Blues — In Stock
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 (257) new/used, Vinyl (265) new/used, LPs (244) new/used, 7-inch (17) new/used, 78 RPM (4), Cassettes (4), Books (1), All (527)
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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.)
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Heavy Timbre – Chicago Boogie Piano ... CD Sirens, 1976. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Rare Chicago blues, recorded at a studio party in 1976! Includes solo performances by Willie Mabon, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Walker, Blind John Davis, and Ewin Helfer. CD
Kent/Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Fantastic west coast blues from the 60s, none of issued at the time – collected together here in a set that really shows the continuing evolution of the sound of LA! During the 60s, the city's blues took on some of the transformations that were happing in Chicago – with similar roots ... read more CD
Savoy, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
Great R&B work from a range of Savoy singers – Big Maybelle, Little Esther, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, and Linda Hopkins – all 78rpm material, packaged here with great notes! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, large promo sticker, and some ring impressions.)
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Legends Of The Blues Vol 2 ... CD Columbia, Late 20s/1930s/Early 40s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Roosevelt Skyes, Texas Alexander, Robert Hicks As Barbecue Bob, Bessie Jackson, Buddy Moss, Robert Wilkins, Casey Bill, Curtis Jones, Brownie McGhee and more. 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
Xtra (UK), 1966. Near Mint- ... $24.99
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.)
Folkways, Mid 1950s. Very Good+ ... $29.99
With selections by Starlight Gospel Singers, Ella Cash, JT Cash, Joseph Massey, Dorothy Melton, Combs Gospel Singers, and Mississippi Wandering Travelers. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s issue in a paste-on cover, with booklet.)
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New Bluebloods – The Next Generation Of Chicago Blues ... LP Alligator, 1984. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Features work by Donald Kinsey & The Kinsey Report, Valerie Wellington, Dion Payton & The 43rd Street Blues Band, The Sons Of Blues/Chi-Town Hustlers, The Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman, John Watkins, Michael Coleman, Maurice John Vaughn, Melvin Taylor & The Slack ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, and is lightly bent at the right side.)
Ace (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 19.99
A deep look at a blues scene that doesn't always get its due – music not from Chicago, Memphis, or various points south – but some nicely gritty tracks that were cut in New York during the postwar years! Despite New York's fame as a hub of jazz, soul, and other styles – the city ... read more CD
Brunswick (Germany), 1962. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99
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.)
Storyville (UK), 1963. Near Mint- ... $24.99 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.)
Riverside (Netherlands), Late 20s/Early 30s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $24.99
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.)
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Piano Blues Vol 2 – Brunswick 1928 to 1930 – Nothing But A Worried Mind ... LP Magpie (UK), Late 20s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Features work by Charles Avery, Eddie Miller, John Oscar, Stump Johnson, Bob Call, Henry Brown, and Judson Brown. LP, Vinyl record album
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Piano Blues Vol 9 – What's The Use Of Getting' Sober – Lofton/Magpie (UK), 1930s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Featuring work by Cripple Clarence Lofton, Red Nelson, and George Noble. LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has light wear.)
Yazoo, 1930s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Smithsonian Folkways, 1950s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 3CDs/Book ... $67.99 74.99
A stunning document of culture in and around the Texas scene of the postwar years – never-heard recordings done by blues enthusiast Robert Mack McCormick, who also photographed most of his subjects as well – a lost legacy that finally gets exposure to the world at large here in a big ... read more CD
Rough Guide, New Copy ... $22.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Strawberry (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $27.99 34.99
A really cool package that's way more than just the blues promised in the title – as the set brings together work from a variety of scenes and styles, all showing the many ways that American blues had such an impact on UK sounds from the mod generation onwards! There's definitely some tracks ... (Rock, Blues) read more CD
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Shouters – Roots Of Rock N Roll Vol 9 ... LP Savoy, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $3.99
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Story Of The Blues ... LP Columbia, 1930s/1940s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $5.99
Includes work by Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Memphis Jug Band, Bessie Smith, Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell, Bo Carter, Robert Johnson, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James, Otis Spann, and many more. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has some surface wear.)
Tradition, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Etta Baker, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Big Bill Broonzy, Louis Armstrong, Odetta, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Woody Herman, and others – 15 tracks total. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
BMG, Late 20s. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Includes material by The Memphis Jug Band, Jim Jackson, Cannon's Jug Stompers, and Frank Stokes. CD
(Out of print, crease through traycard artwork.)
Connoisseur Collection (UK), Late 50s-Mid 60s. Used ... $6.99
Features music by Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, The Coasters, Marvin Gaye, Gene Allison, Rufus Thomas, Muddy Waters, Irma Thomas, Don Covay, Howlin Wolf, Alvin Robinson, Dale, Eric Donaldson, and the Temptations. (Funky Compilations, Blues) CD
