Blues — New Arrivals 
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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!
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Bobby Blue Bland —
Two Steps From The Blues (with bonus tracks) ... CD Duke, 1961. Used ... $6.99
An incredible record from Bobby Blue Bland – and quite possibly the greatest one he ever made! The set's got an amazing something special that's unlike most other material of the time – a bit blues, but a lot of soul too – still with some echoes of R&B in the jazzier charts ... read more CD
John Blues Boyd —
Real Deal ... CD Little Village, 2016. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Jewel Brown featuring Bloodest Saxophone —
Roller Coaster Boogie ... CD Dynaflow, 2014. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Still sealed!)
Roy Buchanan —
Deluxe Edition ... CD Alligator, Mid 80s. Used ... $5.99
James Cotton —
It Was A Very Good Year ... CD Just A Memory (Canada), 1967. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Cutout hole in back of case & traycard.)
Sherwood Fleming with the Moeller Brothers —
Blues Blues Blues ... CD Dynaflow, 2015. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Still sealed!)
Stefan Grossman —
How To Play Blues Guitar ... CD Shanachie, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Scott Henderson —
Live! ... CD Tone Center, 1994. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Elmore James —
King Of The Slide Guitar Sampler ... CD Capricorn, Late 1950s/Early 1960s. Used ... $1.99
8 track sampler from the box set. CD
(Promotional release.)
Lonnie Johnson with Victoria Spivey —
Idle Hours ... CD Prestige/Bluesville, 1961. Used ... $4.99
Beautiful late work from Lonnie Johnson – recorded decades after his bigger years on record, but handled with great care by Prestige Records, during the brief run of its Bluesville imprint! Like most of the rest of the sides at the time, the approach here is to make an older mode live again ... read more CD
(Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Albert King —
King Of The Blues Guitar ... CD Atlantic, 1969. Used ... $4.99
Classic Stax blues by the king of the Memphis blues scene of the late 60's. Production's handled by Stax, even though the LP was released on Atlantic, and the set includes "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Overall Junction", "Laundromat Blues", "Cold Feet", and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
BB King —
Live At The Regal (Original Master Recording) ... CD MCA/Mobile Fidelity, 1965. Used ... $26.99
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
(Out of print, gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
Little Walter —
His Best – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection ... CD 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
(Still sealed!)
Magic Slim —
Highway Is My Home ... CD Evidence, 1978. Used ... $6.99
At the time of this set, Magic Slim called Chicago his home – but the title may well be apt, as the set was recorded overseas in the Barclay Studios in Paris, at a time when Slim was hitting the highway to reach a wide global audience with his music! Despite that displacement, though, there's ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Asie Payton —
Just Do Me Right ... CD Fat Possum/Epitaph, 2002. Used ... $1.99
A solo session – just Asie Payton on vocals and guitar. CD
(Digipak has some light wear with a penmark through the barcode.)
Sherman Robertson & BluesMove —
Guitar Man Live ... CD Moving Music (UK), 2005. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Sealed.)
Siegel Schwall Band —
Flash Forward ... CD Alligator, 2005. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Smilin' Bobby & Hidden Charms —
Big Legged Woman ... CD Wolf (Austria), 2006. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Otis Spann —
Best Of The Vanguard Years (Blues Today Vol 1/Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... $9.99
A great selection of work from Chicago blues giant Otis Spann – with three unreleased bonus tracks too! First up are five tracks from Spann's contributions to the album Chicago The Blues Today Vol 1 – material that just features Otis on vocals and piano, with some raw drums from SP ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Koko Taylor —
Koko Taylor ... CD Chess, 1969. Used ... $8.99
Probably THE album you truly need to own from Koko Taylor – and a completely great one, recorded way before she'd become a cliched fixture paying the bills on frat boy tourist blues scene! The tracks here were recorded over a few years in mid-to-late 60s Chicago – mostly with ... read more CD
Also available Koko Taylor ... LP 29.99(Punch through barcode, clear promotional sticker on case.)
Muddy Waters —
Fathers & Sons ... CD Chess/MCA, 1969. Used ... $7.99
One of the biggest albums of Muddy Waters' career – a key crossover effort that has Waters as the "father" working with "sons" Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield! The style here is still quite rootsy overall – and the double-length session features one album ... read more CD
Also available Fathers & Sons (with bonus tracks) ... CD 5.99(Out of print.)
Muddy Waters —
King Bee (with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Sky/Epic, 1981. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Also available King Bee ... LP 19.99(2004 pressing with 2 bonus tracks – still sealed! Punch through barcode.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy Waters Woodstock Album ... CD Chess, 1975. Used ... $6.99
Muddy kicks it live in the studio at Woodstock with a number of rock and/or blues luminaries in toe for this mid 70s gig – including the great Pinetop Perkins on piano, Paul Butterfield on harmonica, and Levon Helm on bass and drums! Interestingly, the set is much more of return to the ... read more CD
(Small nick in barcode.)
Junior Wells —
Blues Hit Big Town ... 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(Punch through booklet.)
Sonny Boy Williamson —
Goin' In Your Direction ... CD Alligator, Early 50s. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print and sealed with a cutout hole through the case.)
Johnny Winter —
Deluxe Edition ... CD Alligator, 1980s. Used ... $4.99
Various —
Southern Journey Vol 3 – 61 Highway Mississippi – Delta Country Blues, Spirituals, Work Songs & Dance Music ... CD Rounder, 1959. Used ... $3.99
Alan Lomax recordings – features Fred McDowell, John Dudley, Ervin Webb, and others! CD
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