BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story - Vol. 2 - Blues To Barrel House (1966 UK 12-track mono LP compilation on a rough textured plain orange label, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The cover shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent with a few faint paper scuffs not affecting play BPG62378) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer (70s Italian graduated orange label 32-track double vinyl LP, gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes in English. The sleeve shows just a little light spot of disolouring & the vinyl isinexcellent condition with just a few light signs of play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story Vol. 1-4 (1966 UK 48-track complete 4-LP mono set, divided into the following parts; 'With Louis Armstrong', 'Blues To Barrel House', 'With Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson' & 'With James P. Johnson & CharlieGreen', each LP housed in its respective front laminated picture sleeve with company inner. The covers show little of their vintage & each vinyl disc appears near mint) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story (1956 UK 48-track complete set of four LPs, divided into the following parts; 'With Louis Armstrong', 'Blues To Barrel House', 'With Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson' & 'With James P. Johnson & CharlieGreen',with each LP housed in its respective front laminated flipback picture sleeve. A couple of the sleeves show tape repairs to the seams and a little laminate splitting but all relmain respectable & clearly readable. The vinyl on all four volumes more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story Vol. 2 (1955 Dutch 12-track LP, flipback picture sleeve. This amazing copy has survived with minimal wear to the flimsy sleeve & just a couple of light marks to mar the surface of the vinyl. A lovely copy of this veteran disc! B07003L) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Any Woman's Blues (80s UK red label 32-track double vinyl LP compilation, housed in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve is excellent & the vinyl shows just the odd light sign of play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Collection (1984 Italian 20-track LP compilation album, housed in a glossy picture sleeve which is still in the original opened shrink and therefore has only light signs of wear with the vinyl in Excellent condition DVLP2008) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Any Woman's Blues (1970 UK first issue 32-track double LP, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve. Early blues sung in Bessie's unique style, many songs dating from the early twenties. The sleeve shows only light shelfwear with alittle minor creasing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer (1970 UK first press 32-track MONO double LP, with plain orange labels & the original gatefold pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear while the two vinyl discs remain inExcellent condition with minimal play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Any Woman's Blues (70s UK graduated orange label 32-track double vinyl LP compilation, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes by Chris Albertson and illustrated by Philip Hays. The sleeve shows very littlewear, just some age discoloration and light creasing, whist the vinyl discs look barely played M66262) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Empress (Original 1972 UK 32-track double LP, complete with the limited 8-page booklet containing rare photographs & biography details. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some light ring wear scuffing & the vinyl is Near Mint with few signs of play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Empty Bed Blues (70s UK graduated orange label 31-track double vinyl LP, gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains excellent & looks barely played) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Nobody's Blues But Mine (70s UK plain orange label 32-track double LP, compiling Bessie's last recorded works from 1925-27, gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. The sleeve shows just a little light ring wear & scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play M67232) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Empress (1972 US 32-track double compilation LP featuring tracks she recorded between 1924 & 1927, superb gatefold picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes. The sleeve shows some light spine scuffing and edgewear, whilst the vinyl has a few minor surface scuffs, but appears barely played G30818) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Bessie's Blues (1958 UK 16-track Mono compilation LP featuring recordings from 1923 & 1924, internal pocket front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with sleeve notes inside. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear with minor age yellowing and a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play BBL.7513) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Empty Bed Blues (1971 UK smooth orange label 31-track double vinyl LP, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains excellent & looks barely played) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story Vol.1 (1955 UK 12-track compilation LP featuring tracks recorded with Louis Armstrong in 1923 & 1925, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The flimsy sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a couple of spots of mild discolouration to the unlaminated back & the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with little sign of play BBL7019) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Story Vol.2 (1955 UK 12-track compilation LP featuring tracks recorded in 1924-1933, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The flimsy sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a couple of spots of mild discolouration to the unlaminated back & the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with little sign of play BBL7020) more...
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BESSIE SMITH St. Louis Blues (Scarce 1938 UK 10" 78RPM shellac single also featuring Reckless Blues, both recorded in 1925 with a young Louis Armstrong on trumpet, great gold printed blue & white Parlophone labels. The disc itself is in superb condition with no scratches & just a couple of light surface marks to show for its nearly SEVENTY years! R2476) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Hot Jazz Classics - Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2 (1947 US 4 x 10" 78RPM album set, issued as Volume 19 in a series of recordings that made jazz history, housed in a 10" square textured & pasted picture box. Considering its vintage, the packaging shows light shelfwear only and the discs have been well looked after. A great set for the jazz enthusiast P-151) more...
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BESSIE SMITH La Vie De Bessie Smith - "L'Impératrice Du Blues" (Limited edition 1960 French 18-track mono LP pressed on heavyweight vinyl, compiling a decade's worth of historic Bessie recordings from 1923-33, gorgeous numbered gatefold hardcover with 8-page integral booklet in French with credits & photographs. The sleeve shows only light signs of edge wear & the vinyl looks near mint V.30) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Volume Four (Very rare & quite possibly unique double sided metal based methyl cellulose lacquer acetate for a proposed 12-track LP compilation, housed in a plain die-cut reference sleeve with pasted tracklisting in the corner with hand enscribed 'side one' & 'side two' in the centre by the spindle hole & no studio labels. The disc reveals only light cosmetic wear or surface tarnishing - very tough to find, we're not even sure if the compilation was ever released!) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Hot Jazz Classics - Empress Of The Blues (1940s US 4 x 10" 78RPM album set, issued as Volume 4 in a series of original recordings that made jazz history. Housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with die-cut card inners and liner notes by George Avakian pasted inside. The packaging is in VG condition with paper loss along the bottom edge. The discs are excellent, showing only light cosmetic marks that will easily clean away. A nice historic set for the 78 connoisseur C-31) more...
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