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Bo Diddley - Chess Box (1990)

Track listing:
  1. Bo Diddley 2:49
  2. I'm a Man 3:01
  3. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 2:54
  4. Diddley Daddy 2:30
  5. Pretty Thing 2:53
  6. Bring It to Jerome [alternate take] 2:44
  7. Bring It to Jerome [Master] 2:31
  8. Diddy Wah Diddy 2:34
  9. I'm Looking for a Woman 2:36
  10. Who Do You Love? 2:31
  11. Down Home Special 3:16
  12. Hey! Bo Diddley 2:14
  13. Mona 2:24
  14. Say Boss Man 2:34
  15. Before You Accuse Me 3:08
  16. Say Man 3:15
  17. Hush Your Mouth [alternate take] 3:09
  18. The Clock Strikes Twelve 3:02
  19. Dearest Darling [alternate take] 3:20
  20. Crackin' Up 2:07
  21. Don't Let It Go (Hold on to What You Got) 2:48
  22. I'm Sorry 2:29
  23. Mumblin' Guitar 2:52
  24. The Story of Bo Diddley 2:55
  25. She's Alright 4:08
  26. Say Man [alternate take] 3:06
  27. Roadrunner 2:52
  28. Spend My Life With You 2:39
  29. Cadillac 2:50
  30. Signifying Blues [Extended Version] 4:33
  31. Deed and Deed I Do 2:23
  32. You Know I Love You 2:58
  33. Look at My Baby 2:32
  34. Ride on Josephine 3:04
  35. Aztec 2:27
  36. Back Home 2:31
  37. Pills 2:53
  38. Untitled Instrumental 2:23
  39. I Can Tell 4:31
  40. You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover 3:18
  41. Who May Your Lover Be 2:57
  42. The Greatest Lover in the World 2:45
  43. 500% More Man 2:57
  44. Ooh Baby 2:53
  45. Bo Diddley 1969 2:36

Notes

Not every single track you'll ever want or need by the legendary shave-and-a-haircut rhythm R&B/rock pioneer, but a great place to begin. Two discs (45 songs) in a great big box with a nice accompanying booklet contain the groundbreaking introduction "Bo Diddley" (never again would he be referred to as Ellas McDaniel), its swaggering flipside "I'm a Man," the killer follow-ups "Diddley Daddy," "I'm Looking for a Woman," "Who Do You Love?," and "Hey Bo Diddley;" signifying street-corner humor ("Say Man"), piledriving rockers ("Road Runner," "She's Alright," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover"), and numerous stunning examples of his daringly innovative guitar style.