Various Artists – Lonesome & Blue / Various

This Limited 2 LP set covers all the original versions of songs that inspired the Rolling Stones on their album, Blue & Lonesome", along with 27 remastered originals from England's Newest Hit Makers in the early sixties. You can hear The Stones' versions of Muddy Waters' "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and Slim Harpo's "I'm A King Bee" appeared on England's Newest Hit Makers, Chuck Berry's "Come On" on their debut single, Dale Hawkins' Susie Q" on 12 X 5, Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike" on Out of Our Heads and Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster" on their second no. 1 single. Howlin' Wolf's "Little Baby" ('Stripped' 1995). There's Allen Toussaint's "Fortune Teller" ('Got Live If You Want It' 1966), Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" ('Love You Live' 1977), The Coasters' "Poison Ivy" ('No Stone Unturned' 1970) and the closing track on the album is "You Better Move On" from southern soul singer Arthur Alexander ('December's Children'). The blues as chosen by five young (blues)-rockers from London."

Disc 1

1. Just Your Fool
2. Blue and Lonesome
3. All Your Love (Aka All of Your Love)
4. I Got to Go
5. Ride 'Em on Down
6. Hate to See You Go
7. Hoo Doo Blues
8. Little Rain
9. Just Like I Treat You
10. I Can't Quit You Baby
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You
12. Come on
13. I'm a King Bee
14. Susie Q
15. Hitch Hike
16. Little Red Rooster

Disc 2

1. Confessin' the Blues
2. Little Queenie
3. You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover
4. Don't Stay Out All Night
5. Boogie Chillen
6. Down the Road Apiece
7. Crawdad
8. Bright Lights, Big City
9. Carol
10. Bad Boy
11. Mannish Boy
12. Little Baby
13. Mona (I Need You Baby)
14. Cry to Me
15. Fortune Teller
16. I'm Movin' on
17. I Can't Be Satisfied

Label: Vinyl Passion

Catalog: 3900684

Genre: Blues