VARIOUS The Story Of The Blues (70s UK graduated orange label 32-track double LP compiled by Paul Oliver, featuring rare original Blues tracks from 1927-1968, intended as a companion piece to his book of the same name. The selection opens withthe Fra-Fra Tribesmen recorded in Ghana, nothing but vocals over a fiddle & rattle! The discs then take you through the early works, chronologically, of Charley Patton, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson & some obscure names - Blinding stuff. The gatef more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL The Rural Blues (Scarce 1966 UK issue of the US Folkways 36-track double compilation LP, gatefold sleeve. Superb set of rare and hard-to-find blues including material from Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Skip James andmore. The sleeve shows some light storage wear whilst the vinyl is in excellent condition XTRA1035) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Mississippi Blues (Scarce 1967 US 14-track LP, heavyweight pasted sleeve. Superb compilation on one of the very first reissue labels founded in the late 1960s by Nick Perl, specializing in early American blues, country,jazz, and other rural American genres. As the title suggests this LP focuses on early blues from the Mississippi area and includes material from the known; Skip James, Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson to the lesser known; Mattie Delan more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL On The Road Again An Anthology Of Chicago Blues 1947-1954 (1972 UK 15-track compilation LP, glossy sleeve. Great collection of hard-to-find blues tunes with detailed liner notes on reverse of sleeve, artists include Floyd Jones, Little Walter, Baby Face Leroy and more. The sleeve shows some slight discolouration but otherwise is in excellent condition and, apart from a few light scuffs/hairlines, the vinyl is also in excellent condition XTRA1133) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Chicago Breakdown (1981 UK issue of the US 12-track compilation LP, compiled & released by legendary blues/folk guitarist John Fahey's label, this collection of rare Chicago blues is an absolute winner with hard-to-findmaterial from Big Joe Williams, Little Brother Montgomery, Eddie Boyd & more. The picture sleeve shows just a few minor storage marks or shelf wear & the vinyl is clean with minimal play SNTF863) more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Piano Singer's Blues (1979 US 16-track LP, heavyweight pasted sleeve. This was the third release for the label that was started by Rosetta Reitz (1924–2008), an American feminist and jazz historian, all releases relatedto female jazz and blues musicians. This collection focuses on rare recordings by female blues pianists from the '30s through to late '50s. The sleeve shows some shelfwear and a small crease in the top left hand corner whilst the vinyl looks b more...
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VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Blues Fell This Morning (Scarce 1960 UK 14-track mono vinyl LP compilation, on a 'rough' textured black & silver Philips label, featuring rare recordings of southern blues singers, compiled & annotated by the great PaulOliver, front laminated flipback picture sleeve with deep blue border. The sleeve shows a little wear to the flipbacks but is otherwise excellent. The vinyl reveals a couple of light hairline scuffs but is otherwise clean & playback is excellent more...
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VARIOUS Symposium In Blues (Unusual 1966 US 12-track promotional mono LP [featuring The Blues] that was exclusively issued for Merck Sharp & Dohme to advertise an Antidepressant. I guess that's what passed for marketing in 1966, or their marketing department had quite a sense of humour. With sleeve notes on the back of the unique gatefold picture sleeve by Leonard Feather, pressing by RCA & a gatefold advert inside for the Antidepressant, this does make for a curious curio. The sle more...
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VARIOUS The Story Of The Blues (80s UK red label 32-track double LP compiled by Paul Oliver, featuring blues tracks from 1927-1968, intended as a companion piece to his book of the same name. The selection opens with the Fra-Fra Tribesmen recorded in Ghana, nothing but vocals over a fiddle & rattle! The discs then take you through the early works, chronologically, of Charley Patton, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson & some highly obscure names - Blinding stuff. The gatefold sleeve is Excel more...
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