Me and the Devil Blues / Little Queen of Spades

by Robert Johnson

Me and the Devil Blues / Little Queen of Spades cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: May 1938
  • Label: Vocalion
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:42
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fully leaning into the occult rumors surrounding his artistic mastery, this stark blues recording delivers chillingly pessimistic lyricism regarding a demonic pact. The ominously stark guitar work creates a deeply unsettling atmosphere that remains highly influential within alternative music spheres.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, death, occult, minimalistic, satanism

Tracklist

  1. Cross Road Blues (2:29)
  2. Terraplane Blues (3:01)
  3. Come On In My Kitchen (2:52)
  4. Walkin' Blues (2:30)
  5. Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:39)
  6. 32-20 Blues (2:50)
  7. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:51)
  8. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (2:36)
  9. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (2:52)
  10. When You Got a Good Friend (2:38)
  11. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:52)
  12. Stones In My Passway (2:28)
  13. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:47)
  14. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:17)
  15. Me and the Devil Blues (2:34)
  16. Hell Hound On My Trail (2:37)
  17. Traveling Riverside Blues - Alternate Take (2:39)

Credits

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