Living Chicago Blues – Vols. 1-6
Sometime in the around 1991, I picked up a CD on Alligator, “Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4.” Most likely I got it at the old Records ‘n’ Such in Stuyvesant Plaza, which had a...
Category: Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ Strikes
Here’s another really heavyweight reissue by Lightnin’ Hopkins – I mean, the cardboard has a weight not seen since the early ’60s. Very sturdy gatefold. Verve was always oriented toward quality production, and seems...
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand (Japanese Mono)
Did I end up buying a second copy of “Mojo Hand“? Yes, yes I did. Did I know that it was virtually identical to another recently acquired copy of “Mojo Hand” when I bought...
Larkin Poe – Blood Harmony
Several years into this project, I’m embarrassed: Case in point: I am currently in a phase I call “catchup” – having gotten through the artists beginning with ‘P’ in my collection (last spring!), I’ve...
Jorma Kaukonen – Reno Road
Despite my love of Jefferson Airplane, I never followed Hot Tuna or Jorma Kaukonen until just a few years ago. During the COVID-19 lockdown, word got out that Jorma was playing some of the...
Back To The Crossroads – The Roots of Robert Johnson
This is an interesting approach to a blues compilation – it presents the blues that most likely influenced Robert Johnson. I think it’s important to note something that Andrew Hickey and others have repeatedly...
Etta James – Etta James Sings
With regard to the title – I mean, that’s what Etta James does, right? This is actually the only Etta James I have on vinyl, and it isn’t even, apparently, an official release. This...
Elmore James – History of Elmore James Volume 2
This was a nice little pickup from 2023 – and I frequently have to remind myself, there was a lot more to Elmore James than that one slide riff that everyone copies and I...
Howlin’ Wolf – Boy, You Got The Blues There!
Well, here’s a little oddity – a 10″ 45 Long Player. I’m not quite sure how they do it, and I’m not quite sure why they do it, but Bear Family Records produces an...
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