Various Rhythm & Blues artists - Multiple artists - The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1925-1942 / The History of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52 - 8 x CDs in - Multiple titles - CD box set - 2008

Two boxsets of each 4xcd's with The History of Rhythm & Blues:

1. The History of Rhythm and Blues Part One: 1925-1942
Various Artists
4x cd Compilation in 3-panel gatefold including booklet 32 pages stapled inside, with slipcase
Plus an extra cd complimentary copy of disc 3 with enhanged versions by new mastering engineer.
2008 UK
Rhythm & Blues Records RANDB001

Styles: Country Blues Rhythm & Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jump Blies, Piano Blues

Disc 1: Country Blues and Spirituals, Jug Bands and Hokum
Disc 2: Piano Boogie Woogie, Ragtime and Jazz
Disc 3: Urban Blues and Gospel
Disc 4: After Hours Swing Boogie and Jive

Condition:
Box: NM
Slipcase: EX
CD's: NM

Barcode 5065001 126000

2. The History of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52
Various Artists
4x cd Compilation
A paperback sized trifold boxset with 64 page booklet
2009 UK
Rhythm & Blues Records RANDB003

Genres: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World & Country
Styles: Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Piano Blues, Delta Blues, Gospel, Country

Barcode: 5065001126024

Condition:
Box: EX
Book: NM
CD's: NM

The History of Rhythm and Blues series of CDs brings you the accidental synthesis of jazz, gospel, blues, ragtime, country, pop and Latin into a definable form of black music, which would influence pretty well all popular music from the 1950s to the present. It is the first attempt to put together a cross-label compilation showcasing the most important and influential records in the rise of Rhythm & Blues.
Includes fully illustrated 32page booklet.

"One of the finest box sets released in recent years… the reissue of the year by a country mile"
-Jeremy Searle, RocknReel

"The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-52 is just splendid, it’s a labour of love and a work of supreme scholarship, put together by people who obviously care. From boogie men to boppers, hillbilly’s to honkers it is beautifully programmed and has polished some dusty old gems into a relevant and modern work of art. Compilations of the music of any genre from history are ten a penny these days, thrown together with little thought for anything bar profit. This is something else, something very special indeed. It realises that recorded music has a place in social history, its own mythology, a narrative and in its four discs and lovingly annotated 68 page book, it tells that story. So as well as the fabulous and joyful music, we get thoughts on the development of radio, the race laws of early 20th century America and the migration of workers, the jukebox phenomenon and even technical information about patterns in the 12 bar blues form. The compilers of this set have created a desirable object every bit as a precious as a memory, as valuable as a necklace, they are heroes of the gramophone, the record player, the cd machine. Just buy it, you won’t go far wrong."