(4-CD box set) Compiled and produced by John Broven, this set brings together B.B. King's seminal recordings of the '50s & '60s for the major label group (on the RPM, Crown and other labels). The 74-page book is lavishly printed in full color and features an introduction by B.B. King himself, rare photos, essays by Colin Escott and John Broven, based on new interviews with B.B. King, Joe Bihari and Sam Phillips, and much more. There are 106 tracks, including 4 previously unissued cuts, 25 stereo recordings, with almost one-third of the content new to Ace CD. There are no less than 27 chart recordings, including four #1 R&B hits, 17 Top 10 R&B hits, and four Top 100 hits.