Illustrated Melodeon Records discography

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Melodeon Records label

Melodeon
discography
founded and run by Richard K. Spottswood,
in 1970 acquired by Arnold S. Caplin's Biograph Records

# year of release	title / notes
7321 (11/1965)	Skip James: Greatest Of The Delta Blues Singers - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - Sick Bed Blues - Washington D. C. Hospital Center Blues - Devil Got My Woman - Illinois Blues - I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Out All Night Long - Cherry Ball Blues - All Night Long rec. "16. Dec. 1964" ("first session since 1931") in Falls Church, VA [Calt (1994): "The sessions (held at Spottwood's home) were formally completed on July 28, 1965."]; prod. by Dick Spottswood and Louisa Spottswood cover drawing by Bob O'Connell from a photo by Pete Grant Skip James discography notes by Ed Morris Melodeon MLP 7321 (US 11/1965) = Storyville SLP 185 = Storyville 670.185 (Denmark 1967) Storyville Records discography notes by Ed Morris Melodeon MLP 7321 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) (=) Biograph CD 30169 (US 1992) (=) Biograph CD 30169 (US 2003) Biograph Records discography = Sutro Park SP-1019 (US 2012) = Sutro Park SP-1019 (US 2016)
7322 (1966)	The Stanley Brothers: Their Original Recordings - Little Maggie - Little Glass Of Wine - Are You Waiting Just For Me - The Jealous Lover - The Little Girl And Dreadful Snake - Death Is Only A Dream - The Girl Behind The Bar - The Rambler's Blues - Molly And Tenbrooks - Our Darling's Gone - Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home - I Can Tell You The Time - Little Birdie - Little Glass Of Wine Rich-R-Tone recordings Melodeon MLP 7322
7323 (1966)	Blind Willie McTell: 1940 The Legendary Library Of Congress Session - Chainey - Murderer's Home Blues - Kill-It-Kid Rag - I Got To Cross De River O' Jordan - monologue on history of the blues - monologue on old songs; Old Time Religion, Amen - Will Fox - Dying Crapshooter's Blues - Amazing Grace - monologue on accidents - Just As Well Get Ready, You Got To Die; Climbing High Mountains, Tryin' To Get Home - King Edward Blues - Delia - Boll Weevil - I Got To Cross The River Jordan Blind Willie McTell discography notes by Richard Spottswood and John A. Lomax Melodeon MLP 7323 Melodeon MLP 7323 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) = Storyville 670.186 (1967) = Storyville SLP 186 Storyville Records discography = Blue Moon BMLP 1.049
7324 (1966)	The Party Blues Dennis McMillon - Paper Wooden Daddy @ youtube Blind Lemon Jefferson - Bed Springs Blues @ youtube Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band - It's Tight Like That @ youtube - How Long How Long Blues @ youtube - She Loves So Good @ youtube Red Nelson ["Dirty Red"] - Mother Fuyer @ youtube Soldier Boy Houston - Western Rider Blues [Atlantic 971] @ youtube Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band - Don't Drink It In Here @ Spotify Memphis Jug Band - Oh Ambulance Man @ youtube - Cave Man Blues @ youtube Jim Hill & Eddie Anthony - Wringing That Thing @ youtube Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues @ youtube Bo Carter - All Around Man @ youtube Blind Blake - Diddie Wa Diddie @ youtube prod. by Richard Spottswood Melodeon MLP 7324 (US 1966) Melodeon MLP 7324 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) "Party Blues"
7325 (1965)	The Solid Bluegrass Sound Of The Kentuckians featuring Red Allen - Froggie Went A-Courtin' - Sad And Lonesome Day - Journey's End - Those Gone And Left Me Blues - No Blind Ones There - Family Who Prays - Worry My Life Away - Down Where The River Bends - Hello City Limits - Out On The Ocean Melodeon MLP 7325 (=) REB-CD-1127 "Red Allen: Keep On Going" (The Rebel and Melodeon Recordings)
7326 (196?)	Jabbo Smith: The Trumpet Ace Of The Twenties Vol. 1 - Jazz Battle - Till Times Get Better - Croonin' The Blues - Charleston Is The Best Dance After All - That's My Stuff No. 1 - Dyin' With The Blues - Let's Get Together - Sau Sha Stomp - Little Willie Blues - Michigander Blues - Lina Blues - Ready Hokum - St. James' Infirmary - Wake Up, Sinners - Tanguay Blues - Band Box Stomp Melodeon MLP 7326 Melodeon MLP 7326 ("Biograph" reissue 197?)
7327 (196?)	Jabbo Smith: The Trumpet Ace Of The Twenties Vol. 2 - Take Your Time - Sweet And Low Blues - Decatur Street Tutti - You Ain't The One - I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind - That's My Stuff - Boston Skuffle - Take Me To The River - Ace Of Rhythms - I Got The Stranger - Moanful Blues - Got Butter On It - Rub Me Some More - South Bound - Tougaloo Shout - Sleepy Time Blues Melodeon MLP 7327 Melodeon MLP 7327 ("Biograph" reissue 197?)
7328 (196?)	Bill Dodge & His Orchestra: Swinging '34 Vol. 1 - Junk Man - Dinah - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Love Is The Sweetest Thing - I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby - Ol' Pappy - Old Man Harlem - Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' - Nobody's Sweetheart Now - Ain'tcha Glad? - Basin Street Blues - Tappin' The Barrel Bunny Berigan & Mannie Klein, tr; Jack Jenney, tb; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Art Rollini, ts; Arthur Schutt, p; Dick McDonough, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Gene Krupa (all but last 2 songs) or Stan King (last 2 songs), dr; Red McKenzie, voc on the first 4 songs Melodeon MLP 7328
7329 (196?)	Bill Dodge & His Orchestra: Swinging '34 Vol. 2 - Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jibe - Georgia Jubilee - Texas Tea Party - Honeysuckle Rose - Holiday - Emaline - Sweet Sue, Just You - A Hunded Years From Today - Riffin' The Scotch - Your Mother's Son-In-Law - Love Me Or Leave Me - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby Melodeon MLP 7329
7330 (1966)	Alphonse 'Bois Sec' Ardoin & Canray Fontenot Cajun Blues / Les Blues du Bayou - Les Blues Du Voyageur - Jolie Bassette - Quo' Faire ? - Le Chicot à Bois-Sec - Bon Soir, Moreau - La Robe Barrée - 'Tit Monde - Valse à Canray - La Valse De La Prison - La Danse De La Misère - La Valse d'Oberlin - Les Haricots - Fais Pas Ça! - Duralde Ramble - 'Tit Galop - Allez-Vous-En Melodeon MLP 7330 Melodeon MLP 7330 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) = Blue Moon BMLP 1.045 (UK 198?)
7331 (1966)	The Poplin Family: Gwine Back To Sumter Folkways FA 2306 tracks: - Goin' Back To Sumter - Hannamariah - Sit At Home - Sumter Rag - River Of Jordan - Catfish - I Don't Want To Get Married - Somebody's Been Beating My Time - Crawdad Song - The Preacher And The Bear - Sweet Kiss Waltz - Just Because - Eyes Like Cherries - The Blues Don't Mean A Thing - Cindy Gal - I Don't Drink Your Whisky - Panhandle Rag - Hammer Ring - Steel Guitar Rag - You Gotta See Your Mama Every Night - Brown's Ferry Blues - Old Reuben - Fingers On Fire - My Home Is Not In South Carolina Melodeon MLP 7331 tracks: - Goin' Back To Sumter - Hie Away - Columbus Stockade - Reuben - Maggie - Mississippi Sawyer - Sugar Babe - Memory Lane - Oh, Mary Don't You Weep - Whatsit - Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy - Ain't Gwine Drink-A No More - My Pretty Quadroon - Boll Weevil rec. November 26 & 27, 1965; prod by Richard Spottswood Folkways FA 2306 (1963) notes by Jack Tottle Melodeon MLP 7331

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Stephen Calt:: I'd Rather be the Devil - Skip James + the Blues.- New York (Da Capo) 1994
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Ray Templeton, Paul Pelletier and Hank Moorefor additional info / scans

Dick Spottswood with Mississippi John Hurt
Front cover of Steve Cushing's forthcoming [July 2014] book "Pioneers of the Blues Revival"

09/09/2016)


	Melodeon discography founded and run by Richard K. Spottswood, in 1970 acquired by Arnold S. Caplin's Biograph Records