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7685 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin - This Ain't No Tribute (1999)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
''WHOLE LOTTA BLUES: SONGS OF LED ZEPPELIN - THIS AIN'T NO TRIBUTE''
SEPTEMBER 21 1999
62:28

1 - Eric Gales - Custard Pie 4:01
2 - Eric Gales + Matt Tutor + Derek Trucks - Custard Pie (revisited) 5:34
3 - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart - Heartbreaker 5:37
4 - Otis Rush + Eric Gales - I Can't Quit You Baby 5:17
5 - Magic Slim + Billy Branch + James Cotton - When the Levee Breaks 2:18
6 - Magic Slim + James Cotton - When the Levee Breaks (part 2) 4:28
7 - Chris Thomas King - Hey Hey (What Can I Do) 4:06
8 - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Rock 'n' Roll 5:50
9 - Joe Louis Walker + James Cotton - You Need Love 2:51
10 - Otis Clay - Since I've Been Loving You 6:22
11 - Carl Weathersby - Good Times, Bad Times 4:21
12 - Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Bring It on Home 2:56
13 - Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Bring it On Home (part 2) 3:31
14 - Eric Gales - Trampled Underfoot 4:45

REVIEW
by Steve Huey
Whole Lotta Blues: The Songs of Led Zeppelin gathers blues artists young and old to either a) perform the original versions of classic blues songs later adapted to fit the Led Zeppelin repertoire, or b) cover Zep originals in traditional blues style. The performances are pretty consistently strong, making this an enlightening collection for any Zep fan curious about the group's roots (even if it doesn't compile the original/definitive versions of these tunes). Artists present include Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Otis Clay, Robert Lockwood Jr., Eric Gales, Chris Thomas King, and more.