Not The Same Old Blues Crap 3 - Fat Possum - FP1016-2

I discovered the Fat Possum label from an article in the Sunday Telegraph magazine, of all places. I can only assume it was a mistake of some kind but I remain grateful. In the words of the Telegraph, the label is run by two men who thought that a toothbrush was for cleaning their pistol and, yes, the output is all pretty uncompromising.

This compilation is worth buying for the sleeve notes alone, a sustained rant about the unfairness of life, the selfishness of their top-selling artist who has decided to stop touring (he's 72 and has led, well, a colourful life) and the perversity of his replacement who rapidly contracted a terminal disease and, well, died.

As for the music - it's definitely not the same old blues crap. There's Bob Log, Iggy and The Stooges, and The Black Keys among others and, I'm glad to say, two tracks by R L Burnside. There's a marvellous photo of R L on one of his LPs, in his kitchen, beaming from ear to ear because he's wrapped a heavy chain and padlock around his fridge to stop his relatives stealing his food. You see where they're coming from?