(Includes one-sheet bio. Cover has a cut corner and hype stickers.)
Little Esther (Esther Phillips) —
Bad Baad Girl ... LP King/Charly (UK), Early 50s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A really wonderful collection of early work from the great Esther Phillips – different than her later material for Atlantic and Kudu Records – as it was done in a raw R&B style for the mighty King Records! 16 tracks in all – and detailed notes on the material, too! (Soul, Blues)LP, Vinyl record album
Funky blues from Little Sonny – very much in the spirit of his Black & Blue album for Stax, in that the album's a mix of Memphis soul and bluesy licks – making for a full-on style that really cooks things up! Sonny sings and plays harmonica, but the best side of the album is the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear and is lightly bent near the top of the spine.)
A well-titled set – as the album features some of the best early sides that Little Walter recorded for Chess – records that went on to set a whole new standard both in blues vocals and harmonica! There's tightness here that's a bit different from some of the other Chess blues at the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue fade label pressing with deep groove. Cover has surface & ring wear & aging.)
A pretty nice little 2LP set – put together in the early 70s, and featuring material that Walter recorded for Chess during the 60s. As the title would imply, there's a lot of harmonica on the album – but Walter's vocals should also be given their due, as they're a bit more in the soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s orange label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Features Johnny Littlejohn on vocals and guitar – on titles that include "Seven Day Blues", "Lost In The Jungle", "Bloody Tears", "Lottery Blues", "Two way Street", and "Chips Flying Everywhere". LP, Vinyl record album
Early 80s issue of live recordings at the Alex Club in Chicago from 1963 and 1964 and from the Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1969. LP, Vinyl record album
A great title for this second set from Taj Mahal – because the sound here is even more stripped-down and natural than on his first LP! Taj turns in a lot more original tunes this time around – and is in wonderfully comfortable territory with his own lead lyrics, sung alongside his own ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hardly any "recycling" going on here – as Taj Mahal takes bluesy roots and turns them in a whole new direction for the 70s, evolving the music way past the level most other bluesmen were working in at the time! At some level, Mahal's style is far more rootsy than most early 70s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover, with some staining & waviness on the bottom left corner.)
Harvey Mandel/Barry Goldberg/Charlie Musselwhite —
Blues From Chicago ... LP Cherry Red, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
Late 60s recordings from the Chicago scene – with nicely raw work from these up and coming giants! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear and a small sticker mark.)
Possibly one of the best-remembered albums by John Mayall's legendary Blues Breakers combo – thanks to vocals and guitar from a young Eric Clapton! Clapton at this point is way fresher than in later years – not prone to cliches, and still coming across with a raw, edgey power that is ... (Rock, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Collectors Edition pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Titles include "My Bottle Is My Companion", "I Reached For A Tear", "Ha Ha In The Day Time", "Fading Love", and "Long As You're Mine. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout hole, some ring and edge wear, splitting at the left side of the top seam, and a scrape in front.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label pressing. Cover has gloss separation on one corner and light wear.)
Amos Milburn —
Chicken Shack Boogie ... LP Aladdin/United Artists (UK), Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Killer R&B from one of the hippest singers on postwar Aladdin Records! Titles include "Chicken Shack Boogie", in two versions – plus "Amos Boogie", "Johnson Rag", "Sax Shack Boogie", "House Party", "Roll Mr Jelly", "Jitterbu ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover is bent at the top right corner and is bent a bit at the spine.)
Amos Milburn —
Greatest Hits ... LP Official (Denmark), Late 1940s/Early 1950s. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
Killer postwar work from a figure who really laid the ground for 60s soul to come! Titles include his classic "One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer", plus "Sax Shack Boogie", "Tears Tears Tears", "Let Me Go Home Whiskey", "Bad Bad Whiskey", "In The ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amos Milburn & His Chickenshackers —
Rock Rock Rock ... LP Route 66 (Sweden), Late 40s/1950s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some ring and edge wear, price sticker remnants, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
If you've never got the concept of a string band, this is the record to really illuminate your ears – as it features a beautiful set of stripped-down sides by the Mississippi Sheiks – all recorded in the early 30s, and a wonderful blend of bluesy inflection and folksy roots! Most ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If you've never got the concept of a string band, this is the record to really illuminate your ears – as it features a beautiful set of stripped-down sides by the Mississippi Sheiks – all recorded in the early 30s, and a wonderful blend of bluesy inflection and folksy roots! Most ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty darn important album for Wes – as it was his first session with the sort of larger arrangements that would later make him huge! Although Montgomery was mostly recording for Riverside in small combos, this session has him playing in front of larger backings by Jimmy Jones – not ... (Jazz, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s Riverside/ABC issue. Cover has light wear and a small cutout hole.)
Gary Moore —
After Hours ... LP Virgin, 1992. Very Good+ ...
$11.9914.99
The title's not right – as there's plenty of soul and plenty of blues throughout – just the sort of thing we'd expect from Stan Mosley's long legacy of indie recordings from the contemporary underground! We first started hearing Stan's music on the Malaco label at the end of the 90s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes recordings with Washboard Rhythm Kings, Bumble Bee Slim, Tampa Red, Leonard Scott, Victoria Spivey, and Lorraine Walton. LP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Otis —
Gee Baby ... LP Jukebox Lil (Sweden), Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$16.99
An excellent collection of postwar work from those years when Johnny Otis was a key force in R&B on the west coast – both instrumentals and tracks with vocals by Mel Walker, Ada Wilson, Joe Swift, and The Vocaleers! (Soul, Blues)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring and edge wear, small blemishes, spots of gloss separation at the spine, bent corner at the bottom left, and a small center split in the bottom seam.)
A set that features great early Junior Parker material, recorded during his years on the soulful powerhouse Duke Records! Titles include "Goodbye Little Girl", "My Love Is Real", "I'm Gonna Take A Chance", "It Ain't Like That No More", "If You Can't ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s blue rim label stereo ABC/Bluesway pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, light wear, bumped corners, and a tiny split in the top seam.)
A great setting for the legendary Jimmy Reed – working here with a tight groove, thanks to the band of Al Smith – who also produced the session! Wayne Bennett is on lead guitar, Lefty Bates on rhythm, and Jimmy Reed handles guitar and harmonica too. LP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Titles include "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Tore Up", "Three Times A Fool", "Your Turn To Cry", "I Wonder Why", and "Lonely Man". LP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Rushing reprises a nice batch of blues classics from the 20s, all of which were sung by early recording artists like Bessie or Clara Smith. The group that backs him is a nice one, and features Buck Clayton on trumpet, Buster Bailey on clarinet, and Coleman Hawkins on tenor. As with many of ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing. Cover has light surface wear.)
A nice dose of jazz – as usual for Jimmy – thanks to some arrangements by Oliver Nelson, plus piano from Dave Frishberg and tenor from Buddy Tate! Titles include "You Can't Run Around", "Blues In The Dark", "Tell Me I'm Not To Late", "Berkely Campus ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue. Cover has light wear and a small sticker in back.)
Rare work from Chicago bluesman Shakey Jake – issued on a small label from LA! Features work from Hollywood Fats on guitar, Lee King on second guitar, and Rod Pizzia on harmonica and arrangements. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam, a partially split bottom seam, light surface wear, and light aging.)
Johnny Shines isn't standing at the crossroads at the same time as Robert Johnson, but he's still sounding pretty darn great here – recording this stripped-down set in Cali in 1970, with just his own guitar alongside his vocals! Shines is maybe best known for his Chicago recordings of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original beige label Testament pressing. Cover has light ring & edge wear.)
(70s pressing. Cover has some surface wear and aging.)
George Harmonica Smith —
Of The Blues ... LP Bluesway/ABC, 1969. Very Good+ ...
$19.99
A hip little record – produced by Bob Thiele as pre-Flying Dutchman effort, and with some of the great vibe of the blues records on that label! The set's got an unusual lineup – with jazzman Richard Williams on trumpet, plus Ed Davis on tenor, Marshall Hooks on guitar, Curtis Tillman ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and some light staining on the opening.)
Includes duets with Wallace Bishop on drums and solo recordings from late 1949. (Jazz, Blues)LP, Vinyl record album
Willie 'The Lion' Smith —
Memorial Vol 2 ... LP Vogue (UK), 1949/1950. Sealed ...
$14.99
Includes a session from 1949 with Buck Clayton on trumpet, Claude Luter on clarinet, and Wallace Bishop on drums; plus solo recordings from 1950. (Jazz, Blues)LP, Vinyl record album
Otis Spann/Professor Longhair/Little Brother Montgomery/Lyin' Joe Holley —
Piano Blues Legends ... LP JSP (UK), 1970s. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges.)
Roosevelt Sykes & Little Brother Montgomery —
Urban Blues ... LP Fantasy, 1960. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and is bent at the top left corner.)
Titles include "She's Gone", "Wild About You Baby", "Walking The Ceiling", "Phillips Theme", "55th Street Boogie", and "It's Alright". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original white label pressing with green text. Cover has light wear.)
Probably THE album you truly need to own from Koko Taylor – and a completely great one, recorded way before she'd become a cliched fixture paying the bills on the frat boy tourist blues scene! The tracks here were recorded over a few years in mid-to-late 60s Chicago – mostly with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the greatest full length set ever recorded by vocalist Little Johnny Taylor – a solid set all the way through, mostly recorded at Muscle Shoals with a groove that's a bit tighter than other sessions at the time from Ronn Records! Johnny's got a groove here that's bluesy, but ... (Soul, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and some light wear – vinyl is nice.)
Sonny Terry —
Whoopin ... LP Alligator, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
A really unusual setting for the legendary T Bone Walker – one of those fantastic records he made while hanging out on the French scene in the late 60s and early 70s – a time when he was able to work in a crossroads of styles that really opened up his sound! That's definitely the case ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Bluestime bullseye label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
An excellent 2LP set that brings together 28 early 50s recordings by T-Bone Walker – crucial sides that link together jazz and blues traditions, with incredible work on guitar that would go onto influence both genres tremendously. The fact that Walker became a huge influence on soul jazz ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Muddy Waters makes a classic appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival – playing a folksy set of blues in the years before the festival had turned more strongly towards that sort of music! The performance is surprisingly well-recorded – at a level that's similar to Waters' earlier studio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Italian "Blues & Rock Project" pressing in a border cover with black & white image. Cover has light surface wear and some price sticker remnants.)
Less a "best of" than an early full album that brings together some of Muddy Waters' earliest recordings for Chess – a great collection of early singles recorded in Chicago between 1950 and 1954! The work's relatively spare and rootsy overall – a great example of Chicago ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s orange label stereo pressing in a black & white cover, with a cutout notch, some ring and edge wear, center split in the bottom seam, and yellowing from age in back.)
A really fantastic chapter in the career of the great Muddy Waters – a set that was initially dismissed as "inauthentic", but which has gone on to much-deserved fame over the years! Part of the genius here is the great Charles Stepney – that hip Chicago arranger who did so ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal album by Muddy – recorded in a style that's rootsier, and more down to earth than a lot of his other chess sides! Muddy's playing acoustic guitar, and the rest of the group features Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and Clifton James. The sound is really spare, and very moody – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s orange label pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, some wear, and aging.)
Muddy Waters —
Good News Vol 3 ... LP Syndicate Chapter (UK), Mid/Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s white label pressing. Cover has light wear and lightly bent corners.)
A famous 70s session from the great Muddy Waters – one that has him heading over to London, and rubbing shoulders in the studio with some key musicians whose work he'd helped inspire! Chess Records first tried this mode out with Howlin Wolf in 1970 – but the Waters session is maybe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 Chess at the time – a bit more emphasis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue fade label electronic Stereo pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, Stereo sticker, fading at the spine, bumped corners, some aging and a bit of pen in back, and is lightly bent near the opening.)
A rich collection of Muddy Waters' famous work for Chess Records – put together in the 70s, but featuring tracks from his earliest days in the studio, up through the key electric years of the 60s! The package pulls together some real gems – including work with Little Walter and James ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s blue fade label stereo pressing. Cover has some surface wear, small splits in the top seam and spine, and heavy yellowing from age around the edges in back.)
Muddy Waters & Howlin Wolf —
Muddy & The Wolf ... LP Chess, Early 70s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has light staining and waviness, but looks nice overall.)
Muddy Waters/Little Walter/Howlin Wolf —
We Three Kings ... LP Syndicate Chapter (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
A well-chosen batch of material, recorded in Chicago – including Little Walter's last two recordings with Muddy Waters, plus material on his own, and more tracks from Howlin Wolf too! LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s white label pressing. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges.)
A well-recorded set from the 60s, done with a very rootsy vibe – with some guest work from Big Willie on washboard, and some spoken material on side two! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original red & black label pressing without side notations. Cover has light ringwear, half split top seam, and some splitting in the bottom seam.)
(Mono white & red label pressing with deep groove. Includes the booklet and Elektra fall/winter 1959 catalog. Cover has some surface wear, yellowing from age, a tiny bit of pen at the top right, and some light stains in back.)
Rare Chicago recordings – all from the 40s, and featuring Big Joe Williams on vocals and guitar, and Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonica! Most tracks feature bass and drums, too. LP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label Blues Classics pressing. Cover has a split bottom seam and tracknotes in pen.)
Sonny Boy Wiliamson/Yank Rachel/Elijah Jones/Joe Williams —
Sonny Boy & His Pals ... LP Saydisc (UK), Late 1930s-Mid 1940s. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s issue. Cover has some ringwear and aging, bent corners, and som elight stains.)
Features Charlie McCoy, Big Bill Broonzy, and Big Joe Williams on guitar – and Walter Davis on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear, yellowing from age, half split seams, and some splash stains in back.)
Sonny Boy Williamson —
Real Folk Blues ... LP Chess, Late 1950s/Early 1960s. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
Not as folksy as you might think from the title – thanks to a really powerful presentation by Sonny Boy Williamson! The style here has echoes of Bo Diddley or Jimmy Reed's sense of rhythm – a more upbeat and electrified Chicago approach than Chess was serving up a decade before – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black & silver label pressing. Cover has surface wear & aging, some gloss peeling along the top.)
Sonny Boy Williamson —
This Is My Story ... LP Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.99
A sweet collection of early work by Sonny Boy Williamson – lots of Chess Records classics! LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label 70s pressing. The first 2 tracks on side 3 play with a click, but the rest is great! Cover has faint staining along the opening.)
Johnny Winter —
3rd Degree ... LP Alligator, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Very cool work from Jimmy Witherspoon – a set that's different than some of his looser, bluesier work of the postwar years – as he works here with some tight, soulful arrangements from the great HB Barnum! Barnum brings a very different vibe to the set – almost currents of LA ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono tri-color label pressing with deep groove! Cover has some light wear around the edges, but is very nice overall.)
Features "Suitcase Blues" by Sippie Wallace, "Trouble In Mind" by Jimmy Witherspoon, "Make Me A Pallet On The Floor" by Mama Yancey, "St Louis Blues" by Big Joe Turner, "Every Time" by Lil Green, "Destination Love" by Wynonie Harris, " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Cover has minimal wear and a cutout notch.)
A collection of early 60s recordings from the first few years of the Arhoolie label – titles by Little Son Willis, Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Manny Nichols, Essie Jenkins, Detroit Slim, RC Smith, Mercy Dee, Lightning & Spider, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing in a paste-on cover, with wear, light aging and a mostly split bottom seam.)
Recorded live in 1980 at the Chicago Blues Fest for WXRT radio. Includes selections by Mighty Joe Young, Son Seals Blues Band, Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine, and Willie Dixon & The Chicago Blues Allstars. LP, Vinyl record album
A well-titled collection of early Arhoolie Records material – all tracks exclusive to the set, with titles by Lil Son Jackson, Lowell Fulson, Sam Chatman, Whistling Alex Moore, Robert Curtis Smith, Mercy Dee, and Black Ace! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cove has a split bottom seam, some surface wear, and track notes in pen.)
A mix of hip folk and blues – with work by John Koerner, Geoff Muldaur, Dave Ray, Danny Kalb, Ian Buchanan, Mark Spoelstra, and Eric Von Schmidt. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono gold label pressing. Includes the booklet! The back cover is stained and yellowed with name in marker, small bottom seam split. Label has name in marker.)
Various —
Blues Roots ... LP Tomato, 1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$14.99
A great collection – mostly 60s work by artists who include Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulson, Fred McDowell, Jesse Fuller, Earl Hooker, Mercy Dee, Big Walter, Mance Lipscomb, George Coleman, Bukka White, Black Ace, and others – with lots of Arhoolie tracks! LP, Vinyl record album
Features tracks from Jimmy Reed, Charles Brown, Joe Turner, BB King, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Earl Hooker, Otis Spann, Brownie McGhee, and Jimmy Rushing. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging, half split top seam, small split in the bottom seam, and some yellowed sticker remnants in back.)
With selections by Texas Alexander, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Robert Johnson, Speckled Red, Victoria Spivey, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Elmore James. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the front panel.)
Great material from this famous German blues festival – with work by Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, T Bone Walker, Jump Jackson, Sonny Terry, John Lee Hooker, and Shakey Jake! LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s stereo German Polydor pressing in the booklet cover.)
Various —
Piano Blues ... LP Storyville (UK), 1963. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
Includes selections by Otis Spann, Speckled Red, Sunnyland Slim, Champion Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim, and Sonny Boy Williamson. LP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with light wear, some aging, and bent a bit at the bottom right corner.)
With vintage selections by Bert Mays, Barrel House Welch, Rudy Foster, Jack O'Diamonds, James "Bat" Robinson, Louise Johnson, Little Brother Montgomery, Jabo Williams, and Turner Parrish. LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing in the glossy booklet cover, with bent corners.)