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Essential Collection
Bo Diddley
Essential Collection
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B, Rock
 
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20 of the all-time greatest songs by one of the original founding fathers of rock 'n' roll on one disc. Contains both cuts from his first single (each of which hit #1 on the R&B charts), 'Bo Diddley' & 'I'm A Man',...  more »

     
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All Artists: Bo Diddley
Title: Essential Collection
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Spectrum Audio UK
Release Date: 3/5/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B, Rock
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Oldies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 731454434829, 766486435629

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Album Description
20 of the all-time greatest songs by one of the original founding fathers of rock 'n' roll on one disc. Contains both cuts from his first single (each of which hit #1 on the R&B charts), 'Bo Diddley' & 'I'm A Man', plus other chart hits he cut for the Checker label, like 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover', 'Road Runner' & 'Say Man', plus many of his other often covered classics, like 'Who Do You Love' & 'Mona (I Need You Baby)'. 2000.
 

CD Reviews

A fine compilation
Docendo Discimus | Vita scholae | 01/18/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Spectrum's "The Essential Bo Diddley" is really the only single-disc compilation which can compete with MCA/Chess' "His Best".
It includes virtually all of the must-have classics (with the exception of "Crackin' Up", unfortunately), but the Chess disc has better liner notes, and some of the new Chess masters have a few extra seconds (or more) appended to the fades, which gives it a slight edge over this otherwise excellent collection.
4 1/2 stars."