Blowing the Fuse is a killer series of compilation CDs issued by
Germany's premier archivist label, Bear Family. Subtitled "R&B
Classics That Rocked the Jukebox," each volume is compiled by year.
1952 was a boom year for jukeboxes across the United States. This
volume contains 29 affirmed classics of the early postwar years.
The more well-known tunes of the era are given great balance by
some nearly forgotten gems that are juxtaposed in the brilliant
sequencing -- by producer Dave "Daddy Cool" Booth. Big Joe Turner
and Van "Piano Man" Walls open the set with "The Chill Is On,"
followed by the Swallows doing "It Ain't the Meat." B.B. King's
classic "3 O'Clock Blues," precedes one of those rather obscure,
but deeply satisfying cuts: Johnny Greer's "Got You on My Mind."
Other fine tracks from the margins include Varetta Dillard's "Easy,
Easy Baby," the Four Blazes "Mary Jo," Willie Mabon & His
Combo's "I Don't Know," and the Griffin Brothers Orchestra whose
"Weepin' and Cryin'" is one of the finest cuts on the entire
collection. Other notables here range from Ruth Brown and Little
Walter to Jimmy Forrest and Dinah Washington and Johnny Ace. The
package is beautiful with Colin Escott's liner notes detailing
every cut, accompanied by photographs and a lovely digipack. Sound
quality is as good as it can be for archival material, making this
a fine introduction to postwar R&B for the novice and a killer
chronological listen for the connoisseur. ~ Thom Jurek
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