BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer/ Any Woman's Blues/ Empty Bed Blues/ The Empress/ Nobody's Blues But Mine (Fantastic & complete 1970-72 UK mono FIVE 2-LP compilation set on first issue plain orange labels, a total of TEN recordsaltogether & a mammoth 159 tracks by the Blues legend, with each part housed in its respective gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeves are in very good condition. There is a small price sticker tear in a corner or two & The World's Great has a 2 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 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 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 Empty Bed Blues (Scarce 1971 Italian smooth & plain orange label 31-track double LP pressed on heavyweight vinyl & housed in a heavy duty silk laminated gatefold picture sleeve with liner notes in English & Italian series catalogue inners. The sleeve is excellent & the vinyl looks barely played - a gorgeous copy!) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Recordings Volume Six (1960s limited edition private press 10" vinyl album, this record adds to the Columbia/CBS album owner's collections some fine alternate-takes and the whole soundtrack of 'St. Louis Blues', which was only partly on a long-deleted 10" London Archive Series LP, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a small area of paper loss to the front and the vinyl is in near mint condition EMPRESS10006) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer (Early 1980s UK red label issue of the 1970 Mono 32-track double compilation LP, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl isNear Mint) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Nobody's Blues But Mine (Mid 70s UK 32-track double LP on the graduated orange label, compiling Bessie's last recorded works from 1925-27, gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. The sleeve shows some minor scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with very little play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer (1970 UK first issue 32-track double mono LP with plain orange labels, housed in a matte gatefold picture sleeve complete with the original gold price sticker, company catalogue inners & 12" sized'Empress Of The Blues' eight-page booklet. The sleeve shows some paper scuffing around the edges yet the vinyl discs remain Excellent with minimal sign of play) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Empress Of The Blues (1958 UK 4-track 7" EP with rough textured three-prong centre labels, featuring historic recordings from 1925-27 with Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl are almost near mint, with minimal sign of wear or play. The vinyl grades Excellent with merely the lightest few paper scuffs to highlight any handling. An archive quality example BBE12202) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The World's Greatest Blues Singer (Late 70s UK issue of the 1970 32-track double LP in mono, on the graduated orange label. The gatefold picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl still looks barely played) 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 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 Nobody's Blues But Mine (70s Italian smooth & plain orange label 32-track double vinyl LP, compiling Bessie's last recorded works from 1925-27, gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes in English. The sleeve shows minimalwear & the vinyl looks barely played CBS67232) 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 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 Nobody's Blues But Mine (1972 US 32-track double compilation LP featuring tracks she recorded between 1925 & 1927, superb gatefold picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear or edge scuffing & thevinyl is fantastic - a wonderful copy! G31093) 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 (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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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 Jazz Gallery (1950s UK 4-track 7" vinyl EP with three prong centre, includes Nashville Woman's Blues, Cold In Hand Blues, Sobbin' Hearted Blues and You've Been A Good Ole Wagon, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleevehas a little chipping to the bottom and the vinyl has minimal sign of play BBE12360) more...
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BESSIE SMITH The Bessie Smith Collection (1984 Italian 20-track LP compilation album, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear, whilst the vinyl shows some signs of play DVLP2008) 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 The Collection (1989 Dutch 16-track remastered LP compilation, in the CBS Jazz Masterpieces series. The picture sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Mother Of The Blues (Deleted 1990 UK 18-track digitally remastered LP of Bessie's material from 1927-1933, picture sleeve) more...
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BESSIE SMITH Great Original Performances: 1925-1933 (1986 UK 15-track LP, a wonderful collection of tracks from the The Empress Of The Blues, recorded between 1925 - 1933 & broadcast on BBC Radio 2 as part of the Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo series. The sleeve shows just a little scuffing at the corners & the vinyl is flawless REB602) 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 The Bessie Smith Story Volume 4 (Early 60s UK 12-track mono LP of historic 1927-31 recordings (trombonist Charlie Green and pianist James P. Johnson also prominently feature), with the package produced and edited by jazz historian George Avakian. The front laminated flipback picture sleeve is faultless and the vinyl excellent BBL7049) 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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