Blues
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In 1969, guitarist Buddy Guy got together with his old Chicago blues pal Junior Wells, added in jazz pianist Junior Mance, and cut a loose, "unplugged" session for Blue Thumb Records that would become the now-legendary album Buddy And The Juniors. Buddy and the two Juniors were relaxed, cutting familiar...
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Mr. Scrapper’s Blues is Scrapper Blackwell’s second album, and was originally released on Bluesville Records in 1962. This stripped down album features only Blackwell on vocals, guitar, and piano. Producer Arthur Rosenbaum says “[Blackwell’s] blues are less direct and accessible but are more subtle and personal; their meaning has grown...
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This Is Buddy Guy! is an electrifying live album recorded and released in 1968 on Vanguard Records. The live performance took place at New Orleans House in Berkeley, Ca. Showcasing Guy’s guitar prowess and mastery of multiple styles, he plays both originals and classics such as “Knock on Wood,” “I...
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For a brief moment in time, in the late sixties, the Sacred Mushroom were the hottest act in Cincinnati, Ohio. They sold out bars and clubs with their astonishing live act, but sadly failed to sell through on record. The Sacred Mushroom were a bluesy rock/psych combo from Ohio formed...
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When 20-year-old Odetta Holmes-classically trained as a vocalist and poised to become “the next Marian Anderson”-veered away from both opera and musical theater in favor of performing politically charged field hollers, prison songs, work songs, and folk tunes before mixed-race audiences in 1950s coffee houses, she was making one of...
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Today! is Mississippi John Hurt’s third album, originally released in 1966. The album encompasses some of the first commercial recordings since his comeback from a 35-year career hiatus. It was added to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2009. According to Rolling Stone, Hurt is “the rare Delta...
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Blues & Ballads is Lonnie Johnson’s third album, originally released in 1960. The diverse offering of originals and covers demonstrates Johnson’s versatility on guitar and vocals. Johnson is joined by his contemporaries Elmer Snowden and Wendell Marshall on this recording. AllMusic declared Johnson “effortlessly [reveals] his artistic range.” (AAA) lacquers...
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Unlock the allure of The Hot Spot through its unforgettable soundtrack, a captivating collection that brings the film's sultry ambiance to life. Set against the backdrop of a small Texas town, The Hot Spot follows Harry Madox, a charming drifter with a dark past. As he arrives in town, he...
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Recorded in 1966 for the Verve Folkways label, Lightnin’ Strikes may not have the notoriety as some of Hopkins’ other albums, but this set backed by Jimmy Bond (Bass), Earl Palmer (Drums) and Don Crawford (Harmonica) is classic Lightnin’. From the opener, “Mojo Hand” to the ballad, “Woke Up This...
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Released on the Impulse! Records label in early 1966, this collection is a mix of new compositions and re-workings of tunes John Lee Hooker had previously recorded, including a cover of Barrett Strong's 1959 Motown hit "Money (That's What I Want)." Featuring Panama Francis on drums, Milt Hinton on bass,...
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The impact made in Britain in the 60s by legendary American blues artists such as Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Howlin’ Wolf cannot be overstated. With their loud guitars, soulful voices and sexually charged lyrics, they inspired a new generation of aspiring young UK bands to throw off their inhibitions...
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From the mysterious ITS label comes a great compilation of blues and ballads! Some real heavy hitters by big names and more obscure folks alike. Mostly prewar recordings, mostly impossible to find on vinyl and every song is a hit. Limited pressing of 500 copies ....
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A compilation of singles released from 1953 and 1958, I'm Jimmy Reed is Jimmy Reed's debut full-length LP. Initially released in 1958 on Vee-Jay Records, this album features "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby. This reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings with a replica paper-wrapped tip-on jacket....
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Harlem Street Singer is Reverend Gary Davis’ 1960 album, originally released on Prestige Records’ Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned tracks, including “Death Don’t Have No Mercy,” and standards such as “Samson and Delilah.” All Music declared that the album is “essential listening for fans of...
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1964 debut album by the British Beat band Downliners Sect, also known simply as ‘The Sect’. The band were a rhythm and blues group that emerged as part of the British blues boom and gained a reputation for their energetic live performances and raw, bluesy sound. Formed in 1963 in...
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Limited to 500 copies on gold vinyl with download. 56 years on since it's original release, ‘Scratching The Surface’ is The Groundhogs extraordinary debut album. A landmark in the British blues movement in the 60s, the record released in 1968 includes their fierce reworking of Muddy Waters’ ‘Still A Fool’....
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The second studio album from The Groundhogs, now slimmed to the classic three piece line up of Tony TS McPhee on guitar, Pete Cruikshank on bass and Ken Pustelnik on drums. The beginning of their domination as the hardest working band on the circuit, a testament to their creativity as...
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Albert King’s 1999 live album In Session with Stevie Ray Vaughan is now available in its entirety for the first time. Recorded live for television at CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, this is the only known recording of Vaughan and King playing together. Also featured are Tony...
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T-Bone Walker's T-Bone Blues, was recorded during three widely separated sessions in 1955, 1956 and 1957 and released by Atlantic Records in 1959. AllMusic calls the album "the last truly indispensable disc of the great guitar hero's career" and says the tracks on the album (5 Stars) "boast magnificent prescence,...
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K.W. Cahill records and plays acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, karimba, melodica and an AM/FM portable radio on March 2024 time. Mastered by James A. Toth in Toronto. Synchronicity, or plain trying to find connections, or maybe spirits in muted gathering, or fuck it, it’s ghosts getting stirred up and...
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Live Wire/Blues Power is a live album from Albert King recorded in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Featuring originals and King's rendition of classics, the album demonstrates Albert King's blues prowess. Featuring all-analog mastering by Grammy-nominated engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven...
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Last Night Blues is Lightnin' Hopkins' 1961 album, featuring Sonny Terry.?The second of three album collaborations, Last Night Blues showcases Hopkins' and Terry's different yet complementary styles to create a well-rounded listening experience. AllMusic declared, "this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth."...
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Ike Turner, a guitarist, pianist, band leader, producer, talent scout... With his diverse talents, he excelled in many fields. In a recent announcement from Rolling Stone magazine, he was ranked 148th in the "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," highlighting his undeniable talent as a guitarist. His 1st album "Rock...
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The 2024 reissue of FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND's final album of the 70s, "MAKE UP," is finally here! Recognized as one of the most influential new rock bands of their era, Flower Travelin' Band (FTB) presents their last offering of the decade, brimming with a raw, live energy that epitomizes their...
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The third album by Japanese rock band Flower Travellin' Band, Made In Japan, originally released in 1972. After meeting Lighthouse at the Expo '70 festival in Osaka, Flower Travellin' Band were invited to visit Canada. While there, the group recorded Made In Japan with Lighthouse keyboardist Paul Hoffert helping produce....
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Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from...
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Lightnin’ Hopkins is widely considered one of the great popular architects of the blues style that came be known as “country blues” and which proved to be huge influence on the future development of Rock ‘n’ Roll. “Mojo Hand” was one of Hopkins‘ signature tunes. Mixing his own style with...
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Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the release of Burning Hell, originally recorded in 1959 in Detroit, MI, but wasn’t released until 1964. Even then, it was only available in the UK. This vinyl pressing marks the first official single LP worldwide release the album has seen. The album features Hooker...
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In an age where most contemporary bluesmen strive to mimic the past and pattern their music after the greats, Keb' Mo' is content to be himself. Original, charismatic, and immensely gifted, the guitarist/vocalist (born Kevin Moore) brings country blues in the late 20th century on his stunning self-titled Epic debut,...
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The Black Keys' twelfth studio album, Ohio Players—a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, Ohio, funk band of the same name—features several collaborations between band mates Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with various friends and colleagues, like Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, Beck, Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and others....
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Howlin’ Wolf was a true bluesman who stuck to his own style. This LP reissue of an album compiled from his recordings in 1951-1952 for RPM label, sub-label of Modern Records and released in 1962 on Crown Records, also a substance of Modern. The album features Willie Johnston on guitar,...
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Another one from P-VINE’s new series called “Spin The Blues” is here! This is the first album by Smokey Wilson, a tough and gutsy blues singer and guitarist based on the West Coast. Wild, droning vocals that sound like a mix between Howlin’ Wolf and Elmore James, and a groove...
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Featuring Christine Perfect (better known as the future Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac), the British ensemble Chicken Shack offers up a solid set of blues-influenced rock on their 1968 album, fully titled 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve. This album was a promising debut, especially noteworthy for...
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One of the all-time great urban blues records and the best-seller in the famed Delmark catalog. Hoodoo Man Blues is so full of bravado and snap it'll make you feel tough just listening to it. Not all of the Delmark titles were recorded very well, but this one certainly was....
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Otis Rush, a giant of modern blues! Capturing the explosive blues of Otis Rush in the 1950’s, this LP compiles the 16 songs he released as singles from Cobra Records! Rush’s stirring baritone. His slow-burning left-handed guitar playing. The backing band, in lockstep with Rush. It’s almost too much to...
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Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All cut at 33 1/3. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds'...
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A classic! Abner Jay was a one man band with a style completely onto himself. His music harkens back to the sounds of the 1800's (pre blues) but somehow sounds wholly modern at the same time. Abner plays drums with his feet, electric banjo and harmonica and sings with one...
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Released on the Impulse! Records label in early 1966, this was part of the short-lived Impulse folk music division, with the slogan adapted from their jazz promotion: “The new wave of folk is on Impulse!” Signed to Impulse’s parent label ABC Records, it is the only album Hooker made for...
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Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All cut at 33 1/3. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds'...
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A reissue of the 1971 rock masterpiece “TOO MUCH” is finally here! “TOO MUCH” is the only album released by the four-member new rock band “JUNI & TOO MUCH”. The original edition with Rock Age OBI is “TOO MUCH”, which is known for its mega-rare edition, which is rarely seen...
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Rock was changing fast in 1968. The concept album was in the air, a development encouraged by Sgt Pepper’s the previous year (though nobody seemed certain what its concept was, or even if it had one). Groups as diverse as The Hollies, The Moody Blues, and The Temptations were casting...
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This was the eighth album by blues master Howlin’ Wolf released by Chess Records. 1971 marked a tumultuous yet historic year for Chicago blues legend Howlin’ Wolf. His health failing after suffering a second heart attack, doctors discovered his kidneys were also shutting down and he was ordered on dialysis...
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A fascinating LP featuring Van Morrison, that mixes the rootsy blues of John Lee Hooker and some of the best studio musicians from ABC Records stable including; Clifford Coulter (piano), Sugarcane Harris (violin), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), Mel Brown (bass), George Bohannon (trombone), and John Klemmer (sax). These players all have...
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The classic 1967 Chess album Muddy, Brass and the Blues, adds horns and prominent organ to Muddy Waters’ basic band format. Appearing after the release of the singles compilation Real Folk Blues, Chess made an effort to give some fresh momentum to Waters’ recordings. It was only his third original...
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First-Ever 180g Reissue on Vinyl LP! 1964 Recordings Feature Backing by British Band the Groundhogs! John Lee Hooker's classic 1960's-era album …And Seven Nights, recorded in London with British band the Groundhogs, receives its first ever 180 gram vinyl reissue. The reissue features the original 1964 recordings, described by AllMusic...
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Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All cut at 33 1/3 and also released on Hybrid SACD
All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram...
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The Healer is a critically acclaimed album by the legendary blues musician John Lee Hooker. Released in 1989, it stands as a testament to Hooker's profound influence on the genre and his ability to evolve his sound while staying true to his roots. The album showcases his distinctive guitar style,...
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This release of Lightnin' Hopkins Soul Blues completes the series of 25 Prestige label stereo reissues from Analogue Productions. Of the 50 titles (25 stereo, 25 mono) in this reissue series, 49 of them were mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tape. For Soul Blues...
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