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Flugelhornist Art Farmer and guitarist Jim Hall had had a regular group for a time in the mid-'60s but (except for one occasion) had not played together since, until this 1978 LP This is an unusual effort for CTI in that it is a quintet set without added horns, strings or keyboards Farmer and Hall are joined by vibraphonist Mike... -
Electric blues guitarist Melvin Taylor had been sporadically recording solo albums for 20 years when Dirty Pool arrived — and was somehow just beginning to find fame Already a hit in Europe, it had taken a steady run of performing in Chicago’s famed blues clubs to slowly earn Taylor a well-deserved reputation as an equal... -
Originally released on Warners Brothers to scant acclaim in 1978, this Jerry Wexler-produced masterpiece finds James in astounding voice with a batch of great material to apply her massive interpretive powers to The band, including the cream of the late-'70s Los Angeles session hot-shots (Cornell Dupree, Jeff Porcaro, Chuck... -
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Leadbelly's last recording sessions for a commercial record label, held in the early fall of 1944, yielded a dazzling 12 songs, embracing virtuoso guitar blues ("Grasshoppers In My Pillow"), pounding piano-driven scatting ("The Eagle Rocks", with Leadbelly himself at the ivories, a talent for which he wasn't usually recognized),... -
THouse’s recording session ran over a few days and saw the studio set up like a small club with an invited audience I remember John (Hammond) running around crazed, as was Son’s manager, Dick Waterman (a man to whom Son owed everything) Al Wilson of Canned Heat was sat alongside Son, and once the recording started occasionally... -
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It's been a minute since Perfect Toy Records last hooked you up with a wild ride down that ol' psych-soul highway but the blacktop beckons once more with the sourcing of material for Down & Wired Vol 5 by veteran follower of the 'way of the dusty crate' - Chan The Man! This one begins, aptly enough, with an irresistible cover... -
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ANOTHER DOSE OF PSYCHEDELIC FUNK & BLUE-EYED SOUL !!! Es ist schon eine Minute her, dass Perfect Toy Records euch das letzte Mal mit einer wilden Fahrt auf dem alten Psych-Soul-Highway beglückt hat, aber jetzt erneut mit der Beschaffung von Material für Down & Wired Vol 6 durch den Veteranen des "Weges der staubigen... -
Bonfire Records present a reissue of Siren's self-titled album, originally released on John Peel's Dandelion label in 1969 Siren was the debut album by Kevin Coyne with Siren, the band he founded with former Bonzo Dog Band bassist Dave Clague and pianist/guitarist Nick Cudworth An artist who would later inspire John Lydon, Sting,... -
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2021 restock Charly Records present a reissue of John Lee Hooker's Burnin', originally released on Vee Jay Records in 1962 Burnin' is easily one of the best records, next to It Serves You Right To Suffer (1965) and I'm John Lee Hooker (1959), that the blues master has recorded with a backing band without sacrificing his... -
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Compilation culled from Abners' self released LPs & 7"s featuring hits such as 'I'm So Depressed,' 'Cocaine', 'Vietnam,' & 'The Reason Young People Do Drugs' Abner Jay was a one-man band He plays the guitar or 6-string electric banjo, harmonica and bass drum and high hat with his feet A singer/songwriter deserving of a... -
Fred McDowell’s Vol 2, originally released on Arhoolie in 1966 is one of the finest recorded examples of the Hill Country Blues style With a distinctive and hypnotic guitar style McDowell powers through 12 tunes here, almost all... -
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One of the truly great (and overlooked) releases in the cannon of the man who defined modern Hill Country Blues, Amazing Grace finds Fred McDowell playing with the Hunter’s Chapel Singers in Hunter’s Chapel of Como Mississippi They call it “Mississippi Delta spirituals” on the cover, and this is stark and moving music... -
"Wonderful, rare Davis recordings The sessions that created New Blues And Gospel were the last before Reverend Gary Davis' death and feature the only studio version of 'Whistlin' Blues' This album was never released in its original form on CD and some of the tracks are not available anywhere else One of the finest releases by one... -
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The delta guitar legend's 1949 recordings originally on Regal, rereleased on Biograph in the 1970s This is mid-period McTell, finding the bluesman at his best with a pronounced guitar playing that conveys a sense of masterful urgency Features a classic Biograph cover Liner Notes by Down Beat's Chris Albertson and produced by... -
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Subtitled: Negro Fife and Drum Band Music From The Deep South"This ultra-rare Testament release is one of the first and finest presentations of the hill country fife and drum sound -- one of the oldest musical practices of the Union On this record, legendary musicologist David Evans presents the greatest musicians of North... -
"The very first release on the legendary Arhoolie label, from way back in 1960, is also the first for Texas acoustic blues great Mance Lipscomb who was a mere 65 years old at the time of its release Prior to being discovered by the label's founder, Chris Strachwitz, Lipscomb had spent his life as a sharecropper in his hometown of... -
"Live at the Bootleggers captures a moment in time, and a place in history when community was created around the buying and drinking of illegal liquor, moonshine, white lightning It was recorded live at a bootlegger's homebase in Fayette County, Tennessee in 1971 at the behest of Lattie Murrell, whom Bengt Olsson and Bill Barth... -
"Texan bluesman Melvin Lil Son Jackson was a contemporary of Lightnin' Hopkins who originally recorded for the Gold Star and Imperial labels in the '40s and '50s A car accident in the mid-'50s led to Jackson giving up the music career and returning to work as a mechanic Arhoolie's Chris Strachwitz pulled him out of retirement in... -
"Big Joe Williams is one of the most unique blues artists of all-time Playing a 9-string guitar of his own creation and belting out the blues in his nearly incomprehensible style, this is an absolute classic of an LP and one of the earliest releases on the legendary Arhoolie label Reissued here with an exact reproduction of the... -
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First vinyl reissue of Someone's Band's self-titled album, originally released in 1970 Swiftly recorded by an independent production company and licensed to Decca for a tiny pressing in September 1970, this London quintet's superb collection of bluesy progressive rock has become one of the rarest and most sought-after LPs of the... -
This is the first official re-release on vinyl under licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management, UK, remastered from an original master copy out of the vaults of BMG The album was originally released in 1973 on Transatlantic Records 'Mudanzas' (a Spanish word meaning to change or to move on) was the beginning of a new phase of... -
Reissue of rare 1977 album by this NJ band from the '70s in the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Little Feat vein Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl with insert AND with a back cover design that the rare original didn't have 8 original songs including the anthemic... -
Wilburt Lee Reliford’s “Seems Like A Dream” is the next installment in our North Mississippi Redux Series originating from field recordings produced by Dutch folklorist Ko de Korte in the early 90’s Similar to the first installment, Jessie Mae Hemphill’s “Run Get My Shotgun”, these recordings have been resurrected... -
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Limited to 500 copies with insert and reproduced original sleeve This is the reissue of an ULTRA RARE private garage blues LP from the Los Angeles area that may remind of early Quicksilver Messenger Service, specifically the 1966 pre-Cipollina line-up as heard on those Groucho releases 'Smokestack Lightning', 'Goin' To New York',... -
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Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1965 16 tracks featuring Son House, Louise Johnson, Charlie Patton, Jaydee Short, Blind Joe Reynolds, Robert Wilkins, "Hi" Henry Brown, Garfield Akers, and Joe... -
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1969 16 tracks featuring Hambone Willie Newburn, Robert Johnson, Johnny Temple, Blind Joe Amos, Skip James, Bo Weavil Jackson, Big Joe Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Caldwell Bracy, Mary Butler, Rosie Mae Moore, and Bertha Lee with Charlie... -
Often recognized as one of the greatest singers of all time, Etta James recorded a dozen of classics, which are still performed by all kind of artists all over the world She performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel Together with fan favourites and some unknown pearls they're all... -
For fans of early Fleetwood Mac, Steamhammer's first album or Foghat before they turned rock'n'roll The band released a couple of albums before splitting up This is the reissue of their debut album from... -
The Howlin’ Wolf Album was made at a time when Chicago blues was thought to be a dying art form Wolf resisted this In a spoken introduction to the final track, Wolf says, “Now listen, peoples Everybody said the peoples don’t like the blues… but you’re wrong See, the blues come from way back and I’m gonna tell you... -
THE SUPER SUPER BLUES BAND started out merely as SUPER BLUES, a conglomerate of blues pillars BO DIDDLEY, MUDDY WATERS and LITTLE WALTER When Little Walter bowed out and was replaced by HOWLIN' WOLF, they rightfully threw another Super on the name, and went on to release this burning, irreverent and even sometimes hilarious set of... -
Lost and found studio recordings (1971-79) by US singer-songwriter Sid Bradley including some of the sought-after 45 sides released with his band Erik in the early '70s plus fabulous previously unreleased tracks Pro-sounding sound, ranging from fuzzed-out psychedelic hard-rock to psych-pop and proto-power pop A phenomenal and... -
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Hound Dog Taylor's second album was every bit as wild as the first, bringing with it a fatter sound and a wider range of emotions and music A recut here of Taylor's first single, "Take Five," totally burns the original while the smoldering intensity of "See Me in the Evening" and "Sadie" take this album to places the first one... -
The best of the Alive sessions Featuring members of GravelRoad, Moreland & Arbuckle, Soledad Brothers and Outrageous... -
Between 1954 and 1962, Napoleon 'Nappy' Brown recorded a total of 28 singles at Savoy, clearly marking the transition from rhythm & blues to rock'n'roll, and also his subsequent jump to soul, being the natural link between Wynonie Harris or Big Joe Turner and on the other hand artists like Jackie Wilson or James Brown, who... -
"Good Times" is the debut album by Chicago harpist and vocalist Shakey Jake (uncle to Magic Sam) which was released in 1960 on Bluesville Recorded in New Jersey by Rudy Van Gelder with Brother Jack McDuff on organ and guitarist Bill Jennings rounding out the drummer less trio Reissued on 180 gram vinyl on a tip on sleeve with a... -
Originally released in 1970, a US blues-rock classic returns to vinyl, including reproduced artwork, background notes and images The line-up of Bacon Fat featured legendary harmonica player George Smith (who'd played with Otis Rush, Muddy Waters and many others), Rod Piazza (late of the Dirty Blues Band) and pianist JD... -
Blues Creation - Live 1971 2-LP Double album vinyl recorded in 1971 of killer Japanese heavy blues psych rock group These guys tore it down and feature female vocalist Carmen Maki on a couple... -
Etta James: The Montreux Years is released as part of a brand new Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG collection series “The Montreux Years” The collections will uncover legendary performances by the world’s most iconic artists alongside rare and never-before-released recordings from the festival’s rich 55-year history,... -
Last Night Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins was originally released in 1961 Joined by Sonny Terry this is a stripped down, soulful release with Sonny delivering instinctive accompaniment to Hopkins' fluid finger picking guitar and gritty vocals Reissued on 180 gram vinyl on a tip on sleeve with a paper and poly lined inner... -
"This 1966 record is the first of 2 albums Percy Mayfield recorded for Ray Charles' Tangerine label A masterful songwriter who's touching blues ballad 'Please Send Me Someone To Love' was a number one R&B hit in 1950, Mayfield was Ray Charles's favorite author during the '60s handing him such gems as 'Hit The Road Jack' and... -
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Edition on 180-gram audiophile vinyl Terry Callier's 'What Color Is Love' (1973) is an essential soul-jazz album It was roduced by Charles Stepney, whose work with Cadet/Chess Records, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire earned him popular acclaim Filled with funk, rock, folk, jazz, and even classical influences, the LP... -
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Best known for the lush 1961 rendition of the ballad “At Last”– a slow-dance staple at wedding celebrations everywhere,she is also celebrated for having recorded one of the bestlive albums of all time, “Rocks the House” Recorded in 1963at the New Era Club in Nashville, James is captured at her performance peak The... -
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A collectable 1959 jazz-blues LP by American jazz guitarist Bill Jennings is now reissued on 180-GRAM... -
Classic folk blues and acoustic Americana from Lucinda Williams – her first record for Folkways – recorded at Malaco Studios with just Lucinda's naturally wonderful vocals, 12 string strumming, and 6 string accompaniment by John Grimaudo!" Ramblin' finds Lucinda doing passionate, but somehow kind of relaxed renditions of a... -
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