Elmore James ‎– The Best Of Elmore James
Label:
Ace ‎– CH 31
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono
Country:
UK
Released:
1981
Genre:
Blues
Style:
Delta Blues
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Dust My Blues
Written-By – James*, Bihari*
A2    I Was A Fool
Written-By – James*, Bihari*
A3    Dark And Dreary
Written-By – James*, Bihari*
A4    Late Hours At Midnight
Written-By – Josea*, Taub*
A5    Blues Before Sunrise
Written-By – James*
A6    Goodbye Baby
Written-By – Josea*, Taub*, Ling*
B1    Standing At The Crossroads
Written-By – James*, Josea*
B2    Sunnyland
Written-By – Josea*, Taub*, Ling*
B3    Mean And Evil
Written-By – Josea*, Taub*
B4    Happy Home
Written-By – Josea*
B5    No Love In My Heart
Written-By – Josea*
B6    Wild About You Baby
Written-By – James*, Josea*, Taub*, Ling*
 
Record Company – Ace Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cadet Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Ace Records (22)
Recorded At – Cosimo Recording Studio
Accompanied By – Maxwell Davis Band* (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Baritone Saxophone – Jewel Grant* (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Bass – Chuck Hamilton (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Drums – Jesse Sailes* (tracks: A4, B1 to B5), Odie Payne (tracks: A3)
Piano – Johnny Jones* (tracks: A3), Willard McDaniel (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Piano, Bass, Drums – Unknown Artist (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6)
Sleeve Notes – Ray Topping
Tenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown (tracks: A3), Maxwell Davis (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Trumpet – James Parr (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
Vocals, Slide Guitar – Elmore James
Similar to The Best Of Elmore James, but lists Grafton Road address under Ace Records Limited on back of sleeve near bottom.
This Album contains the last sides which Elmore cut for Modern/Flair in 1955/56
A1, A2, A5, A6 probably cut at Cosimo's famous Studio, New Orleans, mid 1955
A4, B1 to B5 cut in May 1955 at Modern's Culver City Studios
A3 recorded in Chicago, appr. April 1953
B6 recorded at the United Studios, Chicago, January 4, 1956
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): B-0564 A-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): BOPPIN' BOB 020 CH 31 A-2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): B-0564 B-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 020 CH 31 B-2 S70
Matrix / Runout (Both sides runout stamped): Made in Germany