SRV

Disc 1
1	Thunderbird / Stevie Ray Vaughan previously unreleased 2:33
2	I'm Cryin' previously unreleased 3:39
3	You're Gonna Miss Me Baby previously unreleased 2:47
4	They Call Me Guitar Hurricane Live 3:08
5	All Your Love (I Miss Loving) Live 6:16
6	Come on, Pt. 3 previously unreleased 4:16
7	Letter To My Girlfriend previously unreleased 3:19
8	Lenny previously unreleased 4:17
9	Don't Lose Your Cool Live / previously unreleased 4:46
10	Crosscut Saw Live / previously unreleased 4:35
11	Manic Depression Live / previously unreleased 5:35
12	Texas Flood Live 10:18
13	Collins Shuffle Live / previously unreleased 4:04
14	Pride And Joy 3:39
15	Love Struck Baby Live / previously unreleased 3:01
16	Hug You, Squeeze You Live 3:49
17	Don't Stop By The Creek, Son / Johnny Copeland 4:04
18	Ask Me No Questions / Albert King 5:03
Disc 2
1	Scuttle Buttin' 1:50
2	Couldn't Stand The Weather 4:42
3	Empty Arms 3:29
4	Little Wing/Third Stone From The Sun Live / previously unreleased 11:16
5	If You Have To Know / Lonnie Mack 4:32
6	These Blues Is Killing Me / A.C. Reed 3:08
7	Boilermaker previously unreleased 5:13
8	Change It 3:57
9	Shake 'N Bake previously unreleased 2:52
10	Mary Had A Little Lamb Live 4:26
11	I'm Leavin' You (Commit a Crime) Live / previously unreleased 6:15
12	Rude Mood/Pipeline Live / previously unreleased 4:42
13	The Sky Is Crying / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live / previously unreleased 7:19
14	Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Live / previously unreleased 11:52
Disc 3
1	Lookin' Out The Window Live / previously unreleased 4:40
2	Look At Little Sister Live / previously unreleased 4:49
3	Willie The Wimp Live / previously unreleased 6:47
4	The House Is Rockin' 2:24
5	Crossfire Live / previously unreleased 4:27
6	Wall Of Denial 5:37
7	Dirty Pool / Stevie Ray Vaughan previously unreleased 3:48
8	Going Down / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live / previously unreleased 5:29
9	Rude Mood / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live / previously unreleased 3:00
10	Pride And Joy / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live 3:44
11	Testify / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live / previously unreleased 3:11
12	Long Way From Home / Vaughan Brothers 3:16
13	Tightrope Live / previously unreleased 5:18
14	Cold Shot Live / previously unreleased 6:39
15	The Things (That) I Used to Do Live 4:20
16	Let Me Love You Baby Live 3:25
17	Leave My Girl Alone Live 4:37

Barnes & Noble

Like that of Jimi Hendrix, Texas-bred guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan's body of work has been coming together on CDs over the past couple of years. There are reissues of his albums, the previously unreleased television concert with Vaughan and Albert King, In Session, and a set of slow burners, Blues At Sunrise. They reflect the impact Vaughan had on '80s rock 'n' roll and most of the blues-based rockers of today, from Jonny Lang to Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Alvin Youngblood Hart. But Vaughan's own personal journey through the music has never been fully documented. The comprehensive SRV changes all that. A beautifully packaged three-CD and one DVD set spanning from 1977 to just before his untimely death in 1990, SRV includes many previously unreleased cuts. There's Vaughan with Paul Ray and the Cobras doing the soulful "Thunderbird", a couple of tunes from a 1970 sound check in Austin, radio performances, studio outtakes, and assorted live material. The most stunning live performance piece is "Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun," delivered with such relaxed devastation at a 1984 CBS Records Convention that it sends chills and Hendrix-fueled thrills through the CD player. Less impressive are two cuts live at MTV's 1987 "Mardi Gras." But then that too is part of Vaughan's life package. He was in the throes of addiction and out of control. Like the outtakes, and sound check material, cuts like these give the set overview,balance, and a sense of truth about the dues some musicians must pay to play. And it makes the post-addiction material that much sweeter. Vaughan, joined by Jeff Beck, rips through "Goin' Down" in a 1989 Albuquerque show, electrifies MTV audiences with two "Unplugged" cuts, and shows how high on life he was in three songs performed in concert on August 25, 1990, two days before his death. The DVD disc of Vaughan's "Austin City Limits" show are pieces that have never aired or been released as a recording. The amount of previously unissued Vaughan material on SRV makes it a must-have for completists. For those who like his psychedelic rock but only have a smattering of recordings, this set is a key to the person behind the hit tunes. And if there is anyone who owns no Stevie Ray, SRV is a perfect introduction, for this artist is not only an icon to guitar worshippers, he's also the most important player to rise out of the blues in the past 30 years. Roberta Penn

All Music Guide

If you're gonna put out a box set that really offers something to the devoted fans of an artist -- who are, after all, probably bound to have much or all of the artist's other records already if they're interesting in buying a box set to begin with -- this four-CD package is the way to do it. It's not so much a best-of or career retrospective as a very generous pile of career-spanning material that will genuinely add a new dimension to the Stevie Ray Vaughan listener's library, as fully two-thirds of the 54 tracks were previously unreleased. In addition, of the songs that have been previously available, five of those are cuts on which Vaughan was a sideman or partner (for Johnny Copeland, Albert King, Lonnie Mack, A.C. Reed, and as part of the Vaughan Brothers), so the Vaughan collector might have missed those in the past. Each of the first three discs clock in at more than 75 minutes, progressing from 1977 to 1990 and emphasizing live material, from soundchecks and radio programs to arena-headlining gigs and three solo acoustic tunes (one of which was previously on The Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1) from a 1990 MTV Unplugged episode. As music, though, it's uneven. The earliest and leanest cuts are a valuable supplement to Vaughan's discography, since he didn't have much opportunity to record until the early '80s. Yet sometimes these are too-long shuffles and boogies; his songwriting and singing is not nearly as impressive as his instrumental technique; and his occasional attempts to replicate Jimi Hendrix are inessential. A few familiar popular studio cuts like "Pride and Joy" and "Wall of Denial" are here, presumably to entertain the more casual Vaughan fans who need an extra push to spring for the box. More rabid Vaughan followers will likely be so overwhelmed by the quantity of unreleased items that they're unlikely to quibble about the presence of tracks they already own. The fourth disc is a DVD with five never-aired and never-issued performances from an episode of the television program Austin City Limits, recorded on October 10, 1989; the 72-page booklet of essays, appreciative quotes from several dozen peers, and more are other bonuses. Richie Unterberger