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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 (211) new/used, Vinyl (165) new/used, LPs (151) new/used, 7-inch (7 used), 78 RPM (7), Books (1), Magazines (1), All (378)
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Sunset Blvd, Late 70s. New Copy 2CDs ... $21.99 24.99
A huge collection of work from the second chapter in the career of long-running New Orleans soul singer Johnny Adams – work after his initial rise to fame on the SSS International label, from a time when he was working with producer Senator Jones, in a groove that nicely updated an older deep ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Rounder, 1989. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Albert Ammons —
King Of Boogie Woogie ... LP Blues Classics, 1940s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
BYG (France), Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
BYG (France), Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Stony Plain, 2001. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Still sealed!)
Winifred Atwell —
Space Ship Boogie/
London, 1956. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Barrelhouse Chuck —
Salute To Sunnyland Slim ... CD Blue Loon, 1999. Used ... $2.99
Features SP Leary and contributions from Calvin Jones, Willie Smith, Billy Flynn, Hash Brown and "Harmonica" Todd Levine. 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
(In a very cool Japanese-styled, LP-like cardboard sleeve cover!)
Savoy, 1956. Near Mint- ... $39.99
Okeh/Sony, Mid 50s. Used ... $3.99
A bit blues, a bit jazz – and a singer with a style unto her own – the amazing Big Maybelle, one of the greatest artists to record for Okeh Records in the 50s! This well-done collection pulls together every single Maybelle recorded for the R&B powerhouse back in the day – a ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Savoy, Mid/Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Rojac/Traffic, 1967. New Copy ... $7.99 16.98
A great set that may well be Big Maybelle's best record ever – really rare work that's quite different than her famous work of the 50s! The set was recorded in the Criteria studios in Miami – and it's got a cool southern soul sound that's part Bobby Blue Bland bluesy soul, and part ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
(In a very cool Japanese-styled, LP-like cardboard sleeve cover!)
Big Walter —
Pack Fair & Square/Peacock, 1956. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Bobby Bland —
Blues At Midnight ... CD Malaco, 2003. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
Malaco, 1987. Near Mint- ... $5.99
Titles include "For The Last Time", "Let's Part As Friends", "I've Got A Problem", "Our First Blues Song", and "24 Hours A Day". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, light wear, and bent corners.)
ABC/BGO (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $15.99 22.99
Four fantastic albums from Bobby Bland – all brought together in a single package for the first time! First up is Come Fly With Me – great work from Bobby Blue Bland – one of the few artists to rise up at the end of the 50s, and still find a way to chart their own path forward in ... read more CD
Bobby Bland —
Get On Down With Bobby Bland ... LP ABC, 1975. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Brilliant later work by Bobby Blue Bland – done with backings that are much fuller than on his earlier albums – a mixture of strings and horns that really expand the sound! That doesn't keep things from being soulful, though – as Bobby's in incredible form vocally, really rising ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a small corner cut.)
Malaco, 1985. Near Mint- ... $6.99
A later gem from Bobby Blue Bland – done in a smooth style that fits the later approach of the Malaco label, but with a vocal style that hasn't dimmed a bit over the years! Bobby's still got that incredible rasp in his voice – that approach that easily made him one of the most soulful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, light wear, light scrape across the front and back, and bumped corner.)
ABC, 1977. Very Good+ ... $4.99
A bit of a shift for Bobby Blue Bland – a record that picks up some slight touches of the disco generation, thanks to arrangements by Michael Omartin – but a record that, thanks to Bobby's fantastic vocals, still really stands out from the pack! The shift is a bit like the one that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has faint ring wear and light aging.)
Duke/Ace (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A decade's worth of amazing music from the legendary Bobby Blue Bland – a singer who already hit his peak on these sublime early sides for Duke Records! There's never been anyone like Bobby Blue Bland – especially at this point in his career – never a straight jazz singer, and ... read more CD
Malaco, 1993. Very Good+ ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring wear.)
Bobby Blue Bland —
His California Album ... LP ABC, 1973. Very Good+ ... $9.99
A nice little record from Bobby Blue Bland – quite different from his 60s sides for Duke/Peacock, and recorded in California (as you might guess from the title!) with a smoother more soulful approach that comes off surprisingly well! The style works well for Bobby – and kind of gave ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover, with a cut corner and light wear.)
RCA, 1947. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Antone's, 1994. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Alligator, 1979. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Sill sealed, with a cut corner.)
Charles Brown —
Driftin' Blues – The Best Of Charles Brown ... CD Aladdin/Collectables, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... $4.99
Mel Brown —
Chicken Fat ... CD Impulse, 1967. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of the funkiest records ever recorded for Impulse – and the debut set by guitarist Mel Brown! Mel has a really down-and-dirty style that's quite unusual for the label at the time – a rootsy approach to guitar that's steeped in equal parts jazz, soul, and R&B – and which ... (Jazz, Blues) read more CD
Also available Chicken Fat (180 gram pressing) ... LP 27.99(Out of print, 2004 digipack pressing. Case has some edgwear on the back.)
Impulse, 1967. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
One of the funkiest records ever recorded for Impulse – and the debut set by guitarist Mel Brown! Mel has a really down-and-dirty style that's quite unusual for the label at the time – a rootsy approach to guitar that's steeped in equal parts jazz, soul, and R&B – and which ... (Jazz, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bong Load, 1998. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Elektra, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Nonesuch, 2012. Used Gatefold ... $6.99
Possibly the best yet from the Carolina Chocolate Drops! The Chocolate Drops are a group that can (and do) make a banjo and beatbox go together like pork and beans – they're that damn good. On this set, they're working with producer Buddy Miller, who seems a perfect choice. On his own ... (Folk/Country, Blues) read more CD
(Sealed.)
Vocalion/P-Vine (Japan), Late 20s/Early 30s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A historic pairing of blues talents – one that only flourished for a few short years, but created some wonderful music together! Leroy Carr brings lots of jazz inflections to his work on piano, but the overall sound is definitely blues – thanks strongly to the guitar lines of Scrapper ... read more CD
Goree Carter —
Goree Carter – The Complete Recordings Vol 1 – 1949 to 1951 ... CD Blue Moon (Spain), Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... $12.99
... CD
Telarc, 2003. Used ... $3.99
Hollywood, Early 50s. Very Good- ... $18.99
Arhoolie, 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Arhoolie, 1981. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Titles include "You're Fussin Too Much", "Calinda", "Woo Woo", "Hush Hush", "Money", "Ay Tete Fee", and "Cher Catin". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear.)
Severn, 2005. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Sealed copy.)
Okeh, 1995. Very Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in the stickered PVC sleeve.)
Eddy Clearwater/Storyville (Denmark), Late 70s. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Omar Coleman —
Born & Raised ... CD Delmark, 2015. Used ... $2.99
Sweet Chicago work from Omar Coleman – a singer and harmonica player, and one who seems to work in that equal space between blues and soul that you might find on the late 60s Chess sides of Little Milton! The production is definitely blues, but Omar's overall performance opens up way past ... read more CD
(Sealed copy.)
Alligator, 1981. Sealed ... $24.99 29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Imperial, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Damn great work from Albert Collins – one of those hard-edged gems from the early days that's a lot more funk than his later blues! Sure, there's still plenty of blues here – but the rhythms are pretty funky too, and the album's got some great raw production from Bill Hall – free ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, small split at the bottom of the spine, and lightly bent corners.)
Oldie Blues (Netherlands), Late 40s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A really well-done collection of postwar work from Cousin Joe – including some tracks recorded with the group of alto saxophonist Earl Bostic, and other material with players who include Sammy Price and Paul Gayten on piano, Billy Butler on guitar, and Lee Allen on tenor! LP, Vinyl record album
Robert Cray Band —
Bad Influence ... LP Hightone, 1983. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
Inside Memphis, 1999. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Sealed copy.)
Checker (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $10.99 15.99
A wicked reinvention of the sound of Bo Diddley – a set that electrifies his groove even more than before – and takes him into the same mix of funk and blues that Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf were exploring at the time! This album's right up there with the two Cadet/Chess classics by ... read more CD
Checker, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
Have guitar, will travel – and back in the day, Bo Diddley was going pretty darn far with great material like this! The album's a real standout, even in the classic Chess catalog of the early years –no filler, no covers, just all original material by Bo Diddley – done in that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bo Diddley —
Hey! Bo-Diddley/Checker, 1957. Very Good- ... $6.99
Chess, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Raw, ragged, rough, and ready – killer early work by Bo Diddley, clearly in a class by itself! The Bo Diddley groove isn't blues, isn't soul, and isn't R&B – it's instead a mad blend of rhythm, scratchy guitar, and spontaneously playful vocals that few other singers could ever hope ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s Canadian pressing in a barcode cover, with spotty aging near the spine.)
Capitol, 1988. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. A great copy.)
Columbia (Italy), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 24.99
A long-overdue recognition of the blues contributions of Willie Dixon – a set that pulls him out of the indie ghetto and pushes him firmly into the mainstream with this key release on Columbia Records! Yet despite that placement, the style is nicely down home – a strong recreation of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $12.99
36 tracks on 2CDs – a rich collection of work from this legendary Chicago bluesman! CD
(In the original LP sized box with oversized booklet – in nice shape!)
Georgia Tom Dorsey —
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol 1 – September 1928 To 5 February 1930 ... CD Document (Austria), 1928/1929/1930. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
See For Miles (UK), 1970. Used ... $4.99 9.99
Big Town/P-Vine (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $16.99
A bit later than some of Lowell Fulsom's funk work for Kent Records – but a set that's almost more vintage overall! The album's recorded for the short-lived Big Town imprint – a late 70s venue that took older R&B artists back to the sounds of a few decades before – never too ... read more CD
Kent/P-Vine (Japan), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Killer Kent Records work from the great Lowell Fulson – material from that time when he was effortlessly moving between blues, funk, and soul with cuts like this – really redefining the sound of the music, and almost setting himself up as a genre unto himself! There's plenty of Texas ... read more CD
Rhizome (Japan), 1994. Used ... $4.99 8.99
... CD
(Out of print, includes obi. Promotional sticker on traycard artwork and stamp on CD.)
Billy Gibson Band —
Billy Gibson Band ... CD Inside Sounds, 2005. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Sealed copy.)
Guitar Slim —
Sufferin Mind ... CD Specialty, Early/Mid 50s. Used ... $4.99
Beautiful blues from Guitar Slim – west coast material from the mid-50s, recorded with some very hip backings! Slim's got a lean, mean edge – a style that's a bit similar to Johnny Watson in his early years, touched with some of the class of the R&B scene that was bubbling up in ... read more CD
Chess, 1967. Very Good ... $9.99
Buddy Guy —
Man & The Blues (180 gram pressing) ... LP Vanguard/Craft, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
We love our Buddy Guy here in Chicago – and this set cut for Vanguard, one of his first full solo albums with his own band will always be a favorite! Buddy's late 60s sound was as charismatic as he'd always be, but there's an understated approach to his lead that's really wonderful, and hits ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary Edition on 180 gram vinyl!)
Blind Pig, 1974. Used ... $7.99
A smoking live performance from these two Chicago blues legends – recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, but with a gritty electric vibe that's very much like the duo's best work back home! The approach is very stripped-down and unadorned – just vocals by both Guy and ... read more CD
Wann Sonn, 2004. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(CDr release.)
Cannonball, 1998. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Includes the cannonball!)
Black Top, 1993. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Metropolitan, 2021. New Copy ... $6.99 29.99
The fascinating story of a modern day utopia – an attempt to build a new African-American city from the ground up in rural North Carolina – envisioned as a moment of pride, power, and new opportunity – but one that never fully came to be! Before the book, we'd never heard of Soul ... read more Book
(Please Note – The spine has a small remainder mark.)
Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess, 1989. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
Jessie Mae Hemphill might look like an 80s blues artist on the cover, but the record's got a much more vintage vibe – as the set features field recordings done on New Years Eve in 1989, with Jessie Mae singing in a style that seems geared to ring in the year with the ghosts of the past! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Malaco, 1982. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Aim (Australia), 1979. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Vee Jay/Craft, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A set that's maybe not the first record from the great John Lee Hooker – but one that definitely helped push him over the top, and forever cement his place in the legend of 20th Century blues! The vibe here is a bit different than some of Hooker's earlier, rawer material – as he gets ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Burnin' ... LP 13.99
John Lee Hooker —
Burnin' ... LP Vee Jay, 1962. Very Good ... $13.99
A set that's maybe not the first record from the great John Lee Hooker – but one that definitely helped push him over the top, and forever cement his place in the legend of 20th Century blues! The vibe here is a bit different than some of Hooker's earlier, rawer material – as he gets ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Burnin (180 gram red vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99(Early 00s Get Back 180 gram pressing. Vinyl has oxidation.)
Vee Jay, 1961. Very Good ... $34.99
Hardly a folk album, despite the title – and instead a wicked batch of raw bluesy numbers from the mighty John Lee Hooker! Two of the album's tracks were recorded live at the Newport Folk Fest, but the rest were done back in Chicago – with lots of gritty vocals and guitar from Hooker, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing with deep groove and Bell Sound stamp. Cover has light surface wear and aging, small name in marker.)
Impulse/Elemental, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
There's no suffering here – as the record's a real delight, and one of the more unique sessions in the career of the great John Lee Hooker! The record was done for Impulse Records, mostly known for its jazz recordings at the time – and the session has the vocals and guitar of John Lee ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve/BMG, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A really great, but very unusual John Lee Hooker album – one that was recorded in London with backing from later blues rock heroes The Groundhogs – a group who do a really great job here of hanging back, and letting Hook really take the lead! All those raw, gritty charms of Hooker's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chess, 1966. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(60s mono blue fade label pressing. Cover has 2 cutout holes, light aging.)
John Lee Hooker —
Sittin Here Thinkin ... LP Muse/Happy Bird (Germany), Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $18.99
Great gritty sides from the mighty John Lee Hooker – material with a slightly obscure origin, but recorded in the late 50s, right in a stretch when he was cutting some of his classics! Hooker's guitar and vocals are center stage – both growling with a hell of a lot of soulful power ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s European pressing.)
