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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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Duke, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $13.99
The only full album from Johnny Ace – a key figure in the Memphis scene of the 50s, and one of the first great casualties of rock and roll! Johnny was one of the first singers to record for the legendary Duke label, and worked in a mode that helped transform the smoother style of the west ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Ace Records UK pressing, from the 80s!)
Delmark, 2017. Used ... $9.99
Linsey Alexander carries the torch forward from a later generation of Chicago blues – not the down-and-dirty sound of the first arrivals in the city from the south, nor some of the first generation to get electrified – but maybe that later scene, when the music had really taken off, and ... read more CD
Atco, Mid 50s. Sealed Gatefold ... $7.99
RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Groundbreaking work from the great Mickey Baker – a postwar electric guitarist who maybe took the music from the bluesy territory of T Bone Walker, and helped push it forward to the earliest roots of rock and soul! Mickey recorded these searing singles for RCA subsidiaries Vik and Groove, ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Delmark, 1969. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Features Bell on harmonica and vocals – with Jimmy Dawkins on guitar and Pinetop Perkins on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(Lincoln Ave pressing.)
Bluesway, 1969. Very Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a small cutout hole.)
Alligator, 1978. Sealed ... $9.99
Features a few tracks each by Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and Johnny "Big Moose" Walker! Part of the early Alligator Records effort document the fading Chicago Blues underground. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Chess/MCA, 1972. Used ... $5.99
Chuck Berry makes the same London move as some of his other Chess Records contemporaries – and the result is one of Chuck's best albums from the later years! The set's not as star-studded as other efforts of this nature – but that's fine with us because Chuck really shines as the lead ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Chess, 1972. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
Chuck Berry makes the same London move as some of his other Chess Records contemporaries – and the result is one of Chuck's best albums from the later years! The set's not as star-studded as other efforts of this nature – but that's fine with us because Chuck really shines as the lead ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue fade label stereo pressing.)
Savoy, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $5.99
The title kind of says it all – as the album's a set of 10 bluesy tracks by Maybelle, built around her perennial hit "Candy" – a sweet and dreamy tune that's been forever kept alive by her version! The style is very much in the vein of that hit, and other tunes on the album ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Rojac, 1967. Very Good- ... $11.99
A great set that may well be Big Maybelle's best record ever – really rare work that's quite different than her famous work of the 50s! The set was recorded in the Criteria studios in Miami – and it's got a cool southern soul sound that's part Bobby Blue Bland bluesy soul, and part ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black & green label pressing with deep groove and "112 W 78th St" address.)
Flying Fish, 1982. Very Good+ ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Capricorn, 1977. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Joe Davis/Flyright (UK), Mid 50s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Great work from Otis Blackwell – an album originally issued on the Joe Davis label in the 50s, with a nicely jazzy current to the backings! LP, Vinyl record album
Valley Vue, 1988. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Titles include "I Saw It Coming", "Dip My Dipper", "School Of Life", "She's Cheatin On You", "I've Got To Use My Imagination", and "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong". LP, Vinyl record album
ABC, 1975. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Brilliant later work by Bobby Blue Bland – done with backings that are much fuller than on his earlier albums – a mixture of strings and horns that really expand the sound! That doesn't keep things from being soulful, though – as Bobby's in incredible form vocally, really rising ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
MCA, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Duke/Kent (UK), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $16.99
A fantastic collection of work from Bobby Blue Bland – tracks recorded for Duke Records, but at a mid-60s moment when Bobby was moving even more strongly into soul! Titles include "Dear Bobby", "How Does A Cheating Woman Feel", "Lover With A Reputation", "I ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Duke, 1967. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Fantastic stuff, like all of Bobby's early Duke albums, and a breathtaking mix of soul and R&B, with some nice jazzy touches in the arrangements. Tracks include "Wouldn't You Rather Have Me", "Ask Me Nothin' About The Blues", "Gotta Get To Know You", and "You ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing on MCA. Cover has edge wear and a cutout notch.)
Duke, 1972. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Duke, 1960s. Sealed ... $34.99
A killer collection of work from the Duke label – with tracks by The Rob Roys, The Casuals, The El Torros, Little Junior Parker, Paul Perryman, Bobby Bland, and Clarence Gatemouth Brown. LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed 70s pressing! Cover has a cut corner.)
Duke/Bluesway, 1963/1973. Very Good+ ... $11.99
One of Bobby Blue Bland's best albums ever – a stunning mix of blues and soul that's the kind of killer stuff that will make you a fan of his forever! There's no beating Bland at this point in his career – and the record is one of the finest illustrations of the power he brought to his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and some wear.)
Duke/Reel Music, 1963. Used ... $14.99
One of Bobby Blue Bland's best albums ever – a stunning mix of blues and soul that's the kind of killer stuff that will make you a fan of his forever! There's no beating Bland at this point in his career – and the record is one of the finest illustrations of the power he brought to his ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Southern Routes, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
There's nobody like Bobby Blue Bland on Duke Records – especially during the early years that are featured on this collection! Bland came out of Memphis with a very unique, really amazing sound right from the start – an approach to blues that was a lot more sophisticated than most of ... read more CD
Bobby Blue Bland —
Greatest Hits ... LP Fairway, 1960s. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap is lightly aged.)
Duke/MCA, Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
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
(Out of print.)
Blind Blake —
Best Of Blind Blake – Classic Recordings Of The 1920s ... CD Yazoo, 1920s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Quicksilver, 1981. Used ... $6.99
Blues Company —
Blues, Ballads & Assorted Love Songs/Inakustik (Germany), Late 80s/1990s/2000s. Used 2 CDs ... $18.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Energy, 1988. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a sticker spot.)
Lunar, 1978. Very Good+ ... $11.99
The last recording of Juke Boy Bonner – recorded just 10 days before he passed away in Houston! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small mark from an old sticker, but is nice overall)
Flyright (UK), 1973. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Tarheel blues recorded in Chapel Hill in 1973 – a record that's heavy on vocals and piano from Boogie Woogie Red, but which also featuers a few tracks by JB Hutto on vocals and guitar, and one more from Eddie Burns. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover seams are unglued, but vinyl is great, and cover is excellent otherwise.)
Eddie Boyd —
7936 South Rhodes ... LP Blue Horizon/Epic, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A seminal bit of blues rock crossover – the great Eddie Boyd, of Chicago southside fame, recording with Peter Green on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(UK stereo pressing on Blue Horizon. Cover has a lightly bent corner and a small sticker.)
Eddie Boyd —
I'll Dust My Broom ... LP London, 1969. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Chicago blues legend Eddie Boyd – recording here with a British group that includes Peter Green on guitar, John Mayall on harmonica, John McVie on bass, and Aynsley Dunbar on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Vinyl has a mark that clicks on the title track. Cover has some surface wear, a bit of faded marker on front, and a DJ ink stamp on back.)
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise —
What About That – New Year's Eve In Bloomington ... CD Kufala, 2005. Used 2 CDs ... $0.99
Billy Branch & Lurie Bell & The Sons Of Blues —
Chicago's Young Blues Generation ... CD Evidence, 1982. Used ... $5.99
... CD
Chess/P-Vine (Japan), Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
One of the only full sets we've ever seen to document the great run of singles cut by Jackie Brenston in the early 50s – work initially done in Memphis, as a real precursor to that city's soul scene – and later cut also in Chicago, with a really hard-wailing approach! The set's titled ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi!)
Alligator, 1978. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Everest, 1950s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Folkways, 1957. Sealed ... $14.99
Big Bill is interviewed, but he also sings and plays too! LP, Vinyl record album
(In the gold cover. Still sealed, but shrinkwrap is open in the middle.)
GNP, Early 30s. Sealed ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Chess, 1962. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A side each of these two important talents in blues – presented here in a format that makes the record a real double-header! Side one features Big Bill Broonzy in the lead – working with sweet electric lines on guitar alongside acoustic and his own really rich vocals – plus this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Chess Masters pressing. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Flyright (UK), 1940s. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Route 66 (Sweden), Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $12.99
Ruth Brown —
R+B ... CD Rounder/Bullseye Blues, 1997. Used ... $1.99
Rock Beat, 1978/1984. Used ... $14.99
Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis —
Take It Easy Baby ... LP Blues Unlimited, 1980. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Titles include "Everybody's Talkin", "It's Alright Tonight", "What A Price I Had To Pay", "Funkin Zydeco", "Party Down", and "Two For The Road". LP, Vinyl record album
Fat Possum, 1968. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
Astoundingly strong early recordings by Mississippi blues hero RL Burnside – with violence-tinged songs performed with a clearer, though no less tough voice than we heard on the songs that made him a bit more famous in 1990s! Includes RL's takes on traditionals played on acoustic guitar and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes MP3 download.)
Sutro Park, 1979/1980. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Early work from RL Burnside – Mississippi country blues, recorded by David Evans during a few trips to Memphis in 1979 and 1980 – and pretty monumental stuff overall! The sides are billed as the first-ever recordings of RL playing electric guitar – and also the first non-solo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram black vinyl pressing.)
Fat Possum, 2000. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99
Late work from RL Burnside – done in that raw, raspy style that really helped set fire to the second half of his career! The production and instrumentation show a bit of the attention that Burnside was getting from the indie rock world – but at the core of the record, the vocals and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange vinyl limited to just 300 copies!)
Mercury, 1969. Very Good ... $11.99
Recorded in Chicago, with a style that's as messed-up and changed-up as some of the best Cadet/Concept work of the time! With Lafayette Leake on piano and organ, Mighty Joe Young on guitar, and Jimmy Dawkins on lead guitar – and titles include "Gravy Child", "Sweet Love", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo, ex-libris copy with Withdrawn stamps and library stickers. Cover has taped seams and a small peeled spot.)
Blue Horizon, 1972. Very Good ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a Complete Series sticker.)
Mr Blues/Rooster, 1977. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Features work by Carey Bell on harmonica and Lafayette Leake on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Yazoo, Mid 30s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
The cover's a striking one – and it definitely supports the music inside, given that most of these Bo Carter tunes are vintage blues tunes with a decidedly erotic bent! The metaphors are obvious, but they're put together beautifully – without any of the heavy-handed schlock that later ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram reissue pressing.)
Dixie Frog (France), 2003. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Alligator, 2014. Used ... $8.99
Arhoolie, 1988. Near Mint- ... $8.99
Features the great CJ Chenier, still going strong on accordion and vocals – with a raw cajun sound and great small combo backing! LP, Vinyl record album
Clifton Chenier —
Black Snake Blues ... LP Arhoolie, 1967. Near Mint- ... $16.99
A nice small combo set – with Chenier on vocals and accordion, plus guitar, bass, drums, and "rubboard"! LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing.)
Arhoolie, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Clifton Chenier —
King Of The Bayous ... LP Arhoolie, 1970. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Clifton Chenier —
King Of Zydeco ... LP Arhoolie, 1981. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Titles include "You're Fussin Too Much", "Calinda", "Woo Woo", "Hush Hush", "Money", "Ay Tete Fee", and "Cher Catin". LP, Vinyl record album
Clifton Chenier —
Sings The Blues ... LP Arhoolie, 1969. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing.)
MPS, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $16.99
A great Chicago group, recorded in Germany – with Willie Dixon on bass, Sunnyland Slim on piano, Shakey Horton on harmonica, Johnny Shines on guitar, and Clifton James on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Sympathy For The Record Industry, Mid 80s-1990s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
Early (Sweden), 2017. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In the paste-on cover, with insert.)
Pointblank, 1992/1993. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
BMI, 2007. Used ... $5.99
... CD
James Cotton —
Pure Cotton ... LP Verve, 1968. Very Good- ... $11.99
The second Verve album from James Cotton, and oddly a rootsier effort than the first! While Cotton's debut often had some more soul-styled grooves in the mix, this one's a lot more stripped-down and bluesy – in a style that echoes Chess Records from a decade before! Cotton plays harmonica ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Krazy Kat (UK), Late 40s. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Classic work from the postwar scene on Hastings in Detroit – tracks that include "When I'm Gone", "Stranger In Your Town", "Big Chested Mama", "I Tried", "Single Man Blues", "Wife Lovin Blues", and "Brownskin Woman". LP, Vinyl record album
Hightone/Mercury, 1988. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Mercury, 1993. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, barcode has a cutout hole)
Universal, 1980. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Duke, 1960s. Very Good- ... $7.99
Sirens, 2006. Used ... $0.99
... CD
Duke, 1958. Very Good ... $24.99
Ichiban, 1997. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Alligator, 1980. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Universal/MCA, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
