Champion 16540
# Champion 50044* Varsity 6051
Champion 16613
# Champion 50044* Varsity 6058
Champion 50044
Bluebird B5260
Decca 7017
Decca 7412
Decca 7545
Varsity 6051 (US 1939/40?)
Bluebird B8889
= RCA Victor 20-2598 (US 12/1947)
Bluebird B8933
Dixon, Godrich & Rye 1997 has separate entries for "Poor Boy Burke" and "St. Louis Jimmy" (on p. 122 resp. pp. 689-690) ("It is possible that he [St. Louis Jimmy] is Poor Boy Burke"), while Document Records included "Old Vets Blues" in their "Complete Recorded Works ..." compilation (Document DOCD-5234) Eagle & LeBlanc 2013, p. 151: "He [James Oden] probably recorded for OKeh (1941) as Poor Boy Burke."
OKeh unissued
Bluebird B9016
Bluebird B9040
Bluebird 34-0718
Bluebird 34-0727
Black & White 106
unissued (King)purchased from Southern andremastered by King as K5053,5624 and 5054 resp.
Columbia 37386(main series, 1947)
= Columbia 30121('race' series, early 1948?)
Bullet 270
Bullet 278
Opera 4 [Joe Brown label]
Bullet 291 (US 1948)Henry Townsend discographyHenry Brown discographyRoosevelt Sykes discography
Henry Townsend discographyHenry Brown discographyRoosevelt Sykes discography
RCA Victor 20-2650
Miracle 134
the green Aristocrat labels tend to fade with time. The faded portions of the label look yellow, and those that have faded all over look brownish yellow: Aristocrat 7001
Mercury 8137
J.O.B. 101
# Apollo 420
Apollo 420
Herald 407 [Fred Mendelsohn's label]
# Savoy MG 16000
Herald 408
Duke D-110
Parrot 823
La Salle unissued
more info
Candid originally unissued
Ebony 1000
notes by Joe Goldberg Bluesville BV/BVLP 1028 (US 1961)
= Vogue LDM 30.245 (Fr 1974)
= OBC OBCCD-584-2 (US 1996)
OBC Records discography
Muse MR 5212 / Tobacco Road B2537 tracks: Frank Edwards - Gotta Get A Gettin' [actually "Gotta Get Together"] [Regal unissued] Pig N' Whistle Red (Willie McTell) - A To Z Blues Curley Weaver - She Don't Treat Me Good No More Dennis McMillan - Poor Little Angel Girl David Wylie - You're Gonna Weep And Moan John Lee Hooker - When My Wife Quit Me Memphis Minnie - Kid Man Blues Pee Wee Hughes - I'm A Country Boy Blind Billy Tate - Cryin' In The Morning St. Louis Jimmy - Trying To Change My Ways [= "Good Book Blues"] Sunnyland Slim - Orphan Boy Blues Blind Billy Tate - Ooh Wee Baby Muse MR 5212 / Tobacco Road B/2537 / Happy Bird B 90084 reissues "prepared and edited by Fred Seibert" Muse MR 5212 cover photo and design by Ron Warwell Tobacco Road B/2537 cover photo by Jan Saudek "Some compositions previously released on Savoy MG-16000"
Musidisc 30CV955 tracks: Brownie McGhee - Livin' With The Blues Memphis Minnie - Kid Man Blues John Lee Hooker - When My Wife Quit Me St. Louis Jimmy - Trying To Change My Ways [= "Good Book Blues"] Pee Wee Hughes - I'm A Country Boy Curley Weaver - She Don't Treat Me Good No More Sunnyland Slim - Orphan Boy Blues Dennis McMillan - Poor Little Angel Girl Frank Edwards - Gotta Get A Gettin' [actually "Gotta Get Together"] [Regal unissued] Peg [sic] n' Whistle Red (Willie McTell) - A To Z Blues David Wylie - You're Gonna Weep And Moan Papa Lightfoot - That Mean Old Train Musidisc 30CV955 cover photo (John Lee Hooker) by Jean-Pierre Leloir
notes by Fred Mendelsohn Savoy MG 16000 (US 1962) "Living With The Blues"
notes by Chris Whent = Realm/Oriole RM 209 (UK 1964) "Livin' With The Blues"
notes by Chris Whent = CBS 52209 (US 1964) (CBS Realm Jazz series) "Livin' With The Blues"
notes by Ed Salamon = Muse MR 5212 (US 1979) "Cryin' In The Morning"
= Tobacco Road B/2537 (Germany 1976?) "What Is The Thing Called Blues?" (American Jazz & Blues History Vol. 37)
= Happy Bird B 90084 (Germany 1979 "Jazz 2000") "Cryin' In The Morning"
= Muse MR 5212 (Australia 1981) "Cryin' In The Morning"
= Musidisc 30CV955 (Fr) "Living With The Blues"
= Musidisc 30CO955 (Fr "collection or")
Python PLP-KM 10
Python Records discography
Jefferson RecordsSBACD 12653/4 (1999)Jefferson RecordsSBACD 12658/9 (2004)
notes by Victoria Spivey Spivey 1003 (US 1964)
Spivey Records discographyJohn Henry Barbee discographyHomesick James discography
RCA 86.405 (Fr 1964)
notes by Paul OliverRiverside RLP 8819 (US 1967)
= Les Disques Pierre Cardin 93514 (Fr 1970)
= Music Parade Cetra LEL209 (It 1973)
= Mercury 6332 992 (Fr 19??)
notes by Samuel Charters RBF RF 16
RBF discography
Ebony 1000(prob. not issued)
plain white sleeve Confidential CLP 001 (Fr 1968)
Negro Art M-12-SB-356 (Fr)
Negro Art Records discography
Negro Art M-12-SB-361 (Fr)
notes by Chris Albertson Biograph BLP 12010 (US 1969)
= Blue Moon BMLP 1.067 (UK 1989)
Biograph Records discographyLittle Brother Montgomery discography
7 inch 45 rpm EP Visadisc VI 231 (Fr 1970)
Delmark CD DE-626 bonus tracks: Roosevelt Sykes - (New Year's) Resolution Blues (2:28) ### [Delmark DD 773] @ youtube Sunnyland Slim - Poor Boy (4:04) ** - Depression Blues (3:03) ## Memphis Slim - Five O'Clock Blues (2:51) - Nat Dee Special (2:47) Curtis Jones - Lonesome Bedroom Blues § (5:10) [Delmark DL 605] @ youtube - Takin' Off (2:55) §§ @ youtube // rec. 1956/57 in St. Louis, MO; Speckled Red, voc, p # rec. May 17, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p resp. Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; ## Homesick James, g/b ### rec. May 17, 1963 in Chicago, IL; St. Louis Jimmy Oden, voc; Roosevelt Sykes, p || all 4 of Little Brother Montgomery's 1947 sides originally meant to be issued on Disc Records § rec. January 12, 1962 / §§ January 27, 1962 in Chicago, IL; Curtis Jones, voc, p [] rec. December 30, 1969 in Chicago, IL; Otis Spann, p; Fred Below, dr front cover photo by Ray Flerlage
notes by Bob Koester "Delmark Records, 4243 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois 60618" Delmark 626 (US 1972)
= Trio PA-3046 (Jp 1974)
= Trio PA-6211 (Jp 1978)
notes by Bob Koester "Delmark Records, 4121 North Rockwell, Chicago, Illinois 60618" (=) Delmark CD DE-626 (US 1996)
Delmark Records discographyTrio Records discographySpeckled Red discographyRoosevelt Sykes discographyLittle Brother Montgomery discographyCurtis Jones discographyOtis Spann discographyHomesick James discography
Barnaby KZ 31290 (US 1972) [originallyintended as Candid 8/9025]
= Candid 9025 (US 1987)
notes by Tony Russell= Candid CCD 79025 (US 1989)
quite a few more re-releasesat discogs.com
DLP Monkey MY 40.026 (Fr 1973?)
gatefold DLP Vogue DP 37 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)
gatefold DLP = Vogue 400037 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)
Picc-A-Dilly PIC 3488 (US 1980)
notes by Norman Dayron Takoma TAK 7081 (US 1980)
notes by Norman Dayron = Sonet SNTF 853 (UK 198?)= Sonet RISLP-14115
Fantasy TAKCD-8907-2 "Takoma Blues"
Takoma Records discography
RCA INTS 5099= RCA NL 43607
notes by St. Louis Jimmyand Roosevelt Sykes AGB 1701 (NL 12/1981)
Albatros VPA 8473
= Albatros: VC 5021 (cassette)
Albatros Records discography
notes by Bruce Bastin, Martin Hawkins & HankDavis Krazy Kat KK 783
Black Magic BM 9004 (NL 1984)
notes by Daniel Gugolz Wolf WBJ 005 (Austria 1988?)
RST Blues Documents BD-2058 (Austria 1989)
= Story Of Blues CD 3508-2 (Germany 1989)
notes by Dick Shurman Relic LP 8025 (US 1989)
notes by Dick Shurman= Relic CD 7016 (US 1992)
= Essential Media Group CD-R (2013)
notes (16-pp. booklet) by Mark A. Humphrey and Michael Cuscuna Mosaic MR5-139 (5xLP) (US 1992)
Mosaic MD3-139 (3xCD) (US 1992)
4 CD box set64-pp. booklet notes by Mary Katherine Aldin MCA CHD4-9340 (US 1992)
4 disc setnotes by Lawrence Cohn and Pete WeldingColumbia Legacy 47911/47912-15
notes by John Brisbin Delmark DD-655 (US 1992) (Apollo series)
= Delmark DC-655 cassette (US 1992) (Apollo series)
= P-Vine PCD-1856 (Jp 5/1992)
Delmark Records discographyJimmy Rogers discographyWillie Mabon discography
Document DOCD-5234 (Austria 1994)
Document DOCD-5235 (Austria 1994)
8 CD setnotes by Dick Shurman, Mary Katherine Aldin, Jim O'Neal & Billy VeraMercury CD 8-528292
Document DOCD-5590 (Austria 1997)
2 CD setChess/MCA 9387
= Chess MVCE-30017 (Jp)
Prestige PRCD-9918-2 (US 1998)
Bluesville Records discography
Prestige PRCD-9921-2
P-Vine PCD-5775 (Jp 1999)
2 CD setnotes by Scott Barretta, Hans Westman, Rolf Wikström & Per "Slim" Notini Jefferson Records SBACD 12655/6 (Sweden 2000)
2 CD setSony/BMG (UK 2000)
notes by Victor Pearlin Preserved CD 8575 (US 2001)
Fuel 2000 CD 061300
Yazoo CD 2065 (US 2003)
Yazoo Records discography
Delmark DD 773 (US 2004)
4 CD setJSP JSP7783 (UK 2006)
notes by Fred James Blue CD SPV 49762 (Germany 2007)
2 CD setOne Day Music 5060255182666
20-pp. booklet with a detailed essay by Mark HumphreyHi Horse CD 19001 (US 4/2017)
= Hi Horse LP 19001 (US 11/2017)
5 CD set Wienerworld WNRCD5100 (US/EU 2017)
thanks to Bart van Lienden, Fernando Goin, Andries van den Berg, Harvey Bojarski and Michael Hortig for additional info / scans
top row: Ernest (Little Son Joe) Lawlars, Big Bill Broonzy, Lester MelroseRoosevelt Sykes, St. Louis Jimmy Oden; below: Washboard Sam, c. 1940ssource: www.press.uchicago.edu ("Yannick and Margo Bruynoghe Collection") St. Louis Jimmy, Summer 1960source: Joachim E. Berendt & William Claxton: Jazz Life - Auf den Spuren des Jazz.- Offenburg (Burda Druck und Verlag GmbH) 1961, p. 140photographer: William Claxton Lee Jackson, 'Clear Waters' (Eddie Clearwater), Little Brother Montgomery, Roosevelt Sykes, St. Louis Jimmy (Oden),Sunnyland Slim, Tom Archia, Corky Roberts, Armand 'Jump' Jackson, Shakey Jake (Harris) - all guests at the "Blues Party",a special event organized in Jump Jackson's garage "studio", 5727 South La Salle Street, Chicago, IL, summer 1960source: Joachim E. Berendt & William Claxton: Jazz Life - Auf den Spuren des Jazz.- Offenburg (Burda Druck und Verlag GmbH) 1961, pp. 136-137photographer: William Claxton St. Louis Jimmy at the Fickle Pickle, Chicago, 1963source: Lisa Day (ed.): Chicago Blues as seen from the inside - The Photographs of Raeburn Flerlage.- Chicago (ECW Press) 2000, p. 86photographer: Raeburn Flerlage Rönnog Seaberg, Sunnyland Slim, Steve Seaberg, St. Louis Jimmy & J.B. Lenoir (1964)on the cover of "Guds Ansikte", (autobiographical) novel by Rönnog Seaberg.- Stockholm (Rabén & Sjögren), 1965photographer: Peter Amft
St. Louis Jimmy, Summer 1960source: Joachim E. Berendt & William Claxton: Jazz Life - Auf den Spuren des Jazz.- Offenburg (Burda Druck und Verlag GmbH) 1961, p. 140photographer: William Claxton
Lee Jackson, 'Clear Waters' (Eddie Clearwater), Little Brother Montgomery, Roosevelt Sykes, St. Louis Jimmy (Oden),Sunnyland Slim, Tom Archia, Corky Roberts, Armand 'Jump' Jackson, Shakey Jake (Harris) - all guests at the "Blues Party",a special event organized in Jump Jackson's garage "studio", 5727 South La Salle Street, Chicago, IL, summer 1960source: Joachim E. Berendt & William Claxton: Jazz Life - Auf den Spuren des Jazz.- Offenburg (Burda Druck und Verlag GmbH) 1961, pp. 136-137photographer: William Claxton
St. Louis Jimmy at the Fickle Pickle, Chicago, 1963source: Lisa Day (ed.): Chicago Blues as seen from the inside - The Photographs of Raeburn Flerlage.- Chicago (ECW Press) 2000, p. 86photographer: Raeburn Flerlage Rönnog Seaberg, Sunnyland Slim, Steve Seaberg, St. Louis Jimmy & J.B. Lenoir (1964)on the cover of "Guds Ansikte", (autobiographical) novel by Rönnog Seaberg.- Stockholm (Rabén & Sjögren), 1965photographer: Peter Amft
Rönnog Seaberg, Sunnyland Slim, Steve Seaberg, St. Louis Jimmy & J.B. Lenoir (1964)on the cover of "Guds Ansikte", (autobiographical) novel by Rönnog Seaberg.- Stockholm (Rabén & Sjögren), 1965photographer: Peter Amft