Talking of THE ROLLING STONES, most people see the Glimmer Twins as the ultimate rockers, while in fact it was Bill Wyman who seemed the most solid performer in that regard, what with him being older than the rest of the band. Wyman may have written – or allowed to write – only two pieces for the group, 1967’s “In Another Land” and “Downtown Suzie” from 1969, yet ever since the bassist released his star-studded “Willie And the Poor Boys” album in 1985, his reputation soared anew, and when the veteran corralled such friends as Eric Clapton, Albert Lee and Gary Brooker into a project named RHYTHM KINGS, he couldn’t be stopped.
That combo’s fluctuating line-up put out their first platter in 1997 and ceased recording and touring in 2018, and now the ensemble’s entire oeuvre is ready to see the light of day as a ten-CD box set, simply titled “Ultimate Collection” and scheduled to hit the shelves on October 9th. There were similar attempt to gather it all before, but now there’s really everything, including a smattering of bonus tracks and three concert discs, two previously available on CD and one, prepared specifically for this offering, existed only in video form. A lot – yet again, the performances are solid throughout.
Ultimate Collection
CD 1 – Struttin’ Our Stuff (1997):
1. Green River
2. Walking On My Own
3. Melody
4. Stuff (Can’t Get Enough)
5. Bad To Be Alone
6. I’m Mad
7. Down In The Bottom
8. Motorvatin’ Mama
9. Jitterbug Boogie
10. Going Crazy Overnight
11. Hole In My Soul
12. Tobacco Road
CD 2 – Anyway The Wind Blows (1998):
1. Anyway The Wind Blows
2. Spooky
3. Walking One And Only
4. Mojo Boogie
5. Too Late
6. Every Sixty Seconds
7. Ring My Bell
8. Days Like This
9. He’s A Real Gone Guy
10. A True Romance
11. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
12. When Hollywood Goes Black And Tan
13. Crazy He Calls Me
14. Struttin’ Our Stuff
bonus tracks:
15. Sugar Babe
16. Gonna Find Me A New Love
CD 3 – Groovin’ (2000):
1. Tell You A Secret
2. Groovin’
3. Rough Cut Diamond
4. Mood Swing
5. Hole In The Wall
6. Can’t Get My Rest At Night
7. I Put A Spell On You
8. Tomorrow Night
9. I Want To Be Evil
10. Rhythm King
11. Daydream
12. Oh! Baby
13. Streamline Woman
14. Yesterdays
bonus track:
15. Gambler’s Lament
CD 4 – Double Bill (2001) – pt 1:
1. Long Walk To D.C.
2. Hot Foot Blues
3. Hit That Jive Jack
4. Love Letters
5. Love’s Down The Drain
6. I Can’t Dance
7. Medley: Snap You Fingers / What A Friend We Have In Jesus
8. Get In The Kitchen
9. Boogie Woogie All Night Long
10. Medley: Do You Or Don’t You / I Wanna Know
11. Trust In Me
12. Turn On Your Lovelight
CD 5 – Double Bill (2001) – pt. 2:
1. The Joint Is Jumping
2. Brownskin Girl
3. Tired And Sleepy
4. Lonely Blue Boy
5. Bye Bye Blues
6. Where’s The Money
7. Jellyroll Fool
8. Jealous Girl
9. My Handy Man
10. Rollin’ And Stumblin’
11. Keep On Truckin’
12. Breakin’ Up The House
CD 6 – Just For A Thrill (2004):
1. Disappearing Nightly
2. Roll ‘Em Pete
3. Down Home Girl
4. Mississippi Flyer
5. That’s How Heartaches Are Made
6. Booty Ooty
7. Cadillac Woman
8. Town Living
9. This Ain’t United Nations
10. Memphis Woman
11. Taxman
12. Just For A Thrill
13. Cry Baby
14. You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me
bonus tracks:
15. I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)
Live in Salford, January 2004:
16. Kiddio
17. Down In The Bottom
18. Comin’ Home Baby
19. Lights Out
20. Tear It Up
CD 7 – Live – Berlin, June 2004 (2005):
1. I Got A Woman
2. Jump, Jive And Wall
3. Baby Workout
4. If I Can’t Have You
5. Jitterbug Boogie
6. Bright Lights, Big City
7. Muleskinner Blues
8. You Never Can Tell
9. Taxman
10. Race With The Devil
11. I Shall Not Be Moved
12. Disappearing Nightly
13. Flatfoot Sam
14. I Will Be Satisfied
15. Let’s Talk It Over
16. Wild One (Real Wild Child)
17. Roll ‘Em Pete
CD 8 – Live Communication – Dorking, March 2008 (2011):
1. She’s Looking Good
2. Unchain My Heart
3. All Night Long
4. Drown In My Own Tears
5. That’s Better For Me
6. Harlem Shuffle
7. Louisiana 1927
8. Show Me
9. Too Late
10. I Don’t Need No Doctor
11. Johnny B Goode
12. That Is Rock & Roll
13. Crying In The Rain
CD 9 – Studio Time (2018):
1. Beds Are Burning
2. Open The Door
3. You’re The One
4. Going Up The Country
5. Long Comma Viper
6. My Wife Can’t Cook
7. I’m Shorty
8. Got Love If You Want It
9. Shoes
10. Dr Watson Mr Holmes
11. These Kind of Blues
12. Blue Light Boogie
13. Skiing Blues
14. Santa Baby
15. Jazz Walk
CD 10 – Best Of The Bootleg Kings – Live:
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Copenhagen, October 1998)
2. Mystery Train (Cambridge, June 2000)
3. Melody (Milton Keynes, June 2001)
4. Jitterbug Boogie (Southampton, June 2001)
5. Drown In My Own Tears
6. This Little Girl’s Gone Rocking (Bristol, July 2001)
7. Kiddio (Aberdeen, July 2002)
8. Walking One and Only (Barnstaple, June 2001)
9. Love Letters (Barnstaple, June 2001)
10. Chantilly Lace (Manchester, May 2002)
11. I Put A Spell On You (Bristol, July 2001)
12. Tear It Up
