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!
Items added September 28 - October 2
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Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters —
They Call Me Mr Earl ... LP 
Black Top, 1985. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light trace of a price sticker.)
Various —
Texas Guitar Greats ... LP Home Cooking, 1960s/1970s/1980s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Includes tracks by Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Winter, Freddie King, Ted Hawley, Clarence Green, James Bolden, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s issue. Cover has light wear, a cut corner, and some aging.)
Various —
Songsters & Saints – Vocal Traditions On Race Records Vol 2 ... LP Match Box (UK), 1920s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Includes tracks by Jim Jackson, Papa Charlie Jackson, Henry Thomas, Blind Willie Johnson, and many more! LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue. Cover has light wear.)
Big Maybelle —
Last Of Big Maybelle ... LP Paramount, 1973. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $6.99
An unusual double-length album of tracks recorded by this bluesy soul singer in the years after she recorded for Savoy, and cut her big hit "Candy". This LP's got a harder rockin' bluesy feel to it, with the sort of R&B revival sound of the late 60/early 70. Maybelle's still great, ... (Soul, Blues) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and light wear.)
Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Band —
On Tour ... LP GNP/Crescendo, 1982. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Robert Cray —
Strong Persuader ... LP Mercury, 1986. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Leroy Carr —
Blues Before Sunrise (Portrait pressing) ... LP Portrait/CBS, Early 30s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a promo stamp, and a trace of a price sticker.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble —
In Step (Original Master Recording – SACD pressing) ... CD 
Epic/Mobile Fidelity, 1989. Used Gatefold ... $49.99
... CD
(Original Master Recording hybrid SACD pressing – on Mobile Fidelity! Limited edition #03830.)
Muddy Waters —
Hard Again ... LP Blue Sky, 1977. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Produced by Johnny Winter – with cuts that include "The Blues Had A Baby & They Named It Rock & Roll", "Little Girl", "Deep Down In Florida", "Jealous Hearted Man", and "Mannish Boy". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hard Again ... CD 3.99
Various —
Genuine Houserockin' Music ... LP Alligator, 1980s. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Includes selections by Johnny Winter, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Mack, Albert Collins, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Roy Buchanan, Fenton Robinson, Jimmy Johnson, James Cotton, and Hound Dog Taylor. LP, Vinyl record album
Junior Kimbrough —
You Better Run – The Essential Junior Kimbrough (with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 1990s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $23.99 26.99
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.)
Muddy Waters —
Folk Singer ... LP Chess, 1963. Near Mint- ... $79.99
A seminal album by Muddy – recorded in a style that's rootsier, and more down to earth than a lot of his other chess sides! Muddy's playing acoustic guitar, and the rest of the group features Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and Clifton James. The sound is really spare, and very moody – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s orange label pressing. Cover has a cutout notch and light wear, but looks great overall.)
Big Joe Williams —
Blues Bash ... LP Olympic, 1963. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
With Lightnin' Hopkins and Brownie & Sonny. LP, Vinyl record album
Junior Kimbrough —
First Recordings (with bonus tracks) ... LP Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum, 1966. New Copy ... $16.99 21.99
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
Jessie Mae Hemphill —
Run Get My Shotgun ... LP Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess, 1989. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
Jessie Mae Hemphill might look like an 80s blues artist on the cover, but the record's got a much more vintage vibe – as the set features field recordings done on New Years Eve in 1989, with Jessie Mae singing in a style that seems geared to ring in the year with the ghosts of the past! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bishop Manning & The Manning Family —
Converted Mind – The Early Recordings ... CD Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess, 1970s. New Copy ... $11.99 13.99
Amazing stuff from the Converted Mind of Bishop Manning and his family! Manning was a former down & dirty blues singer who was changed forever byThe Good Word in the early 60s – and the lived in realness of these recordings certainly suggests a blues pedigree. It's completely wonderful, ... (Gospel, Blues) read more CD
Little Milton —
Tin Pan Alley/
Stax, 1975. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Junior Wells with Buddy Guy —
Hoodoo Man Blues ... CD Delmark, 1965. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The incredible mid 60s album from blues singer and harp blower Junior Wells and his Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy! This is a most pivotal set in which Junior & his players don't sound as if they're trying to imbue blues tradition with urban grit and electricity – it simply seems to ... read more CD
Muddy Waters —
After The Rain ... LP Cadet, 1969. Very Good+ ... $44.99
A gem of a record from the funk-heavy period of Muddy Waters – a moment that once made the traditional blues fans mad, but which has gone onto become the stuff of legend – thanks to a real criss-crossing of Chicago talents in the studio! The set was co-produced by Chess Records talents ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Cadet Concept pressing. Cover has some surface wear & aging.)
Fenton Robinson —
Somebody Loan Me A Dime (2nd pressing) ... LP Alligator, 1974. Sealed ... $19.99
One of the better albums on the Alligator Records label from Chicago – a set by Fenton Robinson that's not far different from his earlier work on the 77/Sound Stage Seven label – which means that there's more of a southern soul vibe to the record at times than some of the more crowd-plea ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed 80s pressing.)
Lightning Slim —
Lightning Slim – The Early Years – The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions Vol 5 ... LP Flyright (UK), Early 50s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
First-ever issue of these rare early tracks – done in the legendary Jay Miller studios! Titles include "Paper In My Shoe", "Bad Luck", "Woke Up Feelin Bad", "I Beg You Little Woman", "I'm Him", "Poor Lightnin Blues", and "Those ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some very light wear, but this is a great copy overall.)
Various —
Viper Mad Blues – 16 Songs Of Dope & Depravity ... LP Jass, 1930s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Lots of drug-oriented blues tunes from the 30s – including "Knockin Myself Out" by Lil Green, "Reefer Man" by Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band, "Smokin Reefers" by Larry Adler, "Cocaine Habit Blues" by The Memphis Jug Band, "Dope Head ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Rhythm & Rock – Best Of Chess Checker Cadet ... LP Chess (UK), 1981. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Includes Little Tommy Tucker, Clarence Henry, Dale Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Jackie Brenston, KoKo Taylor, Dave Baby Cortez, Chuck Berry, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear on the back along the opening.)
BB King —
Let The Good Times Roll – The Music Of Louis Jordan ... CD MCA, 1999. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Buddy Guy —
Complete Vanguard Recordings (A Man & The Blues/Vanguard, 1968/1972. Used 3CD ... $14.99
Three classic albums – in one mighty nice package! CD
(Still sealed with the hype stickers.)
BB King —
To Know You Is To Love You ... LP ABC/MCA, 1973. Very Good+ ... $8.99
A set that has BB King teaming up with southern soul maestro Dave Crawford – an arranger/producer who helps BB find a whole new groove! Crawford's approach is wonderfully warm and soulful – almost a Hi Records sort of take on the music, which brings King's traditional blues into much ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, light surface wear, a bent corner, and light waviness from moisture.)
Various —
Story Of The Blues ... LP Columbia, 1930s/1940s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
Includes work by Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Memphis Jug Band, Bessie Smith, Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell, Bo Carter, Robert Johnson, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James, Otis Spann, and many more. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has some spine wear, light surface wear.)
Various —
Roots Of The White Stripes – 28 Tracks Covered By The White Stripes ... CD Snapper/Complete Roots (UK), 1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... $4.99
Music from Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Gene Vincent, Patti Page, James Cagney, Tampa Red, Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Blind Willie McTell, The Carter Family, Hank Williams, Josh White, and more. CD
Junior Wells/Vanguard/Craft, 1966. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A seminal set of Chicago blues – the first volume in a series of classic recordings done by Vanguard Records in an effort to show the rest of the world all the hip new sounds that were coming out of the Windy City in the 60s! The approach here is a bit like some of the rural blues sets from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great heavy pressing, with all-analog mastering!)
Bob Margolin —
Down In The Alley ... CD Alligator, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Louisiana Red with Carey Bell —
My Life ... LP L+R Records (Germany), 1983. Very Good+ ... $26.99
A set mostly recorded in Chicago, but with two tracks from a German festival too – featuring Louisiana Red on vocals and guitar, and Cary Bell on harmonica – plus guest vocals from Valerie Wellington on one track too! LP, Vinyl record album
Willie Egan & His Friends —
Rockin Blues ... LP Vita/Relic, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $13.99
Rare work from the 78rpm years of the Vita label – with almost a full side of tracks by Willie Egan, plus more by Effie Smith, Harmonica Slim, Ervin Big Boy Groves, and Jimmy Thomason! LP, Vinyl record album
BB King —
LA Midnight ... LP ABC, 1972. Near Mint- ... $14.99
BB King brings in a sweet dose of jazz to his work – just a touch of the funkier backings that some of his electric contemporaries were getting at the time – maybe not as hard-wailing as some of the Chess funky blues records, but definitely somewhere in that direction! Players on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has some edge wear and a small cutout hole.)
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