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This album celebrates Walter’s 20th anniversary as a solo artist. The recordings have been made during this 20 year span with various line ups and guests. The versions of songs from Walter's previous albums on this CD have not been released previously and there are also three brand new tracks. Recordings include the '91 BBC session, live performances in the famous Perq's niteclub in hometown Huntington Beach California and live at Amsterdam/Paradiso in 1991, during the very first performance of Walter with his solo band on mainland Europe. A must have for the many Walter Trout fans as well as lover's of great and raw blues straight from the heart!

Walter Trout – Unspoiled By Progress £11.99

On “Blind For Love” Ana offers up a little something for everyone including blues, rock, jazz, funk and gospel and is joined by members of her regular touring band plus special guests Tony Braunagel (drums) and Mike Finnigan (Hammond B-3) from the Phantom Blues Band. Ana demonstrates once again that she possesses the vision to forge ahead with her own uniquely distinctive style and continues to evolve as a deeply personal and gifted songwriter

Ana Popovic - Blind For Love £14.50

Live From Madison Square Garden is taken from a three night run by former Blind-Faith band mates Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, both legendary guitarists in their own right. A set list compiled of past hits, traditional standards and covers showcases these two remarkable talents on one of the world's most famous stages. Highly recommended!!!” Tracks include: Had To Cry Today, Them Changes, Presence Of The Lord, Well All Right, After Midnight, Rambling On My Mind, Georgia On My Mind, Little Wing, Voodoo Chile, Can't Find My Way Home, Cocaine.

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden 2 CD £13.99

Otis Taylor’s latest CD throws a light on the complexities of love in all of its forms. In addition to Taylor’s trademark haunting vocals and simple but stirring guitar riffs – a combination often referred to as trance blues – the album also features guest appearances by Gary Moore and jazz pianist Jason Moran. As on his previous recordings Otis’ 21 year old daughter, Cassie, is also on board adding her haunting vocals and incredible bass work. Another associate of old, cornet player Ron Miles, is also featured on several of the tracks adding a subtle counterpoint to Otis’ more edgy vocals.

Otis Taylor - Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs £13.99

Welcome to Bluesletter 309! There are some great blues festivals this summer so get out and support these events. They are not ‘big money spinning’ festivals but are the life blood of live music where the importance is the music, the performers and the audience. Often these festivals are run by music enthusiasts and the festivals are backed by the organisers own personal money. Others are run by local councils who have vision, enterprise and embrace live music for the community. However these festivals do need the public’s support to guarantee future years events. You’ll find the cost of tickets are very reasonable and some are even free! All these festivals listed are very supportive of Blues CD Store so please give them your support. When booking tickets you may want to mention you saw the information in this Bluesletter.

18th/19th/20th July Upton Blues Festival - Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire Infor 01684 592621. Free festival mostly around the pubs in Upton. Lovely riverside location. www.uptonbluesfestival.org.uk

6th - 9th August The Cambridge Rock Festival - Haggis Farm Polo Club, Cambridge Road, Barton, Cambridge CB3 7AT 01353 749749. Includes a blues stage. www.cambridgerockfestival.co.uk

28th – 31st August - Great British R&B Festival - Colne, Lancs. Now in its 20th year, this is one of the UK’s best festivals with UK and international artists and bands. There are International, British & Acoustic stages plus Roadhouse venues around the town. Tickets & info 01282 661234 www.bluesfestival.co.uk

28th – 31st August Barney Big Bash - Barnard Castle, County Durham. Blues day is Sat 29th August. Other days are Rock, Tribute and Ska. Great value for the whole 4 days or buy individual day tickets and camping is available. Tickets and info 01833 637234, or mob: 07766078963 www.barneybigbash.co.uk

5- 6th September WayFest – Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey – 3 stages, over 50 Blues & Rock bands and camping available. Jethro Tull headlining! Tickets 0844 870 0000 www.wayfest.co.uk

The Winners! - 10 lucky people who ordered from the last Bluesletter received a free CD wallet. These are available to purchase at £3.99 for 24 CDs / £4.99 for 48 CDs./ £5.99 for 72CDs. Great if you are taking some of your CDs on holiday with you. However you may have entered the 21st century and got an ipod.

Those who bought the new Matt Schofield CD, Heads Tails And Aces from the last Bluesletter 209 were entered into a draw to win other Nugene Records artists CDs. The winners were Mr Proud of Lancashire and Mr Byrne of Liverpool who won three CDs each. If you did not to win, you can now buy these CDs;

Simon McBride - Rich Man Falling £11.99 - 11 outstanding original and 2 excellent covers. This is a feel-good contemporary blues-rock album packed with energy and memorable hooks.

Denny Ilett - Callin' the Children Home £12.99 - “Nawleans” flavoured approach to blues, jazz, rock with catchy melodies and funky rhythms plus great guitar work .

Julien Kasper - The New Imperial £11.99 - A guitarist with the ability and tonal know-how to move seamlessly through rock, jazz and blues with improvisational spirit, soul and amazing virtuosity.

Buy the above three CDs for £32 or any two of the above for £22

Business hours - Generally, Blues CD Store offices are open to receive telephone calls between 9am and 7pm Monday – Fridays and 9am - 1pm on Saturdays. These times may vary slightly. Outside these hours you can leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can. You can order 24hours a day via our website and by emailing us. The Blues CD Store office will be closed between 8th and 22nd August. However during this time if you have any querries or want to order, please email info@bluescdstore.com

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Great Bargains and FREE CDs!

Various - The Cry Of The Blues now £4.99 16 Blues standards including the following blues artists: Mempis Slim, Champion Jack Dupree, Lightnin’

Hopkins, Furry Lewis, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Professor Longhair, Helen Humes, Dinah Washington and more. An excellent selection of traditional blues on one CD.

Buy any CD with next to it & we will send to you a FREE ‘The Cry Of The Blues’ compilation CD (Only one ‘The Cry Of The Blues’ FREE CD per customer.

We reserve the right to substitute the ‘The Cry Of The Blues’ FREE CD with one of equal value).

Charley Patton - A Proper Introduction To – Pony Blues only £4.99 25 Charley Patton tracks plus 8 page booklet inc informative liner notes and

archive photos.

Buy a minimum of 4 CDs from this Bluesletter 309 (not including the Chris Farlowe Sale CDs) before the end of July 2009 and we’ll send this

Charley Patton CD to you FREE

Little Esther - A Proper Introduction To – I Paid My Dues only £3.99 28 tracks she recorded with Johnny Otis between 1949 & 1952 as well as

recordings up until 1953 with other combos.

The Carter Family - A Proper Introduction To – Keep On The Sunny Side only £3.99 The most influential group in country blues music history. Following a long period on the road and

eventually on the radio, they signed a recording deal in 1928 and the fruits of this deal led to the classic recordings contained on this Proper Introduction.

Rosco Gordon - A Proper Introduction To – No More Doggin’ only £3.99 This Proper Introduction takes a look at how his style developed and includes

the tracks recorded with the Beale Street Singers (a group that feature BB King & Bobby Bland) as well as his hits for the Sun label from 1952-53.

Big Mama Thornton - A Proper Intro– They Called Me Big Mama £3.99

This 23 track Proper Intro presents the best of her work

Memphis Minnie – Me And My Chauffeur – 2 CD Set only £3.99 Memphis Minnie ranks with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton as one of the blues most

influential and historically significant female artists. Minnie's roots were in country blues, an idiom dominated by men. An able guitarist and singer who packed her notes with punch and rough-edged

passion, Minnie was also an excellent composer as you’ll hear amongst the 50 tracks on this 2 CD set.

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden 2 CD Set £15.99 £13.99 Live From Madison Square Garden is taken from a three night run by former Blind-Faith bandmates Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, Also available: Double DVD including a documentary exploring the history of the pair, as well as the preparations and even soundchecks for the gigs themselves. £18.99 £16.99. Buy 2 CD Set and 2DVD Set for £29.75

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Seven Moons Live (released 27th July) £12.99 - Robin and Jack played live together for the first time ever in February 2009 and this is the result. Fine bluesrock painted in psychedelic colours and wonderful sounds – a record transporting the living spirit of the creative seventies in to the third millennium. This live set includes songs from the recent ‘Seven Moons’ studio album plus Cream hits “Sunshine Of Your Love” and “White Room“ have been remade into something very special.

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New Releases / Recent Releases / Re Releases/ Forthcoming Releases

Releases that are forthcoming can still be ordered now. Occasionally, some scheduled releases do get put back and in future if you order one of these, we will notify you if we have an email address for you.

Zac Harmon - From The Root £12.75 - Zac Harmon is a rarity in the Blues world - someone who can mix Blues, Reggae, Soul and Gospel, and then add in exquisite guitar work and terrific vocals. In 2004 Zac won the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and followed that up with a Blues Music Award in 2006 for Best New Artist. Zac's debut for Northern Blues, ‘From The Root’, is now going to take him to a new level of awareness, by again stretching the boundaries of the Blues.

Phil Guy - It’s A Real Mutha £12.99 - The late Phil Guy (yes, Buddy’s brother!) was one of the most powerful and tough performers on the Chicago Blues scene. With his Louisiana roots and a nod to funky moderns, he also stood out from the pack to create an absolutely unique style. For the first time on CD a classic Chicago Blues album featuring a brand new mix for a studio session with bonus tracks - 4 tracks from BBC radio session cut at Strawberry Studio and a video clip (this is an enhanced CD) .

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band - I Got Blues For You £12.75 - The Homemade Jamz Blues Band rocked the Blues world by coming in second in the 2007 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, competing against 100 other bands - some achievement for the youngest Blues band in US with Kyle (aged 14) on bass, Taya (10) on drums and Ryan (16). Also available debut album, ‘Pay Me No Mind’ £12.75.

The Nimmo Brothers – Picking Up The Pieces £12.75 - The Nimmo Brothers, from Glasgow have proved themselves to be one of the most respected exponents of modern blues the UK. Now in 2009 the Nimmo sound is stronger and more powerful than ever as they dust down the old orange valve amps and haul out their treasured Les Pauls and Strats to promote the ‘Picking up the Pieces’. Once again becoming THE band to be reckoned with. Also available: ‘Coming Your Way’, ‘New Moon Over Memphis’, ‘Live at Cottiers’ and Moving On all at £11.75 each.

Gwyn Ashton - Two-Man Blues Army £12.75 - Multi award-winning guitarist Gwyn Ashton’s latest project is an alternative guitar and drums blues and roots/rock power duo with drummer Kevin Hickman, making creative use of fuzzed-out bottleneck slide, octave dividers, delays, loops and drums, kicking the blues into the 21st century. Like a band possessed, Ashton's fiery 2-man combo pulls no punches and delivers the goods every time. These guys are Lo-Fi, analogue, wild and dangerous!

Roy Rogers - Split Decision £13.75 - Roy's first studio recording with his band, The Delta Rhythm Kings, in seven years - marks his reunion with Blind Pig, the label that issued Rogers' highly regarded early recordings in the late 1980's. Since then he's gone on to worldwide acclaim as one of the best slide guitar players around. "I really wanted Split Decision to have an edge to it soundwise," says Rogers.

Vernon Ray Harrington - West Side Blues £13.99 - Vernon Ray Harrington was born in 1953 into a Chicago blues family. His father, Rev. Houston H. Harrington, ran Atomic-H Records out of his church basement recording local blues and gospel musicians (including Eddie Clearwater, formerly Eddie Harrington). Harrington captures that after-hours, smokey-blues bar atmosphere. West Side Blues is a real blues studio album with a live feel. The first three orders of this album will get a free signed poster from Vernon.

Big James & The Chicago Playboys - Right Here Right Now £13.75 - Big James" Montgomery has a solid pedeigree in the world of R&B. He played with Little Milton, Albert King and Buddy Guy before becoming trombonist and lead vocalist with the Chicago Playboys, the Windy City's premier R&B band. After the passing of former bandleader Johnny Christian, James and saxophonist Charles Kimball reformed and revitalised the band, turning it into a dynamic, soulful sextet. ‘Right Here Right Now’ is a great intro to the Playboys' unique blend of straight ahead blues and gospel-tinged, horn-driven soul.

Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts - Rockpalast: West Coast Legends Vol 2 (Released 17th Aug) £9.99 First time ever on CD. The Rockpalast show took place in Dortmund. Kaukonen has always been more interested in blues and American roots music (blue grass) than in rock.

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Duke Robillard - Stomp! The Blues Tonight £13.50 – This is Duke's Blues masterpiece featuring 16 tracks of rockin', jumpin' and swinging blues featuring Duke with Doug James, Sunny Crownover, Bruce Bears, Rich Lataille, Al Basile,Carl Querfurth, Marty Ballou, Jon Ross and Mark Teixeira.

Duke Robillard - Duke's Box £16.99 - Recently released Duke's Box is a special, 3CD digipak set celebrating the 20 year career, so far, of blues vocalist, songwriter and ace guitarist, Duke Robillard. In almost four hours, “Duke’s Box” offers the best tracks from the various episodes of his remarkable career - and includes several rare and unreleased numbers.

John Primer – All Original £13.99 - Grammy Award and Handy Award Nominee, John Primer’s history is the real deal! 12 all original songs recorded for his very own record label – Blues House Productions. “All Original” starts out fast with “Add A Little Touch”, “I Called My Baby” is a slide guitar lovers dream! “Blue Eyed Woman”, “Other Man”, and “Bad Child” are all great examples of John’s diverse Blues skills . “At Home Alone” is a great soul-felt, minor key song, highlighting John's R&B, soulful voice. “All Original” ends with “Love In My Heart For You”, a traditional, acoustic duet with just John and Harmonica Hinds.

The Radio Kings The Radio Kings - £13.50 - The Radio Kings, the Boston-based blues duo are almost eerily reminiscent of the like-minded Fabulous Thunder birds. The Radio Kings, return with 11 new songs that explore the spectrum of American Music: the Memphis influenced Can’t Keep A Good Man Down to the Dion meets California pop of Donna to the busier The Moanin’ Blues and Watch The Trains Roll By. The Magic Sam tune She Belongs to Me and O.V. Wright’s You’re Gonna Make Me Cry round out the record and these classic blues and soul tunes go back to the roots of the band’s earliest shows in 1991.

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Twisted £12.99 – Estrin is an amazing blues harmonica player, soulful vocalist and a brilliant original songwriter.” –San Francisco Chronicle. Huge harp sound, streetwise vocals, razor-sharp lyrics and hipster persona and a new young recruit—Norway’s greatest contribution to American blues, guitar �elay�n Kid Andersen—Rick has taken the band in a fresh direction, rocking harder and more intensely than ever, but never straying far from the blues.

Gary Moore – Essential Montreux 5 CD Set £22 – This special edition 5CD box set brings together Gary Moore’s performances from five separate appearances at Montreux in 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2001. Over 6 hours from gritty blues through to screaming rock of Gary Moore live material released on CD for the first time. Superb presentation with each of the five concerts packaged in an individual card sleeve inside a substantial outer box. Also available on 2 DVDs The Definitive Montreux Collection £14.99

John Cipollina / Nick Gravenites Band – Rockpalast: West Coast Legends Vol 1 £9.99 – This CD features John Cipollina / Nick Gravenites – the complete Rockpalast concert in Dortmund 1980 and is the first time ever on CD. Nick Gravenites: born in Chicago in 1938 and influenced by Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Howlin’ Wolf and a friend of Paul Butterfield’s, took the Chicago blues west.

Michael Bloomfield with Nick Gravanites – Live at Bill Graham’s Fillmore West, 1969 £12.99 - The first time on CD. A legendary concert by Michael Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites recorded in 1969. Bloomfield is recognized as one of the finest blues guitarists that America has ever produced.

Jason Ricci & New Blood – Done With The Devil £14.50 – Superb follow-up from their 2007 genre-bending debut “Rocket Number 9” Includes all matter of instrumentation including chromatic, diatonic, chord and polyphonic harmonicas; tuba, bass harmonica, electric and upright bass; electric, acoustic and dobra guitars; Hammond B-3 and various percussion “(Jason is) one of the most innovative young harmonica players since Paul �elay and Charlie Musselwhite.” – Living Blues Magazine.

The Urban Voodoo Machine – Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop’N’Stroll £13.50 – With their lurching sea shanties, debauched murder ballads, messed-up tangos and whiskey-soaked gypsy stomps, some reckon they’re from the same stable of stallions as Tom Waits and Nick Cave; others point out the last gang in town swagger of The Clash and the hellbound blues that John Lee Hooker first dragged out of the swamp. ‘A refreshing blend of fiddle, bullfiddle, haphazard percussion, horns and rockin’ blues guitar coming to your nearest bordello, bullfight or bar-room brawl real soon…’ GUITAR MAGAZINE

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Canned Heat Hallelujah/Cook Book - £12.99 - Originally released in 1969 and 1970, these were the band’s 4th and 5th albums. ‘Hallelujah’ contains literally one great blues song after another in an impressively eclectic set. ‘Cookbook’ is a collection of Canned Heat’s finest recordings up to that point. It features the classic Canned Heat lineup of Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite, Al ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson, Henry Vestine on guitar, Bob Cook on drums and bassist Larry Taylor. Also in stock: The Boogie House Tapes Vol. 3 £13.50, Canned Heat/Boogie With Canned Heat £12.99. Future Blues and Live At Topanga Corral are £9.99 each if ordered before 25th July or £12.99 each thereafter.

Great Buy!!! Canned Heat – On The Road Again £3.99

Track 1 is On The Road Again, studio version and the remaining 18 tracks are a live mixture recorded during the early part of the band’s career. The tracks on this CD show Canned Heat’s blues roots with covers of Rolling And Tumbling, Got My Mojo Working, Spoonful, Big Road Blues, I Got My Eyes On You, Bullfrog Blues, Dust My Broom, Sweet Sixteen, Chicken Shack Boogie plus favourites Amphetamine Annie and Let's Work Together. Although a budget CD, the live tracks are better than a lot of budget CDs and worth a place in any blues collection. Buy any other Canned Heat CDs or DVDs from Blues CD Store during July or August and you can purchase this CD for just £1.99.

Two re releases on the Sanctuary label : Peter Green - Little Dreamer £9.75 - This was his third solo album, and the second in his 'middle period' of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the tracks on this album were written by Green's brother Mike. Bill Wyman Stuff £9.75 – Solo Collection of songs.

Chris Spedding - One Step Ahead Of The Blues £12.75 – This CD’s release was delayed but is now available. This brilliant album showcases Chris’ unique skills on a dynamic and bluesy set, and includes fresh takes on classics by Jimi Hendrix, JJ Cale, the Rolling Stones and others.

Dickey Betts & Great Southern 30 Years Of Southern Rock 2 CD Set £12.99 - Dickey Betts was one of the original members of the Allman Brothers Band and formed his own band Great Southern in 1976. First time on CD. includes two concerts from 1978 and 2008.

Greg Allman – No Stranger To The Dark – Best Of £9.99 - Re released on the SPV label. The Allmans were the first and the best of the whole genre of southern rock bands with influences ranging through country to blues and jazz. Gregg Allman was very much involved in the selection of these tracks and this collection is a very good pick ‘n mix through Gregg Allman’s solo career with bonus tracks from ‘Search for Simplicity’ including the perennial Allman favourite ‘Whipping Post’.

The Allman Brothers Band – Seven Turns £9.99 – Re released on the SPV label. After turbulent times between members of The Allmans, they reformed under the watchful eye of their old producer Tom Dowd. The resulting album was a triumph – almost unbelievable considering what they had come through.

The Allman Brothers Band – Shades Of Two Worlds £9.99 - Re released on the SPV label. While ‘Seven Turns’ was a great safe album, ‘Shades of Two Worlds’ took the band to the next level musically.

The Allman Brothers Band – Second Set £9.99 - Re released on the SPV label. This album was compiled from shows in Los Angeles in June 1992 and two shows from their 1994 tour in the US.. Unlike so many live albums, this album has been lovingly produced, instruments well-mixed and good overall ambiance.

Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group – Blues From The Roundhouse £8.99 – This is an expanded edition of the 1957 album. Originally available on 10” Vinyl and very rare as only 99 copies were pressed. This CD also contains the two subsequent EPs also called ‘Blues From The Roundhouse’ plus an LP out take. Most of the tracks also feature Cyril Davies. There are 21 bonus tracks on this CD with Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies playing as sidemen between 1954 & 1956.

Alexis Korner – Sky High £9.75 – Re released album from 1966.

Alexis Korner – Both Sides £9.75 – This album was originally only released in Germany in 1970. Contains live and studio recordings.

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Paul Jones - Starting All Over Again £12.99 - Starting All Over Again is Paul Jones first solo album in over 30 years, featuring Eric Clapton, Michael Rickfors and Percy Sledge. Starting All Over Again is a stunning contemporary album that infuses blues, rock, pop, and acoustic roots styles .

The Blues Band - The Blues Band Box 4 CD Set £36.99 - This re released 4 CD box set chronicles the band’s history and recording career from their first recordings up to the present day. Features a total of 78 tracks, including rare and unreleased items, and a lavishly produced booklet with in-depth notes, plus loads of memorabilia care of Tom McGuinness. All tracks digitally remastered.

The Blues Band - Wire Less £11.50 - Recorded acoustically at the prestigious Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh in Suffolk on August 6th 1994. Wire Less’ is an acoustic set and is one the band still perform today during their many live gigs around the world.

The Blues Band- Live £11.50 - These tracks were all recorded live in the final few months of 1982, leading up to the band’s “farewell” concerts at The Venue, London. The band split for two and a half years, but have been together again since 1985 . Tracks include: Death Letter , Grits Ain’t Groceries, Don’t Lie To Me, Nadine, Big Boss Man, Maggie’s Farm , Treat Her Right and Greenstuff .

Omar Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan - Big Town Playboy £13.99 - The all-star lineup delivers another shuffling, satisfying selection of classic American blues. For his new ‘Big Town Playboy’, Dykes summoned Austin session players JimmieVaughan, singer Lou Ann Barton, Lazy Lester and James Cotton.

Snowy White’s Blues Agency Twice As Addictive - 2 CD Set £15.99 – ‘Change My Life’ and ‘Blues On Me’ are the two albums that have been re-released here as this double CD set . Snowy White re visits his blues roots with drummer Jeff Allen, bassist Kuma Harada and singer Graham Bell.

Buy a CD with next to it & we will send to you a FREE ‘The Cry Of The Blues’ compilation CD

Tamara & Lucky Peterson - Darling Forever £12.99 - Darling Forever is absolutely contemporary, hard hitting modern blues. The album includes some stunning songs that transcend genres. A sassy, great looking and great singing talent is set for stardom in her own right.

Kelly Joe Phelps Western Bell £12.99 - Kelly Joe Phelps returns with Western Bell his first all instrumental record. These eleven instrumentals for solo guitar, some improvised on the spot, are an intimate look at Phelps’ inner creative and emotional world. Also in stock Shine Eyed Mister Zen £8.99.

Jorma Kaukonen - River Of Time £12.99 - From the founder of the Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna is a return to Jorma’s classic acoustic Hot Tuna/”Blue Country Heart” side featuring his mesmerizing guitar work, as well as his most memorable original lyrics & melody. “Jorma Kaukonen is a master of American music” – LA Weekly…folk/blues-derived guitar with skill and dexterity few can match” – San Francisco Chronicle. Also available Stars In My Crown £11.99

Little Pink Anderson, Sittin' Here Singing The Blues £13.99 - Alvin "Little Pink" Anderson follows in the footsteps of his father, legendary medicine show bluesman and streetcorner songster Pink Anderson. He is a powerful singer and guitar picker who performers the old songs, with absolute commitment whilst preserving his Dad’s legacy. Bonus video programme with live performance and interview

Mike Zito- Today £12.99 - “Zito is one of the best…simply a great writer, a great singer and a great guitarist” – Hutch Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs). Featuring Mitch Kashmar on harmonica. ‘Today’ showcases Zito’s music in a distinctly contemporary setting, without any gimmicks or artifice. The producers perfectly captured the earthy essence and intimacy of Zito’s voice and the driving intensity, creating a recording that sounds simultaneously comfortable and familiar, yet urgently fresh and vital.

Earl Thomas With Paddy Milner & The Big Sounds £11.99 - Singer Earl Thomas from Tennessee was a British rock & roll fan. Piano player Paddy Milner grew up in England and loved American blues. Their soulful bond reflected on their new CD, a stunning collection of contemporary R&B and blues/rock.

Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson - Overnight Sensation £12.99 - The dynamic duo with yet another soul/blues gem of timeless Rhythm & Blues delivered with style and flair that recall the classic sounds.

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The Music Avenue and Blues Boulevard label CDs below have been re released in the UK and most are now at lower prices.

Calvin Owens True Blue £9.99 – Stepping out on his own, after 23 years with B.B. KING as bandleader, and trumpet player, Calvin Owens releases “True Blue” on which he performs some of the finest Blues you can find today, with special guests: B.B. King, and singer Johnny Copeland.

The North Mississippi All Stars – Shake Hands With Shorty £9.99 – They emerged from the South, sounding like nothing that had come before them. The trio brings hard-driving Mississippi Hill-Country style of Blues-Boogie, while staying true to the spirit of the Blues.

Carla Olson & Mick Taylor - Dark Horses £10.50 - Carla Olson, the founding member of the Textones, expands her legacy. Olson and former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor are joined by a host of distinguished guests, such as Ry Cooder, Ian McLagan (Faces) and Percy Sledge.

Double Trouble – Been a Long Time £9.99 - Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ace rhythm section gets by with a little help from their friends, including: Charlie Musselwhite, Doyle Bramhall II, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Susan Tedeschi.

Edgar Winter The Better Deal £9.99John Mayall Dreaming Of The Blues 2 CD Set £15.75Various Artists Tribute to Bo Diddley £9.99Vanilla Fudge When Two Worlds Collide £9.99Don Nix Going Down £9.99Duke Danger If It Aint One Thing £9.99Jimmie Vaughan Do You Get The Blues £9.99Bernard Allison The River Is Rising £9.99Tommy McCoy / Double Trouble Triple Trouble £11.75Duwayne Burnside Live At The Mint £9.99Mississippi Allstars 51 Phantom £9.99Rob Tognoni Ironyard Revisited £12.99Canned Heat If You Can’t Stand The Heat £12.99Mick Abrahams’ Bloodwyn Pig Times Have Changed £9.99

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Hans Theessink - Birthday Bash £12.99 - This double CD is a unique birthday bash document full of great moments and unusual sessions and combinations including Hans Theessink dueting with Donovan and Austrian top star Schiffkowitz. The atmosphere was splendid at The Metropol club in Vienna which also includes performances with The Dubliners and Terry Evans.

Eric Bibb - Live At Fip 2 CD Set £15.75 - This outstanding double CD, in special gatefold digipak sleeve, presents blues troubadour Eric Bibb performing his best known songs live, in front of an audience at the FIP Radio concert hall, in Paris - in March and December 2008 - with a bonus 20-minute video of on-stage and backstage footage, also featuring Richie Havens. The first concert presents Eric with his full band (including guitar, bass and drums). For the second performance, he is backed by his regular drummer and Amar Sundy on electric guitar, who also appears in the video footage.

Eric Bibb Rainbow People £13.50 - Now released for the first time on CD, Eric Bibb´s debut album "Rainbow People" recorded in 1977. “ Hearing the sounds of jazz, blues, African, Latin-American and classical music on the same album is a naturally good thing – a kind of rainbow."

Jeff Lang - Half Seas Over £12.99 – With his eloquent guitar, sweet voice and plainspoken yet sensitive approach to the original and traditional source material, Jeff Lang is expanding the boundaries of traditional folk, country and blues to create a new brand of nontraditional music which is undeniably and deeply steeped in tradition. The duo format of Lang’s superb guitar accompanied by Grant Cummerford’s deft bass playing allows the stories of Half Seas Over to be delivered with the utmost power. Inspired by a diverse set of influences, from John Fahey and Richard Thompson to Chris Whitley and Skip James

The Martin Harley Band - Money Don’t Matter £11.75 - This is the second studio album from The Martin Harley Band, originally released by Transistor Recordings in 2006. Recorded largely at Nova Head Studios, this album is choc full of the vibe and character which the MHB have in abundance. Featuring live favourites "Money Don't Matter" and "Carnival Girl", and with a whole host of other great songs.

Colin Linden - The Columbia Years 4 CD Set £18.99 - Colin Linden is one of the most prolific singer/ songwriters in Canada also one of the most in demand producers and players in Nashville. 'The Columbia Years' is a box-set collection of four albums from the first stages of Colin Linden’s career, featuring his first release, ‘When the Sprit Comes’, ‘South at Eight North at Nine’, ‘Through the Storm, Through the Night’, and the critically acclaimed 1997 release, ‘Raised By Wolves’.

Colin Linden - From The Water £12.99 - ‘From the Water’ this remarkable new album was created by Colin Linden and some of his closest friends in the wake of the passing of Colin’s best friend and closest collaborator, Richard Bell. Featuring Paul Reddick & the Memphis Horns.

Buckwheat Zydeco - Lay Your Burden Down £12.75 - 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Buckwheat Zydeco. Tracks include; When The Levee Breaks, The Wrong Side, Let Your Yeah Be Yeah, Don't Leave Me / Back In Your Arms , Throw Me Something, Mister, Lay Your Burden Down, Time Goes By, Ninth Place, Too Much Time and Finding My Way Back Home.

Susanne Vogt, /Woody Mann Out Of The Blue £13.50Nick Moss & The Flip Tops Live At Chan's Vol. 2 £12.99Rockin' Johnny Band Straight Out Of Chicago £12.99Eddie C.Campbell, Tear This World Up £12.99Various It Ain't Over! 55 Years Of Blues £12.99Wayne Lavalee Trail Of Tears £13.99Various Music Maker - What Can An Old Man Do ... £13.99Chris James /Patrick Rynn Stop And Think About It £12.99Lefty Dizz /Carlos Johnson The Healer £10.99Cyril Neville Brand New Blues £13.99Julien Brunetaud Driftin' Blues £13.99Mick Stover's Gentlemen's B The Sky's On Fire £13.99The Insomniacs At Least I'm Not With You £14.50

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Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden 2 DVD Set £18.99 £16.99

Live From Madison Square Garden is taken from a 3 night run by former Blind-Faith bandmates Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood A setlist compiled of 20 past hits, traditional standards and covers showcases these two remarkable talents on one of the world's most famous stages. DVD1 includes: Had To Cry Today, Them Changes, Presence Of The Lord, Well All Right, Double Trouble, After Midnight, Little Wing, Voodoo Chile, Can't Find My Way Home and more.

The 2nd DVD features extra material. It includes the exclusive documentary 'The Road To Madison Square Garden' that features new interviews with Clapton and Winwood illustrated with rare footage and photography of Cream, Traffic and Blind Faith.In addition, it also includes footage of the preparation for the three

performances, highlighted by Clapton's acoustic soundcheck performance of the Robert Johnson standard 'Rambling On My Mind'. The DVD is completed with three bonus Madison Square Gardens performances of 'Low Down', 'Kind Hearted Woman' and 'Crossroads'. “A superb two DVD set with a pair of legends on top form with the songs you will know from their vast careers. Highly recommended!!!”. Also available a 2CD Set of the concert £15.99 £13.99.

R.L .Burnside/Jimmy Woods - Live 1984/86 DVD £13.50 - When it comes to Mississippi-rooted blues delivered with pure passion and grit, no living performer equaled Robert Lee Burnside. The registrations on this DVD were recorded some twenty years ago in the back of the Swingmaster record shop. It captures the unique collaboration of two legends who keep the heritage of their North-Mississippi roots alive. The informal atmosphere during the session adds an extra dimension to the music, which is nothing short of superb. That particular afternoon the air was filled with magic. The smile on Mr. Burnside’s face says it all.

New and Re Released DVDs from Charly Films

Southside Johnny – The Fever DVD ( Released 20th July) £13.99 - Southside Johnny was inspired by the classic R&B and Rock & Roll sounds of the 50s and 60s and fronts a dynamic and rocking big band famous for its spectacular live performances. One of these was this 1985 concert vividly captured in Germany. Blinding set consisting of such stage favourites as I Dont Want To Go Home, Love On The Wrong Side Of Town and the Springsteen-penned Talk To Me and The Fever. This DVD includes a special bonus concert, Having A Party, filmed in 1991 at the famous Stone Pony Club. Various Artists - Rock Around The Hits DVD (Released 27th July) £13.99 - These classic jump and jive classics from the Forties and early Fifties heralded the imminent arrival of mainstream Rock n Roll. Information about the artists and songs appears in a special biography extras section. The sixty audio-visual tracks make up this unique collection. Featuring Bo Diddley, Bobby Darin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Everly Brothers, Bill Haley and many more. Includes 16-page illustrated booklet

Johnny Guitar Watson - North Sea Jazz Festival 1993 DVD £13.99

Ike Turner - North Sea Jazz Festival 2002 DVD £13.99

Johnny Winter – Live Through The 70’s DVD £14.99 - Live Through The '70s collects official archival video of a number of classic Winter performances. The 111-minute DVD also includes a 1973 broadcast of Winter from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert; a 1974 Winter performance from the Blues Summit in Chicago; a 1974 performance at Musikladen in Germany; and a 1979 appearance on Rockpalast in Germany.

Robert Cray – The Robert Cray Collection DVD £9.99 - Released for the first time on DVD, this collection contains interviews and rare footage of Robert Cray, along with videos and concert footage. Includes his most populars songs e.g Smoking Gun, Night Patrol, The Forecast & Consequences

ZZ Top - Live In Texas DVD + CD Set £13.99 - This special European Tour edition brings together the DVD and the CD version in one set for the first time at a very competitive price. Features all their classics including 'Legs', 'La Grange', 'Gimme All Your Lovin', 'Sharp Dressed Man' and more.

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Blues & Blues/Rock DVDs

Dickey Betts & Great Southern 30 Years Of Southern Rock 2 DVD Set £18.99 - Nowadays, Dickey Betts and Great Southern are considered to be one of the most important and influential southern rock bands of all times. SPV is now releasing two impressive concerts from 1978 and 2008 - more than 3 hours of finest blues influenced Southern Rock.

B B King - Live At Montreux 1993 DVD £13.99 or Blue – Ray £16.75 - This 1993 concert will surely rank as one of his finest. With a superb backing band and a great set list it's a must for any blues fan. B.B. King has a long association with the Montreux Festival and will be making his 20th appearance there this year. Tracklisting includes his classics 'Since I Met You Baby', 'Chains Of Love', 'Caldonia', 'Rock Me Baby' and the worldwide hit that has become his signature tune 'The Thrill Is Gone'. New Vinyl – Limited Production - so get them while you can! Subject to availability

Magic Sam - West Side Soul - LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £19.99 - In 1963, he gained national attention for his single "Feelin' Good (We're Gonna Boogie)". After successful touring of the United States, UK and Germany, he signed to Delmark Records in 1967, where he recorded West Side Soul. His life and career was cut short when he suddenly died of a heart attack in December of the same year. He was only 32 years old. This is a record that explodes with life, a record with so much energy, it doesn't sound old.’ Also available: CD version West Side Soul £11.75.

Van Morrison - The Bang Sessions LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £19.50 - Special limited edition vinyl featuring studio versions of Morrison’s classics “Brown Eyed Girl,” “Spanish Rose” and more!

Leadbelly Where Did You Sleep Last Night LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £19.50 - Special limited edition vinyl from one of the most influential blues guitarist and vocalist of all time, Leadbelly, including the classic recordings. “Goodnight Irene,” “The Boll Weevil,” “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” and more!

Rhino UK launches a range of Classic Album180 gram Vinyl LP re-issues, with original artwork and re-mastered audio, pressed on high-quality 180 gram vinyl. In addition, each comes with a unique redemption code enabling customers to download the complete album as MP3 files from the internet.

Island LP Re issues: Free – Fire & Water LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £16.99 / Fire & Water CD £9.99 Stevie Winwood – Arc Of A Diver LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £16.99 / Arc Of A Diver CD £9.99

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Joe Bonamassa – Sloe Gin, You & Me, Ballad Of John Henry LP 12’’ Black Vinyl £16.99 each

These albums have great looking sleeves and will surely become collector’s albums.

Also in stock CD versions ; Joe Bonamassa – You & Me £11.99

Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin £11.99 Joe Bonamassa - Ballad Of John Henry £11.99

Van Morrison Astral Weeks (180gm LP) £17.99

Van Morrison His Band & The Street Choir (180gm LP) £17.99

Van Morrison Moodance (180gm LP) £17.99

ZZ Top Fandango (180gm LP) £17.99

Blind Willie McTell – Atlanta Strut - Blind Willie McTell’s earliest recordings.

Heavyweight black 12” vinyl. Superb colour sleeve and retro label - £11.99

Heavyweight green 12” vinyl. Superb colour sleeve and retro label. Only 250 of these worldwide - £13.99

Heavyweight colour picture disc 12 ” vinyl. £14.99

Reviews – by Delbert Black

Hokie Joint – The Way It Goes … Sometimes £13.50 – This is a debut album of contradiction – it’s a traditional, contemporary blues album. Hokie Joint use the blues traditions and meld them with their style of playing. The title track opening the CD proves the point with a slow grind, dirty slide guitar, modern harp sound, vocals of distinction and a well constructed song. ‘Mr Jones’ is a more bouncy song and ‘Franklin’ continues in upbeat mode, with the harp and distorted slide guitar playing the riff. Acoustic guitar is brought in on ‘Back Where Are Going’ and once again

some nice harp from Giles King which doesn’t dominate the track. Giles is a superb talent on the harp and adds that extra dimension with some well thought out playing. After the ballad ‘The Crying Song’, it’s back up for ‘Ghost which gives a good demonstration of their rocking roots and blues sound. All together ten self penned songs by the band and one cover of Charley Patton’s ‘Tom Rushen Blues’. No wailing guitar solos as it’s all about the groove and the band play their parts superbly. At times the CD is very reminiscent of the Ian Siegal Band but that’s not a bad thing. If you like traditional blues and would like to hear it knocked into shape for the 21st century, buy this CD now.

Matt Schofield – Heads Tails & Aces £11.99 – Over the last few years Matt Schofield has been acclaimed by fans and guitarists a like as well as the media and not just the blues magazines. Quotes like “One of the top ten British Blues guitarists of all time” - Guitar and Bass magazine. The LA Daily News describes Schofield as "Head and shoulders above the herd". So Mr Schofield step into the spotlight with your 3rd studio album and impress us. Was there any doubt? You can’t fail to be impressed by a guitarist that has such beautiful command over the fretboard and a fluid feel in his solos. But music is not all about technique and skill - there’s the

songs and no album is complete without good songs. On Head Tails & Aces you feel Matt has matured with his song writing, singing and playing. The track “Betting Man” is a good example of a well constructed song and although the style and songs are not always ever so original they are played to perfection by a band of musicians as good as any. In fact Matt Schofield has at last added a bass player and what a choice in Jeff Walker. Never over playing but a class act, allowing Johnny Henderson a bit more freedom, interchanging between Hammond organ and piano. New French drummer Alain Baudry plays effortlessly and can he make a shuffle skip along – listen to opening track “What I Wanna Hear”. There’s the slow blues with the jazz tinges as on “War We Wage” and “Lay It Down” and the funking it up on “ Can’t Put You Down” and “Woman Across The River”. This is a class album and those who like the rougher side of blues/rock may find it a little sweet and perfect but most will just see Heads Tails & Aces on a higher plane than most – be prepared to be impressed.

Big Gilson - Sentenced to Living £13.99 – You don’t have to be from the US to have the blues. Here’s a guitarist from Brazil that lives and breathes the blues. He grew up listening to bands like the Rolling Stones and guitarists like BB King, Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher. He mixes all these influences in his playing and he’s one hell of a guitarist. Some of his previous albums have been a little more traditional with nods to guitarists like Roy Buchanan but this one is definitely blues rock. What an opening track - a slow blues! You might say an unusual choice but this version of Rory Gallaher’s “I Wonder Who” has so much power, it hits you

right between the eyes. Gilson is a mean electric slide player as demonstrated on the title track “Sentenced To Living”, played on his signature model Gilsonator guitar. You’d be forgiven if you thought the very catchy “Ready” was a Rolling Stones cover, complete with backing vocals and horns. The original songs are inventive within the blues/rock field and the choice of covers fit the feel of the album. Excellent versions of covers like “Tobacco Road” and “Take Me To the River” with punchy horns and a powerful version of The Beatles “Yer Blues”. The album slows down for the self penned ballad “ It’s Hard To Say Goodbye” and takes on a different feel on “Silver Train which is a slide guitar and harp work out, picking up speed more like the Japanese Bullet train. You feel the Big man’s enthusiasm in the performance and the album is uplifting with some scorching slide guitar. Big Gilson plays all over the world including the UK. Make sure you catch him and his band, Blues Dynamite next time they are on tour but for the meantime enjoy the album (and yes that is him as a baby in Rio smoking a cigarette).

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Traditional Blues

Storyville and Wolf Records now have new distribution in the UK. If you are interested in these labels, please contact us for a full list of titles available.

Jesse Fuller - Move On Down The Line £12.99 - An important document and a tribute to the talents of a quite remarkable folk-blues musician. Fuller, "The Lone Cat" (1896 - 1976) was one of the great blues troubadours. A remarkably expressive singer and fine 12-string guitarist, Fuller developed his unique one-man-band style around his fotdella (foot-operated bass) and harmonica/kazoo-rig. This CD includes his earliest recordings, including the original version of his classic San Francisco Bay Blues, together with a splendid session taped in London in 1965 for Topic Records. One track - John Henry - has been unavailable since the early 1960s. His own term "folk songster" best describes who he was and what he did. Tracks include: Stealing, Stackolee, John Henry, Railroad Blues and San Francisco Bay Blues.

T-Bone Walker & Friends –Texas Guitar: From Dallas To LA £12.99 - In 1972, for a very short time, Atlantic Records released this wonderful blues collection of super rare singles and unreleased tracks from T-Bone Walker, 'How Long Blues' and 'T-Bone Blues Special', as well as Walker's collaborations with his friends like RS Rankin on the smokin' 'You Don't Know What You're Doin", Al King, the phenomenal Lawyer Houston and the legendary Guitar Slim all get their due as well. Out of print for four decades, this serious blues collection is back! Remastered from the original mono Atlantic vault tapes by Joe Reagoso.

Various Artists The Caribou And Downbeat Story 2 CD Set £12.75 - The Caribou label featured JA recorded Mento mixed with other music styles from around the Caribbean Gulf, including R’n’B, Cha Cha, Rumba and Meringue. Packed in a clambox, this 2CD set features a 24 page booklet. Great music, Great pictures of original DJ’s with their crates of 78’s…..previously only known to hard core fans.

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Cripple Creek 2 CD Set £5.99 – Includes tracks; The Midnight Special, Rising Sun, Pick A Bale Of Cotton, Big-Legged Woman, Back Home Blues, Careless Love, Good Morning Blues, Custard Pie Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Crazy Man and many more. Also in stock: Sonny Terry - Blowin’ The Blues £3.99.

Various Artists - Definitive Blues Anthology 3 CD Set £7.75 - Includes some of the most important and varied blues artists on 3 CDs; Muddy Waters, Elmore James, B.B. King, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Chuck Willis, Bo Diddley, Smiley Lewis, Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and the All Stars, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulson , Howlin’ Wolf and many more.

Champion Jack Dupree - Early Cuts JSP 4 CD Set £17.99 - The definitive and comprehensive coverage of the earliest recordings by a Blues Great. Chronological order, every session, great sound. Early on Champion Jack Dupree was a deadly serious bluesman with a great repertoire and a rough and ready way of observing the world through incisive and interesting lyrics

Frankie Lee Sims & Mercy Dee Walton - Texas Blues 2 CD Set £14.99 - Frankie Lee Sims and Mercy Dee Walton were two men who, in their separate ways, defined the rough and ready Texas blues of the early postwar years. With superb re-mastering these tracks have never sounded better and the presentation ensures that the music reaches a new audience.

Rosco Gordon Featuring Wayne Bennett - Rosco Rocks Again £12.99 - Fabulously rare set recorded at Rosco’s comeback gig in 1982. Rosco Gordon in the 1950’s was on Sun. He invented ‘Rosco’s Rhythm’ that so influenced the Jamaican musicians who would create Ska and Bluebeat. In 1982 he was ‘re-discovered’ after decades out of the business. His comeback gig was at London’s 100 Club and the tapes were running. The original LP went to a single pressing of only 1000 and is ultra rare.

Various Artists - Title: Lights, Camera, Doo Wop! £9.99 - 28 tracks including Dion & The Belmonts, The Capris, The Skyliners, The Ravens, The Monotones The Flamingos and many more Doo Wop artists.

Various - The Bob Geddins Blues Legacy JSP 4 CD Set £17.99 - Compiled by Neil Slaven, this is the first authoritative look at Bob Geddins who ran a slew of Bay Area labels in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s and discovered such greats as Jimmy McCracklin and Lowell Fulson (both featured here).

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Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Something To Shout About... £12.99 - Two of the Blind Boys LPs for Peacock, Precious Memories and Father I Stretch My Hands to Thee are combined for this re-issue, having been collector’s items for many years. The dynamic call-and-response vocals, laced with Brownlees searing screams influenced countless soul singers. Following the death of Brownlee in 1960, Henry Johnson carried on the torrid tradition, as can be witnessed in the opening eleven tracks of this anthology, with the great Archie Brownlee featuring on the other selections.

To compliment the above CD we have in stock Five Blind Boys Of Alabama 2 LPs on one CD – ‘Oh Lord Stand By Me’ and ‘Marching Up To Zion’ £7.99. If you buy the above ‘Something To Shout About’ CD you can buy the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama CD for only £3.99.

Various - The Golden Age Of Gospel 1946-1956 2 CD Set £16.99 – Call for more info on this release.

John Lee Hooker – Hooker 4 CD Set £19.99 - This is Hooker, a 4-CD set that culls material from all eras - from a primitive 1948 recording of “Boogie Chillen'” to a version of the same song recorded exactly 50 years later in 1998 with Eric Clapton. Music journalist Ted Drozdowski wrote comprehensive liner notes, which delve into Hooker's Mississippi and African influences.

John Lee Hooker - Anthology 50 Years 2 CD Set £19.99 - Anthology - 50 Years covers the blues legend’s entire career from his out-of-the-box 1948 R&B #1 hit “Boogie Chillen’” all the way up to his final recordings in the late ’90s & career-renaissance duets with Eric Clapton, Santana and Van Morrison.

John Lee Hooker – Stomp Boogie 3 CD Boxed Set £11.99 - 70 recordings from Hooker ’s early recording years for a variety of labels inc.Sensation, King and Chess and also in Chicago for Vee-Jay. Also in stock: John Lee Hooker – Guitar Lovin Man 4 CD Set £5.99 – Mostly early live recordings.

Various - A Tribute To The Robert Johnson Era: Roots Of Rhythm And Blues £9.99 – Drawn primarily from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's "Roots of Rhythm and Blues. The Robert Johnson Era.", this recording explores the soundscape of the rural Southern African – American community.

Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley / Bo Diddley £12.75 - Two albums on one CD and tracks include Hey Bo Diddley, I’m A Man, Before You Accuse Me, You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover, and more.

Also in stock: Bo Diddley - Rock n Roll All-Star Jam 1985 £12.50, Turn Up the House Lights Live in France 1989 £13.50, You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover £12.75.

Albert King – King Albert + New Orleans Heat £9.99 - The splendid ‘King Albert’ handles everything from B B King’s big hit “You Upset Me Baby” to Little Sonny Willis’s exciting “Love Shock”. Released the following year, the very different funk-tinged New Orleans Heat, overseen by Allen Toussaint.

Also in stock: Albert King - Live 69 £8.99, Rainin' In California (Wolf Records) £10.99

Various - Blues - the Intro Collection 3 CD Set £7.99 - Much of the popular music of the last century is derived from the blues, and this deluxe 3CD collection features blues legends performing classics from as far back as its breakthrough years in 1930s and ‘40s to Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Sunnyland Slim, Koko Taylor, Albert Colllins, Luther Allison. 3 CDs equals only £2.67 each CD or 14p per track!!!

Various - 100% Blues - 100 classic Blues tracks 5 CD Box Set £9.99 –£2 per CD or 10p per track!!! Includes Son House, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Amos Milburn, Little Walter and loads more blues artists.

Various – Let Me Tell You About The Blues: The Evolution Of Chicago Blues 1925- 58 £11.75 With over 60 artists drawn from some 28 labels it becomes possible to trace the trajectory of the growth of urban/city blues as distinct from country blues. The release comes in a deluxe 3 fold digi-pack with comprehensive liner notes from Neil Slaven. This is no normal round of up of the usual suspects, but rather an education of the evolution of Chicago Blues.

Various Artists – R&B Spotlight ’58 2 CD Set £9.99 - R&B Spotlight ‘58 combines 60 tracks spread across a 2CD set featuring a stellar line up of artists from the US charts of 1958. All featured songs were bona fide R&B and/or pop hits and many have become classics of the genre. Slipcase packaging with full details of the original label issues and sleeve notes scribed by Record Collector journalist Mike Atherton.

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Very Special Multiple CD Sets

Little Walter - The Complete Chess Masters 1950-1967 Hip-o-Select Ltd Edition of 5000 worldwide £48.99 - Made for Chess Records between 1950 and 1967, the 126 recordings on the five CDs here present an amazing recorded portrait. Starting with a Walter lead recorded with Muddy Waters in 1950, this set contains all of his solo masters for the label, featuring all of the hits and 9 previously unreleased recordings including a pair of songs recorded with Bo Diddley, “Feel So Bad” and “Make It Alright.” The majority of these recordings have not been available anywhere for well over a decade.There are also complete track by track credits, numerous period photos, and extensive liner notes by Tony Glover, Scott Dirks & Ward Gaines, the authors of the definitive Little Walter biography, “Blues With A Feeling/The Little Walter Story.” If you want this special set, order as soon as you can as we have very limited stock and may not be able to re order to offer this set at the above price.

Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell/The Complete Chess Recordings 1960 – 1966 4 CD Set - £37.99 - Second in the Hip-O Select limited editions series on Chuck Berry’s Chess recordings This 4 CD set contains 108 recordings, 18 previously unreleased tracks, 2 songs previously only available on a publishing sampler, plus numerous other rarities. As well as hits such as “No Particular Place To Go”, “You Never Can Tell”, “Nadine (Is It You?)”,“Come On” and “Promised Land” the rarities include a 45 minute live in concert segment recorded in Michigan during October of 1963 that was intended for release but was shelved and features hot versions of “Guitar Boogie”, “Johnny B. Goode” and “Let It Rock".

Various - The History of Rhythm and Blues -Volume Two - The Post-War Years £25.99 - 4 CDs in a paperback-sized fold-out box set with a 64-page booklet containing in-depth analysis of the 101 tracks pointing out relevant stylistic and musical innovations.

Various - The History of Rhythm and Blues - Volume OneThe Pre-War Years £18.99 - 4 CDs box set with a 32-page booklet containing in-depth analysis of the 97 tracks pointing out relevant stylistic and musical innovations.

Highlights from The History of Rhythm and Blues -The Pre-War Years £4.99 - Single CD with 25 fantastic tracks from the Vol1 boxset, with 28 page booklet. A condensed version of the original 4CD box set containing 25 of the most representative tracks on one single disc

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