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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.
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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. Tracklist: 1 Kind Hearted Woman Blues 2 I Believe I'll Dust My Broom 3 Sweet Home Chicago 4 Ramblin' on My Mind 5 When You Got a Good Friend 6 Come on in My Kitchen 7 Terraplane Blues 8 Phonograph Blues 9 32-20 Blues 10 They're Red Hot 11 Dead Shrimp Blues 12 Cross Road Blues 13 Walkin' Blues 14 Last Fair Deal Gone Down 15 Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) 16 If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day 17 Kind Hearted Woman Blues 18 Ramblin' on My Mind 19 When You Got a Good Friend 20 Come on in My Kitchen 21 Phonograph Blues 22 Cross Road Blues 23 Stones in My Passway 24 I'm a Steady Rollin' Man 25 From Four Until Late 26 Hell Hound on My Trail 27 Little Queen of Spades 28 Malted Milk 29 Drunken Hearted Man 30 Me and the Devil Blues 31 Stop Breakin' Down Blues 32 Traveling Riverside Blues 33 Honeymoon Blues 34 Love in Vain Blues 35 Milkcow's Calf Blues 36 Little Queen of Spades, A 37 Drunken Hearted Man 38 Me and the Devil Blues 39 Stop Breakin' Down Blues 40 Guitar Figure/Traveling Riverside Blues 41 Johnson Speaks/Love in Vain Blues 42 Milkcow's Calf Blues
In brief
- When was The Centennial Collection released?
- The Centennial Collection was released in 2011.
- How many tracks are on The Centennial Collection?
- The Centennial Collection has 42 tracks, with a runtime of 111 minutes.
- What genre is The Centennial Collection?
- The Centennial Collection is catalogued under Blues.