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Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 Image
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  • Summary: The compilation of tracks from the three-day blues festival at University of Michigan – Ann Arbor come from a restored fan recording.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Uncut
    Dec 19, 2019
    90
    Every song here has its merits; there isn't a dud among them. [Oct 2019, p.40]
  2. Dec 19, 2019
    80
    This isn't just an important and historical listen, though; it's also an extremely fun one.
  3. Dec 19, 2019
    80
    The 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival is widely regarded as a legendary event among blues purists, and this set lives up to the hype; anyone who loves the blues raw and direct will be thoroughly knocked out by this collection.
  4. Mojo
    Dec 19, 2019
    80
    The low-fidelity recordings add a refreshingly unpretentious, non-commercial realism. [Dec 2019, p.102]