Blues — New Arrivals 
— LPs 
Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
Items added April 25 - 29
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Charles Brown —
Race Track Blues – Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers ... LP Route 66 (Sweden), Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Clarence Gatemouth Brown —
San Antonio Ballbuster (Charly) ... LP Charly (UK), Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Classic Texas blues from Clarence Gatemouth Brown – with titles that include "Gate's Salty Blues", "She Winked Her Eye", "Just Got Lucky", "You Got Money", "Okie Dokie Stomp", "Just Before Dawn", and "Sad Hour". LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has light wear and a trace of a sticker.)
Ruth Brown —
Rockin' With Ruth ... LP Atlantic/Charly (UK), 1950s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Butterfield Blues Band —
East West ... LP Elektra, 1966. Very Good- ... $11.99
James Cotton —
James Cotton Blues Band ... LP Verve, 1967. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Chicago blues, but plenty darn funky – recorded with a sharpness and tightness that shows a strong soul-based influence in the second-generation electric work of James Cotton's generation! The core group here features James on harmonica and vocals – backed by piano, guitar, bass, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has minimal wear and aging is nice overall.)
Bo Diddley —
Got My Own Bag Of Tricks ... LP Chess, Late 50s/1960s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
A nice little collection of Bo Diddley's earlier work for Chess – put together in the early 70s, when Bo was in his Black Gladiator phase, as pictured on the cover – but featuring the rawer, rougher grooves of his initial recordings in the late 50s and early 60s! The Bo Diddley groove ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(French pressing with blue fade labels in a gatefold cover, with a small center split in the top seam.)
Robben Ford —
Schizophonic ... LP LA, 1976. Sealed ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cut corner.)
Blind Roosevelt Graves —
Blind Roosevelt Graves 1929 to 1936 – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ... LP Wolf, Late 1920s-Mid 1930s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has light wear. Label has a trace of sticker.)
John Lee Hooker —
Black Snake (Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker/Fantasy, 1959. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A pair of very stripped-down albums from John Lee Hooker – issued together in this 70s set! First up is Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker – featuring the legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s brown label pressing. Cover has a small center split on the top seam and some light wear, but looks great overall.)
John Lee Hooker —
It Serve You Right To Suffer ... LP Impulse, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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
(180 gram Speakers Corner reissue.)
Mississippi John Hurt —
Last Sessions ... LP Vanguard, 1972. Near Mint- ... $29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(2012 RSD pressing – limited to 1000 copies.)
BB King —
Let Me Love You ... LP Kent, 1964. Very Good+ ... $13.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo late 60s red label pressing. Cover has some wear & aging, small bottom seam split. The back has a faint stain across the top.)
BB King —
Midnight Believer ... LP ABC, 1978. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of the most tightly-produced of BB King's albums for MCA, but a set that's still filled with undeniable charm – and which really shows King more than able to step up to some well-deserved superstardom! There's a bit of an LA finish to the backings, but things are never too smooth – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light ring & edge wear.)
Leadbelly —
Library Of Congress Recordings (3LP Box Set) ... LP Elektra, 1940s. Near Mint- 3LP Box Set ... $34.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s red label big E pressing. Includes the booklet, Elektra catalog from 1966, and the Elektra inner sleeves. Box has split corners, tears in the top and bottom edge, center splits in the spine and bottom seam, and is faded at the spine.)
Taj Mahal —
Giant Step/Columbia, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing – A great copy!)
Harvey Mandel & Others —
Get Off In Chicago ... LP Ovation, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
Mighty Sam McClain —
Give It Up To Love ... LP Audio Quest, 1993. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $59.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(200 gram Analogue Productions pressing in a gatefold cover.)
Nighthawks —
Live In Europe ... LP Varrick, 1987. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cut corner.)
Hans Olson —
Western Winds ... LP Joplin, 1973. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Charley Patton —
Founder Of The Delta Blues 1929 to 1934 ... LP Yazoo, Late 1920s/Early 1930s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s color peacock label pressing. Cover has a light stain on one corner and some waviness from mositure, but looks great overall.)
Jesse Price —
Jump It With A Shuffle ... LP Jukebox Lil (Sweden), Mid/Late 40s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Professor Longhair —
Crawfish Fiesta ... LP Alligator, 1980. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Red Beans", "Willie Fugal's Blues", "Crawfish Fiesta", "It's My Fault Darling", and "Her Mind Is Gone". (Soul, Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Crawfish Fiesta ... CD 1.99(Green label pressing. Cover has a small trace of a price sticker.)
Otis Rush —
So Many Roads – Live In Concert ... LP Delmark, 1978. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A sharp live set, recorded in 1975 by Trio Records in Tokyo – with Rush on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Johnson on second guitar, Sylvester Boines on bass, and Tyrone Centuray on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover looks great, with just one tiny corner bump.)
Otis Rush —
Tops ... LP Blind Pig, 1986. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover looks nice, with minimal wear.)
Trixie Smith —
Trixie Smith ... LP Collector's Classics (Denmark), Mid 1920s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Otis Spann —
Nobody Knows My Troubles – Otis Spann's Chicago Blues ... LP Testament, 1966. Very Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing. Cxover has light wear and aging.)
Roosevelt Sykes —
Meek Roosevelt Sykes ... LP Jewel, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Muddy Waters —
Fathers & Sons ... LP Chess, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
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 LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with a cutout notch.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live ... LP Blue Sky, 1979. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Various —
Piano Blues Vol 2 – Brunswick 1928 to 1930 – Nothing But A Worried Mind ... LP Magpie (UK), Late 20s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Features work by Charles Avery, Eddie Miller, John Oscar, Stump Johnson, Bob Call, Henry Brown, and Judson Brown. LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
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.)
Various —
Shouters – Roots Of Rock N Roll Vol 9 ... LP Savoy, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $3.99
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