Blues — New Arrivals 
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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Albert Collins —
Alive & Cool ... LP 
Red Lightnin (UK), 1969. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A sweet live set – with titles that include "Funky", "Deep Freeze", "How Blue Can You Get", "Thaw Out", "So Tired", and "Backstroke". LP, Vinyl record album
Cicero Blake —
Too Hip To Be Happy ... LP Valley Vue, 1988. Near Mint- ... $4.99
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
Clifton Chenier —
Bon Ton Roulet ... LP Arhoolie, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac —
Biggest Thing Since Colossus ... LP Blue Horizon, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99
A really great moment in the spotlight for the legendary Chicago bluesman Otis Spann – an artist who often appeared on records by bigger talents of his generation, but didn't always get to shine this brightly on his own! The album's a very reverent session that has Spann's piano and vocals ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Biggest Thing Since Colossus ... LP 34.99
Mississippi John Hurt —
1928 Sessions (180 gram pressing) ... LP Yazoo, 1928. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99
Vintage work from Mississippi John Hurt, but somehow amazingly clear and crisp in this classic LP presentation! The tunes are wonderfully earthy – just vocals and guitar from Hurt, in a style that's definitely blues, but which has some surprisingly jazzy inflections at times – at least ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Lee Hooker —
Sittin Here Thinkin ... LP Muse, Late 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99
Great gritty sides from the mighty John Lee Hooker – material with a slightly obscure origin, but recorded in the late 50s, right in a stretch when he was cutting some of his classics! Hooker's guitar and vocals are center stage – both growling with a hell of a lot of soulful power ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sittin Here Thinkin ... LP 24.99
Lightnin Hopkins —
Blue Lightnin' ... LP Jewel, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99
A really nice later set from legendary Texas blues titan Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins – done up for the Jewel label with a bit of the spark that was missing from the hit & miss work he did earlier in the decade for Bluesville! Blue Lightnin' also has a down and dirty style in spots, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Smilin' Bobby & Hidden Charms —
Big Legged Woman ... CD 
Wolf (Austria), 2006. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Tarheel Slim —
No Time At All ... CD Trix, 1975. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, booklet has a slight cut cut corner.)
Skip James —
Worried Blues (180 gram pressing – with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 1964. New Copy ... $13.99 17.98
One of the most legendary bluesmen of the early 78rpm generation – heard here in a wonderfully-recorded set from 1964! The session came at a time when Skip James was hardly getting any mainstream attention, but had been rediscovered by a younger generation – which led to the fledgling ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Honeyboy Edwards —
Worried Blues (180 gram pressing – with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 1969/1971. New Copy ... $13.99 17.98
Rare work from the legendary Honeyboy Edwards – a blues guitarist who was a key force in helping the music make the transition to an electric mode in the 40s – but an artist whose talents were eclipsed by so many others he worked with at the time! This set's got a real back-to-basics ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Bukka White —
Worried Blues (180 gram pressing – with dowload) ... LP Fat Possum, 1963. New Copy ... $13.99 17.99
A fantastic rediscovery of the great Bukka White – material recorded in 1963 by a young John Fahey and Ed Denson, who'd do a lot to revive White's career with their later release of his work on Takoma Records! These tracks are all live, recorded in Berkley in a nicely loose setting – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Mississippi John Hurt —
Worried Blues (180 gram pressing – with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 1964. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
Rare recordings of delta blues legend Mississippi John Hurt – captured solo and beautifully well on 3 dates in late 1964, recorded by Gene Rosenthal – with Hurt's distinctive way of a somehow gentle melodic acoustic blues guitar sound, coming from hard-strummed and plucked strings as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
RL Burnside —
Mississippi Hill Country Blues (with bonus download) ... LP Fat Possum, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 17.98
An album recorded in the Netherlands, but a set that hits right to the heart of RL Burnside's Mississippi roots – thanks to a beautifully spare, careful presentation of the music! Most numbers feature just Burnside on vocals and guitar – with a vibe that's similar to the field ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl – includes download! Limited edition Fat Possum Records 25th Anniversary pressing!)
Larry Davis —
Sweet Little Angel ... CD Virgo/Kent/Blues Interactions (Japan), 1968/1969. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Junior Kimbrough —
First Recordings ... CD Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum, 1966. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Wicked early work from Junior Kimbrough – sides that are quite different than some of his better-known recordings over the years! The material was cut in Memphis in 1966 by producer Quinton Claunch – and it's got a spare, rootsy quality that's totally great – slow moving drums ... read more CD
Also available First Recordings (10 inch LP) ... LP 13.99
Junior Kimbrough —
You Better Run – The Essential Junior Kimbrough (with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 1990s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 19.98
A strong collection of (mostly) early-to-mid 90s recordings by Mississippi blues legend Junior Kimbrough – compiling his Fat Possum recordings and as a set that really is essential! It includes recordings captured Junior's Juke Joint in Chulahoma, MS, home recordings and more – raw and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes code for digital download.)
Junior Kimbrough —
First Recordings (10 inch LP) ... LP Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum, 1966. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
Wicked early work from Junior Kimbrough – sides that are quite different than some of his better-known recordings over the years! The material was cut in Memphis in 1966 by producer Quinton Claunch – and it's got a spare, rootsy quality that's totally great – slow moving drums ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes code for digital download.)
Willie Kent & His Gents —
Live At BLUES In Chicago ... CD Wolf (Austria), 1993. Used ... $6.99
... CD
Sonny Boy Williamson —
This Is My Story ... LP Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A sweet collection of early work by Sonny Boy Williamson – lots of Chess Records classics! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Johnny Shines & Snooky Pryor —
Back To The Country ... CD Blind Pig, 1991. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Punch through booklet.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble —
Soul To Soul ... LP Epic, 1985. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Siegel Schwall Band —
Siegel Schwall Band (Wooden Nickel) ... LP Wooden Nickel, 1971. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A classic set from this legendary Chicago group of the early 70s – a combo led by Jim Schwall and Corky Siegel – two blue-eyed Windy City musicians who were unabashedly in love with the blues music of their scene! Unlike some of the later crossover blues albums of the 70s, these guys ... (Rock, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Professor Longhair —
Mardi Gras In Baton Rouge (with bonus tracks) ... CD Bearsville/Rhino, 1971/1972. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee —
Sonny & Brownie ... CD A&M, 1973. Used ... $6.99
Features guest work by Arlo Guthrie, Sugarcane Harris, and John Mayall. CD
Various —
Alligator Records – 40th Anniversary Collection ... CD Alligator, 1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Music from Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Tommy Castro, Marcia Ball, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Johnny Winters, Anders Osborne, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Eric Lindell, Buckwheat Zydeco & more. CD
James Booker —
James Booker – At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1976 ... LP Jazz Line (Germany), 1976. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99
The Crescent City legend is captured here in a small club in Germany during the 70s – but James Booker is playing solo, with a style that's very close to his best New Orleans roots! The double-length set just features Booker on piano and a bit of vocals – recorded beautifully, and in ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available James Booker – At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1976 ... CD 15.99
Various —
Rhythm & Bluesin By The Bayou – Bop Cat Stomp ... CD Ace (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
The depths of Louisiana soul know no bounds – not just the countless great singers and singles that came from the New Orleans scene, but the wealth of wonderful work that flowed from the rest of the state as well! This collection, like the others in the series, does a fantastic job of ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Various —
Great R&B Instrumentals ... CD Ace (UK), 1950s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
The R&B generation gave us plenty of raw soul singers and pre-soul vocal groups – but that special time in music was also a moment when instrumental tracks could still burn brightly too – when a tenor sax or searing guitar line could have every bit as much power as the human voice! ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Various —
Fire & Fury Of Bobby Robinson – 22 Classic Recordings Produced By The Legendary New York R 'N' B Man 1957 to 1964 ... CD RPM (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $7.99
... CD
Various —
Legends Of The Blues Vol 1 ... CD Columbia, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson, Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Lonnie Johnson, Charley Patton, Leroy Carr, Josh White, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson & more. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode)
John Primer —
Knocking At Your Door ... CD Telarc, 2000. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Small cutout notch through spine.)
John Lee Hooker —
More Real Folk Blues (Chess collection pressing) ... CD Chess/MCA, 1966. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Bessie Smith —
Any Woman's Blues ... LP Columbia, 1920s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has tracklist stickers.)
Muddy Waters —
Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy ... LP Chess, 1959. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
The Big Bill in the title is Big Bill Broonzy – a key influence on midcentury bluesmen all over the US, and paid tribute to nicely here by Muddy Waters! Given this tribute approach, the sound's a bit rootsier than some of Waters' other work for Chess at the time – a bit more emphasis ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2014 Wax Time pressing.)
Josh White/EmArcy/Mercury, Early 50s. Very Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Drummer logo pressing with deep groove.)
Big Joe Williams —
Hand Me down My Old Walking Stick ... LP World Pacific, 1968. Very Good+ ... $9.99
A UK session, featuring all original material from Big Joe Williams – produced by Mike Batt! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble —
Soul To Soul (Original Master Recording) ... CD Epic/Mobile Fidelity, 1985. Used Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, limited numbered hybrid SACD edition.)
ZZ Hill —
Rhythm & The Blues ... LP Malaco, 1982. Very Good ... $0.99
Jimmy Reed —
Blues Is My Business ... LP VJ International, Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
An unusual release of early Jimmy Reed material – on the short-lived Vee Jay International label of the 70s! Titles include "Come On Baby", "Shoot My Baby", "Go Get My Baby", "Red Lights The Stop Light", "I Told You Baby", and "You N ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Lee Hooker —
Real Blues ... LP Tradition, 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble —
Live Alive ... LP Epic, 1986. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $33.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Big Daddy Kinsey & The Kinsey Report —
Bad Situation ... LP Rooster Blues, 1985. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Titles include "Bad Situation", "Gary Indiana", "Gonna Make You Mine", "Nuclear War Blues", "Kinsey's Mood", and "Slow Down". LP, Vinyl record album
ZZ Hill —
I'm A Blues Man ... LP Malaco, 1983. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Joe Turner —
Big Joe Turner Turns On The Blues ... LP Kent, Mid 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $4.99
One of Joe's groovier records – as you'd expect for Kent! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Little Milton —
Waiting For Little Milton ... LP Stax, 1973. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
No waiting here – as Little Milton's guitar is plenty sweet throughout – making the album a key cooker from his classic years on Stax! The album's an essential effort in the shift between grittier urban blues and some of the tighter, more warmed up sounds that played big in the 70s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing. Cover has a split top seam.)
Little Sonny —
Black & Blue ... LP Enterprise, Early 70s. Very Good ... $8.99
Tasty batch of funky blues tracks from Sonny – an artist who we normally don't like that much, but who sounds very sweet here, thanks to tight arrangements by The Bar-Kays, who back him up on the session! The record is a great mix of funky blues and Memphis soul – and includes the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, some wear, and a sticker spot.)
Bobby Blue Bland —
Sweet Vibrations ... LP MCA, 1980. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Produced by Monk Higgins and Al Bell – who give the record a surprisingly soulful groove! LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Masters Of The Blues 1928 - 1940 ... LP Historical, 1969. Very Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Robert Ward —
Black Bottom ... CD Black Top, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Bobby Rush —
Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man (Parts 1 & 2) ... 7-inch 
On Top, Late 60s. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
Funky, funky blues from Bobby Rush. Part 1 sounds like the standard blues tune, but flip it over to Part 2 for some serious harmonica breaks. (Funky 45's, Blues) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Otis Spann —
Bloody Murder/Excello, 1972. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Stars —
That Last Home Run/Spoonful, Mid 70s. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Dale Head & the Mindwinder Orchestra —
Swing On The Rocks ... CD Mindwinder, 2018. Used ... $5.99
Garry Cogdell & Chaz DePaolo —
Live At St Georges Country Store ... CD Smoke Tone, 2018. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Cdr release, promotional sticker on digipack cover.)
Muddy Waters —
Electric Mud ... LP Cadet/Third Man, 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The funk-tinged, pyschedelic soul album from Muddy Waters – one that irritated many a blues purist in its day – but it's finally reaching its earned status as a leftfield gem! You know, in the immediate years after this one (and similar funky blues albums on Chess/Cadet) was released, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a gatefold sleeve with poster!)
Muddy Waters —
Manish Boy/Chess/Third Man, 1954. New Copy (reissue)... $5.99
Maybe one of the most famous Muddy Waters songs ever recorded – served up here in all its fantastically raw glory! The tune's got Waters playing a famous electric guitar vamp that may well have become the blueprint for countless bar bands to come – but serving up the lyrics with a wit ... (Funky 45's, Blues) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Beautiful reissue pressing – even in a vintage-style Chess sleeve!)
Otis Taylor —
Double V ... CD Telarc, 2004. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Tray card has a cutout notch.)
BB King —
Indianola Mississippi Seeds ... LP ABC, 1970. Very Good Gatefold ... $9.99
BB King hips up his groove a bit here – picking up some of the crossover soul and rock touches used by contemporaries over at Chess/Cadet, and expanding his sound with a range of guests that include Leon Russell, Joe Walsh, and Carole King! Despite the presence of these bigger names, the set' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Indianola Mississippi Seeds ... CD 3.99(Cover has light wear.)
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