Elmore James & His Broomdusters - The Classic Early Recordings: 1951-1956

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Canton Crusade
1-1	–Elmore James	Dust My Broom	2:43
1-2	–Elmore James	Please Find My Baby (Take 1)	3:01
1-3	–Elmore James	Hawaiian Boogie (Take 1)	2:36
1-4	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Please Find My Baby (Take 2)	3:02
1-5	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Hand In Hand	2:49
1-6	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Long Tall Woman Blues	2:53
1-7	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Rock My Baby Right	2:47
1-8	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	One More Drink (Take 1)	3:01
1-9	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	My Baby's Gone (Won't Be Back No More)	2:19
1-10	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	One More Drink (Take 2)	3:14
1-11	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Lost Woman Blues aka Please Find My Baby	3:13
1-12	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	I Believe (My Time Ain't Long)	3:13
1-13	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	I Held My Baby Last Night	3:25
1-14	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Baby What's Wrong?	2:49
1-15	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Sinful Woman	2:49
1-16	–Bep Brown Orchestra	Round House Boogie aka Sax Symphonic Boogie	2:36
1-17	–J.T. Brown, Elmo James Broomdusters*	Dumb Woman Blues Tenor Saxophone – J.T. BrownVocals – J.T. Brown	3:09
1-18	–Saxman Brown*, Elmo James Broomdusters*	Sax-Ony Boogie Tenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown	2:32
1-19	–Bep Brown Orchestra	Kickin' The Blues Around aka Flaming Blues	2:53
1-20	–Little Johnny Jones And The Chicago Hound Dogs	I May Be Wrong aka Boogie-Woogie (I May Be Wrong)	2:48
1-21	–Little Johnny Jones And The Chicago Hound Dogs	Sweet Little Woman	2:59
Broomdusting In Chicago
2-1	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Early In The Morning	2:45
2-2	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Can't Stop Lovin'	2:22
2-3	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Hawaiian Boogie (Take 2)	2:16
2-4	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Make A Little Love	2:47
2-5	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	My Best Friend (Take 1)	2:45
2-6	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Make My Dreams Come True (Take 2)	2:42
2-7	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Make My Dreams Come True (Take 3)	0:55
2-8	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Make My Dreams Come True (Take 4)	2:42
2-9	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Make My Dreams Come True (Take 7)	2:39
2-10	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 1)	2:38
2-11	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 2)	2:37
2-12	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 3)	2:44
2-13	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 4)	0:55
2-14	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 5)	2:33
2-15	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Strange Kinda Feeling (Take 6)	2:37
2-16	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Dark And Dreary (Take 1)	0:26
2-17	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Dark And Dreary (Take 2)	3:25
2-18	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Dark And Dreary (Take 4)	2:44
2-19	–Elmore James	Quarter Past Nine	3:28
2-20	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Where Can My Baby Be? (Take 1)	0:20
2-21	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Where Can My Baby Be? (Take 8)	2:54
2-22	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Where Can My Baby Be? (Take 9)	2:54
2-23	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Please Come Back To Me (Sho' Nuff I Do)	2:57
2-24	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Sho' Nuff I Do (Session Talk & False Start)	1:32
2-25	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Sho' Nuff I Do (Alternate Take)	2:42
2-26	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Sho' Nuff I Do	2:50
2-27	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	1839 Blues	3:13
2-28	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	I Got A Strange Baby (False Start & Chat)	1:03
2-29	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Canton Mississippi Breakdown Lead Guitar – Ike Turner	2:40
Culver City To The Crescent City
3-1	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Standing At The Crossroads	2:45
3-2	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Late Hours At Midnight	2:43
3-3	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Happy Home	2:43
3-4	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Sunny Land	3:15
3-5	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Mean And Evil	2:12
3-6	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	No Love In My Heart	2:21
3-7	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Dust My Blues	3:08
3-8	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	I Was A Fool	2:49
3-9	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	(I Get The) Blues Before Sunrise	2:41
3-10	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Goodbye (Baby)	2:56
3-11	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	So Mean To Me (Take 2)	2:35
3-12	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	So Mean To Me (Take 3)	2:32
3-13	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	So Mean To Me (Take 4)	2:25
3-14	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Wild About You Baby (Chat & False Start)	0:58
3-15	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Wild About You	3:16
3-16	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Wild About You (Baby)	2:38
3-17	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Elmo's Shuffle (Take 3)	3:07
3-18	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Elmo's Shuffle (Take 4)	2:51
3-19	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Elmo's Shuffle (Take 5)	2:32
3-20	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Long Tall Woman	3:36
3-21	–Elmore James & His Broomdusters	Long Tall Woman	2:52

Credits

• Producer – Joe Bihari, Lillian McMurry (tracks: 1-1)
• Producer [Compilation], Research, Booklet Editor, Other [Discography] – Ray Topping

Notes

Elmore James's complete recorded output from 1951 to 1956. The set includes many previously unknown and unreleased takes, plus an illustrated 40-page booklet.

"An Ace Records Ltd Production"

All recordings produced by Joe Bihari, except "Dust My Broom" (Disc 1, Track 1) produced by Lillian McMurry.

Catalog No. Disc 1: 7243 8 39632 2 5
Catalog No. Disc 2: 7243 8 39633 2 4
Catalog No. Disc 3: 7243 8 39634 2 3

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 2438 39631 2 6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ABOXCD 4	Elmore James & His Broomdusters	The Classic Early Recordings: 1951-1956 ‎(3xCD, Comp, lon)	Ace	ABOXCD 4	Germany	1993
ABOXCD4	Elmore James & His Broomdusters	The Classic Early Recordings: 1951-1956 ‎(3xCD, Comp, RM + Box, RE)	Ace	ABOXCD4	Germany	2007