 | The Very Best of Albert King by Albert King
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.95 This is a rare collection of Albert King singles. Some have been lost or not heard in these versions since the 1960s. A great bargain and very historical. Features the only ever reissue of the rare single "Oh Pretty Woman" that never charted with different playing from the "Bad Sign" album version.
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 | Live 69 by Albert King
Buy used from: $5.45 A recent discovery. These tapes were released a couple of years ago. Has a typical set of AK tunes in the late sixties. " Personal Manager is particularly great! Very rare!
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 | King of the Blues Guitar by Albert King
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.74 The classic CD! This has bonus tracks which make it include "Born On A Bad Sign" as well. The LP that made AK! Has "Crosscut Saw" and "Personal Manager".
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 | I Wanna Get Funky by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.99 AK's last studio LP for Stax. Very cool. Includes the best version of "Crosscut Saw" and the fantastic "Walking The Backstreets". Shows him playing a Strat-unusual!
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 | The Very Best of Albert King by Albert King
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.79 Best one disc compilation. Has cuts from each section of AK's career. Great introduction to King's style. Has all major tunes on it.
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 | Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.99 His last real album. This CD has two bonus tracks which are great too. A well balanced and presented set. "Floodin in California" is a classic!
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 | I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby by Albert King
Buy used from: $31.57 This is Albert's first Fantasy LP. This features many great tunes but "The Sky Is Crying" is really fantastic. Great groove.
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 | The Blues Don't Change by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.98 Albert's last Stax record. Is a compilation of his final singles. "The Pinch" is great. as is "The Blues Don't Change" really mellow. A great favourite is "I'm Do'in Fine" it was covered by Jimmy King
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 | Years Gone By by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.59 Albert's first Stax LP (intentional). Has great classics such as "Cockroach" and "Drownin' on Dry Land". Albert's rawest tone ever.
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 | More Big Blues of Albert King by Albert King
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.85 This fantastic CD has all of Albert's King Records cut. A great collection. Even includes outtakes and other versions. "Blues At Sunrise" is especially great!
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 | I'll Play the Blues for You by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.98 Albert's funky reinvention of himself. This classic CD has Albert at his creative height. Includes "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" and others.
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 | The Ultimate Collection by Albert King
Buy used from: $25.99 The best compilation of Albert King tunes available. 2-Discs that cover the career of Albert King. Great selection and the only versions of his Coun-tree label recordings available.
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 | Door to Door (With Albert King) by Otis Rush
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $4.60 This CD, with Otis Rush, includes cuts from Albert's early career. The tapes were in Chess Records vaults for 10 years before this LP was released. "Won't Be Hangin' Round" is a classic!
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 | Live Wire/Blues Power by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.98 This is generally considered to be Albert's finest and most influentia; "Live" album. The track "Blues Power" is a virtual tour through the King style of Blues.
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 | Lovejoy by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.99 This is a curious LP. It was cut in Muscle Shoals Alabama with the group that was used for many Atlantic soul hits. The top cut here is "Everybody Wants to go to Heaven"!
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 | Guitar Man: An Essential Collection by Albert King
Buy used from: $10.79 Albert went to the Tomato label in the 1970s. His cuts from this time were variable. They had funk, disco and rock grooves. This is a good overview of his 70s period. "Nobody Wants A Loser" is great!
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 | Thursday Night in San Francisco by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.49 This CD appeared in 1990. Tapes from the "Live Wire" period yielded two morw AK concerts. The sound on this is better but the playing is not as good as "Live Wire"!
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 | Blues at Sunset by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.29 This CD has more lost tapes. Here we hear the rest of the set from his Montreaux CD and the Wattstax outttakes to bad there is no DVD!!!
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 | Wednesday Night in San Francisco by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.47 This is the other CD from the "Wednesday-Thursday" compilation which was released in 1990. Again great AK but not as good as the original "Live Wire". Great for collectors.
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 | Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.94 Albert King's most important LP. Was originally a collection of single titles. Was vamped up by Altantic and released as "King of the Blues Guitar". A must have LP!
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 | Blues at Sunrise: Live at Montreux by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.13 A "lost" session released in 1988. Has Albert in Europe with a really "different" sound. "I Believe To My Soul" is particularly strong.
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 | Funky London by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.50 This CD was released after Albert's death. Has some great material that was not put out before. "Lovingest Woman In Town" is a strong, long, funky tune from this set.
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 | Hard Bargain by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.98 This is the last Stax CD put out from Albert. It has outtakes, filler material and several "B" sides from his earlier work. The alternate version of "As The Years Go Passing By" is worth getting this!
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 | Godfather of the Blues: His Last European Tour 199 by Albert King
This is actually a rare DVD of AK in Germany 6 months before his death. He, again, has a medicore band but his sound is great. Has a great song selection too included an extended "Overall Junction"!
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 | The Lost Session by Albert King
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.84 This Lost Session is very interesting. Albert does a set of impromptu Jazz-Blues tunes in guitar and not jazz keys. The best tune is "Sun Gone Down takes 1 and 2". This is Albert in a different groove
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 | Blues from the Road by Albert King
Buy used from: $17.70 This is the entire "Live Blues" Double Album put out for the first time. It includes the 15 minute jam with Rory Gallagher "Jam in Ab", the last AK track to be released on CD! Great double CD.
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