Four-time Grammy-nominee Joe Bonamassa announces his 17th studio album, Breakthrough, produced by longtime partner Kevin Shirley. The album has 10 brand-new, original tracks written by Joe and co-writers like James House, Tom Hambridge, etc. Looking to "Breakthrough" the genre boxes and limitations put on him, Joe is ready to take his craft to the next level.
Tracklist:
Breakthrough
Trigger Finger
I'll Take the Blame
Drive By the Exit Sign
Broken Record
Side B:
Shake This Ground
Still Walking with Me
Life After Dark
You Don't Own Me
Pain's on Me
UPC: 061297906086Label: J&r AdventuresRelease Date: 7.18.25Format: Vinyl
In the mid-1960s, Chess Records released a series of The Real Folk Blues albums that compiled singles from the careers of some of it's greatest artists. John Lee Hooker's The Real Folk Blues differed from many of the other compilations as it featured newly recorded sessions for the label. These legendary 1966 recordings capture the essence of his signature sound and approach to the blues. Standout tracks include "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Stella Mae" and "I'm In The Mood." 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:
Let's Go Out Tonight
Peace Lovin' Man
Stella Mae
I Put My Trust In You
I'm In The Mood
You Know I Know
I'll Never Trust Your Love Again
One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer
Waterfront
UPC: 199957307116Label: ChessRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: Vinyl
BLUE COLLAR, Chris O'Leary's high-energy, self-produced second Alligator release, delivers 11 instantly memorable original songs, ranging from wildly comical to deadly serious. The album features soul-testifying vocals and powerful harmonica. The music is fueled by his dynamic roadhouse band, exuding swaggering confidence.
Tracklist:
Bad Decisions
Lady Luck
Am I the Only Fool?
One More Cup of Coffee
Nothing But a Memory
Justice Must Be Blind
After 2 A.M
One Way Street
Live Baby Gators
How'd I Ever Get Along?
Daddy Was a Wolfman
UPC: 014551503217Label: Alligator RecordsRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: Vinyl
BLUES NOW! The title says it all. Blues in all caps - honest, emphatic, and raw. This collaborative album unites GA-20, one of today's most celebrated young Blues trios, and Charlie Musselwhite, a legendary statesman of the genre. Musselwhite's name is synonymous with the Blues, a harmonica virtuoso and esteemed vocalist with a 60-plus year career forged in authenticity and excellence. GA-20 burst onto the scene in 2018, garnering a quick reputation for dynamic live performance, built on a deep respect for the originators and an enduring commitment to carrying the torch forward. Together with BLUES NOW (New West Records), the Grammy award winning Musselwhite and Billboard chart-topping GA-20 shine with a chemistry that blends the spirit of the Blues pioneers with an electrifying modern energy.With BLUES NOW, the collaboration between GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite embodies a living musical conversation that spans generations. It is an ongoing dialogue and testament to the enduring spirit of Blues music. It reaffirms it's timeless appeal and reminds us that the Blues is a living, breathing art form. It's also a hell of a good time.
Tracklist:
Crazy Love
I Can't Hold Out
I'll Change My Style
Big Stars Falling
Universal Rock
The Blues Never Die
Strange Land
Stroll Out West
Short Dress Woman
Cristo Redentor
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396707416Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
BLUES NOW! The title says it all. Blues in all caps - honest, emphatic, and raw. This collaborative album unites GA-20, one of today's most celebrated young Blues trios, and Charlie Musselwhite, a legendary statesman of the genre. Musselwhite's name is synonymous with the Blues, a harmonica virtuoso and esteemed vocalist with a 60-plus year career forged in authenticity and excellence. GA-20 burst onto the scene in 2018, garnering a quick reputation for dynamic live performance, built on a deep respect for the originators and an enduring commitment to carrying the torch forward. Together with BLUES NOW (New West Records), the Grammy award winning Musselwhite and Billboard chart-topping GA-20 shine with a chemistry that blends the spirit of the Blues pioneers with an electrifying modern energy.With BLUES NOW, the collaboration between GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite embodies a living musical conversation that spans generations. It is an ongoing dialogue and testament to the enduring spirit of Blues music. It reaffirms it's timeless appeal and reminds us that the Blues is a living, breathing art form. It's also a hell of a good time.
Tracklist:
Crazy Love
I Can't Hold Out
I'll Change My Style
Big Stars Falling
Universal Rock
The Blues Never Die
Strange Land
Stroll Out West
Short Dress Woman
Cristo Redentor
UPC: 607396706815Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
Gary Moore - "Bad for You Baby" [2 LP] Bad for You Baby is the 17th studio album by legendary Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore. Released in 2008, it was the final album to be released in Moore's lifetime. Includes "Down the Line," "Did You Ever Feel Lonely?" and the title track. 2 LP set with printed inner sleeves.
Tracklist:
Bad For You Baby
Down The Line
Umbrella Man Blues
Holding On
Walkin' Thru The Park
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Mojo Boogie
Someday Baby
Did You Ever Feel Lonely?
Preacher Man Blues
Trouble Ain't Far Behind
Picture On The Wall
UPC: 4099964140361Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. Time to immerse yourself in the deep, soulful world of Texas blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins. This powerful LP captures the raw, unfiltered essence of a true blues master, presenting a definitive collection of his work from a golden era. The album showcases his iconic guitar work and deeply personal lyrics, seamlessly moving from the mournful lament of "Cemetery Blues" and "The Blues Is A Mighty Bad Feeling" to the hard-driving rhythms of his instrumental boogies. It is a masterclass in the artistry of a one-man band, with Hopkins commanding the listener's attention through every track. Experience the blistering energy of tracks like "Lightnin's Boogie", "Movin' On Out Boogie", and the playful "Grandma's Boogie", which demonstrate his complete command of the instrument. Alongside these are the heartfelt ballads and storytelling that were his hallmark, including the classic "Evil Hearted Woman" and "I'm Wild About You Baby". The LP also features hidden gems like the sentimental "Remember Me" and the swinging "Hopkins Sky Hop". From the classic "Nothin' But The Blues" and the heartfelt "I Had A Gal Named Sal", to the hopeful "Finally Met My Baby" and the poignant "Lightnin' Don't Feel Well", this collection is an essential document of one of the most important figures in the history of American music. It is a journey through the heart of the blues, a raw and honest portrait that every fan of the genre should own. UPC: 824046169527Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Rolling Stone calls award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood "a remarkable, contemporary bluesman... a powerhouse young guitarist and soulful vocalist." Now, this mesmerizing guitarist, lap steel master and cinematic songwriter unleashes the powerful new album Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues, further blazing his own musical trail.Birchwood's sound is an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with true blues passion. From an emotionally devastating whisper to a soul-baring scream, Birchwood's vocals command attention. Schooled in the blues' storied traditions (he toured with and was mentored by the famed Sonny Rhodes), Birchwood maps out a dazzling future for the blues with his visionary music. Selwyn Birchwood is one of the hardest-touring artists on the Alligator roster, and will support the new release with shows throughout the U.S. He's no stranger to European stages either, with plenty of tours there under his belt, and having just completed over a month's worth of European dates, 27 shows in all, with 24 taking place in France, three in Belgium and one in Czechia.
Tracklist:
The Eagle Has Landed
The Church of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
Damaged Goods
All Hail the Algorithm
Labour of Love
Should've Never Gotten Out of Bed
What I've Been Accused of
Talking Heads
Soulmate
The Struggle Is Real
UPC: 014551502913Label: Alligator RecordsRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
Mike Zito returns home with his fourth solo studio album for Gulf Coast Records. A personal record for Mike shaped by memory, places, and renewal. Walking the streets of his birthplace, St. Louis, Zito reconnects with the sounds, stories, and hard lessons that forged his signature blend of soul-driven blues and fearless storytelling. Thirteen years after Gone to Texas, this album feels like a defining moment, marking a new chapter for Mike, his family, and a life reclaimed in the city that started it all. 2xLP Blue Vinyl (Blank Side D)
Tracklist:
Outside Or The Eastside
Don't Take Advantage Of Me
Kiss You All Over
Downtown At Midnight
Grand Avenue
Too Broke To Spend The Night
Just Like I Treat You
Don't Bother Me
Do I Move You
Close To You
The Blues Lover
UPC: 5052442030478Label: Sono Recording GroupRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
Blind Willie McTell was an anomaly. There are only a handful of artists who can match his total command of rural traditionalmusic. He sang and composed or preserved some of the most inventive, compelling, and beautiful traditional songs, bluesand arrangements of all time. His voice did not have great range, but it conveyed something even better: warmth and conviction.His rags and comedic pieces don't just have an infectious bounce, they usually have McTell making spoken asidesto the audience, commenting on and sharing the performance and drawing them in. He utilizes this facility in his seriouspieces, also, while projecting an appropriate emotional affect. He was a brilliant guitarist, adept at several different styles,occasionally recasting a few favorite arrangements into new-sounding pieces. McTell could make his guitar "talk" in theproverbial sense of the term; more than that, he was able to craft superb arrangements that underpinned his emotionalpersona.
Tracklist:
Broke Down Engine Blues
Statesboro Blues
Travelin' Blues
Searching Thee Desert for the Blues
Three Women Blues
Atlanta Strut
Scarey Day Blues
UPC: 016351207111Label: YazooRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
140-gram black vinyl. Released in 1967, this landmark album captures Nina Simone at her most raw and emotionally exposed as she blends blues, jazz, and soul with a defiant, genre-defying style. Through powerful performances like "Backlash Blues" and "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," she channels themes of racial tension, sensuality, and personal resilience with her signature grit and grace.
Tracklist:
Do I Move You?
Day and Night
In the Dark
Real Real
My Man's Gone Now (From "Porgy ; Bess" By George Gershwin)
Backlash Blues (Lyrics By Langston Hughes)
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Buck
Since I Fell for You
The House of the Rising Sun
Blues for Mama (Co-Written with Abbey Lincoln)
UPC: 8719262041189Label: Music On VinylRelease Date: 2.20.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. There are perhaps few characters in the history of popular music who were as mysterious, as they were brazen than Aleck Ford, AKA Sonny Boy Williamson II. The true story of Sonny Boy Williamson II remains shrouded in mystery and uncertainty, and it seems this was Ford's intention, but to what ends, nobody can say. One thing is certain though - he was one of the all-time greats of the harmonica, a bone fide bluesman, talented and charismatic in equal measure. His influence cannot be overstated. The first incarnation of the band that would become the Rolling Stones was named after him: Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys; B.B King described him as "the King of the harmonica"; and maybe there would have been no Howlin' Wolf, or Elmore James without Williamson's mentorship and support. The British Blues explosion of the late 1960s certainly owed much to Williamson and his compatriots. This carefully curated collection of this colourful and charismatic performer's work showcases just why he was one of the true legends of blues music. Interestingly, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980, the same year as Sonny Boy Williamson I. It seems fitting that even in death and in honours they were inextricably linked. This collection hones in on his work that took the world by storm during his tenure with Trumpet and Checker in the 1950's and early 60's from his iconic "Eyesight For The Blind" through to "One Way Out". It is a true celebration of one of the most mysterious characters in music.
Tracklist:
Eyesight for the Blind
Do It if You Wanta
Stop Crying
I Cross My Heart
Nine Below Zero
Too Close Together
She Brought Life Back to the Dead
Going in Your Direction
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Let Me Explain
Fattening Frogs for Snakes
Born Blind
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Goat
Stop Right Now
One Way Out
UPC: 824046168629Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Eric Gales is a blues firebrand. Over 30 years and 18 albums, his passion for the music and his boundless desire to keep it vital has never waned, even when his own light dimmed due to his substance struggles. Throughout it all, he continued to reinvigorate the art form with personal revelation in his lyrics and bold stylistic twists in his guitar playing and songwriting. Five years sober, creatively rejuvenated, and sagely insightful, Eric is ready for the fight of his career. Aptly, he calls his masterful new album, 'Crown', out January 28th, 2022, on Provogue/Mascot label Group. Here, Eric opens like never before, sharing his struggles with substance abuse, his hopes about a new era of sobriety and unbridled creativity, and his personal reflections on racism. The songs are delivered with clarity and feature Eric's personal experiences and hope for positive change. In addition, the 16-track collection boasts his finest singing, songwriting, and his signature guitar playing that burns throughout. Produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, this is Eric at his most boldly vulnerable, uncompromisingly political, and unflinchingly confident. The 'Crown' album journey is exhilarating, and, much like Eric's life, winds through moments of victory and vulnera-bility. Along the way, Eric shares his story and his feelings through the majesty of the blues. He says: "When I play, the core is always the blues, and on this album, we go through a theme park of the blues, exploring all kinds of blues. We visit the carousel, the bumper cars, the water rides, the concession stands, and we all come out with smiles."
Tracklist:
Death of Me
The Storm
Had to Dip
I Want My Crown (Feat. Joe Bonamassa)
Stand Up
Survivor
You Don't Know the Blues
Rattlin' Change
Too Close to the Fire
Put That Back
Take Me Just As I Am (Feat. Ladonna Gales)
Cupcakin'
Let Me Start with This
I Found Her
My Own Best Friend
I Gotta Go
UPC: 8712725751373Label: ProvogueRelease Date: 1.9.26Format: Vinyl
Jason Ricci delivers 13 Hours, a high-voltage blues album forged in intensity and truth. Fearless vocals and blistering musicianship collide in songs that feel lived-in, restless, and urgent. It's modern blues without compromise-channeling pain, grit, survival, and redemption into a record that doesn't blink, doesn't soften the edges, and doesn't let go once it grabs you. White Marble Vinyl.
Tracklist:
Sick of This Shit
Tired of Tryin'
The Big Diseasey
Long Twisted Night
Bubble Gum Pop
Renegade
13 Hours
UPC: 5052442030553Label: Sono Recording GroupRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
Etta James kindles a roaring fire of pure heart and soul in her 1968 album, Tell Mama. For her seventh studio album (and second for the Cadet imprint,) James agreed to record with Rick Hall at the storied FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The distraction-free environment paired with the improved technology at the studio resulted in one of the greatest albums of the 1960s. The clarity on the record is remarkable, showcasing the emotion and passion she invokes with her unforgettable voice. Tracks like "Tell Mama," "Just A Little Bit," and one of the most successful tracks of her career, a cover of "I'd Rather Go Blind," paint a powerful portrait of the legendary Etta James. Chess Records Acoustic Sounds Series feature audiophile reissues of classic albums remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at QRP. Each disc is packaged in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board.
Tracklist:
Tell Mama
I'd Rather Go Blind
Watch Dog
Love of My Man
I'm Gonna Take What He's Got
Same Rope
Security
Steal Away
My Mother-In-Law
Don't Lose Your Good Thing
It Hurts Me So Much
Just a Little Bit
UPC: 602488372961Label: ChessRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-1982) was a country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. One of the most influential blues guitarists to come out of the state of Texas, Hopkins' unique fingerpicking guitar style would alternate single-note leads with rhythm and bass guitar, adding percussive elements by slapping or tapping the body of his guitar. The Rooster Crowed in England was recorded in 1959, a few years before Hopkins' first trip across the Atlantic. His first London trip would take place as part of the 1964 International American Folk Blues Festival. THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS - 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION
Tracklist:
Hello England! (Spoken Intro with Guitar) 1:37
Beggin' Up and Down the Streets 3:59
When the Saints Go Marchin' in 0:37
Hard Headed Children 1:21
Dig Me in the Morning 2:42
Have You Ever Seen a One-Eyed Woman Cry? 2:51
Black Snake 3:47
Met the Blues at the Corner 2:36
Bring Me My Shotgun 3:59 *
How Many Days Must I Wait? 3:00
If You Ever Been Mistreated 1:55
Back to Arkansas 3:01
Children's Boogie 3:17
Blues for Queen Elizabeth 6:22
Goin' to Galveston 2:19
Back to New Orleans 3:22 *
UPC: 8436563186868Label: Blues JointRelease Date: 2.20.26Format: Vinyl
Step into blues history with "At Newport 1960", the electrifying live album that brought Muddy Waters' raw Chicago sound to the national spotlight. Recorded at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival (July 3, 1960), this powerhouse set captures Muddy and his band at their fiery best-with classics like "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, " "Baby, Please Don't Go, " and the explosive two-part anthem "I've Got My Mojo Working." A must-have for blues fans, collectors, and anyone who wants to feel the ground-shaking soul of live electric blues.
Tracklist:
I Got My Brand On You
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Baby, Please Don't Go
Soon Forgotten
Tiger In Your Tank
I Feel So Good
I've Got My Mojo Working, Part 1
I've Got My Mojo Working, Part 2
Goodbye Newport Blues
UPC: 8719039007660Label: Vinyl PassionRelease Date: 1.23.26Format: Vinyl
The BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND Leans into R&B Fervor onthe Brassy Keep on Moving: Album Features a HornSection with David Sanborn and Prioritizes the Art ofthe GrooveHear the 1969 Record in Audiophile Sound for theFirst Time: Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies,Mobile Fidelity's 180g Vinyl LP Plays with DynamicLiveliness and Involving PresenceAnd then there was one. Paul Butterfield stands as the lastremaining original member of his namesake collective on Keep onMoving. It's hard to imagine it being any other way. Picking up whereit left off on In My Own Dream, the BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND whollyembraces R&B fervor - and indirectly dares any horn-accompaniedensemble of the era to match it's energy, pulse, tightness, and flair.While going all-in on soul with a crack support cast on this 1969 set,Butterfield would pull the plug on the band just two years later. Thegroup's pursuit of funky, bluesy paths carved by rolling bass lines,stacked horns, buttoned-up rhythms, and harmonica blasts almostmakes that decision unthinkable.Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at FidelityRecord Pressing in California, and housed in a Stoughton jacket,Mobile Fidelity's 180g LP makes Keep on Moving available inaudiophile quality. Open, clear, and balanced, it underlines thedynamic liveliness and organic feel of Jerry Ragovoy's production.As well as the palpable chemistry of the sessions recorded at histhen-brand-new Hit Factory studio in New York. The prominenceand positioning of the horn section - comprised of a youngDavid Sanborn, Gene Dinwiddie, Trevor Lawrence, Keith Johnson,and Steve Madaio - particularly benefit from the newfoundtransparency and presence. This reissue's quiet surfaces andblack backgrounds also expose key details, accents, and texturesgermane to the music. Keep on moving, indeed. UPC: 821797161213Label: Mobile FidelityRelease Date: 6.26.26Format: Vinyl
Moanin' in the Moonlight is the essential debut album by blues legend Howlin' Wolf, compiling his classic singles recorded for Chess Records between 1951 and 1959. Featuring raw, powerful vocals and blistering guitar work, it is considered a cornerstone of Chicago electric blues that profoundly influenced generations of rock and blues artists.
Tracklist:
Moanin' at Midnight
How Many More Years
Smokestack Lightnin'
Baby, How Long
No Place to Go (You Gonna Break My Life)
All Night Boogie
Mama's Baby (*)
Sittin' on Top of the World (*)
I Better Go Now (*)
Evil (Is Goin' on)
I'm Leavin' You
Moanin' for My Baby
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
Forty-Four
Somebody in My Home
Hidden Charms
Don't Mess with My Baby (*)
Just Like I Treat You (*)
UPC: 8436563185021Label: Number One EssentialRelease Date: 1.23.26Format: Vinyl
Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities?for over a century, channeling transcendent?grief?and strength. ?In the mid-20th?century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends?such as?Lightnin' Hopkins, ?Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth?Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. ?Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways?spans half a century and features?these and other?foundational?figures in blues history performing?in the?Delta, ?St. ?Louis, Southwest, ?Piedmont, ?and Chicago?styles. ?From boogie to ballads?and?laced with?innuendo and irony, this classic collection?is available on vinyl for the first time on?two LPs?with?extensive notes by?musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.
Tracklist:
Old Jabo
Mule-Ridin' Blues
Joggie Boogie
Black Woman
Mercury Blues
Ran the Blues Out of My Window
Leaving Blues
One Dime Blues
County Farm Blues
Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
Boll Weevil
Nickel's Worth of Liver
Don't Leave Me Here
Jimmy Bell
Candy Man
Beer Drinking Woman
Come Go Home with Me
Careless Love
I Asked Her If She Loved Me
Rising Sun
Pony Blues
Vicksburg Blues
Vastopol
Drifting Along Blues
Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go
Don't Lie Buddy
UPC: 093074013410Label: Smithsonian FolkwaysRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: Vinyl
In the mid-1960s, Chess Records released a series of The Real Folk Blues albums that compiled singles from the careers of some of it's greatest artists. Howlin' Wolf's The Real Folk Blues combined singles recorded between 1956 and 1965 and is considered one of the best compilations of the Chess series. The music on this record paints a daring portrait of Howlin' Wolf, presenting exceptional music that had not been presented in album format before. Classics on this record include "Killing Floor," "Tail Dragger," and "Built for Comfort." 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:
Mannish Boy
Screamin' and Cryin'
Just to Be with You
Walkin' Thru the Park
Walkin' Blues
Canary Bird
Same Thing
Gypsy Woman
Rollin' and Tumblin', Pt. 1
Forty Days and Forty Nights
Little Geneva
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
UPC: 199957164375Label: ChessRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Howlin' Wolf REAL FOLK BLUES (CHESS ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES) Chess Records' The Real Folk Blues series was crafted to appeal to the growing "folk music craze" of the 1960s. Muddy Waters' The Real Folk Blues was the very first release of this series and featured some of his earliest recordings, including his first recording for Artistocrat (the predecessor to Chess). The early material on this record captures the sound of early blues before it entered it's electric era. Songs like "Mannish Boy," "Walking Blues," and "Walking In The Park" remind listeners of Muddy Waters' impact on the sound of America. 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:
Killing Floor
Louise
Poor Boy
Sitting on Top of the World
Nature
My Country Sugar Mama
Tail Dragger
Three Hundred Pounds of Joy
Natchez Burnin'
Built for Comfort
Ooh Baby (Hold Me)
Tell Me What I've Done
UPC: 199957164368Label: ChessRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Limited blue vinyl reissue of the last album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds to feature guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album recorded in Memphis at Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound and produced by Terry Manning. With Kim Wilson on vocals, Preston Hubbard on bass and Fran Christina on drums, it was the last one by The Fabulous Thunderbirds to feature guitarist Jimmie Vaughan before he left the band. The track "Powerful Stuff" achieved mainstream success when it was featured in Touchstone Pictures' 1988 hit film Cocktail. It was the first single released from the Cocktail soundtrack album, which reached number one on the Billboard Charts and sold over 19 million copies worldwide.
Tracklist:
Rock This Place
Knock Yourself Out
Mistake Number 1
One Night Stand
Emergency
Powerful Stuff
Close Together
Now Loosin' Up baby
She's Hot
Rainin' in My heart
UPC: 5065023660131Label: Last Music CompanyRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
We Are Almost Down to the Shore (Fight on)
Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues
See Me When You Can
What's That I Smell
If the Blues Was Money
Deep Sea Diver
I Belong to the Band
Highway 61
Everything I Got Is Done in Pawn
UPC: 823800290316Label: Yellow Dog RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Music is the language of New Orleans, and at 85 years of age Little Freddie King has been speaking that blues language for over 60years. Even with his long blues history and international tours, gigs for a deep blues man still don't come easy in New Orleans. This album happens to catch "lighting in a bottle" with Freddie and his seasoned band mates putting down an extraordinary show that happens to catch the spirit of the night with this recording. His meditative, hypnotic style will transform you into the world of his friends that he palled around throughout his musical career, legends like Boogie Bill Webb, Slim Harpo, his cousin, Lighting Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and John Lee Hooker to name a few. UPC: 693635267995Label: Madewright RecordsRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
One of the more defining features of Blues upstarts GA-20's approach to traditional Blues music is their unwavering dedication to playing the songs they love, or as bandleader Matthew Stubbs puts it, "we play the music we would want to hear." Those in the know have been captivated by the visceral energy the band brings to the heavy Blues arena, and the songs they choose to perform. With ORPHANS, the band has assembled a collection of Blues and Blues- adjacent tracks that fit handily within that parameter. The songs found on ORPHANS are just that - singular tunes heard only at live shows, singles released between albums, and simple favorites that the band (Stubbs, Cody Nilsen & Josh Kiggans) have been itching to lay down. And just as Blues is a tradition of borrowing, sharing and transformation, these melodies and words are similarly reinterpreted and reimagined, orphans and strays lovingly adopted and given new breath. The fan demand for a proper full length release of these songs, along with the mandate to showcase Nilsen's vocals and auxiliary guitar mastery, are realized here in physical form.
Tracklist:
Cryin' ; Pleadin'
I Love You, I Need You
I Don't Mind
Stranger Blues
Hold On, I'm Coming
My Baby Sweeter
Just One More Time
Chicken Pickin'
UPC: 648564358474Label: Colemine RecordsRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
One of the more defining features of Blues upstarts GA-20's approach to traditional Blues music is their unwavering dedication to playing the songs they love, or as bandleader Matthew Stubbs puts it, "we play the music we would want to hear." Those in the know have been captivated by the visceral energy the band brings to the heavy Blues arena, and the songs they choose to perform. With ORPHANS, the band has assembled a collection of Blues and Blues- adjacent tracks that fit handily within that parameter. The songs found on ORPHANS are just that - singular tunes heard only at live shows, singles released between albums, and simple favorites that the band (Stubbs, Cody Nilsen & Josh Kiggans) have been itching to lay down. And just as Blues is a tradition of borrowing, sharing and transformation, these melodies and words are similarly reinterpreted and reimagined, orphans and strays lovingly adopted and given new breath. The fan demand for a proper full length release of these songs, along with the mandate to showcase Nilsen's vocals and auxiliary guitar mastery, are realized here in physical form.
Tracklist:
Cryin' ; Pleadin'
I Love You, I Need You
I Don't Mind
Stranger Blues
Hold On, I'm Coming
My Baby Sweeter
Just One More Time
Chicken Pickin'
UPC: 648564358467Label: Colemine RecordsRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. The life and career of Billie Holiday was underscored by triumphs and tragedies. One of the greatest artists of her generation, no-one conveys deep emotion better than 'Lady Day'. Hers was a new jazz voice, influenced by jazz instrumentalists, with it's ability to manipulate tempo and phrasing in bold and enthralling ways. The great Frank Sinatra was both a friend and a fan of her music. He said of her in 1958, "With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the U.S. during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me." In fact, her legacy carries across the generations, with artists such as Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, and Amy Winehouse citing her as an influence. This collection traces an important six years of her early recording career which built the platform for the huge commercial success she enjoyed during the mid to late 40s, before she began to succumb to the lifestyle which eventually destroyed her. It features iconic and beautifully harrowing recordings such as "Summertime", "Strange Fruit" Night & Day", "God Bless The Child" and "Solitude", demonstrating her unique and unmistakable way of interpreting the songs. It is a fascinating and beguiling musical journey.
Tracklist:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
Summertime
Way You Look Tonight
Who Loves You?
Pennies From Heaven
I've Got My Love to Keep You Warm
Carelessly
Mean to Me
Me, Myself ; I
My Man
Strange Fruit
Night ; Day
Body ; Soul
God Bless the Child
Solitude
Travelin' Light
UPC: 824046169022Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 5.15.26Format: Vinyl
Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues - Vinyl 2 LPAin't Done With The Blues marks Buddy Guy's 14th studio album with RCA Records. In celebration of his 89th birthday, the album showcases Buddy's unrelenting dedication to the blues. With featured artists such as Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Walsh, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Joe Bonamassa, and Peter Frampton, Ain't Done With The Blues was produced at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN.
Tracklist:
Hooker Thing
Been There Done That
Blues Chase The Blues Away
Where U At
Blues On Top
I Got Sumpin' For You
How Blues Is That
Dry Stick
It Keeps Me Young
Love On A Budget
Jesus Loves The Sinner
Upside Down
One From Lightnin'
I Don't Forget
Trick Bag
Swamp Poker
Send Me Some Loving
Talk To Your Daughter
UPC: 198029186413Label: RcaRelease Date: 8.1.25Format: Vinyl
Assembled less than a year after his passing, The Real Folk Blues is an essential overview of Sonny Boy Williamson II's brief but incendiary career as a frontman for the Chess family of labels. Having contributed notable harmonica solos to works by Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James, Williamson is in rare form on classic cuts like "Bring It On Home," "One Way Out," "That's All I Want" and more. This reissue faithfully replicates the album's original sleeve, with liner notes by Chess songwriter Willie Dixon. Bring home the sound of America's greatest blues label in high fidelity with the Chess Records 75th Anniversary 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:
One Way Out
Too Young To Die
Trust My Baby
Checkin' Up On My Baby
Sad To Be Alone
Got To Move
Bring It On Home
Down Child
Peach Tree
Dissatisfied
That's All I Want
Too Old To Think
UPC: 602478549069Label: ChessRelease Date: 2.20.26Format: Vinyl
Down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler had fallen out with Rick Hall at FAME studio after an Aretha Franklin session ended with Aretha storming back to New York. Wexler later set up the Muscle Shoals session guys in their own studio, Muscle Shoals Sound. Furious at the betrayal, Hall went to see Atlantic's arch-rival, Chess Records, and persuaded Leonard Chess to bring his top Soul acts to FAME. Between August and December 1967, Chess's Etta James, recorded her greatest album, TELL MAMA, at FAME. Etta's career had faltered, and it took the Muscle Shoals sessions to bring her back. The LP's title song, Tell Mama, as well as Otis Redding's Security became Top 40 hits and Top 20 R&B hits for Etta. It was the B-side of Tell Mama that would become the LP's enduring track, though. I'd Rather Go Blind was written by Etta's friend, Fugi Foster, who handed it to her when she went to see him in prison. Although never a charted hit for Etta, this is the original version of a song that has been recorded hundreds of times by artists as diverse as Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart, Paolo Nutini, Mick Hucknall, and the Allman Brothers. Recognized today as one of the greatest Soul LPs of all time, TELL MAMA hasn't been available on vinyl for more than forty years. Now it's back, lovingly transferred and remastered, and pressed on 180g vinyl.
Tracklist:
Get Back To The Country
Tell Mama
I'd Rather Go Blind
Watch Dog
The Love Of My Man
I'm Gonna Take What He's Got
The Same Rope
Security
Steal Away 1
My Mother-In-Law 1
Don't Lose Your Good Thing 1
It Hurts Me So Much
UPC: 5397102180262Label: Bear FamilyRelease Date: 6.9.16Format: Vinyl
Sonny Landreth's album Bound By The Blues marks a return to the slide guitarist's musical roots. It presents a bold, big-sounding collection of recordings. That climb to stratospheric heights of jazz informed improvisation, the best of classic rock, and inevitably remain deeply attached to the elemental emotional and compositional structures that are at the blues' historic core. Bound by the blues is a powerful tribute to the durability and flexibility of the genre, and to his own creative vision.Sonny name-checks Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and some of Landreth's other musical heroes along the way. He also pays homage to fellow slide guitarist Johnny Winter, with the instrumental "Firebird Blues." He recreates some amazing covers "Walkin' Blues" by Robert Johnson, and "Dust My Broom" by Elmore James.Landreth continues to develop his vision and his musical voice, growing increasingly original and distinctively diverse sounds expanding from blues, zydeco, folk, country and jazz, making Bound By The Blues one of his most ambitious albums to date.
Tracklist:
Walkin' Blues
Bound By the Blues
The High Side
It Hurts Me Too
Where They Will
Cherry Ball Blues
Firebird Blues
Dust My Broom
Key to the Highway
Simcoe Street
UPC: 8712725751540Label: ProvogueRelease Date: 3.20.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. Recorded at the Camden Palace Theatre, London on 29th April 1985 featuring Jimmie Vaughan: guitar, Kim Wilson: vocals, harmonica, Preston Hubbard: double bass, electric bass, Fran Christina: drums. The Fabulous Thunderbirds were formed in 1974 by guitarist Jimmie Vaughan and vocalist Kim Wilson. Following the release of the band's fourth album, (T-Bird Rhythm) in 1982, they were without a record deal for the next four years and during this time Keith Ferguson left and was replaced by Preston Hubbard. The band signed to a new record deal with Epic and briefly moved to London to record their next album (Tuff Enuff) with Dave Edmunds producing, which is when this recording was made. UPC: 5065023660407Label: Last Music CompanyRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
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