The Rarest King

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Miss Martha King
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1949)
bass:
Tuff Green (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Phineas Newborn, Sr. (drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1949) and Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (in 1949)
piano:
Phineas Newborn, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (in 1949)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Branch (in 1949)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1949)
recording of:
Miss Martha King (in 1949)
writer:
B.B. King
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A2When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1949)
bass:
Tuff Green (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Phineas Newborn, Sr. (drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1949) and Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (in 1949)
piano:
Phineas Newborn, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (in 1949)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Branch (in 1949)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1949)
recording of:
When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes (in 1949)
writer:
B.B. King
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A3My Baby's Gone
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-01-08)
alto saxophone:
Hank Crawford (on 1951-01-08)
bass:
Tuff Green (on 1951-01-08)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1951-01-08)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-01-08)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1951-01-08)
recording of:
My Baby's Gone (on 1951-01-08)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
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A4She's A Mean Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-06-18)
drums (drum set):
E.A. Kemp (on 1951-06-18)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1951-06-18)
saxophone:
Solomon Hardy (on 1951-06-18) and James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (on 1951-06-18)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1951-06-18)
recording of:
She's a Mean Woman (on 1951-06-18)
writer:
B.B. King
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A5Hard Working Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-06-18)
drums (drum set):
E.A. Kemp (on 1951-06-18)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1951-06-18)
saxophone:
Solomon Hardy (on 1951-06-18) and James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (on 1951-06-18)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1951-06-18)
recording of:
Hard Workin' Woman (on 1951-06-18)
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A6Some Day Somewhere
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1952)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952)
recording of:
Some Day Some Where (in 1952)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
?:??
A7Shake It Up And Go
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1952)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952)
recording of:
Shake It Up and Go (in 1952)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
?:??
A8Gotta Find My Baby
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1952)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952)
recording of:
Gotta Find My Baby (in 1952)
writer:
B.B. King
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B1Please Hurry Home
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1953)
bass:
James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (in 1953)
drums (drum set):
Ted Curry (in 1953)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1953)
piano:
Connie McBooker (in 1953)
saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1953)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone) (in 1953)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1953)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1953)
recording of:
Please Hurry Home (in 1953)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
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B2Why Did You Leave Me
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1953)
bass:
James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (in 1953)
drums (drum set):
Ted Curry (in 1953)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1953)
piano:
Connie McBooker (in 1953)
saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1953)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone) (in 1953)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1953)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1953)
recording of:
Why Did You Leave Me (in 1953)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
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B3The Woman I Love
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954)
recording of:
The Woman That I Love (in 1954)
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
?:??
B4Love You Baby
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954)
recording of:
Love You Baby (in 1954)
writer:
B.B. King
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B5Everything I Do Is Wrong
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954)
recording of:
Everything I Do Is Wrong (in 1954)
writer:
B.B. King
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B6I Need You So Bad
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1957)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1957)
recording of:
I Need You So Bad (in 1957)
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
?:??
B7My Sometime Baby
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1960)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1960)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1960)
recording of:
My Sometime Baby (in 1960)
writer:
Joe Josea
?:??
B8Sugar Mama
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1959)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1959)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Sugar Mama (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Sweden
producer:Per Notini
mastering:Gunnar Lööf
design:Lasse Ermalm (Graphic design)
mastered at:EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2947691 [info]