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Bo Diddley - The Chess Box (1968)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Bo Diddley 2:46
  2. I'm A Man 2:59
  3. You Don't Love Me 2:53
  4. Diddley Daddy 2:28
  5. Pretty Thing 2:50
  6. Bring It To Jerome (Alternate 2:41
  7. Bring It To Jerome 2:29
  8. Diddy Wah Diddy 2:33
  9. I'm Looking For A Woman 2:33
  10. Who Do You Love 2:29
  11. Down Home Special 3:13
  12. Hey Bo Diddley 2:12
  13. Mona (I Need You Baby) 2:22
  14. Say Boss Man 2:33
  15. Before You Accuse Me 3:06
  16. Say Man 3:13
  17. Hush Your Mouth (Alternate Tak 3:06
  18. The Clock Strikes Twelve 3:00
  19. Dearest Darling (Alternate Tak 3:17
  20. Crackin' Up 2:06
  21. Don't Let Go (Hold On To What 2:46
  22. I'm Sorry 2:26
  23. Mumblin' Guitar 2:49
  24. The Story Of Bo Diddley 2:50
CD2
  1. She's Alright 4:04
  2. Say Man, Back Again (Alternate 3:03
  3. Road Runner 2:49
  4. Spend My Life With You 2:37
  5. Cadillac 2:47
  6. Signifying Blues (Extended Ver 4:28
  7. Deed And Deed I Do 2:22
  8. You Know I Love You 2:56
  9. Look At My Baby 2:30
  10. Ride On Josephine 3:03
  11. Aztec 2:28
  12. Back Home 2:29
  13. Pills 2:50
  14. Untitled Instrumental 2:23
  15. I Can Tell 4:27
  16. You Can't Judge A Book By It's 3:14
  17. Who May Your Lover Be 2:55
  18. The Greatest Lover In The Worl 2:43
  19. 500% More Man 2:55
  20. Ooh Baby 2:50
  21. Bo Diddley 2:35

Notes

Mar 2, 1955 - Dec 1968

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.