{"product_id":"888072760363","title":"Jimmy Reed - Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall - Import Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series 180g LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmy Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInseveralrespects,thisisaverystrangealbum,thoughthemusicisn'tstrangeatallandisinfactquitetypicalvintageJimmyReed.First,despitewhatthetitlemightleadyoutobelieve,thisisnotaliverecording;all23ofthetracksweredoneinthestudio.Notonlythat,theyweren'tevenperformedatNewYork'sfamedvenueCarnegieHall,althoughproducerCalvinCarterwouldlaterclaimtheywere;instead,everythingwascutelsewhere.AccordingtoPeteWelding'snotestotherecordintheyear(1961)thedoubleLPwasfirstissued,one-halfisdevotedto\"recreationsofsomeofJimmy'smostcelebratedandbiggest-sellingrecordings,\"while\"thesecondLPhereisJimmy'scelebratoryrecreationofhishighlysuccessfulappearanceataugustCarnegieHallthispastMay.\"Eventhatdoesn'treallyclearupthings,however,asitcertainlyseemsasifinmanyifnotallcaseswheresongswerepreviouslyissuedbyVeeJayonotherReedreleases,theversionsusedhereareidentical.Itseemslikealotoftroubletogotoforcreatinganalbumthat,tobeblunt,isprettydeceptivelytitledandpackaged.Forallthat,however,themusicisprettygood,ifnotexactlyessentialgiventhattherearemorelegitimatelypackagedandlogicallyassembledJimmyReedbest-ofs.Insomeways,italmostdoesmakeforagreatest-hitscompilation,asitcontainsmostofReed'smostpopulartunes--\"BrightLights,BigCity,\"\"BigBossMan,\"\"HonestIDo,\"\"HushHush,\"\"Ain'tThatLovin'YouBaby,\"\"GoingtoNewYork,\"\"TakeOutSomeInsurance,\"\"YouDon'tHavetoGo,\"\"Baby,WantYouWantMetoDo\"--thoughhisonebigpost-1961hit,\"ShameShameShame,\"isn'there.Theothersongsheredon'tquitemeasureuptothestandardsoftheaforementionedtunes,andthoughReed'sperformancesofthesearereliablyconsistent,thesometimescriticizedsimilarityofhismaterialalsomakesthemkindofmonotonouswhenheardinsuchbulkandproximity.IfthisweretheonlyReedanthologyinexistence,though,itwouldserveasaprettygoodoverviewofhishighlyaccessiblebrandofR\u0026amp;B\/blues.Andasitwasthebestsuchthingavailableatitstimeofrelease,itwashighlypopularandinfluential,makingtheTop50atatimewhenfewbluesLPscharted.~RichieUnterberger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Bright Lights Big City [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e2.I'm Mr. Luck [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e3.Baby What's Wrong [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e4.Found Joy [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e5.Kind Of Lonesome [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e6.Aw Shucks Hush Your Mouth [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e7.Tell Me You Love Me [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e8.Blue Carnegie [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e9.I'm A Love You [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e10.Hold Me Close [Remastered 2026]\u003cbr\u003e11.Blue Blue Water [Remastered 2026]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craft Recordings \/ Craft Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53078942744865,"sku":"888072760363","price":4583.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/888072760363.jpg?v=1785056194","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/888072760363","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}