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Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Have Guitar, Will Travel
Label:
CHECKER
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
LP 2974LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1959. "
Have Guitar, Will Travel
opens with a super-charged version of 'She's Alright' that leaps right out of the grooves. It has some of the flavor and excitement that marks the work of Ray Charles, yet is unmistakably Bo Diddley. Proceeding through the aforementioned 'Cops and Robbers,' with its funny monologue, and 'Run Diddley Daddy,' whose beat suggests a calypso, you'll hear 'Mumblin' Guitar' next. The spoken introduction precedes Bo's unique 'talking guitar' that is backed by the typical Bo Diddley rhythm pattern that is based on the old 'shave and a haircut, six bits' phrase. On 'Say Man, Back Again,' Bo and maracas player Jerome Green echo the success of their 'Say Man' conversation between two cats standing on the corner. Bo's vocals highlight the remainder of the album, save for the instrumental 'Spanish Guitar' on which his guitar again takes over in front of Green's maracas."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
Label:
CHECKER
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
LP 2977LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1961. "Not only does it sport one of the most striking album covers of its era (Diddley decked out in cowboy finery, about to get the drop on some unfortunate varmint with one of his fieriest guitars lying at his feet), this 1961 album contains some fine music. The title track continues the legend of you-know-who, while 'Ride on Josephine' and 'Cadillac' rock like hell (and Ed Sullivan must have been glad to see that Diddley finally learned 'Sixteen Tons')." -- All Music
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
The Black Gladiator
Label:
CHECKER
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
MSM 37188LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1970. Features without a doubt the most badass (or baffling) front and back cover art in the man's entire catalogue, with Diddley sporting some sort of post-apocalyptic/
Mad Max
/Rob Halford-esque bondage gear outfit. That alone makes this piece essential, but if you really need to know about the music, this is a late period, funk-oriented refashioning of Diddley. Songs include "Power House," "I've Got A Feeling," "Funky Fly" and "Hot Buttered Blues."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Another Dimension
Label:
CHESS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
CH 50001LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1971. Diddley explores John Fogerty's catalog on this one, covering three of his songs: "Bad Moon Rising," "Down On The Corner" and "Lodi." Also included are covers of Elton John's "Bad Side Of The Moon," Al Kooper's "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know," and The Band's "The Shape I'm In." "Now this album that you're holding has a lot to do with Bo and his attitude. As well as with the guitar with the jagged edges and that voice full of loose ceiling plaster. Like all of his other albums, this one is pure Diddley. And like all of his other albums, this one is for right now."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Where It All Began
Label:
CHESS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
CH 50016LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1972. This is late-period, funkified Diddley, with songs like "Infatuation," "Bad Trip" and "Take It All Off." Shuggie Otis guests on guitar and the album was produced by Johnny Otis. Featuring Connie Redmond on lead vocals on "A Good Thing."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Big Bad Bo
Label:
CHESS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
MSM 37189LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1974. Featuring his cover of Odetta F. Gordon's "Hit Or Miss," which was later sampled by Wu Tang's RZA. He also covers Van Morrison's "I've Been Workin'." This was supposed to be Diddley's "jazz" album, and the line-up includes notable players such as Joe Newman (trumpet), John Bello (trumpet), Harry DiVito (trombone) and Jimmy Johnson Jr. (drums).
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
The Black Gladiator
Label:
FUTURE DAYS RECORDINGS
Format:
CD
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
FDR 600CD
"While the sixties came to a close , Diddley may have been working at a less prolific pace than during his earlier heyday, but the man was certainly charged up and ready to drop a full-blown musical bomb. In an attempt to fit in with the current youth oriented scene (Sly and the Family Stone, Rare Earth, The Rolling Stones) and recent acid rock audience targeted albums by label mates Muddy Waters (
Electric Mud
LPS 314LP) and Howlin ' Wolf (
The Howtin' Wolf Album
GET 54038CD/LP), Bo would further push the boundaries with the release of
The Black Gladiator
. The album would modernize his blues-rock sound with a rugged funk edge, while retaining the spirit and humor of his fine work and feature an album cover of the man donning a bodacious leather belt/pseudo S&M get up that would put Isaac Hayes ' chain link vestments to shame. Across ten wild child tracks, the future rock and roll hall of fame inductee hits hard on every note. There are raw gospel shouts, ripping guitar, fatback drums, gritty Hanunond organ, and even a round of the dozens with Cookie Vee (Cornelia Redmond). Originally lost amidst a new decade and changing soundscapes,
The Black Gladiator
never really registered upon it s release in June 1970. Still, it's tough grooves and bold, black, and beautiful sleeve design has been a soulful secret in many a record collection. Replete with extensive liner notes by Scott Schnider and remasterinq from the original tapes by engineer Dave Cooley (Elysian Masters), the re-release makes
The Black Gladiator
finally ready for battle again."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Big Bad Bo
Label:
GET ON DOWN
Format:
CD
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
GET 54047CD
"
Big Bad Bo
sure plays like he is big and bad on this early '70s era classic. He traded in his signature scratchy guitar sound for a funkier, tighter, and crisper sound. While the album rings of experimentation, the results are flawless and the funk is flowing through the legend on songs such as 'Stop The Pusher' and 'Bite You'. Bo keeps it real bluesy on tracks like 'Evelee' and the Native Tongues famously sampled 'Hit or Miss' for the classic De La Soul song 'Buddy'. Available for the first time in generations, this repackaged digpak CD contains digitally enhanced audio, remastered from the original Chess records master tapes and delivered straight to your home hi-fi in stunning high definition sound."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Is A...Sessionman - Studio Work 1955-1957
Label:
JEROME RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:
CD
Price:
$16.50
Catalog #:
JEROME 001CD
Jerome Records presents this first ever compilation showcasing all of
Bo Diddley
's pre-debut studio recordings. The riveting recordings he launched in the mid-'50s, with their unmistakably powerful phrasing, mesmerizing riffs and wild beat, changed the course of popular music and gave way to one of the most personal -- and most frequently imitated -- sounds in rock and roll. And yet, Bo Diddley's unique artistic personality goes beyond his work as a singer, guitar player and performer: this collection showcases his skills as a first-rate composer, talent-scout, session musician and producer of R&B stars such as
Little Walter
,
Billy Boy Arnold
,
Billy Stewart
, the
The Schoolboys
and the
The Marquees
(featuring a youthful
Marvin Gaye
in their line-up). Deluxe packaging with artist pics, label shots and extensive liner notes by
George R. White
, author of
Living Legend
, Bo Diddley's biography. Remastered sound.
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Is A...Sessionman - Studio Work 1955-1957
Label:
JEROME RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:
LP
Price:
$19.50
Catalog #:
JEROME 001LP
Gatefold LP version. Jerome Records presents this first ever compilation showcasing all of
Bo Diddley
's pre-debut studio recordings. The riveting recordings he launched in the mid-'50s, with their unmistakably powerful phrasing, mesmerizing riffs and wild beat, changed the course of popular music and gave way to one of the most personal -- and most frequently imitated -- sounds in rock and roll. And yet, Bo Diddley's unique artistic personality goes beyond his work as a singer, guitar player and performer: this collection showcases his skills as a first-rate composer, talent-scout, session musician and producer of R&B stars such as
Little Walter
,
Billy Boy Arnold
,
Billy Stewart
, the
The Schoolboys
and the
The Marquees
(featuring a youthful
Marvin Gaye
in their line-up). Deluxe packaging with artist pics, label shots and extensive liner notes by
George R. White
, author of
Living Legend
, Bo Diddley's biography. Remastered sound.
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Bo Diddley
Label:
RUMBLE RECORDS
Format:
LP
Price:
$22.00
Catalog #:
RUM 2011016LP
"The full-length debut by the man known as the originator of rock and roll should need no introduction. Though never a top seller on par with his Chess Records rival Chuck Berry, Bo produced a catalog of classics to compete with all but a handful of the best early rockers, pushing rock and roll to its funkiest ever. The Bo Diddley beat--that 'bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp' to which the pop-garage 1965 hit 'I Want Candy' by the Strangeloves owes everything--is one of rock and roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Velvet Underground, and the Rolling Stones to name but a few. An all time classic that stretched back as far as Africa for its roots, and looked as far into the future as rap, while still remaining a milestone in the transition from blues to early rock and roll."
Artist:
DIDDLEY, BO
Title:
Go Bo Diddley
Label:
RUMBLE RECORDS
Format:
LP
Price:
$22.00
Catalog #:
RUM 2011017LP
"His second 1959 long-play effort only adds a go to his classic debut, refining his trademark square guitar and crazy-distorted amplification to create new sounds (anticipating the innovations of '60s rock icons like Jimi Hendrix) and his rumba-sounding, hambone-styled Bo Diddley beat."
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