- Heres a welcome surprise for blues fans, who might have been despairing theyd never again get a CD full of juicy rarities and previously unreleased goodies.
- Ray Dobards Music City imprint didnt record or release a vast amount of blues as Dobard soon began to concentrate on the labels trademark vocal group recordings. But what there is gives a fascinating and previously unseen glimpse of life in Berkeley at the time.
- Compiled by Roger Armstrong and Alec Palao, with notes from Lee Hildebrand, there is something for every shade of blues fan, from the juke joint to the lounge.
- 22 of the generous 28 tracks are previously unreleased. And while there are plenty obscurities, there also first-time releases for bigger names like Roy Hawkins, Little Willie Littlefield and Jimmy T99 Nelson.
