Compiled by Bill Wyman, this set presents 40 uncompromisingly tough blues sides......

Disc 1:
Whistling Rufus - (Who's Gonna Do Do Your) Sweet Jelly Rollin' [3:28]
Butterbeans & Suzie - Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama [3:09]
George Hannah - The Boy In The Boat [2:38]
Ethel Waters - My Handy Man [2:52]
Lizzie Miles - Electrician Blues [3:12]
Hunter & Jenkins - Lollypop [2:56]
Napoleon Fletcher - She Showed It All [2:33]
Barrelhouse Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) [2:49]
Lil Johnson - Take It Easy Greasy [3:17]
Josh White (Pinewood Tom) - Sissy Man [2:48]
Bo Carter - Mashing That Thing [2:38]
Tampa Red - Let Me Play With Your Poodle [2:34]
Washboard Sam - I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted [2:36]
Jesse James - Sweet Petunia [3:01]
Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No 2 [2:57]
Roosevelt Sykes - We Can Sell That Thing [2:38]
Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket [3:06]
Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition [2:55]
Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size [2:46]
Lonnie Johnson & Victoria Spivey - Furniture Man Blues (Pt 1 & 2) [6:12]

Disc 2:
Sam Theard - I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie [2:28]
Lil Johnson - If You Don't Give Me What I Want [2:43]
Victoria Spivey - One Hour Mama [2:40]
Margaret Webster - You've Got To Give Me Some [2:44]
Chicago Black Swans - Don't Tear My Clothes No 2 [2:42]
Georgia Tom & Jane Lucas - Terrible Operation Blues [2:48]
Bo Carter - Cigarette Blues [3:15]
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama [2:52]
Blind Boy Fuller - What's That Smells Like Fish? [2:42]
Mae Glover & John Byrd - Gas Man Blues [2:44]
Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs - The Hottest Stuff In Town [2:39]
Hunter & Jenkins - Meat Cuttin' Blues [2:54]
Lil Johnson - My Baby (Squeeze Me Again) [3:04]
Lonnie Johnson - The Best Jockey In Town [2:53]
Bessie Smith - Kitchen Man [2:54]
Whistlin' Alex Moore - Blue Bloomer Blues [3:08]
Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More [2:54]
Al Miller - Ain't That A Mess [2:42]
Louie Lasky - How You Want Your Rollin' Done? [2:46]
Lizzie Miles - My Man O'War [3:28]