Blues — New Arrivals 
— LPs 
Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
Items added April 23 - 27
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(Items 1 – 48 of 48)
Ruth Brown —
Rockin' With Ruth ... LP Atlantic/Charly (UK), 1950s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Ma Rainey —
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ... LP Yazoo, Late 20s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Not the famous Broadway cast recording – but the real deal instead – vintage 78rpm recordings by one of the hippest female blues singers of the 20s! LP, Vinyl record album
(80s full color peacock label pressing.)
Professor Longhair —
Crawfish Fiesta ... LP Alligator, 1980. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Titles include "Red Beans", "Willie Fugal's Blues", "Crawfish Fiesta", "It's My Fault Darling", and "Her Mind Is Gone". (Soul, Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Crawfish Fiesta ... CD 1.99(Green label pressing. Cover has a small trace of a price sticker.)
Roosevelt Sykes —
Meek Roosevelt Sykes ... LP Jewel, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Jimmy Rogers —
Jimmy Rogers – Chess Blues Masters Series (80s pressing) ... LP Chess, 1950s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
Incredible work from Jimmy Rogers – an important early figure on the postwar Chicago blues scene, captured here in a set of his best material for Chess! LP, Vinyl record album
Hans Olson —
Western Winds ... LP Joplin, 1973. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Various —
Piano Blues Vol 2 – Brunswick 1928 to 1930 – Nothing But A Worried Mind ... LP Magpie (UK), Late 20s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Features work by Charles Avery, Eddie Miller, John Oscar, Stump Johnson, Bob Call, Henry Brown, and Judson Brown. LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Piano Blues Vol 9 – What's The Use Of Getting' Sober – Lofton/Magpie (UK), 1930s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Featuring work by Cripple Clarence Lofton, Red Nelson, and George Noble. LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has light wear.)
Earl Hooker —
Genius Of Earl Hooker ... LP Cuca, 1967. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 00s Sundazed reissue.)
JB Hutto & The Houserockers —
Live Vol 1 ... LP Charly (UK), 1977. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue.)
Jesse Price —
Jump It With A Shuffle ... LP Jukebox Lil (Sweden), Mid/Late 40s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Mississippi John Hurt —
Last Sessions ... LP Vanguard, 1972. Near Mint- ... $29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(2012 RSD pressing – limited to 1000 copies.)
Bukka White —
Mississippi Blues ... LP Takoma, 1960s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Gruff and deep down beautiful Mississippi Blues from Bukka White – released on John Fahey's Takoma label at the end of the 60s and featuring rawly rollicking, shaky voice intensity and that heat producing bottleneck guitar! It's wonderful stuff, certainly a high water mark for the late 60s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(1980 pressing. Cover has a small rip near the top left corner, but looks great overall.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live ... LP Blue Sky, 1979. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Skip James —
Devil Got My Woman ... LP Vanguard, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Great spare work from Skip James – who plays both guitar and piano on the set! The album's one of Skip's best from the 60s – raw, rootsy, and undeniably powerful – with titles that include "Illinois Blues", "Catfish Blues", "Mistreating Child Blues", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Devil Got My Woman ... CD 4.99(70s Stereo pressing.)
Leroy Carr —
Singin' The Blues 1937 ... LP Biograph, 1937. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A great collection of rare material – including some unissued tracks – with accompaniment from Scrapper Blackwell and Josh White on guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Charles Brown —
Race Track Blues – Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers ... LP Route 66 (Sweden), Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Various —
Shouters – Roots Of Rock N Roll Vol 9 ... LP Savoy, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $3.99
BB King —
Let Me Love You ... LP Kent, 1964. Very Good+ ... $13.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo late 60s red label pressing. Cover has some wear & aging, small bottom seam split. The back has a faint stain across the top.)
BB King —
Completely Well ... LP Bluesway, 1969. Very Good- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
BB King soars into the 70s with this smoking little set – a record that still holds onto all the raw energy of his best 60s recordings, but which also gives the whole thing an even more soulful focus too! There's no arranger credited for the core of the record – which is attributed to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue rim stereo pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has some light wear.)
Butterfield Blues Band —
East West ... LP Elektra, 1966. Very Good- ... $11.99
Blind Roosevelt Graves —
Blind Roosevelt Graves 1929 to 1936 – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ... LP Wolf, Late 1920s-Mid 1930s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has light wear. Label has a trace of sticker.)
Various —
Story Of The Blues ... LP Columbia, 1930s/1940s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $5.99
Includes work by Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Memphis Jug Band, Bessie Smith, Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell, Bo Carter, Robert Johnson, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James, Otis Spann, and many more. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has some surface wear.)
Clarence Gatemouth Brown —
San Antonio Ballbuster (Charly) ... LP Charly (UK), Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Classic Texas blues from Clarence Gatemouth Brown – with titles that include "Gate's Salty Blues", "She Winked Her Eye", "Just Got Lucky", "You Got Money", "Okie Dokie Stomp", "Just Before Dawn", and "Sad Hour". LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has light wear and a trace of a sticker.)
BB King —
Midnight Believer ... LP ABC, 1978. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of the most tightly-produced of BB King's albums for MCA, but a set that's still filled with undeniable charm – and which really shows King more than able to step up to some well-deserved superstardom! There's a bit of an LA finish to the backings, but things are never too smooth – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light ring & edge wear.)
Various —
Blues Classics By Jug, Jook, & Washboard Bands ... LP Arhoolie, 1920s/1930s. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Features tracks by Memphis Jug Band, Washboard Sam, Washboard Rhythm Kings & more! LP, Vinyl record album
(60s light blue label pressing. Cover has edge wear with some splitting, surface wear & aging.)
Otis Rush —
Tops ... LP Blind Pig, 1986. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover looks nice, with minimal wear.)
Otis Rush —
So Many Roads – Live In Concert ... LP Delmark, 1978. Near Mint- ... $8.99
A sharp live set, recorded in 1975 by Trio Records in Tokyo – with Rush on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Johnson on second guitar, Sylvester Boines on bass, and Tyrone Centuray on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover looks great, with just one tiny corner bump.)
Muddy Waters —
Fathers & Sons ... LP Chess, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP ... $19.99
One of the biggest albums of Muddy Waters' career – a key crossover effort that has Waters as the "father" working with "sons" Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield! The style here is still quite rootsy overall – and the double-length session features one album ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with a cutout notch.)
Mighty Sam McClain —
Give It Up To Love ... LP Audio Quest, 1993. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $59.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(200 gram Analogue Productions pressing in a gatefold cover.)
John Lee Hooker —
Black Snake (Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker/Fantasy, 1959. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A pair of very stripped-down albums from John Lee Hooker – issued together in this 70s set! First up is Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker – featuring the legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s brown label pressing. Cover has a small center split on the top seam and some light wear, but looks great overall.)
Otis Spann —
Nobody Knows My Troubles – Otis Spann's Chicago Blues ... LP Testament, 1966. Very Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing. Cxover has light wear and aging.)
Trixie Smith —
Trixie Smith ... LP Collector's Classics (Denmark), Mid 1920s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Sonny Boy Williamson —
Portraits In Blues Vol 4 ... LP Storyville (UK), 1963. Very Good+ ... $18.99
Features Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonic and vocals – in a trio with guitar from Matt Murphy and drums from Billie Stepney – plus added piano from Memphis Slim on a few tracks! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has bent corners and light surface wear.)
ZZ Hill —
Down Home ... LP Malaco, 1981. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Joe Turner —
Have No Fear, Big Joe Turner Is Here – Roots Of Rock & Roll Vol 2 ... LP Savoy, Mid 40s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $7.99
Great 40s work from this Kansas City legend – recorded in New York, Chicago, and LA – with work from players who include Don Byas and Wild Bill Moore on tenor, Camille Howard and Pete Johnson on piano, Red Saunders on drums, and Riley Hampton on alto sax! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s red label pressing in the die-cut cover, with printed inner sleeves.)
Joe Turner —
Texas Style ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1971. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is lightly bent at the top right corner.)
John Lee Hooker —
That's My Story – John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues ... LP Riverside, 1960. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Great rootsy blues from John Lee Hooker – and an unusual session that has him getting backup help from jazz players Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums! Jones and Hayes only play on a handful of tracks, and most of the focus is on Hooker's damn-great vocals, and acoustic guitar – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(200 gram OBC pressing. Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
Jimmy Rushing —
Listen To The Blues With Jimmy Rushing ... LP Vanguard, 1955. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A great session that features Jimmy Rushing singing in the rootsy style of his early Kansas City recordings, with backing by a group that includes the legendary Pete Johson on piano, plus Rudy Powell on alto, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Buddy Tate on tenor, and Freddie Greene on guitar. Titles ... (Vocalists, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Japanese pressing – K20P 6184 – with insert. Cover is lightly bumped at the bottom right corner.)
Joe Turner with Pete Johnson —
Jumpin The Blues ... LP Arhoolie, Late 40s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has bumped corners and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Various —
New Bluebloods – The Next Generation Of Chicago Blues ... LP Alligator, 1984. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Features work by Donald Kinsey & The Kinsey Report, Valerie Wellington, Dion Payton & The 43rd Street Blues Band, The Sons Of Blues/Chi-Town Hustlers, The Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman, John Watkins, Michael Coleman, Maurice John Vaughn, Melvin Taylor & The Slack ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, and is lightly bent at the right side.)
Joe Turner —
Have No Fear Joe Turner Is Here ... LP Pablo, 1978. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Recorded with a hip group that includes Lloyd Glenn on piano, Pee Wee Crayton on guitar, Joe Banks on trumpet, and Hollis Gilmore and Bill Clark on tenor. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has a cut corner.)
Various —
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 – Vol 2 ... LP Third Man, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
A fantastic document of the first-ever Ann Arbor Blues Festival – the start of a great event that would blossom into other styles of music in the 70s, but which stood as a strong blues-based event in its initial year of 1969! In some ways, the three day series of concerts is a roots answer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet.)
Joe Turner —
Boss Of The Blues – Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz ... LP Atlantic, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
A real classic from blues giant Joe Turner – a singer who burst back to the mainstream on 50s Atlantic Records, thanks to a host of R&B singles that burned up the charts – but who here returns to his roots, and lays down a great set of jazzy tunes that get back to his roots in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo. Cover has light wear, aging, and a cutout notch.)
John Mayall's Blues Breakers —
Bare Wires ... LP London, 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
Another great step forward for the legendary John Mayall – proof that he was never just content to copy American blues modes, and always willing to bring something new to the table! Although steeped in sounds from the delta on up to Chicago, the record's also got a hipper, almost trippier ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound/SF etch. Cover has light aging, but is nice overall.)
Albert King —
King Albert ... LP Tomato, 1977. Very Good+ ... $8.99
A tight date from 1977, and one that follows nicely in the spirit of King's later Stax sides, but with a slightly smoother groove. There's a bit of the Detroit 70s mode going on in the set – that rough-and-smooth quality that you'd find on a Don Davis production, which proves to be a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, but is nice.)
John Lee Hooker & Coast To Coast Blues Band —
Anywhere Anyplace Anytime ... LP United Artists, Late 40s/Early 50s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99
Early recordings by John Lee Hooker and his Coast To Coast Blues Band – recorded in Detroit in the late 40s through the early 50s. The Coast To Coast Blues Band may be a little misleading in the title, as the recordings find Hooker with only the sparest accompaniment on bass, drums, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, half split top seam, some wear and aging.)
Josh White —
In Memoriam ... LP Tradition, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue. Cover has a tiny top seam split.)
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