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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(Items 1 – 46 of 46)
Johnny Copeland —
Honky Tonkin' ... CD 
Bullseye Blues, 1980s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Buckwheat Zydeco —
On A Night Like This ... LP 
Island, 1987. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Luckey Roberts & Willie 'The Lion' Smith —
Luckey & The Lion – Harlem Piano Solos ... CD Good Time Jazz, 1958. Used ... $5.99
James Cotton —
Pure Cotton ... LP Verve, 1968. Very Good+ ... $19.99
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 ring wear.)
Hopkins Brothers —
Hopkins Brothers – Lightning, Joel & John Henry ... CD Arhoolie, 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Clifford Gibson —
Beat You Doing It ... CD Yazoo, 1929. Used ... $16.99
Rare 78rpm material, all recorded in 1929 – with titles that include "Jive Me Blues", "Levee Camp Moan", "Stop Your Rambling", "Drayman Blues", "Old Time Rider", "Beat You Doing It", "Sunshine Moon", "Bad Luck ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
James Cotton —
Best Of The Vanguard Years ... CD Vanguard, 1966/1968. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Jesse Fortune —
Fortune Tellin' Man ... CD Delmark, 1993. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
John Lee Hooker —
Savoy Blues Legends – Detroit 1948 to 1949 ... CD Savoy/Atlantic, 1948/1949. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Ram John Holder —
Black London Blues ... LP Philips, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $44.99
A brilliant British set from Ram John Holder – not really blues at all, but a cool kind of crossbreeding of styles in the 60s London scene – almost the same mad mix of modes you might hear in The Equals! There's plenty of funk on the record – some great drums, bouncing basslines, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, vinyl is nice.)
Memphis Slim —
Memphis Blues ... CD Milan, Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Koko Taylor —
From The Heart Of A Woman ... LP Alligator, 1981. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Shines, Johnny Young, Walter Horton —
Chicago – The Blues Today Vol 3 ... LP Vanguard, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Seminal work by these lesser-knowns from the 60s Windy City scene! LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing. Cover has light wear and a lightly stained corner.)
Muddy Waters —
Hoochie Coochie Man – Live In Montreal, January 1977 ... CD Just A Memory, 1977. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Doug MacLeod —
Come To Find ... CD Audio Quest, 1994. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through booklet.)
BB King —
Rock Me Lord/Direct Source (Canada), 1960s. Used 2CD ... $2.99
... CD
(Includes slipcase.)
Curtis Jones —
Lonesome Bedroom Blues 1937 to 1941 ... CD Blues Collection (France), Late 30s/Early 40s. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Blanche Calloway —
Chronological Blanche Calloway & Her Joy Boys 1925 to 1935 ... CD Classics (France), Late 20s/Early 30s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Lionel Torrence —
Lionel Torrence – Sax Man Supreme ... LP Flyright (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Pink Anderson —
Carolina Blues Man Vol 1 ... CD Prestige/Bluesville, 1961. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic set of Piedmont blues from Pink Anderson – just the man himself on vocals and guitar! CD
John Lee Hooker —
Everybody's Blues ... CD Specialty, Early 50s. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on CD.)
Memphis Slim —
Memphis Slim USA ... CD Candid/Artists Only, 1961. Used ... $5.99
One of the rare blues sides recorded for the Candid label – the imprint best known for jazz releases by Charles Mingus and others, but a surprisingly sensitive outlet for work by Slim – who gets recorded here with a great deal of respect, and just the right kind of rootsy tone for his ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Elmore James —
Dust My Broom ... CD Blues Collection (Italy), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
Features 18 tracks including "Cry For Me Baby", "Fine Little Mama", "It Hurts Me Too", "Shake Your Moneymaker", and the title track "Dust My Broom". CD
(Out of print.)
Lightnin Hopkins —
Legacy Of The Blues Vol 12 ... LP GNP, 1976. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson —
Sings The Blues ... LP Muse, 1985. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
Roy Rogers —
Slidewinder ... CD Blind Pig, 1987. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Booklet has a slight cut corner.)
Sunnyland Slim —
Be Careful How You Vote (Earwig) ... LP Earwig, 1981. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Titles include "You Can't Have It All", "Workin Two Jobs", "Past Life", "Chicago Jump", and "Johnson Machine Gun". LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s issue.)
Various —
Original Blues/King/Gusto, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... $4.99
Raw, raunchy sounds – all pulled together from a time before soul and rock even existed! Most of the work here is from the classic catalog of King Records – a killer imprint in the postwar R&B market, and a company who wasn't afraid to do what it took to make a knockout record! In ... (Soul, Blues) read more CD
Various —
Windy City Blues – The Transition – 1935 to 1953 (with bonus tracks) ... CD Nighthawk, Late 30s/1940s/Early 50s. Used ... $6.99
Pivotal years of the Chicago blues scene – a time when the city was moving from rural influences to electric modes! That great span of work is presented here beautifully – in a set of tracks that begins in the mid 30s and end in the mid 50s – tracing an evolution that would not ... read more CD
(Still sealed.)
Big Boy Crudup —
I'm In The Mood ... LP Krazy Kat (UK), 1940s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue. Cover has some stains at the bottom.)
Son House —
John The Revelator – The 1970 London Sessions ... CD Sequel (UK), 1970. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Ruckus Juice & Chittlins – The Great Jug Bands – Classic Recordings Of The 1920s & 30s Vol 2 ... CD Yazoo, 1920s/1930s. Used ... $4.99
Includes tracks by the Kentucky Jug Band, King David's Jug Gand, Memphis Jug Band, Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band, Cannon's Jug Stompers, the Prairie Ramblers, and others. CD
(Booklet has some marker on the cover, as does the CD. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Robert Pete Williams —
Long Ol' Way From Home ... CD Fuel 2000, 1965. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Lonnie Johnson —
Stompin' At The Penny ... CD Columbia/Legacy, 1965. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print. Cutout hole through case and barcode.)
Blind Willie Johnson —
Dark Was The Night ... CD Columbia, Late 20s/Early 30s. Used ... $3.99
... CD
Charles Brown —
Someone To Love ... CD Bullseye Blues, 1992. Used ... $1.99
Charles Brown —
Driftin' Blues – The Best Of Charles Brown ... CD EMI/Aladdin, Late 40s/1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Bobby Blue Bland —
Blues In The Night ... LP Duke/Ace (UK), Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A great UK collection of early work by Bobby Bland – with titles that include "If I Hadn't Called You Back", "Chains Of Love", "Blind Man", "Fever", "I'm Too Far Gone", "Black Night", "Share Your Love With Me", and "Jel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BB King —
Live At San Quentin ... CD MCA, 1990. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, book has a slight cut corner.)
Junior Kimbrough —
All Night Long ... CD Fat Possum/Capricorn, 1995. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Out of print, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Mississippi John Hurt —
Best Of Mississippi John Hurt ... LP Vanguard, 1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
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