Blowing My Mind Barry Goldberg Blues Band $13.99$12.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
1. Gettin' It Down 2. Mean Old World 3. Twice A Man 4. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 5. Big Boss Man Side Two: 6. Blowing My Mind 7. That'll Be The Day 8. Can't Stand To See You Go 9. Put Me Down 10. Think
1. Cabbage Greens
2. Gambling Man Blues
3. Morning Tea
4. Chain Gang Blues
5. Big Time Mama
6. Warehouse Man Blues
7. Jackie P. Blues
8. Black Woman Song
9. Dupree Shake Dance
10. Junker's Blues
11. All Alone Blues
12. Angola Blues
13. Bad Health Blues
14. Weed Head Woman
15. Heavy Heart Blues
16. Cabbage Greens #2
1. Cabbage Greens
2. Gambling Man Blues
3. Morning Tea
4. Chain Gang Blues
5. Big Time Mama
6. Warehouse Man Blues
7. Jackie P. Blues
8. Black Woman Song
9. Dupree Shake Dance
10. Junker's Blues
11. All Alone Blues
12. Angola Blues
13. Bad Health Blues
14. Weed Head Woman
15. Heavy Heart Blues
16. Cabbage Greens #2
Gris-Gris Dr. John $12.99$10.99
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1. GRIS-GRIS GUMBO YA YA 2. DANSE KALINDA DA BOOM 3. MAMA ROUX 4. DANSE FAMBEAUX 5. CROKER COURTBULLION 6. JUMP STURDY 7. I WALK ON GUILDED SPLINTERS
1. Right Place Wrong Time
2. Same Old Same Old
3. Just The Same
4. Qualified
5. Traveling Mood
6. Peace Brother Peace
7. Life
8. Such A Night
9. Shoo Fly Marches On
10. I Been Hooded
11. Cold Cold Cold
Remedies Dr. John $11.99$10.99
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1. LOOP GAROO (4:42) 2. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND (2:55) 3. WASH, MAMA, WASH (3:35) 4. CHIPPY, CHIPPY (3:30) 5. MARDI GRAS DAY (8:08) 6. ANGOLA ANTHEM (17:33)
1. Black John the Conqueror 2. Where Ya at Mule 3. Craney Crow 4. Familiar Reality--Opening 5. Pots on Fiyo (File Gumbo)/Who I Got to Fall On (If the Pot Get Heavy) 6. Zu Zu Mamou 7. Familiar Reality--Reprise
1. She's Alright
2. Cops and Robbers
3. Run Diddley Daddy
4. Mumblin Guitar
5. I Need You Baby
6. Say Man, Back Again
7. Nursery Rhyme
8. I love You So
9. Spanish Guitar
10.Dancing Girl
11. Come On Baby
Electric Mud Muddy Waters $11.99$10.99
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I Just Want To Make Love To You
Hoochie Coochie Man
Let's Spend The Night Together
She's All Right
I'm A Man
Herbert Harpers Free Press
Tom Cat
Same Thing
The Shape I'm In
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Pollution
Bad Moon Rising
Down On The Corner
I Said Shutup Woman
Bad Side Of The Moon
Lodi
Go For Broke (Inst.)
The Sky Is Crying
Dust My Broom
I Held My Baby
Fine Little Mama
Bobbie's Rock
I Can't Stop Lovin' You
I Done Somebody Wrong
Rollin' and Tumblin'
One Way Out
My Bleeding Heart
I'm Worried
Standing At The Crossroads
Gabbin' Blues
Just Want Your Love
My Country Man
Rain Down Rain
Way Back Home
Jinny Mule
Maybelle's Blues
I've Got A Feeling
Big Mistake
You'll Never Know
No More Trouble Out Of Me
I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright
Ain't No Use
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Don't Leave Poor Me
Ain't To Be Played With
I Believe
What The World Needs Now Is Love
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Rock Of Ages
Let There Be Peace
Abraham, Martin and John
Abide With Me
The Lord's Prayer
When The Saints Go Marching In
Onward, Christian Soldiers
My Country 'Tis of Thee
We Shall Oversome
Garden Of Prayer
A Mighty Fortress
Is Our Good
Down By The Riverside
Danny Boy
Sunrise, Sunset
My Faith
In the Garden
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Albert’s Shuffle
Stop
Man’s Temptation
His Holy Modal Majesty
Really
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Season Of The Witch
You Don’t Love Me
Harvey’s Tune
B.B. King: The Thrill Is Gone
Ike and Tina Turner: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Albert King: I'll Play The Blues For You (Part 1)
Howlin' Wolf: Killing Floor
Jimmy Reed: Honest I Do
Bobby "Blue" Bland: I Pity The Fool
Z.Z. Hill: Down Home Blues
Koko Taylor: Wang Dang Doodle
Little Johnny Taylor: Part Time Love
Johnnie Taylor: Part Time Love
Little Milton: Blue Monday
Lightnin' Hopkins: Got To Move Your Baby
Red, Purple & Blue
Nobodys Child
Sittin' By The Wayside Of My Life
It's Lovin' You That's Killin' Me
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Down & Out
Everybody Lives In A Ghetto
I Want You By My Side
A Whole Lotta Woman
Alley Full of Trash And Bottles
Omega Man Cash McCall $11.99$10.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Omega Man
Why Can't We Live Together
Love Me Baby
Junkie For Your Love
Mojo Woman
Hard Attack
Hard Head (Makes A Sore Behind)
I Need Your Love
New Orleans
Blues 99
Taj Mahal (MONO) Taj Mahal $19.99$18.99
High-Definition Vinyl Mono LP - Sealed
Taj Mahal's 1967 album debut helped set the table for the joyous marriage of traditional blues and the revolutionary sound of '60s rock 'n' roll. Spotlighting Mahal's gritty vocals, the David Rubinson-produced album features fretboard whiz Ry Cooder along with guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, a player who loudly fused his uncanny sense of melody with a no-nonsense, electrifying delivery. Even better, our Sundazed edition is an exact repro of the ultra-scarce mono version of this landmark longplayer, taken from the pristine Columbia analog masters.
Leaving Trunk
Statesboro Blues
Checkin' Up on My Baby
Everybody's Got to Change Sometime
E Z Rider
Dust My Broom
Diving Duck
Blues
The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
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The Yellow Princess John Fahey $34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - LP Sealed
This particular John Fahey LP is a personal favorite of many of his devoted fans for several reasons. And although such a judgment is tough, if one were looking to own only one album by this unique guitarist, The Yellow Princess could be the one. The recording sound is among the best of his many releases; at the proper volume, the effect is as if one had taken up residency inside the sound hole of a giant acoustic guitar. The program of pieces is marvelously emotional and varied, with many moments of precisely stated harmonies moving at courageously slow tempos.
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Get Back Home In The USA John Lee Hooker $39.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2LPs Sealed
Recorded when Hooker was well into his '60s 'comeback,' Get Back Home features the bluesman in a solo performance (a mode that best reveals the subtleties of his work). The session was recorded in France, and Hooker must have been feeling a bit homesick, as the first song is 'Get Back Home In The USA,' where he describes in detail, over his trademark boogie rhythm, his return to his homeland and the joy he knows he will feel. After this momentary ray of sunshine, though, things soon return to more familiar climes, with the bleakness of the slow blues 'T.B. Is Killing Me' and the unbridled despair of 'When My First Wife Left Me.' Hooker recorded this tune many times over the years, but this is one of the finest versions, plumbing the depths of shame and regret. Hooker's raw, biting guitar work is at its best here. Even the umpteenth recording of the Hooker chestnut 'Boogie Chillen' is invested with uncommon verve. With the addition of six powerful bonus cuts, Get Back Home is both an excellent introduction into the sultry, menacing world of Hooker and a vital addition to the collections of his hardcore fans.
1. Get Back Home In The USA
2. TB Is Killing Me
3. Cold Chills
4. I Had A Dream Last Night
5. Love Affair
6. Little Rain
7. When My First Wife Left Me
8. Big Boss Lady
9. Back To Your Mother
10. Boogie Chillen’
11. Sitting Here Thinking
12. I Wanna Ramble
13. Hi-Heel Sneakers
14. I’m So Worried Baby
15. I’m Going Upstairs
16. Crazy ‘Bout You
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Last Night's Dream Johnny Shines $34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - LP Sealed
So, just who is Johnny Shines? Johnny Shines (1915-1992) was a son of the Delta (Tennessee) who eventually from (1934-37) was a running buddy of Robert Johnson. He was a powerful slide guitarist and vocalist. Eventually he wound up in Chicago. Fame came late to Johnny and only then by the merest chance. In 1968 he recorded this album for Blue Horizon and surely represents some of his best material and performances that he managed to Get onto a platter. Mike Vernon (the man behind the early Fleetwood Mac) produced. Wiilie played bass, Otis Spann played piano, Clifton James was at the drum kit while Walter blew his lungs out on harmonica. This is a tough Chicago blues record that has good songs, thrilling performances and good recorded sound.
1. Solid Gold
2. From Dark 'Til Dawn
3. I Will Be Kind to You
4. Last Night's Dream
5. Baby Don't You Think I Know
6. Pipeline Blues
7. I Don't Know
8. Black Panther
9. I Had a Good Home
10. Mean Fisherman
The voice, the 12-string guitar, the rare piano recordings of the legendary Huddie Ledbetter, who lived, many times over, every line of every song he ever sang. Here's an in-depth look, through 12 songs, at one of folk blues' most fabled creators.
Goodnight Irene
Grasshoppers In My Pillow
The Eagle Rocks
Rock Island Line
Ella Speed
Backwater Blues
Take This Hammer
Tell Me, Baby
Eagle Rock Rag
Western Plain
Sweet Mary Blues
On A Christmas Day
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In New York Lightin' Hopkins $34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - LP Sealed
Blues fans should not hesitate in getting this lovely disc on their shelves. Here is the mighty Lightnin' Man in session playing guitar, piano and singing in the 'Big Apple' 1960. This album has been produced using the original master tapes. Tracks include 'If I Don't Get Well No More', 'Take It Easy' and 'Mister Charlie'.
1. Take It Easy
2. Mighty Crazy
3. Your Own Fault, Baby, To Treat Me The Way You Do
4. I’ve Had My Fun If I Don’t Get Well No More
5. The Trouble Blues
6. Lightnin’s Piano Boogie
7. Wonder Why
8. Mister Charlie
9. Black Cat
In 1960, when Muddy Waters recorded this album as a tribute to Big Bill Broonzy two years after his death, he could be sure of Broonzy’s approval. »Oh yeah, Muddy is a real singer of the Blues«, Big Bill, that Mississippi foundation stone, was heard to say early on in Muddy Waters’ career, although the sound of the man 15 years his junior could be likened to new shoots coming out of the gnarled root named the Blues.
Full of confidence after a “Best Of” compilation released on the Chess label in 1959 and his legendary appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, Muddy set down his own Broonzy songs. It goes almost without saying that such successful numbers as “I Feel So Good“ and “Tell Me Baby“ are overflowing with a ‘Chicago feeling‘ which gets right under your skin. Pulsating with the metallic heartbeat of the electric guitar and the gyrating licks which James Cotton conjures out of his harmonica, the cover title amalgamates the individual styles of two top-notch Blues musicians to produce a highly emotional mixture. And let’s not forget the band formed around keyboarder Otis Spann, their fellow musician of many years’ standing. Just listen carefully to this small but excellent ensemble and you will certainly forget the banal term ‘rhythm group‘!
1. Tell Me Baby
2. Southbound Train
3. When I Get to Thinking
4. Just a dream (On My Mind)
5. Double Trouble
6. I Feel So Good
7. I Done Got Wise
8. Mopper's Blues
9. Lonesome Road Blues
10. Hey, Hey
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Sonny Is King Sonny Terry $20.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
lthough their styles were regions apart and they'd never performed together previously, Georgia harmonica ace Sonny Terry and Texas guitar titan Lightnin' Hopkins fit like foot in sock when producer Kenneth S. Goldstein paired them at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on October 26, 1960. As LeRoi Jones observed in the original album notes, "There is a meeting of ways, where the light and the sad seem to come together simply as blues." Selections six through 10 were recorded the following year, and Terry was back in the more familiar company of another great guitarist, his longtime partner Brownie McGhee.
One Monkey Don't Stop The Show
Changed The Lock On My Door
Tater Pie
She's So Sweet
Diggin' My Potatoes
Sonny's Coming
Ida Mae
Callin' My Mama
Bad Luck
Blues From The Bottom
Sonny Is King Sonny Terry $49.99
45 RPM 180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
Although their styles were regions apart and they’d never performed together previously, Georgia harmonica ace Sonny Terry and Texas guitar titan Lightnin’ Hopkins fit like foot in sock when producer Kenneth S. Goldstein paired them at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on October 26, 1960. As LeRoi Jones observed in the original album notes, “There is a meeting of ways, where the light and the sad seem to come together simply as blues.” Selections six through 10 were recorded the following year, and Terry was back in the more familiar company of another great guitarist, his longtime partner Brownie McGhee.
"…Terry was a remarkable mouth harp player, and these performances are first rate…What makes this a truly stand out record is the fine sound, which just jumps out of the speakers. Although this is a stereo recording with rather hard left and right separation (especially on the McGhee songs), that anomaly distracts little from the performance." Recording = 7/10; Music = 8/10 – Dennis Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 43
Track Listing:
One Monkey Don't Stop The Show
Changed The Lock On My Door
Tater Pie
She's So Sweet
Diggin' My Potatoes
Sonny's Coming
Ida Mae
Callin' My Mama
Bad Luck
Blues From The Bottom
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Live at The Fillmore East Allman Brothers Band $43.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
Temporarily out of stock
Classic live 2 LP album recorded in 1970 at the illustrious Fillmore East. Features an amazing 20-minute version of Whipping Post!
1. Statesboro Blues (McTell) - 4:17
2. Done Somebody Wrong (James/Levy/Lewis) - 4:33
3. Stormy Monday (Walker) - 8:44
4. You Don't Love Me (Cobbs) - 19:15
5. Hot 'Lanta (Allman/Allman/Betts/Johanson/Oakley/Trucks) - 5:17
6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Betts) -13:04
7. Whipping Post (Allman) - 22:56
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Rockin' L.A. Jimmy Witherspoon $5.99$4.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
Small cutout slit on cover
You Got Me Running
Once There Lived A Fool
Sweet Lotus Blossom
Call It Stormy Monday
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Medley:
-Don't You Miss Your Baby
-Careless Love
-When the Saints Go Marching In
-One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
SK Blues
I Want A Little Girl
Big Boss Man
Got Me A Louisiana Woman
Want To Come Home
Please Don't Quit Me
Devil Is Watching You
Rolling and Rolling
War Is Starting Again
Walkin' Round In Circles
Mary Lou
Heavy Snow
Coon Is Hard To Catch
In 1967, the future of electric blues guitar answered to the name of Albert King. It's not like Albert was a green newcomer to the blues world when he strolled through the doors of Memphis-based Stax Records in 1966. After all, he had his first taste of studio action as a band leader more than a dozen years earlier. But the massively constructed southpaw saved his best for Stax. It's virtually impossible to cite a more important or influential blues album from the latter half of the 1960's than BORN UNDER A BAND SIGN...
This Sundazed 180 gram vinyl edition features the entire classic album with its gorgeous vintage artwork, two rare single sides added as bonus cuts, original liner notes and new annotation by Bill Dahl.
Born Under A Bad Sign
Crosscut Saw
Kansa City
Oh, Pretty Woman
Down Don't Bother Me
The Hunter
Funk-shun
I Almost Lost My Mind
Personal Manager
Laundromat Blues
As The Years Go Passing By
The Very Thought Of You
Overall Junction
His exceedingly rare Cuca Records release, circa ’67 — instrumental blues at its best!
1. Two Bugs in a Rug
2. Hold On, I’m Comin’
3. Off the Hook
4. Dust My Broom
5. Hot and Heavy
6. The Screwdriver
7. Bertha
8. The Foxtrot
9. End of the Blues
10. Walking the Floor Over You
11. Hooker Special
12. Something You Ate
The Best of Muddy Waters Muddy Waters $59.99
200 Gram Japanese Audiophile Virgin Vinyl MONO LP - Sealed
Limited Edition Japanese Import 200 Gram Vinyl (Mono)
Released from the Original Analog Tapes
1. I Just Want To Make Love To You
2. Long Distance Call
3. Louisiana Blues
4. Honey Bee
5. Rollin’ Stone
6. I’m Ready
7. Hoochie Coochie
8. She Moves Me
9. I Want You To Love Me
10. Standing Around Crying
11. Still A Fool
12. I Can’t Be Satisfied
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Come On In R.L. Burnside $15.99$14.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
1. Been Mistreated
2. Come On In (Live)
3. Let My Baby Ride
4. Don't Stop Honey
5. It's Bad You Know
6. Just Like A Woman
7. Come On In (Part 2)
8. Rollin' Tumblin' (Remix)
9. Please Don't Stay
10. Shuck Dub
11. Come On In (Part 3)
12. Heat
Mr. Wizard R.L. Burnside $15.99$14.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
1. Over the Hill
2. Alice Mae
3. Georgia Women
4. Snake Drive
5. Rollin' and Tumblin'
6. Out on the Road
7. Highway 7
8. Tribute to Fred
9. You Gotta Move
Too Bad Jim R.L. Burnside $14.99$13.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
1. Shake 'Em On Down
2. When My First Wife Left Me
3. Short-Haired Woman
4. Old Black Mattie
5. Fireman Ring The Bell
6. Peaches
7. Miss Glory B.
8. .44 Pistol
9. Death Bell Blues
10. Goin' Down South
For the most part, this is a 1961 session wherein the blues raconteur and pianist Memphis Slim runs through a good chunk of his repertoire, the songs that came to mind that afternoon. As such, it's relaxed entertainment, rather than a fixed recording for a larger audience. Which is not to say an audience can't enjoy this music. Slim's piano playing is dynamically rich, delicate at times, and pounding when necessary. His vocals are strong, too, but just as capable of dropping down to just above a whisper to make a point. They just don't make records like this anymore, documents of an artist at work without any attempt to be outside the moment.
1. Born With The Blues
2. Just Let Me Be
3. Red Haired Boogie
4. Blue And Disgusted
5. New Key To The Highway
6. I’d Take Her To Chicago
7. Harlem Bound
8. El Capitan
9. I Just Landed In Your Town
10. John Henry
11. I Believe I’ll Settle Down
12. Bad Luck And Troubles
13. Late Afternoon Blues
14. Memphis Slim, U.S.A.
Another outstanding record that's the result of the Folk Blues Revival of the 1960s when, generally-speaking, young White Americans began to appreciate and search for the blues of older Black Americans. One of the most famous 'rediscoveries' that came of this movement was that of Mississippi John Hurt, who before this 1966 release, had not recorded since 1928.
Hurt was a supremely-skilled guitarist with a warm, inviting voice. Typical of the Vanguard releases from this period, the recording is excellent – perfectly sparse, ambient and true. The material is comprised of standards and originals, including his famous 'Candy Man.' This is another essential record in any blues collection.
Mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman.
1. Payday
2. I’m Satisfied
3. Candy Man
4. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
5. Talkin’ Casey
6. Corrina, Corrina
7. Coffee Blues
8. Louis Collins
9. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
10. If You Don’t Want Me Baby
11. Spike Driver's Blues
12. Beulah Land
This album features the great Otis Spann (ex Muddy Waters sideman) in company with early Fleetwood Mac members, Peter Green, Danny Kirwin and John Mc Vie. Unlike many meetings between the worlds of rock and blues, this one produces consistently great music and actually sounds like an authentic Chicago blues session. Otis shows what we all knew anyway, that he was a worldly inspired vocalist and of course that Peter Green has the right to be considered as good as any blues guitarist that ever lived. His solos on this album are the very model of economy and deep emotion. This album is no flaccid jam session but a set of great songs performed with real passion and commitment by people who were born to play the blues. Upon one listen to this album, it becomes apparent that Otis Spann had the talent and personality to be as big as Muddy or Hooker, but death took him at an early age. Don’t miss out on this little lesser known of the greatest blues stars of all time.
1. My Love Depends on You
2. Walkin'
3. It Was a Big Thing
4. Temperature Is Rising (100. 2 F)
5. Dig You
6. No More Doggin'
7. Ain't Nobody's Business
8. She Needs Some Loving
9. I Need Some Air
10. Someday Baby
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Otis Spann Is The Blues Otis Spann & Robert Lockwood $34.99
180 Gram audiophile virgin vinyl LP - LP Sealed
Another absolute gem from Alan Bates’s Candid label this must be probably Otis Spann's finest piece of work on wax. He may not have been the blues, but he was sure close to being the blues pianist. Spann provided wonderful, imaginative, tasty piano solos and better-than-average vocals, and was arguably the best player whose style was more restrained than animated. Not that he couldn't rock the house, but Spann's forte was making you think as well as making you dance.
Nehemiah 'Skip' James is one of the Delta Blues giants and one of the genre's earliest recording artists. He was born in Bentonia, Mississippi in 1902 and began his recording career in 1931 for the Paramount Records label – the same Grafton, Wisconsin-based company that cut the ultra-famous sides by Robert Johnson, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Blind Blake and pretty much every other pre-war blues artist that's still remembered today.
After that Paramount session and its resulting 26 sides, James went relatively unheard for the next 33 years. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a Baptist minister. But in 1964, three record collectors went in search of Skip James and found him. The three booked him at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, and James' comeback was born. Thank God for that! This record was recorded shortly after the rediscovery. Amazingly, James' musicianship was still utterly remarkable, even though his health had begun to fail and he would die just five years later. What sets Skip James' talent apart, aside from his equal mastery of both the guitar and piano, is his haunting falsetto singing. You've got to hear it for yourself. This record allows us a glimpse into a long-gone world.
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
Crow Jane
Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
Special Rider Blues
Drunken Spree
Cherryball
How Long Blues
All Night Long
Cypress Grove Blues
Look Down the Road
My Gal
I'm So Glad
After being rediscovered by the folk-blues community in the early '60s, Son House rose to the occasion and recorded this magnificent set of performances. Allowed to stretch out past the shorter running time of the original 78s, House turns in wonderful, steaming performances of some of his best-known material. On some tracks, House is supplemented by folk-blues researcher/musician Alan Wilson, who would later become a member of the blues-rock group Canned Heat and here plays some nice second guitar and harmonica on several cuts.
1. Death Letter Blues
2. Pearline
3. Louise McGhee
4. John The Revelator
5. Empire State Express
6. Preachin' Blues
7. Grinnin' In Your Face
8. Sundown
9. Levee Camp Moan
10. Death Letter Blues (alternate take)
11. Levee Camp Moan (alternate take )
12. Grinnin' In Your Face (alternate take )
13. JohnThe Revelator (alternate take )
14. Preachin' Blues (alternate take )
15. President Kennedy
16. A Down The Staff
17. Motherless Children
18. Yonder Comes My Mother
19. Shake It and Break It
20. Pony Blues
21. Downhearted Blues
T-Bone Walker is one of the all-time greats, an innovator and significant influence on just about every blues guitarist who followed. But his musical legacy is also incredibly enjoyable, full of humor as well as invention. A man who played the blues with flair, sophistication, technical brilliance and a sense of humor. Walker pioneered the electric guitar sound that helped create the blues and thus influenced all popular music that followed. He played one of the first electric guitars in the mid-'30s, recording with it in 1939. His single-string solos influenced blues players like B.B. King and such rockers as Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Strollin' With Bones
You Don't Love Me
You Don't Understand
Say! Pretty Baby
Tell Me What's the Reason
Blue Mood
The Sun Went Down
Travelin' Blues
Evil Hearted Woman
Cold, Cold Feeling
I Got the Blues Again
Blues Is a Woman
One of the most prominent figures in late 20th century blues, singer/multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal played an enormous role in revitalizing and preserving traditional acoustic blues. Not content to stay within the realm, Mahal soon broadened his approach, taking a musicologist's interest in a multitude of folk and roots music from around the world. Beautifully remastered from the analog master tapes by Ray Staff at Alchemy Soho.
1. Conch (Introduction)
2. Kalimba
3. Bound to Love Me Some
4. Ricochet
5. A Free Song
6. Corinna
7. Conch Close
8. Cakewalk into Town
9. Sweet Home Chicago
10. Texas Woman Blues
11. Gitano Negro
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Fathers and Sons Muddy Waters $64.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl Import LP - 2 LPs Sealed
The Original Studio Album PLUS a Bonus LP of Live Material!
On the cover is Michelangelo's 'The Creation Of Man,' where God reaches out his hand: the intentions of the makers of Fathers And Sons could hardly be more illustrative. The enigmatic message of this album is clearly that these prodigal sons, these one-time gods of the Chicago blues, are to be given a helping hand to their comeback. And this was sorely needed, for although the Chess label had achieved good sales figures one year previously with the LP Electric Mud, they didn't really produce a convincing blues session. In order not to land once again in the pseudo-psychedelic outback with distorted electronic sound and wah-wah effects, the two legendary artists Muddy Waters and Otis Spann were joined by the three musicians who made up the Butterfield Blues Band. With this artistic core of fathers and sons and a few choice side musicians, the resulting blues recording rolled along without a hitch. A whole set of pieces were set down, enough to fill an LP, and a 30-minute live session adds further luster to the excellent studio recordings. The characteristic crisp and raw Waters studio sound is followed by a charismatic stage show which bubbles and boils with a red-hot blues atmosphere. This is the Blues Re-Issue if the Year! Highly recommended!
1. All Aboard
2. Mean Disposition
3. Blow Wind Blow
4. Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had
5. Walkin Thru The Park
6. Forty Days And Forty Nights
7. Standin ‘Round Crying
8. I’m Ready; Twenty Four Hours
9. Sugar Sweet
10. Long Distance Call
11. Baby Please Don’t Go
12. Honey Bee
13. The Same Thing
14. Got My Mojo Working Pts. 1 and 2
