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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 (335) new/used, Vinyl (182) new/used, LPs (177) new/used, 7-inch (4 used), 78 RPM (1), Cassettes (4), Books (1), All (522)
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SSS International/Sun, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 29.99
A long-overdue second full length albums from the SSS International years of the great Johnny Adams – tracks that were mostly issued as singles by the label, and which come together here with a punch that's even harder than the work on his Heart & Soul album from the time! Adams has a ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing. Limited to 1000 copies.)
Jewel/Ronn (Japan), Early 1970s. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
A set with a title that's echoed by another full length album from Buster Benton – but instead a limited EP release with a very cool 10" package – one that features some of the best material that Buster recorded for the Jewel/Ronn label on the Chicago scene in the early 70s! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
ORG, New Copy ... $25.99
Mr Blues/P-Vine (Japan), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
A raw cooker from the Chicago scene of the 70s – the best kind of gritty electric blues that was being recorded by the indie labels, even at a time when other bigger companies were trying to turn it into cliche! Eddie Campbell is great here – with raw vocals that captivate instantly, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Fire/P-Vine (Japan), Early 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
An early full length album from the great Arthur Crudup – and one that wasn't cut until after he'd had years on the scene, including some work that was a key inspiration for Elvis Presley and others of his generation! The set's done in a nice raw style – that grittier side of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Ovation/Night Train, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of the greatest albums ever made by Willie Dixon as a leader – a really cooking set done after years backing other folks up in the Chess Records studio – and a date recorded for the Chicago-based Ovation Records label, who really let Willie do his thing! Given that Dixon plays bass ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Grenade/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 38.99
Some of the funkiest work we've ever heard from Vernon Garrett – recorded in California, but with a nicely gritty southern soul sound! The tunes have some of the bluesy inflections of Vernon's more famous work – but they also come across with a groove that's tighter, especially on the ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Score/Third Man, Early 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 26.99
A late 50s collection of earlier 78rpm singles issued by Aladdin Records – material that's far rawer than the "strums" in the title might imply! At a time when other blues musicians were fleshing things out a bit – sometimes adding in larger backings, horns, and a bit of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bluesville/Craft, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
Maybe one of the greatest settings we've ever heard for Sonny Terry – as the record's a nicely stripped-down gem that presents Lightnin Hopkins at his best! Lightnin plays guitar with a rhythmic vibe and spins out these effortless lyrics throughout – that almost-conversational style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Last Night Blues ... CD 13.99(Newly remastered from the original tapes!)
Chess/Jackpot, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 23.99
The title definitely gets it right – as this 70s collection brings together most of the best Chess Records material by Howlin Wolf from the late 50s and early 60s – almost all of them small combo sides that present the man in all of his raspy, growling glory! The tracks span a space ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition colored vinyl!)
Freddie King —
Live Away (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Floating World (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ... $28.99 34.99
A great set of concert performances from Freddie King – material that captures him at his raw, earthy best! The package is a bit short on details, but it features live material from the late 60s and early 70s – tracks that bristle with maybe even more power than Freddie's famous 70s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... (Global Grooves, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni (red vinyl pressing) ... LP 19.99
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... (Global Grooves, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni ... LP 18.99
Groove Merchant/Mr Bongo (UK), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 30.99
One of the funkiest albums ever from Junior Parker – a great little set that shows he had a lot more to offer than just the average bluesman! The album's got a nice little soul sound in the backings – tight rhythms from Horace Ott, who nicely avoids a lot of the cliches that the blues ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Audio Fidelity/Culture Factory, Early 1960s. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
An unusual set from the folk blues scene of the 60s – sounds that are both very different than the electric work being recorded at Chess Records, and some of the more rural material that was being captured in some of the more stripped-down recordings of the time! The vibe here is lean but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Crown/P-Vine (Japan), 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99 39.99
Something of a full-length debut for the great Ike Turner – and a set that brings together some of his key moments working as a powerhouse for the RPM/Crown label in the 50s! Ike's on guitar on most of these tracks, and he sings too – but he's also a force at the helm of the ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Big Town/P-Vine (Japan), Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 34.99
Great work from Smokey Wilson – a southern bluesman by birth, but one who relocated to the LA scene in the postwar years, where he really started to groove! This 70s album is a great example of the way that Wilson merged his roots with some of the soulful currents of the Cali scene – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Mississippi, 1930s. New Copy ... $7.99 19.99
A great set of rural blues and folksy modes, presented here with little in the way of information – which then maybe makes the whole thing a completely delightful musical discovery – as if you've found a whole stack of vintage 78rpm singles with the labels rubbed off, and have to drop ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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