '60s and the heyday of Aretha Franklin to some great early-'70s soul, including Roberta Flack and the Spinners. The booklet, with a full sessionography and biographical notes on each artist, would be worth 20 bucks on its own. Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

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This set is so good it hurts your feet (from dancing so much)by JohnQ

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June 30, 2009: The earlier reviews do a great job of giving you the low down on this set, all I can add is GET IT! You wont regret it! This set is more than music history, its a 27 year long party. Be sure to buy yourself a good pair of shoes cause you are gonna dance a LOT (slow and fast)!

I Also Recommend: Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971.

When it comes to rhythm and blues, Atlantic is king!by Anonymous

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August 03, 2005: When I first saw the track listing for this box set before getting it, I thought, "Yes! So many great songs together on eight CDs even." This awesome and captivating box set takes us from the time Atlantic started up their business in rhythm and blues with cuts categorized like jazz, blues, hard bop and stuff that was fairly much the roots of rock'n'roll that quickly hit the jukeboxes and slowly getting the attention of white teenagers as heard on discs 1 (1947-52) and 2 (1952-54), to the time when the music was being mass marketed, discs 3 (1955-57) and 4 (1957-60), to the association with Stax-Volt and rhythm and blues turning to soul, discs 5 (1961-65) and 6 (1965-67), and from soul to smooth soul and funk, discs 7 (1967-69) and 8 (1970-74). This is truly an essential collection of timeless music. You'll embark on an amazing musical journey of Atlantic's golden age of rhythm and blues music. As you go through each of the discs, you'll notice the gradual changes in the styles you'll sometimes wonder if it's the same collection. That's the beauty of this, too the diversity of styles so you're not just stuck on one style or era for too long. The other amazing thing is that as much as humanly possible is taken advantage of with this collection each disc has more than 20 songs, some have 25, and they're all more than 70 minutes each in length. This treasure chest of music is something for anyone who appreciates American music, the oldies, as well as the powerful influence R&B had on the music scene. To me, this is probably the best box set I've seen ever next to "Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 1". It acme out more than 15 years ago, but it rocks. The sound quality and remastering is suprisingly good and crsip for 1991 remastering. Kudos to the people at Atlantic for putting together this marvelous, musical time capsule. You'll recognize many of the songs especially on the later discs and will be thankful you have them thanks to this box set. It has awesome songs from awesome artists like Ruth Brown, The Clovers, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, The Drifters, Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, The Coasters, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Spinners and so many, many more. You'll never get tired of this set and you'll want to keep it forever. Need I say more except far beyond essential?