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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
Stony Plain, 2001. Used ... $3.99
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(Still sealed!)
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!)
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
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!)
Bobby Bland —
Blues At Midnight ... CD Malaco, 2003. Used ... $3.99
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(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
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
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
Antone's, 1994. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
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.)
Bong Load, 1998. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
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
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Telarc, 2003. Used ... $3.99
Severn, 2005. Used ... $4.99
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(Sealed copy.)
Eddy Clearwater/Storyville (Denmark), Late 70s. Used ... $9.99
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(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.)
Inside Memphis, 1999. Used ... $5.99
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(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
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!
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(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
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(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
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(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
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
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(CDr release.)
Cannonball, 1998. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Includes the cannonball!)
Black Top, 1993. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Aim (Australia), 1979. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Riverside/Original Blues Classics, 1960. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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 CD
Lightnin Hopkins —
From The Vaults Of Everest Records – Drinkin' The Blues ... CD Collectables, Late 50s. Used ... $4.99
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Smithsonian Folkways, 1959. Used ... $7.99
A late 50s session, but an album that captures Lighnin Hopkins in a rootsy style that could well hearken back to the 78rpm blues records of the 30s – thanks to production by Samuel B Charters, who captured Hopkins alone making music in his apartment in Houston! The tracks have that ... read more CD
(1990 CD pressing.)
Chess/Traffic, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
Almost a decade's worth of great work from Howlin Wolf – late 50s and early 60s recordings done for Chess Records in Chicago, nicely packaged up here in an archival series album with full notes on the sessions and music! Nearly all tracks are originals by Wolf – aka Chester Burnett ... read more CD
Delmark, 2020. Used ... $5.99
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Black Lion, 1961/1962. Used ... $3.99
Ace (UK), Early 50s. New Copy 3 CDs ... $14.99 24.99
A massive 3CD look at the key early years of Elmore James – a package that's overflowing with great work by one of the greatest blues guitarists of the 50s! The set starts way back at James' roots in Mississippi, with some sweetly rough-edged recordings that still sparkle with incredible ... read more CD
Also available Elmore James & His Broomdusters – The Classic Early Recordings 1951 to 1956 (3CD Set) ... CD 14.99
Ace (UK), Early 50s. Used 3 CDs ... $14.99
A massive 3CD look at the key early years of Elmore James – a package that's overflowing with great work by one of the greatest blues guitarists of the 50s! The set starts way back at James' roots in Mississippi, with some sweetly rough-edged recordings that still sparkle with incredible ... read more CD
Also available Elmore James & His Broomdusters – The Classic Early Recordings 1951 to 1956 (3CD Set) ... CD 14.99
Etta James —
Life, Love & The Blues ... CD Private, 1998. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Fantasy, 1987. Used ... $7.99
Paramount/P-Vine (Japan), Late 20s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
20 rare recordings from one of the all-time greats of early blues recording – the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson, presented here on a set of seminal recordings done for the Paramount label in the late 20s! All tracks were recorded in Chicago, but hardly have the famous sound of that city's ... read more CD
Big Jack Johnson —
Daddy When Is Mama Comin Home ... CD Earwig, 1989. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Titles include "I'm A Big Boy Now", "Doodley Squat", "Chinese Blues", "Crawdad Hole", and "Goin Back To Mississippi". CD
(Out of print.)
Jimmy Johnson —
Bar Room Preacher ... CD Alligator, 1983. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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". CD
Columbia, Mid 30s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
All 41 recordings of Robert Johnson – a lasting legacy of music that's still one of the touchpoints for any exploration of early blues! CD
(Box has light wear.)
Kent/P-Vine (Japan), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A great document of the early genius of BB King – a set that brings together material recorded just over the space of a decade for the RPM/Kent label in LA – the company who gave BB a wonderful showcase in the years before he hopped over to a larger label and bigger fame! The material ... read more CD
Ace (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 19.99
An excellent collection of rare work from the legendary BB King – a selection of 25 tracks from the vaults of RPM and Kent Records, 23 of which appear here for the first time ever! Some cuts are alternates, some are different versions of other recordings – and all are pretty darn ... read more CD
Shelter/Right Stuff, 1973. Used ... $19.99
A smoking electric blues set from Freddie King – and like all of his best early 70s work, an album that's got a heck of a lot more soul than you'd expect! Freddie moves past cliches nicely on the record – smoking in a lean, mean Texas guitar sort of style – but also cooking ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Freddy King —
Hide Away – The Best Of Freddy King ... CD King/Rhino, Early 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Great early guitar work from Freddie King – a host of his early recordings for King Records! CD
(Out of print.)
Fantasy, 2020. Used ... $4.99
Bob Kirkpatrick —
Drive Across Texas ... CD Top Cat, 2001. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print and sealed.)
Rhythm Bomb (Germany), 2017. Used ... $3.99
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(Sealed.)
Random Chance, 2015. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Still sealed!)
Paula, 1973. Used ... $9.99
Gritty electric work from Little Joe Blue – a early 70s session for the Jewel label, cut with a really down-home feel! Most numbers here feature Little Joe updating an older mode with an electric twist – but some other cuts pick up the pace a bit, and almost sound a bit funky – ... read more CD
Delmark, 1968. Used ... $8.99
Rough-edged blues from the west side of Chicago – a stone classic from the mighty Magic Sam – a player who was taken from us all too soon! On the west side, they mix plenty of soul in with their blues – and you can definitely hear that on this stone smoker – a record that ... read more CD
Magic Slim —
Essential Magic Slim ... CD Blind Pig, 2007. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print. Still sealed!)
Taj Mahal —
Happy To Be Just Like I Am (Original Master Recording) ... CD Sony/Mobile Fidelity, 1971. Used ... $4.99
One of Taj Mahal's first LPs of the 70s, and also one of his very best of the decade – if not THE best! Happy To Be Just Like I Am is one of the earlier records Taj cut in which he's really going all in with the diverse influences, including the Caribbean flourishes that so flavored his ... read more CD
(CONDITION NOTE: disc has a hub crack and booklet has some age spots.)
Stony Plain, 2023. Used ... $9.99
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(Digipak has an airplay sticker on the back.)
KRB, Early 80s. Used ... $0.99
Raven (Australia), 1970/1971. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print.)
Specialty/Rev-Ola (UK), Early 50s. Used ... $11.99
Seminal sides from 50s crossover bluesman Percy Mayfield – some of his best-known recordings ever, done for the Specialty label at the height of his powers! Percy's music epitomizes the changes going on in blues in the postwar years – a move towards jazzier, more sophisticated styles ... read more CD
Snapper (UK), 1920s/1930s. Used 2CDs ... $14.99
Includes "Writin' Paper Blues", "Stole Rider Blues", "Three Women Blues", "Warm It Up To Me", "It's A Good Little Thing", "Lord Have Mercy If You Please" and more – 40 Tracks in all! CD
