Released in 2011
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Uncut (magazine): 5 stars out of 5 -- "In the transition from imitator to originator, the old boy has made one of his best albums ever."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.No Banker Left Behind
- 2.El Corrido De Jesse James
- 3.Quick Sand
- 4.Dirty Chateau
- 5.Humpty Dumpty World
- 6.Christmas Time This Year
- 7.Baby Joined the Army
- 8.Lord Tell Me Why
- 9.I Want My Crown
- 10.John Lee Hooker For President
- 11.Dreamer
- 12.Simple Tools
- 13.If There's a God
- 14.No Hard Feelings
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Released in 1988
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Crossroads
- 2.Down In Mississippi
- 3.Cotton Needs Pickin'
- 4.Viola Lee Blues
- 5.See You In Hell, Blind Boy
- 6.Nitty Gritty Mississippi
- 7.He Made A Woman Out Of Me
- 8.Feelin' Bad Blues
- 9.Somebody's Callin' My Name
- 10.Willie Brown Blues
- 11.Walkin' Away Blues
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Released in 1989
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Q: 5 stars out of 5 - "...Marvellous..."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Paris, Texas
- 2.Brothers
- 3.Nothing Out There
- 4.Cancion Mixteca (with Harry Dean Stanton)
- 5.No Safety Zone
- 6.Houston In Two Seconds
- 7.She's Leaving The Bank
- 8.On The Couch
- 9.I Know These People (with Harry Dean Stanton And Nastassja Kinksi)
- 10.Dark Was The Night
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Released in 1995
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Q: 4 Stars - Excellent - "...it's an intermittently interesting listen, best suited to the early morning..."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Paris, Texas
- 2.Southern Comfort (Theme)
- 3.Alamo Bay (Theme)
- 4.Across The Borderline
- 5.Highway 23
- 6.Bomber Bash
- 7.Greenhouse
- 8.Nice Bike
- 9.I Like Your Eyes
- 10.Main Theme
- 11.See You In Hell, Blind Boy
- 12.Feelin' Bad Blues
- 13.Swamp Walk
- 14.Angola
- 15.Viola Lee Blues
- 16.The Long Riders
- 17.Archie's Funeral (Hold To God's Unchanging Hand)
- 18.Jesse James
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Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.King Of The Street
- 2.Sunny's Tune
- 3.No Quiero
- 4.Cruising With Rafe
- 5.Klan Meeting
- 6.The I Can't Walk This Time / Prestige
- 7.East St. Louis
- 8.Goose And Lucky
- 9.Goyakla Is Coming
- 10.Canoes Upstream
- 11.Cancion Mixteca
- 12.Maria
- 13.Bound For Canaan (Sieber & Davis)
- 14.Bound For Canaan (The 6th Cavalry)
- 15.Train To Florida
- 16.Houston In Two Seconds
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Released in 1987
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Uncut: "...The result is an homage to the great tradition of American roots music, but which at the same time reinvents it in the spirit of rock'n'roll..."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Tamp 'Em Up Solid
- 2.Tattler
- 3.Married Man's A Fool
- 4.Jesus On The Mainline
- 5.It's All Over Now
- 6.Fool For A Cigarette / Feelin' Good
- 7.If Walls Could Talk
- 8.Mexican Divorce
- 9.Ditty Wah Ditty
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Released in 1988
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Uncut: "...CHICKEN SKIN MUSIC is a record that expanded the definition of rock'n'roll. And how many albums can you say that about?..."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.The Bourgeois Blues
- 2.I Got Mine
- 3.Always Lift Him Up / Kanaka Wai Wai
- 4.He'll Have To Go
- 5.Smack Dab In The Middle
- 6.Stand By Me
- 7.Yellow Roses
- 8.Chloe
- 9.Goodnight Irene
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Released in 1997
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Long Riders
- 2.I'm a Good Old Rebel
- 3.Seneca Square Dance
- 4.Archie's Funeral (Hold To
- 5.I Always Knew That You We
- 6.Rally 'Round the Flag
- 7.Wildwood Boys
- 8.Better Things to Think AB
- 9.Jesse James
- 10.Cole Younger Polka
- 11.Escape From Northfield
- 12.Leaving Missouri
- 13.Jesse James
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Released in 2003
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Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 - "...Cooder and Galban play dueling guitars, but their skills are even more impressive when they play in unison..."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Drume Negrita
- 2.Monte Adentro
- 3.Los Twangueros
- 4.Patricia
- 5.Caballo Viejo
- 6.Mambo Sinuendo
- 7.Bodas De Oro
- 8.Echele Salsita
- 9.La Luna En Tu Mirada
- 10.Secret Love
- 11.Bolero Sonambulo
- 12.Maria La O
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Released in 2007
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Q: 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] typically thorough exploration of raw American folk, dustbowl blues, jazz and country, all laced with Steinbeck-ian working-class socialism."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Suitcase in My Hand
- 2.Cat and Mouse
- 3.Strike!
- 4.J. Edgar
- 5.Footprints in the Snow
- 6.Sundown Town
- 7.Green Dog
- 8.The Dying Truck Driver
- 9.Christmas in Southgate
- 10.Hank Williams
- 11.Red Cat Till I Die
- 12.Three Chords and the Truth
- 13.My Name Is Buddy
- 14.One Cat, One Vote, One Beer
- 15.Cardboard Avenue
- 16.Farm Girl
- 17.There's a Bright Side Somewhere
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Released in 2005
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Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e has performed another ethnomusicological miracle, opening a can of worms while drawing us deep into the musical heart of a lost community."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Poor Man's Shangri-La
- 2.Onda Callejera
- 3.Don't Call Me Red
- 4.Corrido De Box Eo
- 5.Muy Fifi
- 6.Los Chucos Suaves
- 7.Chinito Chinito
- 8.3 Cool Cats
- 9.El U.F.O. Cayo
- 10.It's Just Work For Me
- 11.In My Town
- 12.Ejercito Militar
- 13.Barrio Viejo
- 14.3rd. Base, Dodger Stadium
- 15.Soy Luz Y Sombra
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Released in 2010
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.La La Iguana
- 2.La La Golondrina
- 3.A La Orilla De Un Palmar
- 4.Danza de Concheros
- 5.El El Chivo
- 6.San Campio
- 7.The The Sands of Mexico
- 8.Sailing to Mexico
- 9.El El Caballo
- 10.March To Battle (Across the Rio Grande)
- 11.Lullaby for the Dead
- 12.Luz De Luna
- 13.Persecución De Villa
- 14.Canción Mixteca (Intro)
- 15.Canción Mixteca
- 16.Ojitos Negros
- 17.El El Relampago
- 18.El El Pájaro Cu
- 19.Finale
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Released in 2008
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Q (Magazine): 3 stars out of 5 -- "[An] affectionate, note-perfect foray into a bygone musical world, this time involving western swing, mariachi brass and hillbilly boogie."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
- 2.Waitin' For Some Girl
- 3.Johnny Cash
- 4.Can I Smoke In Here?
- 5.Steel Guitar Heaven
- 6.Ridin' With the Blues
- 7.Pink-O-Boogie
- 8.Fernando Sez
- 9.Spayed Kooley
- 10.Filipino Dance Hall Girl
- 11.My Dwarf is Getting Tired
- 12.Flathead One More Time
- 13.5000 Country Music Songs
- 14.Little Trona Girl
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Released in 1990
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Boomer's Story
- 2.Cherry Ball Blues
- 3.Crow Black Chicken
- 4.Ax Sweet Mama
- 5.Maria Elena
- 6.Dark End Of The Street
- 7.Rally 'Round The Flag
- 8.Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
- 9.President Kennedy
- 10.Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man
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Released in 1994
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.School Is Out
- 2.Alimony
- 3.Jesus On The Mainline
- 4.Dark End Of The Street
- 5.Viva Sequin
- 6.Do Re Mi
- 7.Volver, Volver
- 8.How Can A Poor Man Stand
- 9.Smack Dab In The Middle
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Released in 1997
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Spin: Ranked #71 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Chan Chan
- 2.De Camino A La Vereda
- 3.El Cuarto De Tula
- 4.Pueblo Nuevo
- 5.Dos Gardenias
- 6.Y Tu Que Has Hecho?
- 7.Veinte Anos
- 8.El Carretero
- 9.Candela
- 10.Amor De Loca Juventud
- 11.Orgullecida
- 12.Murmullo
- 13.Buena Vista Social Club
- 14.La Bayamesa
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Released in 2010
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.La La Iguana
- 2.La La Golondrina
- 3.A La Orilla De Un Palmar
- 4.Danza de Concheros
- 5.El El Chivo
- 6.San Campio
- 7.The The Sands of Mexico
- 8.Sailing to Mexico
- 9.El El Caballo
- 10.March To Battle (Across the Rio Grande)
- 11.Lullaby for the Dead
- 12.Luz De Luna
- 13.Persecución De Villa
- 14.Canción Mixteca (Intro)
- 15.Canción Mixteca
- 16.Ojitos Negros
- 17.El El Relampago
- 18.El El Pájaro Cu
- 19.Finale
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Released in 2008
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Dirty Linen: "[I]t does succeed in demonstrating his far-reaching cultural and stylistic interests and the profound influences he has had on roots music of the last several decades."
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Get Rhythm
- 2.Low--Commotion
- 3.Available Space
- 4.On a Monday
- 5.Do Re Mi
- 6.Which Came First
- 7.Very Thing That Makes You Rich, The (Makes Me Poor)
- 8.Down in Hollywood
- 9.Smells Like Money
- 10.Let's Work Together - (previously unreleased)
- 11.I Got Mine
- 12.Cherry Ball Blues
- 13.Jesus on the Mainline
- 14.Tattler
- 15.Teardrops Will Fall
- 16.Maria Elena
- 17.Jesse James
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Tracks of Disc 2
- 1.Paris, Texas
- 2.Theme from Southern Comfort
- 3.Tamp 'Em Up Solid
- 4.Billy the Kid
- 5.Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
- 6.Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
- 7.Feelin' Bad Blues
- 8.Boomer's Story
- 9.How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)
- 10.Alimony
- 11.Always Lift Him Up / Kanaka Wai Wai
- 12.Theme from Alamo Bay
- 13.Dark End of the Street
- 14.Why Don't You Try Me
- 15.Poor Man's Shangri-La
- 16.Going Back to Okinawa
- 17.Little Sister
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Released in 1990
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- 2.Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him
- 3.The Pearls / Tia Juana
- 4.The Dream
- 5.Happy Meeting In Glory
- 6.In A Mist
- 7.Flashes
- 8.Davenport Blues
- 9.Shine
- 10.Nobody
- 11.We Shall Be Happy
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Released in 1990
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.U.F.O. Has Landed In The Ghetto
- 2.I Need A Woman
- 3.Gypsy Woman
- 4.Blue Suede Shoes
- 5.Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean
- 6.I'm Drinking Again
- 7.Which Came First
- 8.That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me
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Released in 2006
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Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Earthquake [From the Border]
- 2.Across the Borderline [From the Border]
- 3.Maria [From the Border]
- 4.Texas Bop [From the Border]
- 5.Highway 23 [From the Border]
- 6.Palomita [From the Border]
- 7.Rio Grande [From the Border][Instrumental]
- 8.Too Late [From the Border]
- 9.No Quiero [From the Border]
- 10.Skin Game [From the Border]
- 11.Scorcho [From the Border][Instrumental]
- 12.Building Fires [From the Border]
- 13.Nino [From the Border]
- 14.Theme from Alamo Bay
- 15.Gooks on Main Street [From Alamo Bay]
- 16.Too Close [From Alamo Bay]
- 17.Klan Meeting [From Alamo Bay]
- 18.Sailfish Evening [From Alamo Bay]
- 19.Last Sound (Alamo Bay) [From Alamo Bay]
- 20.Quatro Vicios [From Alamo Bay]
- 21.Search & Destroy [From Alamo Bay]
- 22.Glory [From Alamo Bay]
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