Various
American Blues Legends '73

Listening notes

American Blues Legends ’73 is a 1973 vinyl release credited to “Various” on the Ex Libris label, catalog number XL 171 140. It is classified under the genres Blues and Louisiana Blues. The year of issue aligns with the “’73” in the title.

The album presents 14 tracks sequenced across two sides. Side A opens with Viper Song (A1) and proceeds through After Hours (A2), Red’s Boogie (A3), Dangerous Woman (A4), Sloppy Drunk (A5), Tin Pan Alley (A6), and closes with Dust My Broom (A7). Side B begins with I Feel So Fine (B1), followed by Kansas City (B2), Sassy (B3), Take Me Back Baby (B4), Texas Flood (B5), Love Bug (B6), and concludes with Walking In The Park (B7). Track durations are not specified in the provided information.

The tracklist combines titles that reference places (Kansas City, Texas Flood), blues themes (Sloppy Drunk, Take Me Back Baby), instrumental or groove-oriented cues (Red’s Boogie, After Hours), and widely recognized blues song titles (Dust My Broom, Tin Pan Alley). The inclusion of both general Blues and the more specific Louisiana Blues as genre tags indicates how the release is categorized, without further stylistic or regional detail provided here.

As a reference entry, the key identifiers for collectors and researchers are: artist credit “Various,” title American Blues Legends ’73, label Ex Libris, catalog number XL 171 140, year 1973, format Vinyl, and the full track sequence noted above. No additional data on recording personnel, session details, mastering, pressing variations, or track timings is supplied in this dataset. Likewise, no information is included regarding reception, influence, or audio characteristics. The details presented here are limited to the release’s documented metadata and track titles as listed.