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--->''You can squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg.''\

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--->''You can squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg.''\ ''
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* DomesticAbuse: "Me and the Devil Blues:"
-->''Me and the Devil, ooh was walkin’ side by side''\\
''And I’m goin’ to beat my woman until I get satisfied''

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Misuse: While now YMMV, it's for wrongly guessed song titles


* RefrainFromAssuming: "Sweet Home Chicago" namedrops UsefulNotes/{{California}} more than Chicago, so it's not really an anthem to that city. "Terraplane Blues" has nothing to do with aeroplanes, but is about a car model named "Terraplane". And it's nothing even about cars either, because the song is a metaphor for sex.
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** Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, The Music/{{Faces}} Music/TheRollingStones, Music/{{Cream}}, Music/EricClapton, Music/DerekAndTheDominos, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/ToddRundgren, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ZZTop, Music/TheWhiteStripes,... A copy of "King of the Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Music/BobDylan's ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''

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** Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, The Music/{{Faces}} Music/TheRollingStones, Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}, Music/{{Cream}}, Music/EricClapton, Music/DerekAndTheDominos, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/ToddRundgren, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ZZTop, Music/TheWhiteStripes,... A copy of "King of the Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Music/BobDylan's ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''
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* CoolHat: His iconic hat on the album cover.

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She's a no good doney, they shouldn't low her on the street''

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She's a no good doney, they shouldn't low 'low her on the street''


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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: "Dead Shrimp Blues" is an extended metaphor about impotence.

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--> ''You can squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg.''
--> ''Till the juice run down my leg baby, you know what I'm talkin' about.''

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--> ''You --->''You can squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg.''
--> ''Till
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--->''Till
the juice run down my leg baby, you know what I'm talkin' about.''



--> ''I got to keep movin', I've got to keep movin' ''
--> ''Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''And the day keeps on worrying me, there's a hellhound on my trail''

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--> ''I -->''I got to keep movin', I've got to keep movin' ''
--> ''Blues
movin'\\
Blues
fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''Blues
hail\\
Blues
fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''And
hail\\
And
the day keeps on worrying me, there's a hellhound on my trail''



--> ''But these evil-hearted women, man, they will not let me be''

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--> ''But --->''But these evil-hearted women, man, they will not let me be''



--> ''Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend can get my room''
--> ''I don't want no woman, wants every down town man she meet''
--> ''She's a no good doney, they shouldn't low her on the street''

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--> ''Girlfriend, --->''Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend can get my room''
--> ''I
room\\
I
don't want no woman, wants every down town downtown man she meet''
--> ''She's
meet\\
She's
a no good doney, they shouldn't low her on the street''



--> ''I sent for my baby, and she don't come''\\

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--> ''I -->''I sent for my baby, and she don't come''\\



* LampshadedDoubleEntendre:
--> ''You can squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg''
--> ''You know what I'm talkin' about''

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* LampshadedDoubleEntendre:
--> ''You can squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg''
--> ''You know what I'm talkin' about''
LampshadedDoubleEntendre: As mentioned above, "Travelin' Riverside Blues".



--> ''She's a kind-hearted woman, she studies evil all the time''

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--> ''She's -->''She's a kind-hearted woman, she studies evil all the time''



--> ''I'm gon' write a letter, telephone every town I know (2×)''
--> ''If I can't find her in West Helena, she must be in East Munroe I know ...''
--> ''I'm 'on' call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there (2×)''
--> ''If I can't find her on Philippine's island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere''

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--> ''I'm -->''I'm gon' write a letter, telephone every town I know (2×)''
--> ''If
(2×)\\
If
I can't find her in West Helena, she must be in East Munroe I know ...''
--> ''I'm
\\
I'm
'on' call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there (2×)''
--> ''If
(2×)\\
If
I can't find her on Philippine's island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere''



--> ''My doorknob keeps on turnin' must be spooks around my bed''

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--> ''My -->''My doorknob keeps on turnin' must be spooks around my bed''



--> ''You'd better come on, in my kitchen''
--> ''It's goin' to be raining outdoors''

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--> ''You'd -->''You'd better come on, in my kitchen''
--> ''It's
kitchen\\
It's
goin' to be raining outdoors''



--> ''The train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''When the train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''Well the blue light was my blues and the red light was my mind''
--> ''All my love's in vain''

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--> ''The -->''The train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''When
behind\\
When
the train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''Well
behind\\
Well
the blue light was my blues and the red light was my mind''
--> ''All
mind\\
All
my love's in vain''



--> ''"I love my baby, but my baby don't love me''
--> ''And I really love that woman, can't stand to let her be"''

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--> ''"I -->''"I love my baby, but my baby don't love me''
--> ''And
me\\
And
I really love that woman, can't stand to let her be"''
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: There's still lots of debate over the chorus of "Sweet Home Chicago": "Oh, baby don't you wanna go?/Back to the land of California/To my sweet home, Chicago." The consensus is that this wasn't a mistake on Johnson's part, but there are endless guesses as to why he wrote it that way. The song's supposed to be about a road trip from California to Chicago. Or he was combining two places that people in the Mississippi Delta wanted to move to. Or the song's UnreliableNarrator doesn't know that Chicago isn't in California. Or Johnson was giving a ShoutOut to friends/relatives who lived in the small California towns of Chicago Park or Port Chicago.

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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: There's still lots of debate over the chorus of "Sweet Home Chicago": UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}": "Oh, baby don't you wanna go?/Back to the land of California/To UsefulNotes/{{California}}/To my sweet home, Chicago." The consensus is that this wasn't a mistake on Johnson's part, but there are endless guesses as to why he wrote it that way. The song's supposed to be about a road trip from California to Chicago. Or he was combining two places that people in the Mississippi Delta wanted to move to. Or the song's UnreliableNarrator doesn't know that Chicago isn't in California. Or Johnson was giving a ShoutOut to friends/relatives who lived in the small California towns of Chicago Park or Port Chicago.
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''The Complete Recordings'' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" from 1961 and "Volume II" from 1970.

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''The Complete Recordings'' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King ''King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" I'' from 1961 and "Volume II" ''Volume II'' from 1970.



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* FaceOnTheCover: A shot of Johnson posing with his guitar.

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* FaceOnTheCover: A shot of Johnson posing with his guitar.guitar, one of only two verified photographs of him.
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'Complete' is NOT a distinct double album. Centennial on the other hand...


* DistinctDoubleAlbum: 20 tracks on Side one, 21 on Side two.

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* DistinctDoubleAlbum: 20 tracks on Side one, 21 on Side two.Disc 1 of The Centennial Collection contains Johnson's Nov 1936 San Antonio recordings, while Disc 2 has the June 1937 Dallas Recordings.
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''The Complete Recordings'' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" from 1961 and "Volume II" from 1970. Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. Several of the songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance". The record was listed at nr. #22 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

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''The Complete Recordings'' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" from 1961 and "Volume II" from 1970. Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

1970.

Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. Several of the songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance". The record was listed at nr. #22 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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[[AC: Disc One]]

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[[AC: Disc Two]]

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[[AC: Disc One: San Antonio recordings]]

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\n[[AC: Disc !!!Disc One: San Antonio recordings]]
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[[AC: Disc Two: Dallas recordings]]

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[[AC: Disc !!!Disc Two: Dallas recordings]]recordings
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'''''The Complete Recordings''''' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" from 1961 and "Volume II" from 1970. Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

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'''''The ''The Complete Recordings''''' Recordings'' is a [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" from 1961 and "Volume II" from 1970. Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

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# "Love in Vain (alternate take)" (2:28)
# "Love in Vain" (2:19)

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# "Love in Vain Blues (alternate take)" (2:28)
# "Love in Vain" Vain Blues" (2:19)


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!!''The Centennial Collection'' track listing:

[[AC: Disc One: San Antonio recordings]]

# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (2:55)
# "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" (3:02)
# "Sweet Home Chicago" (3:02)
# "Ramblin' on My Mind" (2:25)
# "When You Got a Good Friend" (2:41)
# "Come On in My Kitchen" (2:47)
# "Terraplane Blues" (3:03)
# "Phonograph Blues" (2:43)
# "32‐20 Blues" (2:53)
# "They're Red Hot" (3:02)
# "Dead Shrimp Blues" (2:35)
# "Cross Road Blues" (2:43)
# "Walkin' Blues" (2:33)
# "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" (2:41)
# "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)" (2:55)
# "If I Had Possession over Judgement Day" (2:40)
# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues (alternate)" (2:33)
# "Ramblin' on My Mind (alternate)" (2:55)
# "When You Got a Good Friend (alternate)" (2:55)
# "Come On in My Kitchen (alternate)" (2:55)
# "Phonograph Blues (alternate)" (2:37)
# "Cross Road Blues (alternate)" (2:32)

[[AC: Disc Two: Dallas recordings]]
# "Stones in My Passway" (2:31)
# "I’m a Steady Rollin' Man" (2:40)
# "From Four Until Late" (2:27)
# "Hell Hound on My Trail" (2:40)
# "Little Queen of Spades" (2:16)
# "Malted Milk" (2:24)
# "Drunken Hearted Man" (2:32)
# "Me and the Devil Blues" (2:38)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (2:26)
# "Traveling Riverside Blues" (2:42)
# "Honeymoon Blues" (2:20)
# "Love in Vain Blues" (2:21)
# "Milkcow's Calf Blues" (2:26)
# "Little Queen of Spades (alternate)" (2:23)
# "Drunken Hearted Man (alternate)" (2:30)
# "Me and the Devil Blues (alternate)" (2:36)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues (alternate)" (2:21)
# "Traveling Riverside Blues (alternate)" (2:56)
# "Love in Vain Blues (alternate)" (2:29)
# "Milkcow's Calf Blues (alternate)" (2:18)
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In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.

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In 2011 the album was remastered, remastered as ''The Centennial Collection'', with a changed track order.order and with the missing alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues" added. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.



# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:31)

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# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:31)



# "Ramblin' On My Mind" (2:51)
# "Ramblin' On My Mind (Alternate Take)" (2:20)
# "When You Got A Good Friend" (2:37)
# "When You Got A Good Friend (Alternate Take)" (2:50)
# "Come On In My Kitchen" (2:47)
# "Come On In My Kitchen (Alternate Take)" (2:35)

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# "Ramblin' On on My Mind" (2:51)
# "Ramblin' On on My Mind (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:20)
# "When You Got A a Good Friend" (2:37)
# "When You Got A a Good Friend (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:50)
# "Come On In in My Kitchen" (2:47)
# "Come On In in My Kitchen (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:35)



# "Phonograph Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:35)

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# "Phonograph Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:35)



# "Cross Road Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:29)

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# "Cross Road Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:29)



# "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)" (2:50)
# "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (2:34)
# "Stones In My Passway" (2:27)
# "I'm A Steady Rollin' Man" (2:35)

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# "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The the Devil)" (2:50)
# "If I Had Possession Over over Judgement Day" (2:34)
# "Stones In in My Passway" (2:27)
# "I'm A a Steady Rollin' Man" (2:35)



# "Hellhound On My Trail" (2:35)
# "Little Queen Of Spades" (2:11)
# "Little Queen Of Spades (Alternate Take)" (2:15)

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# "Hellhound On on My Trail" (2:35)
# "Little Queen Of of Spades" (2:11)
# "Little Queen Of of Spades (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:15)



# "Drunken Hearted Man (Alternate Take)" (2:19)
# "Me And The Devil Blues" (2:37)
# "Me And The Devil Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:29)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:16)

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# "Drunken Hearted Man (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:19)
# "Me And The and the Devil Blues" (2:37)
# "Me And The and the Devil Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:29)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:16)



# "Love In Vain (Alternate Take)" (2:28)
# "Love In Vain" (2:19)
# "Milkcow's Calf Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:14)
# "Mikcow's Calf Blues" (2:20)

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# "Love In in Vain (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:28)
# "Love In in Vain" (2:19)
# "Milkcow's Calf Blues (Alternate Take)" (alternate take)" (2:14)
# "Mikcow's "Milkcow's Calf Blues" (2:20)



* AsTheGoodBookSays: "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day", "Cross Road Blues" and "Me And The Devil" all talk about devil imagery, redemption and paying for your sins.

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* AsTheGoodBookSays: "If I Had Possession Over over Judgment Day", "Cross Road Blues" and "Me And The and the Devil" all talk about devil imagery, redemption and paying for your sins.



* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues".

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* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". This was restored when the album was remastered as ''The Centennial Collection''.



* DealWithTheDevil: "Me And The Devil Blues" is the reason the legend about Johnson selling his soul to the devil exists. It features the protagonist meeting the devil and being tempted about the afterlife in Hell.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930's and only one of two that certainly depicts him.

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* DealWithTheDevil: "Me And The and the Devil Blues" is the reason the legend about Johnson selling his soul to the devil exists. It features the protagonist meeting the devil and being tempted about the afterlife in Hell.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930's 1930s and only one of two that certainly depicts him.



* DoubleEntendre: Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss. Virtually any time he mentions food, or his 'rider' are examples.

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* DoubleEntendre: Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss. Virtually any time he mentions food, food or his 'rider' "rider" are examples.



* {{Hellhound}}: "Hellhound On My Trail".

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* {{Hellhound}}: "Hellhound On on My Trail".



* RockMeAsmodeus: "Me And The Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope.
* AStormIsComing: "Come On In My Kitchen"

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* RockMeAsmodeus: "Me And The and the Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope.
* AStormIsComing: "Come On In in My Kitchen"



** Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, The Music/{{Faces}} Music/TheRollingStones, Music/{{Cream}}, Music/EricClapton, Music/DerekAndTheDominos, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/ToddRundgren, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ZZTop, Music/TheWhiteStripes,... A copy of "King Of The Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Music/BobDylan's ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''
* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me And The Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Travelling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: "Sweet Home Chicago", where Johnson asks his sweetheart if she wants to come home with him to Chicago?
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This album proves that less is sometimes more. Nevertheless some songs sound the same, like "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" and "Me And The Devil".
* TimeMarchesOn: "Phonograph Blues". Younger people will probably be wondering what it is?
* TrainStationGoodbye: "Love In Vain"

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** Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, The Music/{{Faces}} Music/TheRollingStones, Music/{{Cream}}, Music/EricClapton, Music/DerekAndTheDominos, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/ToddRundgren, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ZZTop, Music/TheWhiteStripes,... A copy of "King Of The of the Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Music/BobDylan's ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''
* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me And The and the Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Travelling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: "Sweet Home Chicago", where Johnson asks his sweetheart if she wants to come home with him to Chicago?
Chicago.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This album proves that less is sometimes more. Nevertheless some songs sound the same, like "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" and "Me And The and the Devil".
* TimeMarchesOn: "Phonograph Blues". Younger people will probably be wondering what it is?
is.
* TrainStationGoodbye: "Love In in Vain"



* TwelveBarBlues: "Crossroad Blues", "Love In Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago",...

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* TwelveBarBlues: "Crossroad Blues", "Love In in Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago",...
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In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is and remains Robert Johnson's MagnumOpus and one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.

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In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is and remains Robert Johnson's MagnumOpus and one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.
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Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. Several of the songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".

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Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. Several of the songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".
significance". The record was listed at nr. #22 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

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-->''I sent for my baby, and she don't come''\\

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-->''I --> ''I sent for my baby, and she don't come''\\


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* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: "Sweet Home Chicago", where Johnson asks his sweetheart if she wants to come home with him to Chicago?
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# "Traveling Riverside Blues" (2:47)

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# "Traveling "Travelling Riverside Blues" (2:47)



* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues".

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* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Traveling "Travelling Riverside Blues".



* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me And The Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Traveling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".

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* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me And The Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Traveling "Travelling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".



* TwelveBarBlues: "Crossroad Blues", "Love in Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago",...

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--> ''I love my baby, but my baby don't love me''
--> ''And I really love that woman, can't stand to let her be''

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--> ''And I really love that woman, can't stand to let her be''be"''



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* IFICantHaveYou: "32-20 Blues". The 32-20 was a model of revolver.

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''I sent for my baby, man, and she don't come''\\
''All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can't help her none''\\
''And if she gets unruly, thinks she don't want do''\\
''If she gets unruly, and thinks she don't want do''\\
''Take my 32-20, and cut her half in two.''

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'''The Complete Recordings''' is a 1990 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] of 1930s blues singer Music/RobertJohnson's recordings. It collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" (1961) and "Volume II" (1970). Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. The songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".

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'''The '''''The Complete Recordings''' Recordings''''' is a 1990 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] of 1930s blues singer Music/RobertJohnson's recordings. It by Music/RobertJohnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" (1961) from 1961 and "Volume II" (1970).from 1970. Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. The Several of the songs are also CoveredUp to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".



'''Tracklist'''

'''Side 1'''

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'''Tracklist'''

'''Side 1'''
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# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (alternate take) (2:31)

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# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:31)



# "Ramblin' On My Mind" (alternate take) (2:20)

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# "Ramblin' On My Mind" (alternate take) Mind (Alternate Take)" (2:20)



# "When You Got A Good Friend" (alternate take) (2:50)

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# "When You Got A Good Friend" (alternate take) Friend (Alternate Take)" (2:50)



# "Come On In My Kitchen" (alternate take) (2:35)

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# "Come On In My Kitchen" (alternate take) Kitchen (Alternate Take)" (2:35)



# "Phonograph Blues" (alternate take) (2:35)

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# "Phonograph Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:35)



# "Cross Road Blues" (alternate take) (2:29)

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# "Cross Road Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:29)



'''Side 2'''

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'''Side 2'''[[AC: Disc Two]]



# "Little Queen Of Spades" (alternate take) (2:15)

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# "Little Queen Of Spades" (alternate take) Spades (Alternate Take)" (2:15)



# "Drunken Hearted Man" (alternate take) (2:19)

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# "Drunken Hearted Man" (alternate take) Man (Alternate Take)" (2:19)



# "Me And The Devil Blues" (alternate take) (2:29)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (alternate take) (2:16)

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# "Me And The Devil Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:29)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:16)



# "Love In Vain" (alternate take) (2:28)

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# "Love In Vain" (alternate take) Vain (Alternate Take)" (2:28)



# "Milkcow's Calf Blues" (alternate take) (2:14)

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# "Milkcow's Calf Blues" (alternate take) Blues (Alternate Take)" (2:14)



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* BreakUpSong: Whenever a woman is mentioned in Johnson's songs it's usually someone who treats him bad, f.i. "Walkin' Blues":

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* BreakUpSong: Whenever a woman is mentioned in Johnson's songs it's usually someone who treats him bad, f.i. for example "Walkin' Blues":



* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930s and only one of two that certainly depicts him.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930s 1930's and only one of two that certainly depicts him.



* RockMeAsmodeus: "Me and the Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope.

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* RockMeAsmodeus: "Me and the And The Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope.


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* MisogynySong: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues"
--> ''She's a kind-hearted woman, she studies evil all the time''


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* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues".

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* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues".



* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Traveling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".

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* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me And The Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Traveling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This album proves that less is sometimes more. Nevertheless some songs sounds the same, like "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" and "Me And The Devil".

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Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent album can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. The songs are also CoveredUp to this day. It won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".

In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is and remains his MagnumOpus and one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.

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Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent album compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. The songs are also CoveredUp to this day. It "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".

In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is and remains his Robert Johnson's MagnumOpus and one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.



* DistinctDoubleAlbum: 20 tracks on Side 1, 21 on Side 2.
* DoubleEntendre:

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* DoubleEntendre: Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss. Virtually any time he mentions food, or his 'rider' are examples.



** Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss.
*** Virtually any time he mentions food, or his 'rider'
** "Terraplane Blues" talks about a car that doesn't start and Johnson suspecting his girlfriend let another man drive with it, while he was gone.

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** Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss.
*** Virtually any time he mentions food, or his 'rider'
** "Terraplane Blues" talks about a car that doesn't start and Johnson suspecting his girlfriend having let another man drive with it, while he was gone.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''Now run here, baby, set down on my knee. I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me.'']]

'''The Complete Recordings''' is a 1990 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] of 1930s blues singer Music/RobertJohnson's recordings. It collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: "King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I" (1961) and "Volume II" (1970). Magazine/TimeMagazine included these albums in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]].

Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent album can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential {{Blues}} record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, FolkMusic and BluesRock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. The songs are also CoveredUp to this day. It won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".

In 2011 the album was remastered, with a changed track order. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is and remains his MagnumOpus and one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence.

'''Tracklist'''

'''Side 1'''
# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (2:49)
# "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (alternate take) (2:31)
# "I'll Believe I'll Dust My Broom" (2:56)
# "Sweet Home Chicago" (2:59)
# "Ramblin' On My Mind" (2:51)
# "Ramblin' On My Mind" (alternate take) (2:20)
# "When You Got A Good Friend" (2:37)
# "When You Got A Good Friend" (alternate take) (2:50)
# "Come On In My Kitchen" (2:47)
# "Come On In My Kitchen" (alternate take) (2:35)
# "Terraplane Blues" (3:00)
# "Phonograph Blues" (2:37)
# "Phonograph Blues" (alternate take) (2:35)
# "32-20 Blues" (2:51)
# "They're Red Hot" (2:56)
# "Dead Shrimp Blues" (2:30)
# "Cross Road Blues" (2:39)
# "Cross Road Blues" (alternate take) (2:29)
# "Walkin' Blues" (2:28)
# "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" (2:39)

'''Side 2'''
# "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)" (2:50)
# "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (2:34)
# "Stones In My Passway" (2:27)
# "I'm A Steady Rollin' Man" (2:35)
# "From Four Till Late" (2:23)
# "Hellhound On My Trail" (2:35)
# "Little Queen Of Spades" (2:11)
# "Little Queen Of Spades" (alternate take) (2:15)
# "Malted Milk" (2:17)
# "Drunken Hearted Man" (2:24)
# "Drunken Hearted Man" (alternate take) (2:19)
# "Me And The Devil Blues" (2:37)
# "Me And The Devil Blues" (alternate take) (2:29)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (alternate take) (2:16)
# "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (2:21)
# "Traveling Riverside Blues" (2:47)
# "Honeymoon Blues" (2:16)
# "Love In Vain" (alternate take) (2:28)
# "Love In Vain" (2:19)
# "Milkcow's Calf Blues" (alternate take) (2:14)
# "Mikcow's Calf Blues" (2:20)

!! ''You've got keep readin, tropes fallin' down like hail...''
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''M'''alted '''M'''ilk".
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: There's still lots of debate over the chorus of "Sweet Home Chicago": "Oh, baby don't you wanna go?/Back to the land of California/To my sweet home, Chicago." The consensus is that this wasn't a mistake on Johnson's part, but there are endless guesses as to why he wrote it that way. The song's supposed to be about a road trip from California to Chicago. Or he was combining two places that people in the Mississippi Delta wanted to move to. Or the song's UnreliableNarrator doesn't know that Chicago isn't in California. Or Johnson was giving a ShoutOut to friends/relatives who lived in the small California towns of Chicago Park or Port Chicago.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day", "Cross Road Blues" and "Me And The Devil" all talk about devil imagery, redemption and paying for your sins.
* AtTheCrossroads: "Cross Road Blues," while ostensibly about a failed attempt to hitch a ride, is often linked to the legend that Johnson made a Deal with the Devil for the ability to play music (a legend more supported by his "Me and the Devil Blues").
--> ''Standin' at the crossroad, baby''
--> ''While the sun goin' down''
* {{Blues}}: More specifically, Delta Blues.
* BreakUpSong: Whenever a woman is mentioned in Johnson's songs it's usually someone who treats him bad, f.i. "Walkin' Blues":
--> ''I feel mistreated, baby, and I don't mind dying''
* CaptainObvious: "Sweet Home Chicago"
--> ''Now one and one is two''
--> ''Two and two is four''
* CoolHat: His iconic hat on the album cover.
* CoversAlwaysLie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues".
* CoverAlbum: Many songs on this albums already existed in some form or another and were played by earlier blues artists, but often in different arrangements, with different titles and lyrics.
* DealWithTheDevil: "Me And The Devil Blues" is the reason the legend about Johnson selling his soul to the devil exists. It features the protagonist meeting the devil and being tempted about the afterlife in Hell.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930s and only one of two that certainly depicts him.
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: 20 tracks on Side 1, 21 on Side 2.
* DoubleEntendre:
** "Traveling Riverside Blues"
--> ''You can squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg.''
--> ''Till the juice run down my leg baby, you know what I'm talkin' about.''
** Johnson was quite fond of these, and sex was the subject of many of his songs. Although if you are not familiar with blues slang, a lot of it is easy to miss.
*** Virtually any time he mentions food, or his 'rider'
** "Terraplane Blues" talks about a car that doesn't start and Johnson suspecting his girlfriend let another man drive with it, while he was gone.
* FaceOnTheCover: A shot of Johnson posing with his guitar.
* {{Hellhound}}: "Hellhound On My Trail".
--> ''I got to keep movin', I've got to keep movin' ''
--> ''Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail''
--> ''And the day keeps on worrying me, there's a hellhound on my trail''
* HenpeckedHusband:
** "Kind Hearted Woman Blues"
--> ''But these evil-hearted women, man, they will not let me be''
** "Dust My Broom"
--> ''Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend can get my room''
--> ''I don't want no woman, wants every down town man she meet''
--> ''She's a no good doney, they shouldn't low her on the street''
* IntercourseWithYou: Several songs reference it but in a thinly veiled version as the subject was taboo back then.
* MisogynySong: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues"
--> ''She's a kind-hearted woman, she studies evil all the time''
* LampshadedDoubleEntendre:
--> ''You can squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg''
--> ''You know what I'm talkin' about''
* NonAppearingTitle: "Walking Blues".
* OneManSong: "Drunken Hearted Man".
* TheQuest: "Dust My Broom"
--> ''I'm gon' write a letter, telephone every town I know (2×)''
--> ''If I can't find her in West Helena, she must be in East Munroe I know ...''
--> ''I'm 'on' call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there (2×)''
--> ''If I can't find her on Philippine's island, she must be in Ethiopia somewhere''
* ProperlyParanoid: "Malted Milk"
--> ''My doorknob keeps on turnin' must be spooks around my bed''
* RecordProducer: Don Law.
* RefrainFromAssuming: "Sweet Home Chicago" namedrops UsefulNotes/{{California}} more than Chicago, so it's not really an anthem to that city. "Terraplane Blues" has nothing to do with aeroplanes, but is about a car model named "Terraplane". And it's nothing even about cars either, because the song is a metaphor for sex.
* RockMeAsmodeus: "Me and the Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope.
* AStormIsComing: "Come On In My Kitchen"
--> ''You'd better come on, in my kitchen''
--> ''It's goin' to be raining outdoors''
* ShoutOut:
** Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, The Music/{{Faces}} Music/TheRollingStones, Music/{{Cream}}, Music/EricClapton, Music/DerekAndTheDominos, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/ToddRundgren, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ZZTop, Music/TheWhiteStripes,... A copy of "King Of The Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Music/BobDylan's ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''
* SomethingBlues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Traveling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues".
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This album proves that less is sometimes more. Nevertheless some songs sounds the same, like "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" and "Me And The Devil".
* TimeMarchesOn: "Phonograph Blues". Younger people will probably be wondering what it is?
* TrainStationGoodbye: "Love In Vain"
--> ''The train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''When the train it left the station, was two lights on behind''
--> ''Well the blue light was my blues and the red light was my mind''
--> ''All my love's in vain''
* TwelveBarBlues: "Crossroad Blues", "Love in Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago",...
* {{Undercrank}}: Some researchers claim that Johnson's recordings were significantly sped up due to being recorded at a different speed than the standard 78 rpm, and have tried to slow them down to discover what he ''really'' sounded like. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViLpMALAhQ Make up your own mind.]]
* TheUnintelligible: Johnson sometimes garbled his lyrics and the audio quality doesn't help much either in deciphering what he sings sometimes.
* UnrequitedLove: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues".
--> ''I love my baby, but my baby don't love me''
--> ''And I really love that woman, can't stand to let her be''
* WhamLine: "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"
--> ''If you cry about a nickel, you'll die for a dime''
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