Luther Allison - A Legend Never Dies (Essential Recordings 1976

LUTHER ALLISON
A LEGEND NEVER DIES (ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS 1976 – 1997)

Formats: 7 CDs + 4 DVDs // 10 LPs + 4 DVDs, Limited-Numbered-Edition
Label: Ruf Records
Release date: 17 November 2017

Here you go. The box set celebrating the 20th anniversary of the passing of blues legend Luther Allison is on its way around the world to his fans and friends. This release is limited and numbered to 1500 CD sets, also there is a limited and numbered to 1000 LP sets; you should not wait to get your copy of this collection containing the essential albums Luther recorded after his Motown years. In addition to the albums, our friend Art Tipaldi has written a 88-page coffee table book featuring Luther’s inspiring story, comments from his friends and associates, as well as many rare and private photos. Plenty of video footage is included on four DVDs. You’ll get to see performances from 1997 (Live in Paradise and Zoo Bar), 1991 (a concert in Germany where Luther plays alongside his son Bernard), and 1987 (a show from East Berlin). It’s all there; this compilation is a feast for the eyes, ears, and heart of any blues fan. If you don´t have time to experience the entire box set, I highly recommend watching Luther‘s performance during the 1996 W.C. Handy Awards. In it, the energy and love of a typical three-hour Luther Allison show compresses into a 15-minute relentless blues showcase that will leave you feeling astonished and gratified. This particular performance was the climax of his incredible career. Luther stole the show by performing and then by taking home five awards (including Blues Entertainer of the Year). Luther Allison is a genuine blues hero with an incomparable expanse of energy and love for his music and for the people who loved it. I hope you enjoy every bit of this celebratory Luther Allison collection.

(Thomas Ruf)

Albums:
Montreux 1976
Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89
Hand Me Down My Moonshine
Bad Love
Blue Streak
Reckless
Life Is A Bitch

+ 1 Book, including 4 DVD’s:
Im Konzert – Live In East Berlin
Ohne Filter
Live In Paradise
Just Memories

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Tracks

Introduction (CD: Montreux 1976)
Gambler’s Blues (CD: Montreux 1976)
Sweet Home Chicago (CD: Montreux 1976)
The Bum Is Mine (CD: Montreux 1976)
Same Thing (CD: Montreux 1976)
Easy Baby (CD: Montreux 1976)
Bloomington Closing (CD: Montreux 1976)
Little Red Rooster (CD: Montreux 1976)
Waiting (CD: Montreux 1976)
See That Man Alone (CD: Montreux 1976)
Hey Little Baby (CD: Montreux 1976)
Hiccup Boogie (CD: Montreux 1976)
Serious (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Backtrack (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Let’s Try It Again (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Freedom (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Life Is A Bitch (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Just Memories (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Fight (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Bad News Is Coming (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Just My Guitar (And Me) (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Now You Got It (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Let’s Have A Little Talk (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
The Dock Of The Bay (CD: Let’s Try It Again – Live ’89)
Good Morning Love (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
One More (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Lightning Bolt (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
I Need A Friend (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Castle (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
She’s Fine (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Stay With Me (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Farmer’s Child (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Don’t Burn My Bread (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
You’re The One (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Hand Me Down My Moonshine (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Meet Me In My Own Hometown (CD: Hand Me Down My Moonshine)
Bad Love (CD: Bad Love)
I Wanna Know (CD: Bad Love)
She Was Born That Way (CD: Bad Love)
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (CD: Bad Love)
Nobody But You (CD: Bad Love)
You’ve Been Teasin’ Me (CD: Bad Love)
Middle Of The Road (CD: Bad Love)
Love String (CD: Bad Love)
Gave It All (CD: Bad Love)
Soul Fixin’ Man (CD: Bad Love)
Freedom (CD: Bad Love)
Things That I Used To Do (CD: Bad Love)
All The King’s Horses (CD: Blue Streak )
What Have I Done Wrong? (CD: Blue Streak )
Big City (CD: Blue Streak )
Move From The ‘Hood (CD: Blue Streak )
What’s Going On In My Home? (CD: Blue Streak )
I Believe In You (CD: Blue Streak )
Watching You (CD: Blue Streak )
Walking Papers (CD: Blue Streak )
Think With Your Heart (CD: Blue Streak )
You Don’t Know (CD: Blue Streak )
Should I Wait? (CD: Blue Streak )
Midnight Creeper (CD: Blue Streak )
I’m Back (CD: Reckless)
Drownin’ At The Bottom (CD: Reckless)
There Comes A Time (CD: Reckless)
Cancel My Check (CD: Reckless)
Just As I Am (CD: Reckless)
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide (CD: Reckless)
Playin’ A Losin’ Game (CD: Reckless)
Will It Ever Change? (CD: Reckless)
Living In The House Of The Blues (CD: Reckless)
You Can, You Can (CD: Reckless)

Luther Allison – A Legend Never Dies (Essential Recordings 1976 – 1997)