Cobra 5007

10 inch LP

Private pressing (10 copies) by Rainer E. Lotz from an SWF ("Südwestfunk") air-check of material recorded by Joachim E. Berendt in preparation of the Bill Claxton Jazz Life book.
The lacquers were cut by Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart, Germany

Lotz A115 (Germany 1960/61?)

private recording

Chor und Gemeinde des St. John's Baptist Temple - Oh Lord Send My Peace
Rev. Newton - Rev. Newton bei der Predigt
Rev. Thomas & Mrs. Thomas, Butch Cage - Spiritual-Singen in Zachary, Louisiana
Star Spiritual Singers of Coastal Georgia, St. Simons Island - Gabriel Shout
Big Band der Berklee School, Boston - Three For All

Eureka Brass Band - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Sister Elisabeth Eustis - Time Lord
George "Creole Blues" Guesnon - Draws Trouble Blues
Guitar Welch - Electric Chair Blues
Murray Macon - Jesus Cares
Alphonse Picou mit der ehemaligen Papa Celestin New Orleans Band - High Society

7 inch 33 rpm

Metronome JEB 1000 (Germany 1961)

7 inch 33 rpm

Metronome JEB 1001 (Germany 1961)

more info

remastered versions of both 7 inch 33 rpm volumes re-released in 2013 on a CD accompanying a reissue of the book:

Key Hole 115 (US 1961) (Narvel Eatmon's label)

Kent 45x384

- Slave For Your Love [Kent 384]
- Gone With The Wind [Kent 384, Kent 434]
- Wild Side
- Out On A Limb [Kent 434]
- Honey Child

- Never Loved Like This Before
- Last Chance
- Casual Friend
- Your Will Is Mine
- Hupe Dupe Do

rec. April or May 1962 in Chicago, IL; Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p; Sax Mallard, ts; Lee Jackson, g; "Big" Willie Dixon, b; Jump Jackson, dr
Diablo DIAB 854 back cover photo by Valerie Wilmer

notes (June 1962) by Josea Taubling

Crown CLP 5287 (mono) / CST 287 (stereo) (US 6/1962)

= United US 7792 (US 1967)

notes by Mike Raven
 
= Ember EMB 3391 (UK 1967) "STEREOMONIC"

notes (June 1962) by Josea Taubling

= Diablo DIAB 854 (UK 1998)

notes (June 1962) by Josea Taubling

= Ace CDCHM 1132 (UK 2006) (stereo)

Roosevelt Sykes discography

Bluesville 826 (US 1964)

Prestige unissued

Stax SCD 8612

- The Woman I'm Lovin'
- She May Be Your Woman
- Goin' Down Swingin'
- Homesick's Shuffle
- Johnnie Mae
- Gotta Move

- Lonesome Road
- Working With Homesick
- The Cloud Is Cryin'
- Homesick's Blues
- Crawlin'
- Stones In My Passway

rec. January 7, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Homesick James, voc, g; Lafayette Leake, p; Eddie Taylor Lee Jackson, b; Clifton James, dr; produced by Samuel B. Charters
Prestige PR 7388 et al. front cover photo (White Owl Barbeque) by Ray Flerlage
Ace CH 257 front cover photo by Ray Topping

notes (February 1965) by Pete Welding

Prestige PR 7388 (mono) (US 1965)

notes (February 1965) by Pete Welding

= Prestige PRST 7388 (stereo) (US 1965)

notes by Keith Tillman

= Juke J LP-1 (UK 19??) "Bottleneck Guitar Blues"

notes (February 1965) by Pete Welding

= Fantasy/Prestige PR (mono) / PRT (stereo) 7388 (US 1972)

notes (February 1965) by Pete Welding

= Bellaphon BJS 40107 (Germany 1972)

= Prestige HBS 8007 (It 1982)

= Ace CH 257 (UK 1989)

notes (February 1965) by Pete Welding

= OBC OBC-529 (US 1990)

 
= OBC OBCCD-529 (US / EU 1990)

= Fantasy 0602527229515 (EU 2010)

Python / Juke Records discography
OBC Records discography
Homesick James discography

Kent 434x45

unissued

# Le Roi Du Blues 33.2017
# Hip-O-Select CD B0012636-02

* Chess CHD 9357

- Get Your Hands Out Of My Pocket #   @ youtube
- Nobody Knows My Troubles #   @ youtube
- Sarah Street #   @ youtube
- Worried Life Blues   @ Spotify
- You Can't Hide   @ Spotify
- Jack-Knife (instr) # []   @ Spotify
- What's On Your Worried Mind?   @ youtube

- Vicksburg Blues §   @ Spotify
- Who's Out There? #   @ youtube
- Spann's Boogie Woogie (instr)   @ youtube
- See See Rider   @ youtube
- Lovin' You # []   @ youtube
- One-Room Country Shack   @ Spotify
- Mr. Jelly-Roll Baker   @ Spotify

notes by Pete Welding
 
Testament T-2211 (US 1966) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament T-2211 (US 19??) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding

= Bounty BY-6037 (UK 1967) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding

= Polydor 545 030 (UK 1969) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding
 
Testament T-2211 (Special re-release by OJL) (US 198?) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Testament TCD 5005 (US 1994) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

notes by Pete Welding
 
Testament T-2212 (US 1966)

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2212 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 198?)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5002 (US 1994)

= P-Vine PCD-5565 (Jp 1999)

notes by Pete Welding
   
Testament T-2213 (US 1967)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament T-2213 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 198?)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5020 (US 1995)

(=) Retroworld 165 (along with TCD-5010)

Checker 1223 [ever issued?]

Blues Ball 2003
Chess LP 2-92519

notes by Pete Welding
   
Testament T-2217 (US 1969)
BU 66 (October 1969), p. 29
BW 26 (January 1970), p. 15/16

 
= Testament T-2217 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 19??)

(=) Testament TCD-5015 (USA 1994)
= P-Vine PCD-5586 (Jp)

two CD set

= Floating World 2816717 (UK 2013) along with "Standing At The Crossroads"

Testament T-2218 (US 1969)

= Testament T-2218 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 19??)

Bukka White
- Maggie Lee
- World Boogie

Bukka White
- Old Lady
Champion Jack Dupree
- School Day °°
- Going To Louisiana
- Blues Before Sunrise


LP 2:
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Hootin' The Blues
- Back Water Blues
- Walk On
- When I Was Drinking

DLP
notes by Horst Lippmann

Scout Sc-7 (Germany 1970)

DLP
notes by Horst Lippmann

= L+R 42.021 (Germany 1980)

= L+R/Optimism LR CD-2021 (US 1989)

= L+R/Bellaphon CDLS 42021 (Germany 1991)

4-CD-Box (67 tracks, 292:31)
 
(=) Bellaphon CDLR 726323 (Germany 2002)   CD 1: American Folk Blues Festival 1970

unissued

Blue Flame BLP 101 (US 1971)

- Lonely Girl
- Juanita
- Lee Jackson's Boogy (instr)
- I Had A Dream Last Night
- Neck Bones

- Lonely Without Love
- Country Girl
- Old Aunt Jane
- When I First Came To Chicago
- All Around Man
- The Sky Above

rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Lee Jackson, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; [Arvel] Bradfield, org; Sunnyland Slim, p; William "Bom-Bay" Carter, b; Willie Williams, dr
[back cover has false personel list - Al Smith's notes give away correct personel!]
front cover photo by Don Peterson

notes by Al Smith

Bluesway BLS-6083 (US 2/1974)

Bluesway Records discography

- Off The Wall (alt tk)
- Last Night (alt tk)
- Mercy Babe (previously unissued)
- Blue Midnight (alt tk)
- Break It Up
- Rock Bottom
- I'm A Business Man
- Instrumental (previously unissued)

- I Don't Play
- Evans Shuffle
- Me And Piney Brown
- Oh Baby (alt tk) [actually not an alt tk, but "I Love You So" (7605)]
- Chicken Shack (previously unissued)
- I Feel So Bad (tk 1)
- Instrumental (poss. "Back In The Alley") (previously unissued)
- I Feel So Bad (tk 2)

notes (in French and English) by Anonymous

Le Roi du Blues 33.2017

Le Roi du Blues Records discography
Little Walter discography

notes by Anonymous

Blues Ball 2003
BU 137/138, p. 39

7 inch 45 rpm

Rooster R-23

B.B. King
- Recession Blues
- Don't Keep Me Waiting
- Tickle Britches
- Don't Break Your Promise
Howlin' Wolf
- You Can't Put Me Out
- Gettin' Late

Howlin' Wolf
- Rockin' Daddy
- I Didn't Know
- I Better Go Now
- New Crawlin' King Snake
- My Mind Is Ramblin'
- Tail Dragger
- Poor Wind That Never Change


LP 2:
Buddy Guy
- Stick Around
- Gully Hully
- That's It
- American Bandstand
- Untitled Instrumental
- My Love Is Real
- Moanin'

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Little Village
- Unseen Eye



John Littlejohn
- Keep On Running [Blues Ball 2003]
- She's Too Much [Blues Ball 2003]
- When I Think About My Baby [Blues Ball 2003]
- I Had A Dream [Blues Ball 2003]

DLP
notes by Manfred Miller

Chess/Teldec 6.28 601 (Germany 1981)

DLP

= Chess CXMD 4055 (UK 1984) "The Best of Chess"

= Chess 2-9230

Guitar Shorty [David Kearney]
- You Don't Treat Me Right
Clarence Jolly
- Don't Leave Me
Morris Pejoe
- Maybe Blues

Buddy Guy And His Band
- You Sure Can't Do
- This Is The End
Morris Pejoe
- Screaming And Crying

notes by Alan Balfour

Flyright FLY 582 (UK 1981)

JSP 1074 (UK 1984)

Eddie Clearwater - Came Up The Hard Way
Magic Slim - That Ain't Right   @ Spotify

Jimmy Johnson - Things I Used To Do

notes (June 1984) by Mick "Frenchie" Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0056 (UK 1985)

°°° Delmark DE-689
°°°/°° P-Vine PCD-5382

Magic Slim - Ship Made Of Paper
Sunnyland Slim - Soft And Mellow Stella

Eddie Clearwater - Mayor Daley's Blues
Sunnyland Slim- Depression Blues
Joe Carter - Bobby's Rock
Sunnyland Slim - Smile On My Face

notes (June 1984) by Mick "Frenchie" Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0057 (UK 1985)

° Delmark DD-735
°° Delmark DE-689
°°° P-Vine PCD-5382

- Juke (alt tk) [originally unissued, Chess CHD 9330]
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Blue Midnight (alt tk) [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2017]
- Fast Boogie (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Driftin' [previously unissued]
- Tonight With A Fool [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2007]
- That's It [previously unissued]
- Blues With A Feeling (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- My Kind Of Baby [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2007]
- Last Boogie [originally unissued, Chess 6641 174]
- Come Back Baby (instr) [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2012]
- I Love you So (Oh Baby) [previously unissued]
- Big Leg Mama [previously unissued]
- Mercy Babe a/k/a My Babe [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2017]
- Thunderbird [Checker 811]
- Crazy For My Baby [Checker 986]
- Can't Stop Lovin' You [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2012]
- Who [Checker 833]
- Flying Saucer [Checker 838]
- Teenage Beat [Checker 845]

CD 2:
- Temperature (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Shake Dancer [Checker 1071]
- Ah'w Baby (alt tk) [originally unissued, Chess LP 60014]
- Rock Botton (alt tk) [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2017]
- You Gonne Be Sorry (Someday Baby) [previously unissued]
- Baby [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2007]
- My Baby Is Sweeter (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Crazy Mixed Up World (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Worried Life Blues [previously unissued]
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Mean Old Frisco (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- One Of These Mornings [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2012]
- Blue And Lonesome (alt tk) [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2007]
- Me And Piney Brown [Checker 938]
- Break It Up [Checker 938]
- Going Down Slow [previously unissued]
- You're Sweet [previously unissued]
- You Don't Know [originally unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 33.2012]
- I'm A Businessman [Checker 1081]

Chess/MCA CHD 2-9357

Thunderbolt CDTB 166 (UK 1996)

notes by Alfie Falckenbach

= Music Avenue 250153 (Belgium 2006) "Spoonful of Blues"

- Evans Shuffle (2:14)
- Juke (2:45)
- Juke (alt tk) (2:57)
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer (3:01)
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer (alt tk) (2:51)
- Blue Midnight (alt tk) (3:02)
- Blue Midnight (2:59)
- Boogie (3:01)
- Mean Old World (2:55)
- Sad Hours (3:12)
- Fast Boogie (2:48)
- Fast Boogie (alt tk 1) (3:13)
- Fast Boogie (alt tk 2) (2:57)
- Fast Boogie (alt tk 3) (3:00)
- Don't Need No Horse (3:15)
- Driftin' (3:12)
- Driftin' (alt tk) (3:08)
- Don't Have To Hunt No More (3:01)
- Crazy Legs (3:23)
- Tonight With A Fool (2:53)
- Off The Wall (alt tk) (2:55)
- Off The Wall (2:50)
- Tell Me Mama (2:45)
- Quarter To Twelve (3:13)
- That's It (3:10)

CD 2:
- Blues With A Feeling (alt tk) (2:56)
- Blues With A Feeling (3:07)
- Last Boogie (2:32)
- Too Late (2:41)
- Fast Boogie (2:52)
- Lights Out (2:46)
- Fast Large One (2:51)
- You're So Fine (3:05)
- My Kind Of Baby (3:08)
- Come Back Baby (2:54)
- Rocker (3:07)
- I Love You So (Oh Baby) (2:33)
- Oh Baby (2:46)
- I Got To Find My Baby (alt tk) (3:07)
- I Got To Find My Baby (2:49)
- Big Leg Mama (2:47)
- Mercy Babe (My Babe) (3:18)
- Last Night (First Version) (2:54)
- You'd Better Watch Yourself (3:04)
- Blue Light (3:14)
- Instrumental (2:55)
- Last Night (2:44)
- Mellow Down Easy (2:43)
- My Babe (2:42)
- My Babe (overdubbed version) (2:31)

CD 3:
- Thunderbird (2:48)
- Roller Coaster (2:53)
- I Got To Go (2:41)
- Hate To See You Go (extended) (3:05)
- Little Girl (3:06)
- Crazy For My Baby (3:01)
- Can't Stop Loving You (2:48)
- One More Chance With You (2:55)
- Who (2:24)
- Boom, Boom Out Go The Lights (2:51)
- It Ain't Right (2:55)
- Flying Saucer (3:03)
- It's Too Late Brother (2:43)
- Teenage Beat (3:02)
- Take Me Back (3:06)
- Just A Feeling (2:54)
- Nobody But You (2:07)
- Temperature (version 1) (1:59)
- Shake Dancer (2:44)
- Everybody Needs Somebody (2:53)
- Temperature (alt tk 1) (2:15)
- Temperature (alt tk 2) (2:16)
- Temperature (tk 30) (3:28)
- Temperature (tks 35-38) (4:54)
- Temperature (version 2) (2:40)
- Ah'w Baby (alt tk) (2:50)

CD 4:
- Ah'w Baby (2:54)
- I've Had My Fun (alt tk) (2:13)
- I've Had My Fun (alt tk 2) (2:26)
- I've Had My Fun (2:02)
- The Toddle (2:38)
- Confessin' The Blues (3:04)
- Key To The Highway (2:46)
- Rock Bottom (2:31)
- Rock Bottom (2:19)
- Walkin' On (Rock Bottom alt tk) (2:36)
- You Gonna Be Sorry (Someday Baby) (tk 5) (2:43)
- You Gonna Be Sorry (Someday Baby) (alt tk) (3:08)
- You Gonna Be Sorry (Someday Baby) (2:49)
- One Of These Mornings (instr) (3:13)
- Baby (2:00)
- My Baby Is Sweeter (alt tk) (2:51)
- My Baby Is Sweeter (2:29)
- Crazy Mixed Up World (alt tk) (2:01)
- Crazy Mixed Up World (2:00)
- Worried Life (alt tk) (2:18)
- Worried Life (2:40)
- Everthing's Gonna Be Alright (tk 1) (4:29)
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (alt tk 1) (2:15)
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (alt tk 2) (3:02)
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2:50)
- Mean Old Frisco (alt tk) (3:06)
- Mean Old Frisco (2:25)

CD 5:
- Back Track (2:49)
- One Of These Mornings (2:56)
- Blue And Lonesome (alt tk) (4:51)
- Blue And Lonesome (2:55)
- Me And Piney Brown (2:32)
- Break It Up (2:27)
- Going Down Slow (2:56)
- You're Sweet (2:59)
- I Don't Play (2:19)
- As Long As I Have You (2:39)
- You Don't Know (2:25)
- Just Your Fool (2:24)
- Up The Line (2:07)
- I'm A Business Man (2:55)
- Dead Presidents (2:53)
- Southern Feeling (2:59)

5 CD set
notes by Scott Dirks & Tony Glover

Hip-O Select B0012636-02

disc 1:
The Chicago Blues All-Stars
- Chicago Boogie
- Hard Hearted Woman
- Lord, You Don't Want Me (Lee Jackson, voc, g)   @ youtube
- Wee Wee Hours (Clifton James, voc, dr)
- Wrinkles
- I Sit And Cry The Blues
- 29 Ways
- My Babe
- Harp Instrumental
- Piano Instrumental
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Study War No More
- Let Us Pray Together
The Patterson Singers
- My Mind On Freedom
- Free At Last
- It's My Way
- Wade In The Water
- We Don't Want No War

disc 2:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- That's All
- Didn't It Rain
- Up Above My Head
- Games People Play
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Oh Happy Day
Stars Of Faith
- I Live For Jesus
- Travelling Shoes
- Deep River
- Dry Bones
- We Shall Be Changed

rec. November 8, 1970 in Chicago, IL; The Chicago Blues All-Stars featuring Willie Dixon, b; Shaky Horton, hca; Lafayette Leake, p; Lee Jackson, g; Clifton James, dr (appearing on all tracks on this release and back up to the Gospel Singers)
"Professionally remastered original FM broadcast with background liners and archival photos"

2 CD set

Klondike KL2CD5084