Sunday, July 27, 2025

B.B. King - The Best of B.B. King Volume One: X (X)


Christgau lists this twice, [Ace, 1986] and [Flair/Virgin, 1991]. These appear to be the exact same album, cover art and all (while the Flair/Virgin appears to have one more track, that's just because one track is now split into its original two parts). I have the Flair/Virgin, but nowhere does it say it's dated 1991. In fact, the copyright notice says Ace 1986. Ie, it's just a remastered domestic reissue of the 1986 Ace album, which he also lists as an import, even though it was also issued domestically.

In an earlier book, he also recommends 16 Greatest Hits on Galaxy. Five of the songs on that are on here, which means it's about 70% original, so I may pick up a copy. I feel like I don't have enough B.B.

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