VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Black Swan Blues: The Hard Rise & Brutal Fall Of... (2021 UK 190-page softback book - Forty years before Motown, there was Black Swan. Created by a young Black songwriter called Harry Pace, this pioneering 1920s blues label gave 14 million African-Americans the chance to hear their own authentic music on disc for the first time. Ethel Waters' Down Home Blues was the label's first big hit, its sales fuelled by a ground-breaking US tour which made headlines everyw more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Blues From Chicago Volume 2 (Scarce and super limited 1969 UK-only private press 12-track vinyl compilation LP with stamped labels and matte picture sleeve. Hard to obtain Chicago blues recordings by Otis Spann, Junior Wells, Elmore James and more, compiled by UK blues expert Mike A Leadbitter, for tax reasons, these were strictly limited to 99 copies! The sleeve shows just some minor foxing in places and a little age discolouration to the reverse pane more...
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THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND The Paul Butterfield Blue Band (Magnificent Debut 1965 UK first press 11-track MONO LP, on the gold 'guitar player' Elektra label with 'Manufactured In England' print. Trailing a few years behind the British Blues boom of the sixties, this was one of the first American Blues records led by a white singer; Paul Butterfield helped rekindle the Chicago Blues sound in the sixties, bringing it to a new audience with the aid of two superb guitarists, Mike Bloom more...
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KING OLIVER Room Rent Blues / Dippermouth Blues / High Society / Sobbin' Blues (Scarce 60s UK wide centred 4-track 7" vinyl EP pressed by Phillips withall tracks being recorded in 1923, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only light shelfwear & edge scuffing with the vinyl actually looking unplayed - a great copy! BBE12268) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Okeh - Rhythm & Blues (1982 UK 28-track double LP compilation of historic recordings from the label that was responsible for a large share of innovative & groundbreaking music, be it early blues, country, jazz or soul. The gatefold picture sleeve contains extensive liner notes and has the gold promo stamp on the reverse. The sleeve shows some edgewear. The vinyl is has a couple of cosmetic paper scuffs but minimal signs of play EPC22125) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Essential Delta Blues (2012 UK/EU limited edition 24-track double album LP pressed on 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl; comprising a collection of legendary Delta Blues classics from Big Joe Williams, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie Johnson, Charley Patton, Bukka White and more. The two vinyl discs look barely played issued in the gatefold picture sleeve which displays a green hype flash on the front) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL The Great Blues Men (1972 US 26-track compilation double LP, gatefold sleeve with detailed liner notes. Classic collection drawn from the recordings of the legendary American blues/folk/roots label & featuring giantsof the genre like John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Son House, Skip James & more. The sleeve shows minimal wear & despite some light surface marks the vinyl remains excellent VSD25/26) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Essential Texas Blues (2012 UK limited edition 24-track double compilation LP pressed on 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl, comprising a collection of Texas Blues classics from Big Maceo, Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker,Albert Collins, Freddie King and more. The vinyl is in BRAND NEW condition housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed within its original shrinkwrap NOT2LP154) more...
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THE BLUES BROTHERS Briefcase Full Of Blues (German Atlantic label reissue of the 1978 debut 12-track vinyl LP which was recorded live on 9th September 1978 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin and consists of a collection of covers of blues and soul songs from the 1950s to 1970s. The barcoded glossy picture sleeve shows minimal shelfwear and the vinyl looks barely played) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Jumping The Shuffle Blues (2014 UK 28-track double vinyl collection, single pocket picture sleeve with insert. Before Jamaica established its own recording industry the island danced to a different beat, namely raw R&B and blues and a dash of swing from the US - hear the origins of ska with this selection of hard-to-find American '45s from Louis Jordan, Gene Ammons, Floyd Dixon, Donnie Elbert and more. The sleeve, which is still in its opened shrinkwrap, shows v more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL American Folk Blues Festival '69 (1969 German 12-track stereo LP recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall that year, including many blues artists never before heard live in Europe including Earl Hooker, Cifton Chenier, Magic Slim and many more, front laminated picture sleeve with huge 34" x 23" full colour poster replicating the album artwork. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear and the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with a couple of scuffs/hairlines not affe more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL The Rural Blues (Scarce 1966 UK issue of the US Folkways 36-track double compilation LP box set. Superb set of rare and hard-to-find blues including material from Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Skip James and more. The front laminated box has some minor edgewear from storage and comes with a double-sided credit/biography insert while both discs look seldom played XTRA1035) more...
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BESSIE TUCKER Blues By Bessie (1955 UK 4-track 7" EP on the turquoise & silver His Master's Voice label with four-prong centre, recorded in August 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee & featuring the historic Blues tracks, Got Cut All To Pieces, Fort Worth And Denver Blues, Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues & Penitentiary Blues, housed in the original die-cut company card sleeve. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with a nice deep sheen & few signs of play 7EG8085) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Essential Texas Blues (2012 UK limited edition 24-track double compilation LP pressed on 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl, comprising a collection of Texas Blues classics from Big Maceo, Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker,Albert Collins, Freddie King and more. The gatefold picture sleeve retains its opened shrink while both discs looks unplayed NOT2LP154) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Mississippi Blues Vol.2 (1967 Austrian 15-track compilation LP, picture sleeve. Tasty late '60s collection of down-home blues missives, includes selections from Charley Patton, Sam Collins, Skip James and Bukka White, essential! The sleeve shows only light wear and the vinyl looks unplayed! RL-303) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL The Great Blues Men (1972 UK 26-track compilation double LP, gatefold sleeve with detailed liner notes. Classic collection drawn from the recordings of the legendary American blues/folk/roots label & featuring giantsof the genre like John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Son House, Skip James & more. The sleeve shows minimal wear & despite some light surface marks the vinyl remains excellent VSD25/26) more...
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SON HOUSE Raw Delta Blues: The Very Best Of The Delta Blues Master (2014 UK limited edition 14-track heavyweight vinyl compilation LP featuring a collection of recordings from the American blues singer & guitarist, including Preachin' The Blues, My Black Mama and more. The vinyl is BRAND NEW & unplayed housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed within its original shrinkwrap CATLP104) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL This Is Charly Blues (1987 UK 16-track vinyl compilation LP, picture sleeve. Top drawer US blues collection featuring tracks from Robert Cray Band, Otis Rush, Elmore James and more. The sleeve shows some signs of wear but remains fully intaact whilst the vinyl looks barely played SAM.2) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL The Original American Folk Blues Festival (1967 UK 12-track compilation LP originally released in 1962, front laminated picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. Classic blues collection with recordings from artists whoplayed on the 1962 tour of European cities. The sleeve & vinyl are both in 'Excellent' condition) more...
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VARIOUS The Blues (1961 UK 12-track vinyl compilation LP on the green Columbia label, front laminated picture sleeve with detailed liner notes on the reverse. Seminal blues collection originally issued on the Vee Jay label in the US, although titled the blues there is a sprinkling of soul, R&B throughout - essential! The sleeve shows some signs of age/wear wtih a small area of paper wear due to the removal of the tax code sticker but remains fully intact with all text clearly legible, more...
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