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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Big Maybelle —
Complete Okeh Sessions 1952 to 1955 ... CD Okeh/Sony, Mid 50s. Used ... $1.99
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
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
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
Roy Buchanan —
Deluxe Edition ... CD Alligator, Mid 80s. Used ... $5.99
Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii ? —
Carolina Chocolate Drops/Nonesuch, 2010. Used ... $4.99
James Cotton —
It Was A Very Good Year ... CD Just A Memory (Canada), 1967. Used ... $4.99
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(Cutout hole in back of case & traycard.)
Jimmy Dawkins —
Fast Fingers ... CD Delmark, Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
They don't call Jimmy Dawkins "fast fingers" for nothing – and the first few minutes of the record are definitely testament to his mighty power on the guitar! The instrument is electric, and recorded with this sense of powerful echo that easily has Dawkins blowing away some of the ... read more CD
Stefan Grossman —
How To Play Blues Guitar ... CD Shanachie, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Lightnin Hopkins —
Lightnin's Boogie – Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club Montreal June 23 1977 ... CD Just A Memory (Canada), 1977. Used ... $5.99
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Howlin Wolf —
More Real Folk Blues ... CD Chess/MCA, 1967. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A much earlier set of tracks than the first volume of Real Folk Blues from Howlin Wolf – mostly material recorded in the mid 50s, both in Chicago and Memphis – all with a really nitty gritty sort of feel! There's a rough and rootsy mode going on here – one that has Wolf's raspy ... read more CD
(Out of print. Small cutout hole through case & 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.)
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.)
Big Daddy Kinsey & Sons —
Can't Let Go ... CD Blind Pig, Mid 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
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.)
Jimmy Rushing —
Anthologie – 1937 to 1955 ... CD Nocturne (France), Late 30s/1940s/Mid 50s. Used 2CD ... $9.99
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.)
Roosevelt Sykes —
Chicago Boogie ... CD Delmark, 1950s/1960s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
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.)
Big Mama Thornton —
Hound Dog – The Peacock Recordings ... CD MCA/Peacock, Early 50s. Used ... $3.99
A great set of 50s recordings by gritty rhythm & blues singer Big Mama Thornton – whose most famous for grittier shouters – but there's some surprisingly easygoing numbers here, too! Her famous "Hound Dog" opens this set, and sets the pace strongly – for a batch of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
James Blood Ulmer —
Memphis Blood – The Sun Sessions ... CD Label M, 2001. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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 —
Fathers & Sons (with bonus tracks) ... CD Chess/MCA, 1969. Used ... $5.99
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 ... CD 7.99(2001 remastered edition with lots of bonus tracks! Barcode has a cutout hole, case has a clear promo sticker.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (deluxe 2CD edition) ... CD Blue Sky/Epic, 1979. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
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(Out of print, slipcover has a promotional sticker over the barcode and a crack on the front.)
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.)
Muddy Waters —
Paris 1972 ... CD Pablo/Fantasy, 1972. Used ... $7.99
Muddy Waters in Paris – quite far from the Windy City he called home for all of his key years, but still sounding great, in a very classic Chicago blues mode! The performance features some nice extended numbers that seem to go even farther than some of Waters' 60s live work (and definitely ... read more CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
Josh White —
Best of Josh White ... CD Tradition, 1950s. Used ... $4.99
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(Includes the Tradition obi, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Sonny Boy Williamson —
Goin' In Your Direction ... CD Alligator, Early 50s. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print and sealed with a cutout hole through the case.)
Chuck Willis & others —
From The Bottom Of My Heart – My Life, My Story, My Songs 1951 to 1961 ... CD Jasmine (UK), 1950s/Early 1960s. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Includes a disc of songs from Chuck Willis and a disc of songs written by him from Lula Reed, Ruth Brown, The Cardinals, The Admirals, LaVern Baker & The Gliders, The Five Keys, Patti Page, Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence, The Clovers, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Ernest Tubb, and more. (Soul, Blues) CD
Johnny Winter —
Deluxe Edition ... CD Alligator, 1980s. Used ... $4.99
Various —
Down In The Basement – Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s – 1926 to 1937 ... CD Old Hat, Late 20s/Early 30s. Used ... $18.99
A hand-picked collection of amazing tracks – from one of the world's foremost collectors of 78rpm discs from the pre-war years! Includes a great 72-page booklet with notes on each of the tracks, a lengthy interview, and some great archival photos of Joe in his basement! CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Epic Americana – Pre-War Blues, Country & Folk (3CD set) ... CD Floating World, 1920s/1930s. Used 3CD ... $9.99
Includes music by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Son House, Kokomo Arnold, Mamie Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Chet Atkins, Carson Robison, Ernest Tubb, Blind Willie Johnson, Leadbelly, Sons Of The Pioneers, Uncle Dave Macon, and ... read more CD
Various —
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
Various —
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.)
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