Blues — New Arrivals 
Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
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Lurrie Bell —
Can't Shake This Feeling ... CD 
Delmark, 2016. Used ... $3.99
Plenty of feeling here from Lurrie Bell – a Chicago bluesman who still holds onto the deepest sound of the scene from years back – especially the modes of that late 60s moment where the Chicago electric sound was really finding a wider voice! Bell's a bit too tight to be an early Chess ... read more CD
(Sealed.)
Duster Bennett —
Smiling Like I'm Happy ... LP 
Blue Horizon, 1968. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Big Maybelle —
Big Maybelle Got A Brand New Bag (LP sleeve edition) ... CD Rojac/Traffic, 1967. New Copy ... $7.99 16.98
Big Maybelle's got a new bag – and we like it! This tasty set was cut for the tiny Rojac label in between Maybelle's earlier years at Savoy and later albums on Brunswick – and it's got a swinging, 60s mod sort of style that's pretty darn groovy, baby! The arrangements are by Bob Gallo ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Also available Big Maybelle Got A Brand New Bag ... LP 39.99(In a very cool Japanese-styled, LP-like cardboard sleeve cover!)
Elvin Bishop —
Tulsa Shuffle – The Best Of Elvin Bishop ... CD Epic/Legacy, Early 70s. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Otis Blackwell —
These Are My Songs ... CD Inner City, 1977. Used ... $8.99
Otis Blackwell takes back his songs – providing his own new versions of tunes that were recorded famously by a host of rock, pop, and R&B artists back in the 50s! The 70s session is definitely done as part of the generation that was "giving back" to the roots of rock and roll ... read more CD
Bobby Blue Bland —
Anthology ... CD MCA, 1950s/1960s/1970s/Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
Includes 50 tracks on 2 CDs! CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Lonnie Brooks —
Live From Chicago – Bayou Lightning Strikes ... LP Alligator, 1988. Very Good ... $3.99
Titles include "Two Headed Man", "One More Shot", "Trading Post", "In The Dark", and "Eyeballin". LP, Vinyl record album
Charles Brown —
Driftin' Blues – The Best Of Charles Brown ... CD EMI/Aladdin, Late 40s/1950s. Used ... $1.99
Clarence Gatemouth Brown —
Original Peacock Recordings ... CD Rounder, 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A killer collection of work from Brown's run on the legendary Peacock label! CD
RL Burnside —
Too Bad Jim ... CD Fat Possum/Epitaph, 1993. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print, digipak case has light wear.)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band —
Paul Butterfield Blues Band ... LP Elektra, 1965. Very Good+ ... $29.99
An archetypal album from the legendary Paul Butterfield – and a set that would shape the sound of countless blues rock records to come! Despite what you might think of the genre or its many later incarnations, there's a raw power here that's really amazing – the young Butterfield and ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono gold "big E" label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Bo Diddley —
Bo Diddley – Chess Box (2CD box set) ... CD Chess, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 2CD ... $9.99
45 tracks on 2CDs! CD
(lease note that the outer box and large booklet are not included – just the CD's, packaged in one jewel case. Priced accordingly.)
Sleepy John Estes —
Legend Of Sleepy John Estes ... CD Delmark, 1962. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A key record in the establishment of Delmark Records as a powerhouse in blues – a session that began as something of an expedition to find the near-lost Sleepy John Estes – who was brought to the studio to record this really well-done comeback set in 1962! Although Delmark's best known ... read more CD
(CD artwork differs slightly.)
Lowell Fulson —
Hung Down Head ... CD Chess, 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Great early work from Lowell Fulson – tracks recorded in the 50s for Chess Records – all in Chicago, and a fair bit more obscure than some of Lowell's better-known sides from the 60s! There's still a nicely gritty groove going on here – a style that's rooted in blues, but which ... read more CD
Buddy Guy —
Southern Blues 1957 to 1963 ... CD Paula, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $6.99
Produced by Willie Dixon. CD
(Out of print.)
Slim Harpo —
Raining In My Heart ... CD Excello/El Diablo, Early 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Classic work from Slim Harpo – an album that kicks off with one of his biggest hits ever, and follows with plenty of great tunes as well! Things here are pretty rootsy and stripped-down – lots of spare, slowish rhythms (but a few funkier ones too!) – and instrumentation that's ... read more CD
(Cover image differs slightly.)
John Lee Hooker —
Documenting The Sensation Recordings 1948 to 1952 (3CD set) ... CD Ace (UK), Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy 3CD ... $29.99 34.99
A really amazing package – not just for fans of John Lee Hooker, but for anyone who loves postwar blues in general! The work here is all from the tiny Sensation Records label in Detroit – the label to first record John Lee Hooker in the late 40s, and who continued to do sessions with ... read more CD
Lightnin Hopkins —
Goin' Away ... CD Bluesville/OBC, 1963. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Lightning Hopkins gets accompanied by Leonard Gaskin and Herbie Lovelle. 8 tracks in all, including "Wake Up Old Lady", "Don't Embarrass Me, Baby", "Stranger Here", "Little Sister's Boogie", "Goin Away", "You Better Stop Her", "Busine ... read more CD
(Out of print Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Son House —
Legendary Son House Father Of Folk Blues ... LP Columbia, 1965. Very Good- ... $49.99
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear. The back has some pen, aging, and some clear tape at the top.)
Skip James —
Skip James Today ... CD Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... $6.99
Skip plays both guitar and piano along with his vocals – and titles include "Special Rider Blues", "Crow Jane", "All Night Long", "Cypress Grove", "My Gal", and "Look Down The Road". CD
Blind Willie Johnson —
Sweeter As The Years Go By ... CD Yazoo, Late 20s. Used ... $8.99
Key work from Blind Willie Johnson – a singer who only recorded for a few short years, but who left behind a tremendous legacy of music! Willie's got this unusual froggy style of singing that's unlike anyone else we've heard – except for maybe Clarence Henry – and it mixes ... read more CD
Jimmy Johnson —
Bar Room Preacher ... LP Alligator, 1983. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Features Jimmy Johnson on guitar and vocals – on titles that include "Heap See", "Missing Link", "Happy Home", "Chicken Heads", "Little By Little", and "When My First Wife Quit Me". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some ring and edge wear, small sticker spots, and is bent at the edges.)
Jimmy Johnson —
Johnson's Whacks ... CD Delmark, 1979. Used ... $5.99
Features Jimmy Johnson on guitar and vocals, plus a bit of harmonica on one track too – and the set features an unusual take on Dave Brubeck's "Take Five"! CD
BB King —
BB King Sings Spirituals (with bonus tracks) ... CD Crown/Ace (UK), Early 60s. Used ... $8.99
A genius early combination from BB King – his own majestic vocals and a host of spiritual sounds that bring out a whole new side of his talents! The pairing is unusual – as King hardly cut much other material in this manner – and the record puts aside his famous guitar work to ... read more CD
BB King —
Blues In My Heart (with bonus tracks) ... CD Crown/Ace (UK), 1963. Used ... $6.99
Titles include "Got Em Bad", "The Wrong Wroad", "I Need You Baby", "So Many Days", and "Strange Things" – plus 8 bonus tracks. CD
(Out of print.)
BB King —
Modern Recordings 1950 to 1951 ... CD Modern/Ace (UK), 1950/1951. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99
33 tracks. CD
Leadbelly —
Leadbelly's Last Sessions – Part 4 ... LP Folkways, Early 50s. Very Good- ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet! Cover has light wear & aging.)
Little Milton —
I Know What I Want/
Checker, 1967. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Little Willie John —
Nineteen Sixty Six – The David Axelrod & HB Barnum Sessions ... CD Capitol/Kent (UK), 1966. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A rare soul treasure – previously unissued work from Little Willie John, cut for Capitol Records by the mighty David Axelrod! The pairing is quite unique, but it's a great one – and if anything, Little Willie John sparkles here even more than on his later King sides – finding a ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Stanley Livingston/
University Of Michigan, 2010. New Copy ... $22.99 29.95
Beautiful images from the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festival – a long-running even that's pulled together an amazing range of talent over the years – a good number of whom are featured here! The festival probably hit its biggest fame in the early 70s – when recordings documented ... (Books, Blues) read more Book
Taj Mahal —
Giant Step/Columbia, 1971. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Also available Giant Step/
John Mayall & the Blues Breakers —
70th Birthday Concert ... CD Eagle, 2003. Used 2 CDs ... $5.99
John Mayall's Blues Breakers —
Crusade ... LP London, 1967. Very Good- ... $9.99
John Mayall's on a new crusade here – hitting lines that are almost more truly blusey than his previous albums – thanks to a new lineup in the Blues Breakers combo! Alongside Mayall's lead on vocals, organ, harmonica, and bottleneck guitar – the group also features Mick Taylor on ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Includes London inner sleeve. Cover has a split spine with clear tape repair, edge & surface wear, aging.)
Les McCann —
Invitation To Openness ... LP Atlantic, 1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
Wild electric work from Les McCann – an album of free, open sounds that's quite a change from his styles of the 60s – and from most of his other work of the 70s too! Side one features an extended 26 minute track titled "The Lovers" – a slow-building number that has Les ... (Jazz, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Invitation To Openness (with bonus track) ... CD 14.99(1841 Broadway label pressing. Cover has ring wear with a peel spot in the middle, light surface wear, small top seam split.)
Mississippi Fred McDowell —
Somebody Keeps Callin' Me ... LP Antilles, 1976. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Recorded at the Malaco studios, and nicely rootsy – just Fred on vocals and guitar, with bass and drums behind him! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a tiny cutout, light surface wear, and a small corner bump.)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry —
Long Way From Home ... LP Bluesway, 1969. Near Mint- ... $19.99
This famous pair in a late 60s date – with help from Panama Francis on drums, Ray Johnson on electric piano, and Jimmy Bond on bass – all of whom give things a bit more of a kick than usual for Brownie & Sonny! Titles include "Life Is A Gamble", "Long Way From ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ring impressions.)
Memphis Jug Band —
Essential ... CD Classic Blues, Late 1920s/Early 1930s. Used 2CD ... $8.99
Includes 36 tracks on 2 CDs. CD
Junior Parker —
Collection ... CD Spectrum (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Sherman Robertson & BluesMove —
Guitar Man Live ... CD Moving Music (UK), 2005. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Sealed.)
Otis Rush & Little Walter —
Live At The Chicago Blues Festival ... LP Cleo (Holland), 1982. Very Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with a short click on the first track on side 2. Cover has light wear.)
Silent Partners —
If It's All Night, It's All Right ... CD Antone's, 1989. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, punch through booklet.)
Roosevelt Sykes —
Feel Like Blowing My Horn ... CD Delmark, 1973. Used ... $11.99
A great later date from this legendary pianist and singer – part of the great Delmark revival of his talents! Other players include King Kolax on trumpet, Oett Mallard on tenor, and Robert Lockwood Jr on guitar! CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Joe Turner —
I Don't Dig It ... LP Jukebox Lil (Sweden), 1940s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $4.99
Excellent work from this lost time in the career of the great Joe Turner – material after his early work with Count Basie in the 30s, but before his rock and roll revival on Atlantic in the 50s! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a rip on the back with a strip of clear tape.)
Joe Turner —
Joe Turner/Atlantic/Collectables, 1957/1958. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Joe Louis Walker —
Gift ... LP Hightone, 1988. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is lightly bent at the edges and corners.)
T Bone Walker —
Complete Imperial Recordings 1950 to 1954 ... CD Imperial/EMI, Early 50s. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
An incredible collection – one no home should be without! This isn't blues, this is T Bone Walker – a guitar pioneer, and a musician who's got just as much jazz in his style too. Fantastic recordings throughout – 52 tracks in all. CD
T Bone Walker —
Super Black Blues ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ace (UK), 1969. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
A great little set from T-Bone – recorded at the end of the 60s, with a lineup that includes other blues musicians like Joe Turner, Otis Spann, and George Harmonica Smith, plus jazz funk players like Paul Humphrey and Ernie Watts! The vibe is very laidback – and most tracks on the ... read more CD
Also available Super Black Blues ... LP 34.99
Muddy Waters —
Hard Again ... CD Blue Sky, 1977. Used ... $1.99
Produced by Johnny Winter – with cuts that include "The Blues Had A Baby & They Named It Rock & Roll #2", "Little Girl", "Deep Down In Florida", "Jealous Hearted Man", and "Mannish Boy". CD
Also available (Out of print.)
Hard Again ... LP 19.99
Hard Again (with bonus track) ... CD 4.99
Muddy Waters —
I'm Ready (with bonus tracks) ... CD Epic/Legacy, 1978. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Sealed 2004 pressing. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Muddy Waters —
King Bee (with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Sky/Epic, 1981. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Also available King Bee ... LP 19.99(2004 pressing with 2 bonus tracks.)
Muddy Waters —
McKinley Morganfield – AKA Muddy Waters ... LP Chess, 1950s/1960s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
A late 60s album on Chess Records – but one that serves to bring together all the best early work that Muddy Waters did for the label – including lots of original 45s and 78s! The range of music is really wonderful – the kind of tracks that first got Waters noticed in the first ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has edge and ring wear.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill/Chess/MCA, 1959/1963. Used ... $4.99
2 Muddy Waters classics! On the first record, the Big Bill in the title is Big Bill Broonzy – a key influence on midcentury bluesmen all over the US, and paid tribute to nicely here by Muddy Waters! Given this tribute approach, the sound's a bit rootsier than some of Waters' other work for ... read more CD
(Out of print MCA pressing.)
Junior Wells —
Calling All Blues – The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957 to 1963 ... CD Fuel 2000, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $9.99
... CD
Junior Wells —
It's My Life, Baby ... CD Vanguard, 1966. Used ... $4.99
Some of his classic 60's material, recorded live at Pepper's Lounge on the South Side of Chicago in 1966. With the tracks "It's My Life Baby", "Country Girl", and "Shake it Baby". Great Chicago blues/soul crossover stuff. CD
Big Joe Williams/Trumpet, 1951. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
Sonny Boy Williamson —
More Real Folk Blues ... CD Chess, Early 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Classic blues harp and raw vocals from Sonny Boy Williamson – material recorded for Chess during the early 60s, and issued after his death, with a title that's certainly designed to catch the attention of the college kids looking for the "real" thing! The work here is really great ... read more CD
(1988 Chess/MCA pressing.)
Johnny Winter —
Collection ... CD Castle Communicatons (France), Early/Mid 1970s. Used ... $3.99
Jimmy Witherspoon —
Jazz Me The Blues – The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon ... CD Prestige, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
Production by David Axelrod. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
Various —
Antone's – Bringing You The Best In Blues ... CD Antone's, 1989. Used ... $4.99
Music from Ronnie Earl, Buddy Guy, Memphis Slim & Matt Murphy, Ronnie Earl, Eddie Taylor, James Cotton, Doug Sahm, Lou Ann Barton, Silent Partners, Matt Murphy & more. CD
(Out of print, punch through booklet.)
Various —
Blue Belles With Attitude – From The Vaults Of Modern Records Of Hollywood ... CD Modern/Ace (UK), Late 40s/1950s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Blue belles with attitude, and plenty of soul as well – a sweet collection of west coast female R&B from the postwar years – put together with the usual top-shelf standard we expect from Ace Records! And although R&B, the tunes here almost have an early soul sound at points ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Various —
Blues Is Killin' Me ... CD Paula, Early 50s. Used ... $7.99
Includes tracks by Memphis Minnie, Little Son Joe, Floyd Jones, Little Hudon, and Baby Face Leroy – 20 tracks total. CD
Various —
Blues Masters Vol 2 – Postwar Chicago Blues ... CD Rhino, 1950s. Used ... $1.99
Features work by Eddie Boyd, Magic Sam, Jody Williams, Johnny Shines, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley, Baby Face Leroy, and others! CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Blues Routes – Heroes & Tricksters ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1990s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Gandy Dancers, John Cephas And Phil Wiggins, Warner Williams, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Etta Baker, Abner Jay, Claude Williams, Sammy Price, Booker T. Laury, White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, and more. CD
Various —
Chicago Blues – The Early 1950s ... LP Blues Classics, Mid 40s-Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Features early work by Homesick James, Baby Face Leroy, Little Walter, JB Hutto, Eddie Boyd, Junior Wells, Little Willie Foster, Snooky & Moody, Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, Big Walter, Rober Nighthawk, and John Brim. LP, Vinyl record album
(60s issue. Cover has split seams, surface wear, aging, and a bit of pen.)
Various —
Copulatin' Blues – 16 Original Blues Classics ... LP Stash, 1930s/Early 40s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
With selections by Sidney Bechet, Lil Johnson, Bessie Smith, Oscar's Chicago Swingers, Johnny Temple, Merline Johnson, Coot Grant & Kid Wesley Wilson, Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band, Jelly Roll Morton, Lucille Bogan, Bessie Jackson, and Georgia White. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue in the blue cover, with light ring impressions, aging, and bumped corners.)
Various —
Ladies Sing The Blues – Mercury Records 1945 to 1957 ... CD Mercury/Chronicles, Mid 40s-Mid 50s. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
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