Blues — New Arrivals 
— Vinyl
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 13 - 17
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John Baldry —
It Ain't Easy ... LP 
Warner, 1971. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Edgar Winter's White Trash —
Recycled ... LP Blue Sky, 1977. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Memphis Slim —
Memphis Slim En Public ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1963. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A very early album in the French tradition of providing key recordings of American blues musicians – a live set with Memphis Slim on vocals and piano, and the great Matt Murphy on guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has some light aging – front is nice. A great copy.)
Various —
Blues & All That Jazz – Roots Of Rhythm & Blues Vol 7 ... LP Savoy/Arista (Japan), Mid 1940s-Early 1950s. Near Mint- ... $29.99
With selections by Big Joe Turner, Albinia Jones, St Louis Tommy, Sunnyland Slim, Pleasant Joseph, and Hot Lips Page. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue, with obi and insert. Cover has a promo sticker at the top seam.)
Greg Brown —
One More Goodnight Kiss ... LP Red House, 1988. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Charles Brown —
Great Charles Brown That Will Grip Your Heart ... LP King, Early 1960s. Very Good+ ... $38.99
A great comeback album from this postwar legend – with titles that include "Lucky Dreamer", "Too Fine For Crying", "I Don't Want Your Rambling Letters", "Come Home", "Blow Out All The Candles", "If You Don't Believe I'm Crying Take A Look ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label King pressing – a nice copy! Cover has some light wear, but no splits.)
Big Joe Williams —
Piney Woods Blues ... LP Delmark, 1958. Very Good+ ... $79.99
The first-ever full length album from Big Joe Williams, despite a much longer legacy as a blues singer in the south – captured in a few different intimate settings in St Louis by the then-fledgling Delmark Records! The approach is very lean, of the sort that made the record a key statement ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Delmar pressing in green Delmark cover, with West Grand address. Cover has a bit of light wear, but this is a nice copy.)
Various —
Root Hog Or Die – 100 Years, 100 Songs – An Alan Lomax Centennial Tribute (6LP box set) ... LP Mississippi, 1940s/1950s/1960s. Near Mint- 6LP Box Set ... Just Sold Out!
A stunning tribute to the great Alan Lomax – the legendary musicologist, historian, and recording engineer who captured so many wonderful American sounds in the 20th Century! Lomax's work has been crucial to both the Library Of Congress and Smithsonian/Folkways Records – yet there's ... (Folk/Country, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2016 issue. Includes the booklet and individual sleeves.)
Fred McDowell, Ed Young, & Others —
Southern Journey 10 – Yazoo Delta Blues & Spirituals ... LP Prestige, 1961. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A very unusual set from Prestige records – rural southern blues, recorded by Alan Lomax with help from Shirley Collins – featuring tracks from Fred McDowell, John Dudley, Matti Gardner, Miles Pratcher, Ed Young, Viola James, Leroy Gary, and Leroy Miller! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – red label with deep groove! Cover has light wear, but this is a great copy.)
Lonnie Brooks —
Live From Chicago – Bayou Lightning Strikes ... LP Alligator, 1988. Very Good ... $3.99
Titles include "Two Headed Man", "One More Shot", "Trading Post", "In The Dark", and "Eyeballin". LP, Vinyl record album
Little Milton —
I Know What I Want/
Checker, 1967. Very Good+ ... $5.99
John Mayall's Blues Breakers —
Crusade ... LP London, 1967. Very Good- ... $9.99
John Mayall's on a new crusade here – hitting lines that are almost more truly blusey than his previous albums – thanks to a new lineup in the Blues Breakers combo! Alongside Mayall's lead on vocals, organ, harmonica, and bottleneck guitar – the group also features Mick Taylor on ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Includes London inner sleeve. Cover has a split spine with clear tape repair, edge & surface wear, aging.)
Leadbelly —
Leadbelly's Last Sessions – Part 4 ... LP Folkways, Early 50s. Very Good- ... $11.99
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(Includes the booklet! Cover has light wear & aging.)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry —
Long Way From Home ... LP Bluesway, 1969. Near Mint- ... $19.99
This famous pair in a late 60s date – with help from Panama Francis on drums, Ray Johnson on electric piano, and Jimmy Bond on bass – all of whom give things a bit more of a kick than usual for Brownie & Sonny! Titles include "Life Is A Gamble", "Long Way From ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ring impressions.)
Son House —
Legendary Son House Father Of Folk Blues ... LP Columbia, 1965. Very Good- ... $49.99
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear. The back has some pen, aging, and some clear tape at the top.)
Muddy Waters —
McKinley Morganfield – AKA Muddy Waters ... LP Chess, 1950s/1960s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
A late 60s album on Chess Records – but one that serves to bring together all the best early work that Muddy Waters did for the label – including lots of original 45s and 78s! The range of music is really wonderful – the kind of tracks that first got Waters noticed in the first ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has edge and ring wear.)
Les McCann —
Invitation To Openness ... LP Atlantic, 1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
Wild electric work from Les McCann – an album of free, open sounds that's quite a change from his styles of the 60s – and from most of his other work of the 70s too! Side one features an extended 26 minute track titled "The Lovers" – a slow-building number that has Les ... (Jazz, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Invitation To Openness (with bonus track) ... CD 14.99(1841 Broadway label pressing. Cover has ring wear with a peel spot in the middle, light surface wear, small top seam split.)
Jimmy Johnson —
Bar Room Preacher ... LP Alligator, 1983. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Features Jimmy Johnson on guitar and vocals – on titles that include "Heap See", "Missing Link", "Happy Home", "Chicken Heads", "Little By Little", and "When My First Wife Quit Me". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some ring and edge wear, small sticker spots, and is bent at the edges.)
Joe Louis Walker —
Gift ... LP Hightone, 1988. Near Mint- ... $7.99
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(Cover is lightly bent at the edges and corners.)
Duster Bennett —
Smiling Like I'm Happy ... LP Blue Horizon, 1968. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Joe Turner —
I Don't Dig It ... LP Jukebox Lil (Sweden), 1940s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $4.99
Excellent work from this lost time in the career of the great Joe Turner – material after his early work with Count Basie in the 30s, but before his rock and roll revival on Atlantic in the 50s! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a rip on the back with a strip of clear tape.)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band —
Paul Butterfield Blues Band ... LP Elektra, 1965. Very Good+ ... $29.99
An archetypal album from the legendary Paul Butterfield – and a set that would shape the sound of countless blues rock records to come! Despite what you might think of the genre or its many later incarnations, there's a raw power here that's really amazing – the young Butterfield and ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono gold "big E" label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Various —
Chicago Blues – The Early 1950s ... LP Blues Classics, Mid 40s-Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Features early work by Homesick James, Baby Face Leroy, Little Walter, JB Hutto, Eddie Boyd, Junior Wells, Little Willie Foster, Snooky & Moody, Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, Big Walter, Rober Nighthawk, and John Brim. LP, Vinyl record album
(60s issue. Cover has split seams, surface wear, aging, and a bit of pen.)
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