Leroy Carrb. March 27, 1904 in Nashville, Tennesseed. April 29, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indianadiscography
"The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", without matrix #Vocalion 1191 (US 8/1928)
"Brunswick Record Corporation", with matrix #= Vocalion 1191 (US 1932-34)
"Brunswick Record Corporation", gold and black "scroll" label= Vocalion 1191 (US 1935-36)
# = Banner 32557# = Oriole 8166# = Romeo 5166
from The Chicago Defender, September 8, 1928
Vocalion 1200 (US October 1, 1928)
source: The Birmingham Reporter, Birmingham, Alabama, November 10, 1928, p. 7
Vocalion 1214 (US November 15, 1928)
Vocalion 1232
= Supertone S2223 (Fall 1931) (first as by "Blues Johnson", corrected to "Leroy Carr" in August 1931)
Vocalion 1241 (US 1929)
# = Banner 32557# = Oriole 8166# = Perfect 0215# = Romeo 5166
Vocalion 1259 (US 1929)
Vocalion 1261 (US 4/1929)
= Supertone S2255 (some as by "Blues Johnson")
Vocalion 1279 (US 6/1929)
Vocalion 1290 (US 7/1929)
= Supertone S2220
Vocalion 1400 (US 9/1929)
Vocalion 1405 (US 9/1929)
Vocalion 1412 (US 10/1929)
Vocalion 1423 (US 12/1929)
Vocalion 1432
Vocalion 1435 (US January 1, 1930)
Vocalion 1454
= Supertone S2221
Vocalion 1460
Vocalion 1473
Vocalion 1483 (US 4/1930)
Vocalion 1499 (US 1930)
Vocalion 1519 (US 1930)
Vocalion 1527
Vocalion 1541 (US 1930 // 1932)
= Supertone S2219
Vocalion 1549
Vocalion 1561
Vocalion 1574
Vocalion 1585 (US March 16, 1931, "Manufactured by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company" at the bottom, lacking the phrase "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast" and matrix numbers on labels)
= Vocalion 1585 (US 193?, "Brunswick Record Corporation" at the bottom, with phrase "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast" and matrix numbers on labels)
= Vocalion 1585 (US ca. 1933-35, "Brunswick Record Corporation" at the bottom, with labels bearing gold panels, matrix numbers and "-A" resp. "-B" affix)
Vocalion 1593
Vocalion 1605
Vocalion 1624
Vocalion 1636
Vocalion 1651
Vocalion 1693
Vocalion 1703
Vocalion 1709
Vocalion 1716
Vocalion 02657 (US 1934)
= Vocalion 02657
= Romeo 7-07-56 (US 7/1937)
= Conqueror 8741 (US 193?)
Vocalion 02681
Vocalion 02741
Vocalion 02751
Vocalion 02762
= Conqueror 8863
= Jazz Society AA515 (Fr)
Banner 33268= Melotone M13235= Oriole 8303 = Perfect 0303= Romeo 5303
Josh White discography
Banner 33148= Conqueror 8451= Melotone M13115= Oriole 8374= Perfect 0294= Romeo 5374= Paramount 9002 (as by Paul La France)
Vocalion unissued
# Collector's Classics CC50# Document DOCD-5137
* Document DOCD-5465
Vocalion 02791 (US 1934)
= Conqueror 8865 (US 1937/38?)
Vocalion 02820 (US 1934)
= Melotone 7-02-65 (US 2/1937)
= Jazz Collector L92 (UK 195?)
Vocalion 02875
Vocalion 02893
= ARC 7-02-66
Vocalion 02922
= Conqueror 8866
Vocalion 02950
Vocalion 02969
Vocalion 02986
Vocalion 03067
Vocalion 03107 (US 12/1935)
= Conqueror 8864
Collector's Classics CC50Document DOCD-3137
Vocalion 03034
Vocalion 03157
Vocalion 03233
Vocalion 03296
Vocalion 03349
# Collector's Classics CC50* Document DOCD-5138[] Document DOCD-5465
# Collector's Classics CC50* Document DOCD-5139[] Document DOCD-5465
Bluebird B5877 (US March 27, 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4826 (US 1936)
Bluebird B5915 (US April 24, 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4827 (US 1936)
Bluebird B5946
= Montgomery Ward M4828 (US 1936)
Bluebird B5963 (US 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4829 (US 1936)
= La voix de son maitre [His Master's Voice] SG323 (Fr 1951)
Bluebird B7970
Little Brother Montgomery discography
AFCDJ A.0.29 (Fr 1949)
= Jazz Collector L58 / JL58 (UK 195?)
45 rpm EPnotes by Henderik R. Rookmaaker Fontana TFE 17051 (UK 1958)= Fontana 462.021
8-page booklet by Samuel B. Charters RBF RF 1 (US 1959)
= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)
RBF discography
2 LP boxed setnotes (8-page booklet) by Samuel B. Charterssame front cover as RF-202(X)(1964), but with more reddish lettering notes captioned "RBF RECORDSalbum No. RF 202 Copyright © 1960" RBF RF-202 (1960)
(=) RBF RF-202 (X) (1964)
gatefold LPnotes by H.R. Rookmaaker Fontana 682.099 TL (NL 1960)
Fontana Records discography
2 LP boxed setnotes (8-pp. booklet) by Samuel B. Charters originally issued with same front and back cover as RF-202 (1960) but with orange letteringRBF RF-202 (X) (US 1964)
later issued with addition "All original recordings are included in their entirety" on back cover= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1966?)
2 LP boxed set(abbreviated) notes by Samuel B. Charters = XTRA 1035 (UK 1966)
DLP gatefoldnotes by Samuel B. Charters = XTRA 1035 (UK 1966?)
= Fontana 982.099
2 x CDrnotes by Samuel B. Charters = Smithsonian CD RF 202 (US 2012)
RBF discographyXTRA Records discography
track sequence on CBS C 30496, SOP J-95: - Midnight Hour Blues - Mean Mistreater Mama (tk 1) - Hurry Down Sunshine - Corn Likker Blues - Shady Lane Blues - Blues Before Sunrise - Take A Walk Around The Corner - My Woman's Gone Wrong - Southbound Blues - Barrelhouse Woman - I Believe I'll Make A Change - Bobo Stomp - Big Four Blues - Hustler's Blues - Shining Pistol - It's Too Short
CBS CS 8511
notes by Duncan P. Schiedt = Columbia CL 1799 (US 1962)
= CBS BPG 62206 (UK 1964)
notes by Duncan P. Schiedt= CBS C 30496 (1971)
= CBS / Sony SOP J-95 (Jp 1975)
notes by Nat Hentoff= CBS Portrait RK 44122 (1989)
45 rpm EP = RCA 86.333 (Fr 1963)
45 rpm EPnotes by Michael Vernon RCA RCX 7168 (UK 1965)
notes by Lawrence Cohn RCA Victor LPV-518 (1965)notes by Lawrence Cohn = RCA RD-7786 (UK 1965)
notes by Lawrence Cohn = RCA RD-7786 (UK 1965)
(not =) RCA 430.701 (Fr 1966) "Blue Bird Blues (1928-1942)" (Treasury Of Jazz #61)
notes by Leonard FeatherRCA Victor PRM 235
notes by Stephen Calt, Jerome Epstein, Nick Perls, Michael Stewart Yazoo L-1015 (US 1969)
Yazoo discography
notes by Stephen Calt, Jerry Epstein, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart Yazoo L 1019 (US 1970)
= Yazoo CD 1019 YAZ (US 1991?)
Yazoo Records discography
Collector's Classics CC 38 (Austria 1971)
°° CD has seven additional tracks!
3 LP folding box with 30-pp. booklet RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp 1971)
3 LP slide-in box with 30-pp. booklet = RCA Victor RA-9051/3 (Jp 1975)
2 CD set, notes by Hiroshi Suzuki, Toyo Nakamura, Yasufumi Higurashi, Hisamitsu Noguchi & Shoichi Yui = RCA BVCP-8733/4 (Jp 1994) "Blues 1927-46"
2 CD set = RCA BVCM-37530/1 (Jp 2004) "Blues 1927-46"
K.O.B. (Fr 1971?) label's 3rd issue (without #) (Kings Of The Blues)
K.O.B. discography
notes by Stephen Calt & Mike Stewart Yazoo L 1036 (US 1973)
notes by Kip Lornell Biograph BLP C9 (US 1973)
Biograph Records discography
gatefold DLPnotes by Toyo Nakamura MCA-3521/22 (Jp 1975)
gatefold DLPnotes by Toyo Nakamura = MCA VIM-4636/37 (Jp 1981)
notes by Toyo Nakamura MCA MCA-3525 (Jp 1976)
boxed set of 3 LPsnotes by Michael Walter (translated by Don Waterhouse) RCA PM 42039 (Fr 1977)
Collector's Classics CC 50 (Austria 197?)
foreword by Francis Smithnotes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett Magpie PY 4407 (UK 1978)
= Magpie PYCD 07
Magpie Records discography
compiled by David Evans
notes by David Evans New World 290 (US 1978)
notes by Paul OliverMatchbox MSE-210 (UK 1983)
Matchbox Records discography
notes by Stephen Calt 245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014 Yazoo L 1073 (US 1986)
= Yazoo CD 1073 YAZ (US 1990)
Old Tramp OT1204 (NL 1987)
Document DLP 543 (Austria 1988)
Document Records discography
CBS BPG 62206
notes by Neil SlavenOfficial 6023 (Denmark 1988)
Best of Blues BOB 13 (Austria 1989)
= Best of Blues BOB10 (Austria 2004)
RST BD-2074 (Austria 1989)
= Story of the Blues CD 3538 (US 1993)
notes by Tom Carter [= Mike Rowe]Swingtime/Bluetime BT 2015 (Denmark 1989)
3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)
3 CD setnotes by Paul Oliver Vol. 1: 1927-1930 Vol. 2: 1927-1936 Vol. 3: 1929-1956= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)
= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)
3 CD set = 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)
notes by Paul Oliver Columbia LP C/AL 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = Columbia/Legacy CD CK 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = CBS/Legacy CD 467245 (EU 1990)
= CBS/Sony CSCS 5323 (Jp 1990)
notes by Neil Slaven (=) SPV Blue SPV 91722 (Germany/Poland 2008)
20 CD box set, CD 5 (=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)
Aldabra ALB 1011 (UK 1992)
= Aldabra ALB101/CD
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5134 (Austria 1992)
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5135 (Austria 1992)
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5136 (Austria 1992)
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5137 (Austria 1992)
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5138 (Austria 1992)
notes by Alan BalfourDocument DOCD 5139 (Austria 1992)
notes by Bob Hall and Richard NoblettMagpie PYCD 07 (UK 1992)
4 disc setnotes by Lawrence Cohn and Pete Welding Columbia Legacy 47911/47912-15 (US 1992)
20 CD box set (=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014)
notes by Bob Hall and Richard NoblettMagpie PYCD 17 (UK 1992)
Drive CD 3215 (Switzerland 1994)
notes by Dr. Guido van Rijn Document DOCD 5411 (Austria 199?)
notes by David EvansDocument DOCD 5465 (Austria 1995)
notes by Les FancourtIndigo IGOCD 2016 (UK 1995)
notes by Chris Smith
Orbis BLU NC 086 (1996)
notes by Don Kent Yazoo CD 2018 (US 1996)
notes by Jean BuzelinBlues Collection 159062 (Fr 1997)
booklet by John CollisCharly CPCD 8333 (UK 1998)
2 CD setnotes by Paul SwintonCatfish KATCD 108 (UK 1998)
Catfish (UK) discography
4 CD set40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)
Snapper SBLUECD012 (UK 2001)
Catfish KATCD 179 (UK 2001)
P-Vine PCD 3744 (Jp 2001)
2 CD setDocument CBL 200039 (US 2002)
2 CD setnotes by Tom PiazzaColumbia Legacy CK 86989 (US 2004)
Yazoo CD 2070 (US 2004)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (rel. 2005, for 2006)
Blues Images CD BIM-103 (US 2005) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (for 2006)
180 g LP (=) Hi Horse Records HHO #3 (US 2015) (no calendar!)
HHO #3 @ Blues Images
Blues Images calendar discography
4 CD box setnotes by Max HaymesJSP JSPCD 77104 (UK 2008)
Wolf BC 007 (Austria 2008)
4 CD box setnotes by Max HaymesJSP JSPCD 77125 (UK 2011)
I herewith confessthat I do not have the ambition to list each and every CD anthology / compilationcontaining only one (or two ;-) Leroy Carr track(s) !!!
thanks to Alan Balfour, Luigi Monge, Peter Sh. Lehnardt, John Clarke, Max Hoeffner, Marc van Vuren, Paul Swinton, Paul Vernon, Mitsunori Kamiya and Connor Montgomery for additional info / scans
"Two of the giants of urban blues meet at the RCA Victor Recording Studios in Camden, New Jersey, about 1934.Tampa Red is on the left; Leroy Carr on the right"source: Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 161 ("Frank Driggs collection")