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Your Top Five Blues LPs, SQ-wise...

Wondering what the general consensus would be here.  What five Blues LPs would you pick to showcase your sound system’s strengths to another Blues lover?  Not so much interested in “historically important” discs here as much as Blues on vinyl that just sounds fantastic enough to prompt one to wear out an expensive cartridge/stylus on...
Thanks in advance.  Just getting into the genre myself via the various streaming radio feeds and never seem to catch the names of artists/titles so I don’t have a list of my own, but I’m drawn to great Blues guitar sounds and unforgettable lyrics which let the listener know, unmistakably, that the singer has, “walked the walk”...
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pesky_wabbit
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tooblu, point taken, I guess what I was trying to convey was that if you were to purchase blues records on the basis of sound quality you would be denying yourself access to some of the finest music on the planet. The words Chess and Alligator come to mind.

I would also like to add Hollywood Fats to the list of all time greats. Not as well known as some of the other names mentioned on this thread, but right up with them in terms of sheer unadulterated talent. Unfortunately a tragically short career.

BTW I’ve gotta admire your taste in music, you sure know your stuff :)
tooblue
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@pesky_wabbit, point taken about the missed music if just seeking the best of recordings and totally agree with your statement. 
bajaed
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How is the Friday Music reissue of Boz' ST album?
garyalex
117 posts
 
John Lee Hooker - "The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker".  Next to Muddy's Folk Singer, the best sounding blues album I've ever heard, sonically and otherwise. 
david3838
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@bdp24 couldn’t agree more with your comment. Some of the session players, including Duane A, down at Muscle Shoals were really great musicians.  And great artist have a knack for surrounding themselves with other great musicians.....John Mayall tops the list in my book.....from the early days with Peter Green to Eric Clapton to Mick Taylor all the way to Rocky Athas and Carolyn Wonderland of recent years....and in between with Walter Trout and Coco Montoya....wow!  Incredible line-ups over the last 60 yrs and still going strong.
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