A double-disc box set containing everything Robert Johnson ever recorded, The Complete Recordings is essential listening, but it is also slightly problematic. The problems aren't in the music itself, of course, which is stunning and the fidelity of the recordings is the best it ever has been or ever will be. Instead, it's in the track sequencing. As the title implies, The Complete Recordings contains all of Johnson's recorded material, including a generous selection of alternate takes. All of the alternates are sequenced directly after the master, which can make listening to the album a little intimidating and tedious for novices. Certainly, the alternates can be programmed out with a CD player or mp3 player, but the set would have been more palatable if the alternate takes were presented on a separate disc. Nevertheless, this is a minor complaint -- Johnson's music retains its power no matter what context it is presented in. He, without question, deserves this kind of deluxe box set treatment. Stephen Thomas ErlewineTracklist 1 :
1 Kindhearted Woman Blues 2:52
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3 I Believe I'll Dust My Broom 2:59
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4 Sweet Home Chicago 2:58
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5 Rambling on My Mind 2:52
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6 Rambling on My Mind 2:23
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7 When You Got a Good Friend 2:38
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8 When You Got a Good Friend 2:52
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9 Come on in My Kitchen 2:51
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10 Come on in My Kitchen 2:44
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11 Terraplane Blues 3:01
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12 Phonograph Blues 2:40
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13 Phonograph Blues 2:33
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14 32-20 Blues 2:50
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15 They're Red Hot 2:59
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16 Dead Shrimp Blues 2:31
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17 Cross Road Blues 2:40
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18 Cross Road Blues 2:29
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19 Walking Blues 2:30
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20 Last Fair Deal Gone Down 2:37
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Tracklist 2 :
1 Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) 2:51
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2 If I Had Posession Over Judgment Day 2:35
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3 Stones in My Passway 2:28
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4 I'm a Steady Rollin' Man 2:37
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5 From Four till Late 2:24
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6 Hellhound on My Trail 2:36
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7 Little Queen of Spades 2:13
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8 Little Queen of Spades 2:18
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9 Malted Milk 2:22
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10 Drunken Hearted Man 2:28
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11 Drunken Hearted Man 2:27
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12 Me and the Devil Blues 2:35
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13 Me and the Devil Blues 2:33
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14 Stop Breakin' Down Blues 2:17
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15 Stop Breakin' Down Blues 2:23
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16 Traveling Riverside Blues 2:46
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17 Honeymoon Blues 2:18
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18 Love in Vain 2:25
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19 Love in Vain 2:17
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20 Milkcow's Calf Blues 2:17
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21 Milkcow's Calf Blues 2:20
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