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Do you have a record collection to sell? We're always looking to buy records, CDs and memorabilia by Sleepy John Estes.
We pay top prices for mint condition records, rare CDs and authentic pop memorabilia. Save time and hassle and sell us your whole collection. Or consign your high-end items with us. 60s pop, 70s rock, progressive, psychedelic, punk, indie, metal, blues, folk, funk and jazz are just some of the genres we cover - anything considered, so long as it's mint condition.
We specialise in vinyl LPs, 12-inch, 7-inch, programmes, posters, tickets, autographs, vintage merchandise & memorabilia. We also buy collectables including 1980s and 1990s CD singles, limited edition releases, picture discs, shaped and uncut, promotional and demonstartion copies, acetates, test pressings and BPI and RIAA Gold/Silver/Platinum award discs.

It's easy to sell to us. Download our valuation form and send us a detailed list of any records, CDs and memorabilia you wish to sell -- full details here. If your collection is large or valuable we can come to you.

AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO SLEEPY JOHN ESTES VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...

USA
vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD album...
UK
vinyl LP, 7" vinyl, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
AUSTRIA
2-LP vinyl set...
DENMARK
vinyl LP, red vinyl...

Top release decades
1960s...

Top music labels
Delmark, Folkways Records, Swaggie Records, Esquire, Delmark Records, Collector's Classics...

Top barcodes

Top catalogue numbers
RBF8, S1219/S1220, 32-195, DS-603, DJB3, CC24, DS-9611, DS-9608, DS-619, DS-613...

Top titles
The Legend Of, The Blues Of Sleepy John Estes - Volumes 1 & 2, Broke And Hungry, 1929-1940 (Nineteen...), The Legend Of Sleepy John Estes - Mono, 1929-1940, Sleepy John's Got The Blues, Sleepy John Estes, In Europe - Sample, Electric Sleep...

Top wanted titles

Other artist names
Sleepy John, John Adam Estes...

Related artists
Sleepy John Estes...


A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...

SLEEPY JOHN ESTES Broke And Hungry (1964 UK 10-track mono LP recorded with The Tennessee Jug Busters. The front laminated sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played DS-608)

Tracklisting: Broke And Hungry Black Mattie 3:00 Morning Blues Beale Street Sugar Olie Blues So Glad I'm Livin' Freedom Loan The Girl I Love Electric Chair Sleepy John's Twist
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES Sleepy John Estes (1970s 16-track vinyl LP compilation, tracks recorded between 1935 & 1937, fully laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is Near Mint CC24)

Tracklisting: Down South Blues Stop That Thing Someday Baby Blues Who's Been Telling You (Buddy Brown Blues) Married Woman Blues Drop Down Mama Government Money I Wanta Tear It All The Time Vernita Blues I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More Floating Bridge Need More Blues Jack And Jill Blues Poor Man's Friend Hobo Jungle Blues Airplane Blues
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES Broke And Hungry (1964 US 10-track Stereo vinyl LP on the blue & white Delmark label with the '7 West Grand' address, recorded with The Tennessee Jug Busters, housed in a back pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some minor general wear with a slightly faded spine, and some age yellowing on the back. The labels are both clean with no spindle marks, and the vinyl looks barely played. A really nice example and the first copy we have ever had DS-9608)

Tracklisting: Broke And Hungry Black Mattie 3:00 Morning Blues Beale Street Sugar Olie Blues So Glad I'm Livin' Freedom Loan The Girl I Love Electric Chair Sleepy John's Twist
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES The Legend Of (Scarce 1962 UK 12-track mono LP on Esquire, pressed on heavyweight vinyl & featuring outstanding Sleepy John recordings from March 24th & June 3rd, 1962, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve hasa couple of minor laminate creases near the spine and a little age discolouration to the reverse, otherwise secure flipbacks and nice bright shine to the cover image, the super heavyweight vinyl grades Excellent with just some light blemishes notaffecting play)

Tracklisting: Rats In My Kitchens Someday Baby Stop That Thing Diving Duck Blues Death Valley Blues Married Woman Blues Down South Blues Who's Been Telling You Buddy Brown Drop Down Mama You Got To Go Milk Cow Blues I'd Been Well Warned
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES In Europe (Scarce 1966 US 11-track stereo LP on the blue & white Delmark label, featuring the legendary Tennessee blues poet with Hammie Nixon on harmonica & jug, pasted picture sleeve with extensive album notes. Both the sleeve & vinyl have been 'Sample' stamped for review prior to commercial release. The sleeve exhibits some discolouring to the rear, although all text remains clearly legible, including along the spine. Best of all, & most important, the vinyl still looks barely played DS-9611)

Tracklisting: A1 Needmore Blues 4:10 A2 Who's Been Tellin' You 4:55 A3 Airplane Blues 2:45 A4 Vernita 3:30 A5 Denmark Blues 2:30 A6 I'm A Tearing Little Daddy 2:25 B1 I Stayed Away Too Long 2:45 B2 Drop Down Mama 4:19 B3 The Woman I Love 3:50 B4 You Oughtn't Do That 2:45 B5 Easin' Back To Tennessee 4:40
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES Broke And Hungry (1964 US 10-track Stereo vinyl LP on the blue & white Delmark label with the '7 West Grand' address, recorded with The Tennessee Jug Busters, housed in a back pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some minor general wear with a slightly faded spine, and some age yellowing on the back. The labels are both clean with no spindle marks, and the vinyl looks barely played. A really nice example and the first copy we have ever had DS-9608)

Tracklisting: Broke And Hungry Black Mattie 3:00 Morning Blues Beale Street Sugar Olie Blues So Glad I'm Livin' Freedom Loan The Girl I Love Electric Chair Sleepy John's Twist
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES 1929-1940 (1964 US Folkways Records 12-track mono LP compilation, housed in a pasted & textured sleeve with fold-out insert containing notes and lyrics for these rare blues recordings. The sleeve has faded a little with age getthe vinyl looks barely played RBF8)

Tracklisting: A1 Divin' Duck Blues A2 The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair A3 Street Car Blues A4 Milk Cow Blues A5 Jack And Jill Blues A6 New Someday Baby B1 Floating Bridge B2 Brownsville Blues B3 Need More Blues B4 Jailhouse Blues B5 Everybody Ought To Make A Change B6 Working Man Blues

AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY

We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I., ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.

MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:

Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills & flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material; press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing; original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying: original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.

SHOPS/WHOLESALERS/DEALERS/REVIEWERS/RADIO STATIONS

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