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Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
CDs (256) new/used, Vinyl (264) new/used, LPs (243) new/used, 7-inch (17) new/used, 78 RPM (4), Cassettes (4), Books (1), All (525)
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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.)
MCA, 1965. Used ... $1.99
An excellent set by BB King – one of his best from the 60s, and a smoking live set recorded at Chicago's legendary Regal Theatre! The enthusiasm at the venue shows that BB's Memphis-honed style is a perfect fit for the electrified Chicago sound of the 60s – and the recording really ... read more CD
(Back page of the booklet has some wear.)
BB King —
Modern Recordings 1950 to 1951 ... CD Modern/Ace (UK), 1950/1951. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
33 tracks. CD
Crown/Ace (UK), 1961. Used ... $4.99 6.99
If you only know BB King from later years, you'll really be stunned at the sound of this great set from the start of the 60s – a record that's much more R&B than the straighter blues of King's bigger label work – and which has a jumping groove nearly all the way through! The mix of ... read more CD
Crown/P-Vine (Japan), 1963. Used ... $11.99 14.99
Includes 6 non-album bonus tracks. CD
(1997 Japanese pressing – includes obi! Artwork has some age spots.)
Chess/MCA, 1950s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
A fantastic set – 46 Chess Records recordings, including a few unissued titles! CD
(CONDITION NOTE: this copy is missing the booklet, complete track list on back cover – priced accordingly.)
Chess, Early 50s. Used ... $1.99
With 20 tracks including "Juke", "Sad Hours", "Blues With A Feeling", "It Ain't Right", "Tell Me Mama", "Mean Old World", and "You're So Fine". CD
(Out of print.)
Delmark, 1967. Used ... $4.99 6.99
A classic bit of indie blues from the Chicago scene – featuring some great players from the second generation after Chess Records stopped picking up the younger local talents! Magic Sam leads the group on vocals and guitar, and he's working here with Mighty Joe Young on guitar, Odie Payne on ... read more CD
Also available West Side Soul ... CD 14.99
Taj Mahal —
Giant Step/Columbia, 1971. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Also available Giant Step/
Eagle, 2003. Used 2 CDs ... $5.99
Capitol/Fuel 2000, 1970. Used ... $8.99
An incredible record from Mississippi Fred McDowell – a set that was issued on a big label, but which has a wonderfully rootsy feel throughout – in a way that almost out-does any work from the indie blues labels of the time! The package was put together by Tommy Couch as an early ... read more CD
(Sealed.)
Riverside, 1961. Used ... $6.99
Blues, but with an undercurrent of New Orleans jazz – no surprise, given the Louisiana roots of Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery! The album's a classic set recorded in Chicago in the early 60s – featuring both Montgomery in a spare solo setting, and with help from a small ... read more CD
(Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Essential (France), 1990. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Strange & Beautiful, 1999. Used ... $16.99
Not a bad little side project from actor/musician John Lurie – who's working here under the guise of a mysterious blues musician! That gimmick is maybe the worst part of the record – as the music is clearly new, and hardly classic blues at all – but if you can get past it, the ... (Rock, Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
GNP/Crescendo, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Vee Jay/Charly (UK), 1957. Used ... $4.99 6.99
A stone classic from Jimmy Reed – and one of the first few albums on the Vee Jay label! The sound is spare, rootsy, and bluesy – the kind of tunes that made Jimmy an instant favorite, and which were a key force in the Chicago blues sound of the 50s. The set features material recorded ... read more CD
(1998 digipak pressing. Cover has light wear and a hype sticker on the front.)
Atlantic, 1969. Used ... $7.99
A funky bit of blues from Otis Rush – the guitarist's debut album, and a surprisingly great batch of tracks recorded at Fame Studios! Production is by Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites, who are clearly going for more of a crossover sound than Rick Hall might have given the set – but ... read more CD
Roulette, 1963. Used ... $4.99
One of Jimmy Rushing's last truly great albums – a jazz-tinged session of bluesy material, one that gets at his best work of the 50s! The arrangements are by Al Cohn, and have a fluid swing that pushes Jimmy past cliche – working with players that include Zoot Sims, Budd Johnson, ... (Vocalists, Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Shapeshifter Ensemble —
Mercy Suite ... CD Shapeshifter Ensemble, 2009. Used ... $9.99
Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Seminal work by these lesser-knowns from the 60s Windy City scene! CD
(Out of print.)
Vanguard, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $6.99
Bluesway/MCA, Late 60s. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
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.)
Blind Pig, 1977. Used ... $4.99
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(Punch through barcode.)
Alligator, 1974. Used ... $6.99
A classic early session from Alligator Records – with Hound Dog Taylor on guitar and vocals, plus Brewer Phillips on second guitar and Ted Harvey on drums – all working in a style that's a lot leaner than other work on the label! CD
Northern Blues (Canada), 2001. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Folkways, 1940s/1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
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Fuel 2000, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee —
Midnight Special (Blues & Folk/Fantasy, 1960. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A rootsy blues 2-fer – with two rare Prestige Blues sessions on a single CD! First up is Blues & Folk – a set with a very appropriate title, given the earthy feel of the music – mostly just guitar from Brownie McGhee and harmonica from Sonny Terry – plus vocals by both! ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
History (Germany), Late 1930s/1940s. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Arhoolie, Late 60s. Used ... $6.99
An album that brings together unissued tracks from the Arhoolie catalog by each of the three blues artists on the cover! CD
(Out of print.)
Robin Trower —
Bridge Of Sighs (with bonus tracks) ... CD Chrysalis, 1974. Used ... $5.99
Joe Turner —
Have No Fear Joe Turner Is Here ... CD Savoy/Denon (Japan), Mid 40s. Used ... $6.99
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. 26 tracks total!! CD
(Out of print, booklet has some light age spots.)
Pablo/OJC, 1985. Used ... $8.99
Titles include "Patcha Patcha", "Blues Lament", "JT's Blues", and "You Got Me Runnin". CD
(Out of print.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan —
Real Deal – Greatest Hits Vol 2 ... CD Epic, 1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $2.99
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Epic (Japan), 1984. Used ... $12.99
A landmark 80s record in the return of blues to the mainstream, right back in front of a rock audience with work like this – as the young Stevie Ray Vaughn cooks things up here on cuts that include "Couldn't Stand The Weather", "Stang's Swang", "Cold Shot", " ... read more CD
Also available (Includes obi!)
Couldn't Stand The Weather (with bonus tracks) ... CD 1.99
Couldn't Stand The Weather (2LP 180 gram pressing) ... LP 29.99
Epic, 1984. Used ... $1.99
A landmark 80s record in the return of blues to the mainstream, right back in front of a rock audience with work like this – as the young Stevie Ray Vaughn cooks things up here on cuts that include "Couldn't Stand The Weather", "Stang's Swang", "Cold Shot", " ... read more CD
Also available Couldn't Stand The Weather ... CD 12.99
Couldn't Stand The Weather (2LP 180 gram pressing) ... LP 29.99
Pablo (Japan), 1981. Used ... $9.99
Vinson plays alto and sings – in a group that features Art Hillery on piano and organ, Rashid Jamal Ali on tenor, Martin Banks on trumpet, and Cal Green on guitar. CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol, Late 30s. Used 3CD ... $19.99
Includes 75 tracks! CD
(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Atlantic, Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
Later work from guitar genius T-Bone Walker, but still very much in the style of his best R&B work! The album features small group backings that do the best to bring out the jazzier side of T-Bone's style – one that was a direct influence on countless jazz funk guitarists in later years ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
T-Bone Walker/LRC, 1960s. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
Walter Wolfman Washington —
My Future Is My Past ... CD Anti, 2018. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Chess, 1941/1942. Used ... $2.99
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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
Blue Sky, 1977. Used ... $4.99
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 (2004 remastered edition. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Hard Again ... LP 19.99
Hard Again ... CD 1.99
Blue Sky/Epic, 1981. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Also available King Bee ... LP 19.99(2004 pressing with 2 bonus tracks.)
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.)
Chess/Get On Down, 1974. Used ... $8.99
Muddy Waters definitely put the "unk" in funk – although back in his day, the word meant something different than in the 70s! This set features some great late Muddy for Chess – produced in conjunction with Ralph Bass, Muddy's longtime associate in the studio, and done with a ... read more CD
Delmark, 1953/1954. Used ... $3.99
Some of the first recordings ever from Chicago legend Junior Wells – made for the small States label in the Windy City, many years before Wells exploded out with much greater national fame! The music here has Junior stepping into the same early electric space that Chess Records was cutting ... read more CD
Also available Blues Hit Big Town ... CD 6.99(Booklet has a cutout hole.)
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
Delmark, 2016. Used ... $4.99
Nicely tight work from Mike Wheeler – a contemporary bluesman on the Chicago scene who strongly continues the legacy of the city from the 60s onward – from his work on guitar, to his soulful lead vocals, to his talent for penning a tune! The work here is all original material by ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Messenger, 2003. Used ... $8.99
Chess, 1957/1958/1960. Used ... $6.99
No bummer here, as the set's a really great one – filled with late 50s Chess Records sides by Sonny Boy Williamson – a number of which are previously unissued! The package does a great job of reviving this material for a newly-informed blues audience of the modern age – giving ... read more CD
(1991 Chess/MCA pressing.)
Prestige/OJC, 1963. Used ... $8.99
Prestige, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
Production by David Axelrod. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
Primo (Czech Republic), Late 20s/1930s/Early 40s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Music from Sam Collins, Gus Cannon, Papa Harvey, Rube Lacy, Bo Carter, Furry Lewis Son House, Geeshie Wiley, Jim Thompkins, Skip James, King Solomon, Otto Virgial, Roberet Johnson, Muddy Waters, and more – 40 tracks in all! CD
Alligator, 1991. Used 2 CDs ... $1.99
Music from Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton, Professor Longhair, Koko Taylor, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Elvin Bishop, Roy Buchanan, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Sonny Terry, and more. CD
Alligator, 1993. Used 2CD ... $1.99 2.99
Music from Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Katie Webster, Elvis Bishop, the Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Koko Taylor & her Blues Machine & an All Star Jam. CD
(Out of print.)
Indigo (UK), 2001. Used ... $9.99
15 Lennon & McCartney songs performed by Stan Webb, Earl Green, Fred James, Charles Walker, Paul Lamb, Johnny Jones, Al Garner, Ruby Turner, Earl Gaines, Fred James, Mo Indigo, and Roscoe Shelton. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Black Banjo Songsters Of North Carolina & Virginia ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $8.99
Music from John Snipes, Dink Roberts, Joe Thompson & Odell Thompson, Etta Baker & Cora Philips, John Jackson, Homer Walker, Irvin Cook & Leonard Bowles, 'Big Sweet' Lewis Hairston, John Tyree, Rufus Kasey and more. (Folk/Country, Blues) 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
Mastertone, 1950s/Early 1960s. Used 3 CDs ... $5.99
Includes tracks by John Lee Hooker, Screaming Jay Hawkins, BB King, Cissy Houston, Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim and others. 36 tracks total! CD
Purple Flame (UK), 1950s/1960s. Used 2 CDs ... $1.99
Music from John Lee Hooker, Billy Boy Arnold With Tony McPhee, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Johnson, Memphis Slim, Buster Benton & Carey Bell, Louisiana Red, Sunnyland Slim, Muddy Waters, and more. 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.)
Rhino, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Little Walter and his Night Cats, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Lazy Lester, Jerry McCain, Howlin' Wolf, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy & Walter, Snooky Pryor, Slim Harpo, and more. 18 tracks total. 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 —
Blues, Boogie And Beat ... CD MCA (Japan), 1950s. Used ... $19.99
Featuring artists Elmore Jones, Buddy Guy, T Bone Walker, Joe Turner, Tampa red and others. 25 tracks total! CD
(Includes obi and thick booklet!)
Duke/Peacock, 1960s. Used ... $6.99
HMG, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Tracks by RL Burnside, Pinetop Perkins, Boogaloo Ames, Eddie Cusic, and Robert Curtis Smith. CD
(Spine has a cutout notch.)
Alligator, 1980s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Albert Collins, Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows, Koko Taylor, Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, Littel Charlie & the Nightcats, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Lonnie Mack, Professor Longhair, Buddy Guy & more. CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Chicago, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, Eddie Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Junior Wells, Otis Spann, J.B. Lenoir, Little Walter, Otis Rush, Earl Hooker, Sunnyland Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Lockwood Jr, Billy Boy Arnold, Luther Allison, and Hound Dog Taylor & The House ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Flyright (France), 1950s. Used ... $9.99
Features music by Ann Cole, Noble Watts, Big Mike Gordon, Chris Kenner, Frankie Tucker, Marie Knight and Milan Brown. CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/Legacy, 2003. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99 9.99
Includes 24 tracks from Buddy Guy, Larry Johnson, India Arie, Keb Mo, Mavis Staples, Solomon Burke, Mos Def, Gregg Allman, Natalie Cole and Odetta. CD
(Small cutout hole on the back.)
Time Life/MCA, Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
Featuring music from Freddy King, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Bland, Muddy Waters, BB King, Slim Harpo, Etta James, Little Johnny Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Bobby Parker, Johnny Guitar Watson, Earl King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Little Junior Parker, and Earl Hooker – 20 tracks in all. CD
Various —
Ride Daddy Ride – Vintage Songs About Sex – 1927 to 1953 ... CD Buzzola (UK), 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s. Used ... $12.99
Titles include "You Put It In, I'll Take It Out" by Papa Charlie Jackson, "I Want A Bowlegged Man" by Bullmoose Jackson, "Doodle Hole" by Charlie Lincoln, "Let Me Roll Your Lemon" by Bo Carter, "Good Jelly Blues" by Eddie Miller, and "She Kept ... read more CD
