Tracklist:
We're Gonna Make It
You're Welcome To The Club
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
Blues In The Night
Country Style
Who's Cheating Who?
Blind Man
Can't Hold Back The Tears
Believe In Me
Stand By Me
Life Is Like That
Ain't No Big Deal On You
UPC: 199957502535Label: ChessRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
The musicians are aiming high with their desire for a ""Super Session"", for it's not something that can be planned. Only when the time, place, and audience play along, when one's lucky star is shining brightly, and the musicians have a good day, then one of music's great moments might be captured on tape. Not forgetting the recording technicians who also have to be in the mood! In 1968 this all happened to be the case with the majority of the nine numbers on the Columbia LP: ""Season Of The Witch"" (written by Donovan) in it's present version is one of them, as well as ""You Don't Love Me"" and the Dylan classic ""It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"". All in all, one must consider the numbers with Steve Stills as most successful in the sense of a session because here each musician inspires the others. In the super session with Kooper and Bloomfield, the guitarist stands in the limelight while the other musicians back him up.Very often the three soloists even surpass the greatest moments of their own groups (Al Kooper's Blood, Sweat & Tears; Mike Bloomfield's Electric Flag; Steven Stills's Buffalo Springfield). In 1968 the magazine Rolling Stone judged this album to be one of the best releases of the year: an accolade which is completely justified and is still valid to this day. What better reason to get your copy of this ""highly recommended"" album without delay.."" Production: Al Kooper."" ""Super Session"" - Mike Bloomfield, Steven Stills (el-g); Al Kooper (p, org, voc, g, el-g); Barry Goldberg (el-p); Harvey Brooks (b); Eddie Hoh (dr), a.o.."" standard sleeve
Tracklist:
Albert's Shuffle
Stop
Man's Temptation
His Holy Modal Majesty
Really
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CR
Season of the Witch
You Don't Love Me
Harvey's Tune
UPC: 4260019713308Label: Speakers CornerRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: Vinyl
?John Lee Hooker is not only a mystery but also an interesting man to study. Some, like the author Jacques Demêtre called the musician from Mississippi » the rawest and African of all blues players from a musical point of view«, while the critic Net Hentoff was awestruck by Hooker's unfiltered power of expression that could scare the pants off a listener taken unawares. The numbers on this LP bear witness to the fact that Hooker's musical language could stir one's emotions deeply, even without the meaty 'boom boom'. Each title is like a raw diamond, which is intentionally uncut and is to be perceived with directness. With a stutter and a slur in his speech, the singer declaims his song over a twangy guitar, which is driven along by the rhythmic meter. A final farewell is taken sluggishly and sullenly in the forthright text of 'You Lost A Good Man', and even a song without words ('Misbelieving Baby') ponders a question in a purely instrumental monologue. Apart from a dash of boogie ('Pouring Down Rain') Hooker avoids all manner of sweet sounds and harmonies. He remains austerely raw, mercilessly honest, occasionally unforgiving and denies all thoughts of any kind regarding going 'back to the roots'. This sound IS the root of it all.
Tracklist:
Stuttering Blues
Wobbling Baby
You Lost a Good Man
Love My Baby
Misbelieving Baby
Drifting Blues
Don't Turn Me from Your Door
My Baby Don't Love Me
I Ain't Got Nobody
Real Real Gone
Guitar' Lovin Man
Talk About Your Baby
UPC: 4260019716057Label: Speakers CornerRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: Vinyl
When an international weekly magazine calls a musician "the white pope of black art", then it sounds suspiciously like charitableness towards a blues musician in his prime, whose good years are in the past. As if! In the case of Johnny Winter, the reviews of his 2011 tour were just as glowing as in his early years, when Rolling Stone magazine described the gaunt Mississippi bard as "a cross-eyed albino with long fleecy hair playing some of the gutsiest fluid blues guitar you have ever heard". Intentional or not: Winter was able to win for himself some of the 'rocker' laurels that were reserved for the young Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. But Winter let everyone know that he was only interested in the blues, gutsy, evoking Howlin' Wolf's and Muddy Waters' growling groove, yet nimble-fingered enough on the strings to conjure up astoundingly sleek garlands of sound that fit precisely into each bar of music.Winter remains pretty cool when people attempt to identify personal afflictions in his music: -»When I play blues, I feel good-« he stated recently to a journalist. That the same goes for over 40 years ago is substantiated by both sides of this debut album..
Tracklist:
I'm Yours and I'm Hers
Be Careful with a Fool
Dallas
Mean Mistreater
Leland Mississippi Blues
Good Morning Little School Girl
When You Got a Good Friend 3:30
I'll Drown in My Tears
Back Door Friend
UPC: 4260019714138Label: Speakers CornerRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: Vinyl
The blues is perhaps one of the most private things from which a human being can suffer. However, to play the blues, and thus to express a man's innermost feelings and state of mind, is probably the most important task of black music. With Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, we have two disciples from the world of the blues who express their highly personal blues with profound instrumental proficiency. The enormously talented, self-taught guitarist Buddy Guy was ranked 23rd in Rolling Stones magazine's list "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", and several times he was awarded one of the coveted Grammy awards. Junior Wells entered Muddy Waters' 'academy' at the tender age of 18 and played the blues harp with enormous passion and virtuosity. In this recording, the musicians condense their rock playing over a bone-dry bass line to create a mantra-like funky style ('A Man Of Many Words'), passing on with fleet-footed steps to a slender chirping sound on the mandolin with a 12-bar blues construction and creating an earthy groove ('T-Bone Shuffle'). Then the duo works perseveringly on an unrelenting chord ('A Poor Man's Plea'), only to return to two numbers that pulsate forcefully with a snappy and jagged offbeat ('This Old Fool'). The handpicked band, among them being co-producer Eric Clapton who is eternalized on the rhythm and bottleneck guitar, and the voodoo rocker Dr. John who occasionally contributes his magic on the keyboard, make this album a truly collectible sound experience. This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under www. Pure-analogue. #com. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid. Production: Ahmet Ertegun, Eric Clapton, Michael Cuscuna, Tom Dowd
Tracklist:
A Man of Many Words
My Baby She Left Me (She Left a Mule to Ride)
Come on in This House/Have Mercy Baby
T-Bone Shuffle
A Poor Man's Plea
Messin' with the Kid
This Old Fool
I Don't Know
Bad Bad Whiskey
Honeydripper
UPC: 4260019716026Label: Speakers CornerRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: Vinyl
Studio recreation of an electrifying 1961 setlist from Carnegie Hall. This album includes the enduring classic, “Bright Lights, Big City,” which was included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Released in partnership with Acoustic Sounds, the album has been (AAA) remastered from the original tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. A replica tip-on jacket completes the package.
Tracklist:
Bright Lights Big City
I'm Mr. Luck
What's Wrong Baby
Found Joy
Kind Of Lonesome
Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth
Tell Me You Love Me
Blue Carnegie
I'm A Love You
Hold Me Close
Blue, Blue Water
UPC: 888072760363Label: Craft RecordingsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
With his eerie, keening vocals and minor-tuned guitar, no other bluesman sounds quite like Skip James. This is perfectly encapsulated on his 1968 Vanguard Records solo release, Devil Got My Woman. The Blues Foundation hails the title track as “the quintessential Skip James song.” Released in partnership with Acoustic Sounds, the album has been (AAA) remastered from the original tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. A tip-on jacket completes the package.
Tracklist:
Good Road Camp Blues
Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blue
Devil Got My Woman
Look At The People Standing At The Judgement
Worried Blues
22-20 Blues
Mistreating Child Blues
Sickbed Blues
Catfish Blues
Lorenzo Blues
Careless Love
Illinois Blues
UPC: 888072760455Label: Craft RecordingsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1960, 'At Newport 1960' captures Muddy Waters in electrifying form. Backed by Otis Spann (piano), Pat Hare (guitar), Andrew Stevens (bass), Francis Clay (drums), and James Cotton (harmonica), Waters performs music both rooted in tradition and the modern. It's a landmark recording that helped bring the blues to a wider audience, cementing Waters' reputation as a father of the electric blues. Highlights include ""I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, "" ""Baby, Please Don't Go, "" ""Got My Mojo Working, "" and Langston Hughes' own ""Goodbye Newport Blues."" Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series. These audiophile reissues of classic albums and compilations from the Chess discography are remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.
Tracklist:
I Got My Brand On You [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
Baby Please Don't Go [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
Soon Forgotten [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
Tiger In Your Tank [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
I Feel So Good [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
I've Got My Mojo Working [Live At Newport Jazz Festival]
I've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2 [Live At Newport Jazz Festival]
Goodbye Newport Blues [Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
UPC: 199957490153Label: ChessRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
Wait on Time
Scratch My Back
Rich Woman
Full-Time Lover
Pocket Rocket
Shes Tuff
Marked Deck
Walkin to My Baby
Rock with Me
C-Boys Blues
Let Me in
UPC: 5065023660230Label: Last Music CompanyRelease Date: 8.7.26Format: Vinyl
Delbert McClinton has performed on Austin City Limits 7 times. This 1982 performance is considered one of his more legendary performances. You can call Delbert's music "Texas roadhouse blues" if you want to, but you might as well give up trying to pin a label on this guy. He was born in Lubbock, but you'd never know it from the sound of that growling, gravelly, funky voice. Maybe growing up in Fort Worth explains the difference, since he developed his R&B chops early-on playing in the house band at Jack's Place, a notorious, rough-and-rowdy late-night joint. That's where they shared the stage with the likes of legends Bobby Blue Bland and the infamous Jimmy Reed, Delbert's main man. He wandered out to L.A. for awhile and helped propel Emmylou Harris's career with his song, "Two More Bottles of Wine," then released two classic pre -"progressive country" albums with partner Glen Clark. -Terry Lickona (Producer Austin City Limitsr)Available on vinyl for the first time, this title is also available on CD, DVD and CD/DVD combo pack.
Tracklist:
Mess Of Blues
A Fool In Love
Lipstick, Powder And Paint
Plain Old Makin' Love
Going Back To Louisiana
Sneakin' Around
Take Me To The River
Let Love Come Between Us
Heartbreak Radio
The Jealous Kind
Shaky Ground
Givin' It Up For Your Love
I've Got Dreams To Remember
I Wanna Thank You Baby
Turn On Your Love Light
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396599417Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: Vinyl
Five-time GRAMMY winner Keb' Mo' is a living legend in the Blues space. He has been consistently releasing beautiful, well produced records for 30 years. The Breakdown finds him in a new, more intimate space. This record narrows the spotlight on Keb' and his songwriting skills. Aside from two tracks that have guest vocals, the rest of the album is focused on Keb' and his guitar. Showcasing him as true troubadour.
Tracklist:
Fussing and Fighting (4:16)
Every Step of the Way (4:35)
They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used To (feat. Take 6) (4:42)
More Yesterdays (3:42)
We Make Love (3:33)
Walking on Water (3:38)
Hand It Over (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir) (3:23)
Living in the Moment (3:37)
Stitched Up Heart (3:18)
One Day Away (3:55)
UPC: 888072776616Label: Concord RecordsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
Two guitar legends - Eric Clapton and B.B. King - first performed together in NYC in 1967. Over 30 years later, in 1999, the two longtime friends joined forces to create a collection of all new studio recordings of blues classics and contemporary songs. The resulting album Riding with the King would be released in June 2000 and go on to sell over 2 million copies and win the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Now, to honor B.B.’s 100th birthday, the remastered expanded edition is being reissued on 180g gold vinyl & CD.
Tracklist:
Riding with the King
Ten Long Years
Key to the Highway
Marry You
Three O'Clock Blues
Help the Poor
I Wanna Be
Worried Life Blues
Days of Old
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
Hold on I'm Coming
Come Rain or Come Shine
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Let Me Love You Baby
UPC: 820200336361Label: Surfdog RecordsRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
GRAMMY Award winning singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster returns to Sun Records with Just Say Yes, produced by Tyler Bryant. Featuring tracks written by Ruthie with Bryant (The Shakedown) and Rebecca Lovell (Larkin Poe), Just Say Yes captures Ruthie’s open embrace for all of life’s offerings: quiet moments, bold connections, and inevitable challenges, all told through her perspective as a queer Black woman in her signature style blending rock, soul, blues, and the sound of her Texas roots.
Tracklist:
0
Thank You
0
Come On Up
0
Hold On
0
Yes
0
Take Time
0
Doubling Back
0
Tangled
0
Sitting Still
0
Maybe It Up
1
Reachin'
UPC: 015047818761Label: Sun RecordsRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: Vinyl
The 1961 solo acoustic album by Lightnin’ Hopkins features the legend at his finest. Showcasing Hopkins’ guitar and vocals, Blues in My Bottle shines a spotlight on his blues mastery. The album contains Hopkins’ performances of originals, traditional standards, and renditions of covers. This edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP and features (AAA) remastered from the original tapes cut by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab.
Tracklist:
Buddy Brown's Blues
Wine Spondee-O-Dee
Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
DC-7
Death Bells
Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run
Jailhouse Blues
Blues In The Bottle
Beans, Beans, Beans
Catfish Blues
My Grandpa Is Old Too!
UPC: 888072738386Label: Craft RecordingsRelease Date: 4.10.26Format: Vinyl
Recorded at the crest of the early '60s folk revival, Folk Singer, despite it's title, is the blues in it's purest form. Returning to the all-acoustic approach of his earliest recordings, Waters is joined by Buddy Guy on guitar and Willie Dixon on bass, with subtle drum accompaniment from Clifton James on select tracks including "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and "Feel Like Going Home." Presented here in it's highly sought-after mono mix, Folk Singer has never sounded better. Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Acoustic Sounds Series. These audiophile reissues of classic albums and compilations from the Chess discography are remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.
Tracklist:
Bo Diddley
I'm A Man
Bring It To Jerome
Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)
Hey! Bo Diddley
Dearest Darling
Hush Your Mouth
Say! Boss Man
Diddley Daddy
Diddy Wah Diddy
Who Do You Love
Pretty Thing
UPC: 602488372954Label: ChessRelease Date: 3.20.26Format: Vinyl
Fondly referred to as ""The Rockin' Chair Album"" due to the depiction of a rocking chair on its cover, Howlin' Wolf's self-titled album is rockin' in more ways than one. This record captures the true sound of the electric blues with a compilation of singles previously released between 1957 and 1961. Featuring the talents of Chess mainstays, including Willie Dixon, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay, and Jimmy Rogers, the album delivers a powerful sound. Standout tracks include ""Little Red Rooster,"" ""Spoonful,"" and ""Back Door Man,"" among others.Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series. These audiophile reissues of classic albums and compilations from the Chess discography are remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.FEATURES:
Chess 75 Series
180g Vinyl LP
Mono
Remastered from the Original Analog Tape
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-On Gatefold Sleeve Printed on High-Grade Board
HOWLIN' WOLF (CHESS ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES)
Tracklist:
Shake For Me
Little Red Rooster
You'll Be Mine
Who's Been Talking?
Wang Dang Doodle
Little Baby
Spoonful
Goin' Down Slow
Down In The Bottom
Back Door Man
Howlin' For My Darlin'
Tell Me
UPC: 199957502528Label: ChessRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: Vinyl
Muddy, Brass & the Blues marks a turning point in Muddy Waters' career. Despite the cover depicting Waters with a guitar, it is his talents as an R&B singer that shine through on this record. He explores a new sound that pairs the classic elements of the blues with brass. The result is a striking take on the blues that feels fresh and daring. Key tracks include ""Corine, Corina,"" ""Black Night,"" and ""Sweet Little Angel"". Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series. These audiophile reissues of classic albums and compilations from the Chess discography are remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.
Tracklist:
Corine, Corina
Piney Brown Blues
Black Night
Trouble In Mind
Going Back To Memphis
Betty And Dupree
Sweet Little Angel
Take My Advice
Trouble
Hard Loser
UPC: 199957490160Label: ChessRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. John Lee Hooker, known as "The King of the Boogie" and "the Boogie Man", was a true Blues icon. Quality rather than quantity is the key to Hooker's singular success. He did not have a huge number of hits in the R&B chart, but those that did make a major impact would provide some of the key musical architecture for future blues and rock artists. When he came to prominence in the late '40s, he was playing blues in a way that was regarded as somewhat spare, his dark repetitive vocals supported only by his amplified guitar and his stamping foot. His was no overnight stardom. Having paid his dues over many years, once he started recording, he did so prolifically. This fine collection of his earlier songs demonstrates Hooker's blues virtuosity while at the same time establishing his work as a signpost to a deeper understanding of the British Blues explosion. It features a host of early hits including the iconic No.1's "Boogie Chillen'" and "I'm In The Mood", alongside "Hoogie Boogie", "Hobo Blues", "Crawlin' King Snake", "Dimples", "No Shoes" and, naturally, the timeless "Boom Boom"
Tracklist:
Boogie Chillen'
Hoogie Boogie
Hobo Blues
Crawlin' King Snake
Huckle Up Baby
I'm in the Mood
Ride 'Til I Die
Too Much Boogie
It's My Own Fault
Mambo Chillun'
Dimples
I'm So Excited
You Can Lead Me Baby
I Love You Honey
No Shoes
Boom Boom
UPC: 824046168926Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Delbert McClinton has performed on Austin City Limits 7 times. This 1982 performance is considered one of his more legendary performances. You can call Delbert's music "Texas roadhouse blues" if you want to, but you might as well give up trying to pin a label on this guy. He was born in Lubbock, but you'd never know it from the sound of that growling, gravelly, funky voice. Maybe growing up in Fort Worth explains the difference, since he developed his R&B chops early-on playing in the house band at Jack's Place, a notorious, rough-and-rowdy late-night joint. That's where they shared the stage with the likes of legends Bobby Blue Bland and the infamous Jimmy Reed, Delbert's main man. He wandered out to L.A. for awhile and helped propel Emmylou Harris's career with his song, "Two More Bottles of Wine," then released two classic pre -"progressive country" albums with partner Glen Clark. -Terry Lickona (Producer Austin City Limitsr)Available on vinyl for the first time, this title is also available on CD, DVD and CD/DVD combo pack.
Tracklist:
Mess Of Blues
A Fool In Love
Lipstick, Powder And Paint
Plain Old Makin' Love
Going Back To Louisiana
Sneakin' Around
Take Me To The River
Let Love Come Between Us
Heartbreak Radio
The Jealous Kind
Shaky Ground
Givin' It Up For Your Love
I've Got Dreams To Remember
I Wanna Thank You Baby
Turn On Your Love Light
UPC: 607396562510Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: Vinyl
Albert Castiglia isn't pulling any punches on Grits & Glory, his latest solo studio album on Gulf Coast Records, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The record feels like a full-circle moment - reconnecting Albert with the wide-eyed, guitar-slinging kid from New York whose world was flipped from black and white to technicolor by an 8-track of Rubber Soul on the way to a ball game. That spark of curiosity sent him chasing sounds and players - Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page - whose influence has echoed through Castiglia's playing ever since. British blues always felt essential to his DNA... just out of reach. Until now. Clear Translucent Vinyl
Tracklist:
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In My America
0
I'm Afraid to Fall Asleep
0
Uncertainty
0
Michigan Avenue
0
Sack The Juggler
0
Slumlord Billionaire
0
The Milk Is Still Good
0
Don't Burn Down The Bridge
0
When The Coin Came Callin'
1
Yer Blues
UPC: 5052442030607Label: Sono Recording GroupRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP reissue. One of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s, and one of the first to successfully capture the smoky ambience of a night at a West Side nightspot. The Monday blues boys-guitarist Buddy Guy, bassist Jack Myers, drummer Billy Warren-join Wells on his harp to create this raw, gutsy, uninhibited sound, yielding melodic memory-makers such as "Snatch it Back and Hold it," "You Don't Love Me, Baby," "Chitlin con Carne," and others. Widely hailed as one of Wells's finest achievements, the album has gone on to be Delmark's highest-selling release of all time. And little wonder why: If not just Wells, Guy truly dazzles here on the guitar. Every blues lover will confirm this record as prerequisite stuff for Chicago Blues 101.
Tracklist:
Snatch It Back and Hold It
Ships on the Ocean
Good Morning Schoolgirl
Hound Dog
In the Wee Hours
Hey Lawdy Mama
Hoodoo Man Blues
Early in the Morning
We're Ready 1
You Don't Love Me, Baby 1
Chitlin Con Carne 1
Yonder Wall
UPC: 038153061210Label: DelmarkRelease Date: 12.10.02Format: Vinyl
Two Shades of Blue captures Robben Ford at the height of his artistic maturity-rich,soulful, and emotionally charged. Blending his unmistakable guitar tone with freshsongwriting and beautifully crafted arrangements, the album delivers everything fans loveabout Ford while pushing his sound into new territory. A must-hear release for blues, jazz,and guitar aficionados alike, Two Shades of Blue stands poised to become one of the definingrecords of his storied career.
Tracklist:
Make My Own Weather
Jealous Guy
Perfect Illusion
Black Night
Two Shades Of Blue
The Fire Flute
The Light Fandango
Feeling's Mutual
UPC: 8712725751441Label: ProvogueRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Limited blue vinyl LP pressing. Magic Sam a/k/a Sam Maghett was a revolutionary guitarist and one of Chicago's legendary West Side natural blues players. A Mississippi native, the self taught musician would move to Chicago in 1950, playing small clubs and making a name for himself in short order. His uncle acclaimed bluesman Shakey Jake a/k/a James Harris, would get Sam set up in the burgeoning nightclub circuit, eventually playing between sets with major blues greats like Muddy Waters. As his local reputation as a solid blues guitarist would take hold, he signed a deal with Cobra Records as he kicked things off with the stellar double sided blues hit single "All Your Love" and "Love Me With A Feeling" in 1957. More blues belters followed like "All Night Long." As he was beginning to achieve sales and national attention, he was drafted into the army. Upon his return, he moved over to Mel London's Chief Records label, where he followed up with great blues rockers like "Square Dance Part One" "My Love Is Your Love" "Do The Camel Walk" and a stunning cover of Fats Domino's "Every Night About This Time." He would go on to release more solid recordings for Chief and Crash Records, as well as a super rare single "Respect Me Baby" with Shakey Jake into the mid-sixties. Towards the end of the decade, Sam was truly gaining much acclaim by playing bigger venues and blues festivals, but as fate would have it, Magic Sam suffered a heart attack and his brilliance was silenced in 1969. Today, Magic Sam is revered internationally and considered one of the founders of the West Side Guitar blues sound. His music is second to none, as witnessed with this incredible collection of his finest sides from the Cobra, Chief, Crash and Paula Records era. UPC: 829421061106Label: Friday Rights MgmtRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: Vinyl
When grunge was mainstream, a blonde teenager from Louisiana upended the music industry by charting top 10 singles on the rock charts with his blues rock debut album Ledbetter Heights.Kenny Wayne Shepherd released Ledbetter Heights 30 years ago and he has been redefining the genre ever since. “This is the album that put me on the map," Shepherd says. "My goal has always been to make music that is unfiltered and straight from the heart and Ledbetter Heights is an album I’m very proud of."Thirty years later Shepherd is releasing a re-recorded version of that debut album, Ledbetter Heights: The 30th Anniversary Sessions.With the maturity of a seasoned musician and producer, as well as vocals featuring his longtime singer Noah Hunt, the 30th Anniversary Sessions are sure to please both old and new fans. "Revisiting this album put me back in touch with the wonder and excitement of those days. I didn’t know what lay ahead at the time,” he reflects, “But I’m very grateful for what came from it.
Tracklist:
Born with a Broken Heart
Deja Voodoo
Aberdeen
Shame, Shame, Shame
One Foot on the Path
Everybody Gets the Blues
While We Cry (Live)
I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime)
(Let Me Up) I've Had Enough
Riverside
What's Goin' Down
Ledbetter Heights
UPC: 732388022885Label: Ram RecordsRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
No other recorded performer other than Henry Thomas presents a clearer picture of what music sounded like in theAmerican countryside in the latter 1800s. His repertoire included old ballads, popular songs old and new, pre-blues,religious compositions, square dance melodies, and more. His guitar rhythms are highly syncopated and highly infectiousand his strong propulsive phrasing is as captivating as his rare added use of the charming rural quill pipes.
Tracklist:
Bob McKinney
Charmin' Betsy
Lovin' Babe
Don't Leave Me Here
Texas Easy Street } Jonah In The Wilderness
Te Fox And Te Hounds
Bull Doze Blues
Don't Ease Me In
John Henry
Texas Worried Blues
Fishing Blues
When The Train Comes Along
UPC: 016351108012Label: YazooRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: Vinyl
I Was Walkin' Through The Woods gathers Buddy Guy's early recordings for Chess Records - all recorded in the early 1960s. This collection spotlights the searing guitar work that demonstrates why Guy was one of the most talented of Chicago's new generation of blues musicians. Key tracks include "First Time I Met The Blues" and "I Found A True Love." Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series. These audiophile reissues of classic albums and compilations from the Chess discography are remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP). Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.
Tracklist:
Watch Yourself
Stone Crazy
I Found A True Love
First Time I Met The Blues [Single Version]
Let Me Love You Baby [Single Version]
No Lie
I Got A Strange Feeling
My Time After A While [Single Version]
Ten Years Ago
Broken Hearted Blues
UPC: 199957307123Label: ChessRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: Vinyl
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