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Bye Bye Bird (Mono Version)

by Sonny Boy Williamson II · from The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson

1966Blues2:37Track 17

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Review by Tomasz W.★★★½Sample

the highs are high but it sags in the middle. still coming back for “Bye Bye Bird (Mono Version)” though.

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Review by DeShawn Price★★★★Sample

Took me three listens. By the third, “Bye Bye Bird (Mono Version)” had moved in and started paying rent.

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Disc 1
1
Good Evening Everybody
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2:33
2
Don't Start Me to Talkin' (Single Version)
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2:33
3
All My Love In Vain
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2:48
4
You Killing Me
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3:28
5
Let Me Explain
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2:53
6
Your Imagination
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2:58
7
Don't Lose Your Eye
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3:02
8
Keep It to Yourself (Single Version)
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2:48
9
The Key (To Your Door) [Alternate Take]
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2:31
10
Have You Ever Been In Love
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2:53
11
Fattening Frogs for Snakes (Single Version)
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2:20
12
I Don't Know
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2:25
13
Like Wolf
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2:50
14
Cross My Heart
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3:21
15
Ninety Nine
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2:37
16
Born Blind
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2:32
17
Little Village (With False Start and Dialog)
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4:04
18
Unseen Eye
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2:58
19
Your Funeral and My Trial (Single Version)
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2:30
20
Keep Your Hands Out of My Pocket
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2:48
21
Unseeing Eye
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3:05
22
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
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2:18
23
The Goat (Mono Instrumental Version)
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2:45
Disc 2
1
Cool Disposition
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2:42
2
Santa Claus
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2:42
3
Checkin' Up On My Baby (Single Version)
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1:56
4
Temperature 110
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2:15
5
Lonesome Cabin
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3:02
6
Somebody Help Me (Mono Version)
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2:17
7
Down Child (Mono Version)
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2:34
8
Trust My Baby (Mono Version)
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2:42
9
Too Close Together
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2:12
10
Too Young to Die (Stereo Version)
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2:59
11
She's My Baby (Stereo Version)
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2:09
12
Stop Right Now (Stereo Version)
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2:25
13
Too Old to Think (Mono Version)
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2:50
14
One Way Out
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2:00
15
Nine Below Zero
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3:42
16
Help Me (Mono Version)
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3:08
17
Bye Bye Bird (Mono Version)
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2:37
18
Bring It On Home (Single Version)
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2:35
19
Decoration Day (Stereo Version)
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3:23
20
Trying to Get Back On My Feet (Stereo Version)
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2:06
21
Close to Me (Stereo Version)
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3:05
22
I Can't Be Alone
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3:15