Anthology of the Blues series
Modern / Kent / United / Musidisc / P-Vine / Ace  series
Anthology of the Blues
discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

#
year of
release
titlenotes
9001
(1969)
The Legend Of Elmore James
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume One

- Wild About You Baby [tk 4; previously unissued]
- I Held My Baby Last Night [Meteor 5000]
- Long Tall Woman [tk 1; previously unissued]
- Where Can My Baby Be [tk 9; previously unissued]
- I Believe [Meteor 5000]
- Sinful Woman [Meteor 5003]

- Canton Mississippi Breakdown [previously unissued]
- 1839 Blues [Flair 1039]
- Please Find My Baby [Flair 1022]
- So Mean To Me [tk 3; previously unissued]
- Hand In Hand [Flair 1031]
- Rock My Baby Right [Flair 1048]


Kent KST-9001 inner gatefold
photos by Georges Adins

Elmore James discography

notes by Frank Scott
and Bruce Bromberg





= Kent KST-9001

= United Artists UAS 29109
(UK 1970)




United Superior US-7778
(1976)

notes by Bruce Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5601
(Fr 1976)

9002
(1969)
Memphis Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Two

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Howlin' Wolf
- Passing By Blues [RPM 340]
- I'm The Wolf [previously unissued]
Joe Hill Louis
- The Way You Treat Me
- Highway 99
Big Walter Horton
- Walter's Blues
Bobby Bland
- Love Me Baby

Bobby Bland & Junior Parker
- Drifting From Town To Town
Joe Hill Louis
- Western Union Man
Howlin' Wolf
- The Sun Is Rising [previously unissued]
- My Friends (Stealing My Clothes) [previously unissued]
Willie Nix
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Big Walter Horton
- Little Boy Blue

tracks on P-Vine PCD-3036:
Howling Wolf
- I'm The Wolf
- The Sun Is Rising
Joe Hill Louis
- The Way You Treat Me
- Highway 99
- Western Union Man
Walter Horton
- Walter's Blues
- Little Boy Blue
Willie Nix
- Lonesome Bedroom
- Fine And Mellow Baby
Bobby Bland & Junior Parker
- Love My Baby
Bobby Bland
- Drifting From Town To Town (tk 1)
- Dry Up Baby
- Crying All Night Long
- Love You Yes I Do
- Drifting From Town To Town (tk 2)
Johnny Ace
- I Cried [actually by Earl Forest]
- Midnight Hours Journey
Rosco Gordon
- No More Doggin'
- Just In From Texas


Kent KST-9002


= United Superior US-7779

notes by Frank Scott



= Musidisc 30 AB 5602
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3036
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 1"

9003
(1969)
California Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Three

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
- Three Hours Past Midnight
George Smith
- I Found My Baby
- Hey Mr. Porter
James Reed
- The End
- My Mama Told Me
Walter Robinson
- I've Done Everthing I Can

Johnny Fuller
- Prowling Blues
- Hard Times
- It's Your Life, Buddy
- Back Home
- Johnny's Lowdown Blues

tracks on P-Vine PCD-3037:
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
- Three Hours Past Midnight
George Smith
- I Found My Baby
- Hey Mr. Porter
James Reed
- The End
- My Mama Told Me
- Dr. Brown
- You Better Hold Me
Walter Robinson
- I've Done Everything I Can
- Sputterin' Blues
Johnny Fuller
- Prowlin' Blues
- Hard Times
- It's Your Life
- Buddy Fuller
- Back Home
- Johnny's Lowdown Blues
Jimmy McCracklin
- Just Won't Let Her Go
- Gotta Cut Out
George 'Harmonica' Smith discography

notes by Bruce Bromberg

Kent KST-9003


= United Superior US-7780

notes by Bruce Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5603
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3037
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 2"

9004
(1969)

from front cover of Kent KST-9004 (1st release)

"The names on the album were invented [by Frank Scott and Bruce Bromberg] because Joe Bihari would not issue an album with "unknown artist" listed on it." "Joe Bihari was so certain that [Leroy] Simpson were John Lee Hooker, that Hooker's name appears on the front cover [...]. The reissue team prevailed in at least giving a fictional name to the artist in the track listing on the back cover." (from Jim O'Neal's notes to Ace CD 2310)

Blues From The Deep South
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Four

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Pinetop Slim
– John Henry
– Applejack Boogie
– Fast Life
Dixie Blues Boys
– Monte Carlo
– My Baby Left Town
Leroy Simpson (+ Lane Hardin)
– 13 Highway

Big Bill Dotson
– Sitting Down Thinking
– Dark Old World
Arkansas Johnny Todd [Lane Hardin]
– Keep Em Down
Johnny Harris
– Miss Darlene
Pinetop Slim
– Poor Boy
– I'm Gonna Carry On


Kent KST-9004 inner gatefold

tracks on P-Vine PCD-3038:
Pinetop Slim
- John Henry
- Applejack Boogie
- Fast Life
- Poor Boy
- I'm Gonna Carry On
Dixie Blues Boys
- Monte Carlo
- My Baby Left Town
Leroy Simpson (+ Lane Hardin)
- 13 Highway
Big Bill Dotson
- Sittin Down Thinkin
- Dark Old World
Arkansas Johnny Todd [Lane Hardin]
- Keep Em Down
Johnny Harris
- Miss Darlene
Woodrow Adams
- Wine Head Woman
- Baby, You Just Don't Know
Elmore James
- Hawaiian Boogie
- Please Find My Baby

Lane Hardin discography

notes by Frank Scott





Kent KST-9004


= United Superior US-7781

notes by Frank Scott



= Musidisc 30 AB 5604
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3038
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 3"

9005
(1969)
Texas Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Five

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Little Son Jackson
- Milford Blues
Smokey Hogg
- Unemployment Blues
- Bad Life Blues
Jesse Thomas
- Meet Me Tonight (MM 1188)
Alexander Moore
- Neglected Woman
Lowell Fulsom
- Prison Bound

Alexander Moore
- Lillie Mae Boogie
Little Son Jackson
- Cairo Blues
Jesse Thomas
- Texas Blues (MM 1190)
- Tomorrow I May Be Gone (MM 1189)
Charlie Bradix
- Boogie Like You Wanna
- Dollar Diggin' Woman


Kent KST-9005 inner gatefold

tracks on P-Vine PCD-3039:
Little Son Jackson
- Milford Blues
- Cairo Blues
Smokey Hogg
- Unemployment Blues
- Bad Life Blues
Jesse Thomas
- Meet Me Tonight
- Texas Blues
- Tomorrow I May Be Gone
- Gonna Write You A Letter
Alexander Moore
- Neglected Woman
- Lillie Mae Blues
- Carolina
- If I Lose You Woman
Charlie Bradix
- Boogie Like You Wanna
- Dollar Diggin Woman
- Wee Wee Hours
- Numbered Blues
Lowell Fulson
- Prison Bound
- Some Old Lonesome Day

Little Son Jackson discography

Smokey Hogg discography

Jesse Thomas discography

Alex Moore discography

notes by Bruce Bromberg

Kent KST-9005


= United Superior US-7782




= Musidisc 30 AB 5605
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3039
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 4"

9006
(1969)
Detroit Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Six

John Lee Hooker
- Women In My Life
- Reach My Goal
- Looking For Romance
- Playing The Races
- That's All Right
- Time For Lovin' To Be Done

Eddie Burns
- She Keeps Me Guessing
- Sitting Here Wonderin'
- I Love To Jump The Boogie
Sylvester Cotton
- I Tried
- Brown Skin Woman
- Sak Relation Blues


Kent KST-9006 inner gatefold

Eddie Burns discography

notes by Frank Scott

Kent KST-9006


= United Superior US-7783

notes by Frank Scott



= Musidisc 30 AB 5606
(Fr 1976)

9007
(1969)
Arkansas Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Seven

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Baby Face Turner
- Blues Serenade
- Gonna Let You Go
Drifting Slim
- My Little Machine
- Good Morning Blues
Sunny Blair
- Step Back Baby
- Send Me Back Baby

Robert Dudlow Taylor
- Lonesome
- Old Helena Blues
James "Peck" Curtis
- Jerusalem Blues
Sunny Blair
- My Baby's Gone
Junior Brooks
- She's The Little Girl For Me
Baby Face Turner
- Best Days


Kent KST-9007 inner gatefold

tracks on P-Vine PCD 3040:
Baby Face Turner
- Blue Serenade
- Gonna Let You Go
- Best Days
Drifting Slim
- My Little Machine
- Good Morning Baby
- Down South #
- My Sweet Woman #
- I Feel So Good #
- You're Getting Old Lady #
- Shout #
Sunny Blair
- Step Back Baby
- Send My Baby Back
- My Baby's Gone
- Five Foot Three Blues #
- Glad to Be Back Home #
Robert Dudlow Taylor
- Lonesome
- Old Helena Blues
- I Know #
- Dudlow's Blues #
James "Peck" Curtis
- Jerusalem Blues # *
- Bus Fare # *
- 44 Blues # *
Junior Brooks
- She's The Little Girl For Me
- Lone Town Blues #

# additional CD tracks

Drifting Slim / Model T Slim / Elmon Mickle discography

notes by Bruce Bromberg

Kent KST-9007


= United Superior US-7784

notes by Bruce Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5607
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD 3040
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 5"

9008
(1969)
Lightnin' Hopkins: A Legend In His Own Time
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Eight

- War News Blues [previously unreleased]
- Black Cat [RPM 388]
- Bad Luck and Trouble [RPM 337]
- Mistreated Blues (aka Mistreater Blues) [RPM 388]
- Candy Kitchen [RPM 378] []   @ youtube
- Needed Time [alt tk; previously unreleased]

- Appetite Blues [Gold Star 624; Modern 20-568]
- One Kind Favor [RPM 359]
- House Upon The Hill [previously unreleased]
- Everyday I Have The Blues [previously unreleased]
- Someday Baby [RPM 398]
- Ticket Agent [previously unreleased]

rec. 1950/51 in Houston, Tx; Lightnin' Hopkins, voc, g, [] p
notes by Michael Bromberg



Kent KST-9008




= United Superior US-7785

notes by Michael Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5608
(Fr 1976)

9009
(1969)
Mississippi Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Nine

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Boyd Gilmore
- All In My Dreams
- Just An Army Boy
Houston Boines
- Superintendent Blues
- Monkey Motion
Charlie Booker
- Charlie's Boogie Woogie
- Moonrise Blues

Boyd Gilmore
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- If That's Your Girl
Charlie Booker
- Rabbit Blues
- No Riding Blues
Houston Boines
- Going Home
- Relation Blues


Kent KST-9009 inner gatefold



Kent KST-9009


= United Superior US-7786

notes by Frank Scott



= Musidisc 30 AB 5609
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3041
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 6"

9010
(c1970)
The Resurrection Of Elmore James
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Ten

- Hawaiian Boogie Part 1 [alt tk; previously unissued]
- Quarter Past Nine [previously unissued]
- Sho Nuff I Do [alt tk; previously unissued]
- Early In The Morning [Flair 1011]
- One More Drink [previously unissued]
- Strange Kinda Feeling [Flair 1022]

- Make My Dreams Come True [alt tk; previously unissued]
- Late Hours At Midnight [Flair 1062]
- Elmo's Shuffle [previously unissued]
- Can't Stop Lovin' [Flair 1014]
- Make A Little Love [Flair 1014]
- Hawaiian Boogie Part 2 [Flair 1011]


Kent KST-9010 inner gatefold

Elmore James discography

notes by Michael Bromberg

= Kent KST-9010


= United Superior US-7787

notes by Michael Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5610
(Fr 1976)

9011
(c1970)
B.B. KING,   1949–1950
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Eleven

- I Gotta Find My Baby
- My Own Fault Darlin'
- That Ain't The Way To Do It
- B.B.'s Blues
- She's Dynamite
- Questionnaire Blues

- A New Way Of Driving
- The Other Night Blues
- B.B.'s Boogie
- Walkin' And Cryin'
- Everything I Do Is Wrong
- She Don't Move Me No More

Kent KST-9011


= United Superior US-7788

notes by Barret Hansen



= Musidisc 30 AB 5611
(Fr 1976)

9012
(c1970)
West Coast Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Twelve

tracks on Kent/United/Musidisc LPs:
Mercy Dee
- Stubborn Woman [Flair 1078]
- Have You Ever [Flair alt. tk.]
Jimmy Nelson
- T-99 Blues
Pee Wee Crayton
- Blues After Hours
- Texas Hop
Saunders King
- S.K. Blues (part 1)

J.W. Walker
- Sitting Here Wondering
- J. W.'s Blues
James Reed
- Dr. Brown
- You Better Hold Me
Roy Hawkins
- Strange Land
Saunders King
- S.K. Blues (part 2)


Kent KST-9012 inner gatefold



Kent KST-9012




= United Superior US-7789

notes by Michael Bromberg



= Musidisc 30 AB 5612
(Fr 1976)


(=) P-Vine PCD-3042
(Jp 1994) "Anthology of
the Blues Vol. 7"

CDCHD 813
(2001)
The Traveling Record Man
Historic Down South Recording Trips of Joe Bihari & Ike Turner

- Blue Serenade - Baby Face Turner
- My Sweet Woman - Driftin' Slim
- No Ridin' Blues - Charlie Booker
- Numbered Days (previously unreleased) - Big Charlie Bradix
- Riding In The Moonlight - Howlin' Wolf
- I'm Gonna Find Your Trick - Smokey Hogg
- Baby Please Don't Go - Pinetop Slim
- Cairo Blues - Lil' Son Jackson
- Good Morning Little Angel - Joe Hill Louis
- Tiny's Down Home - Tiny Webb
- Tomorrow I May Be Gone - Jesse Thomas
- Please Send My Baby Back Home aka Step Back Baby - Sunny Blair
- If I Lose You Woman - Alexander Moore
- My Little Machine - Driftin' Slim
- My Baby's Gone - Elmore James
- Rock House - Calvin Frazier
- She Broke Up My Life (She Got Me Walking) - Joe Hill Louis
- Keep Away From Me Baby - Joe Hill Louis
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Willie Nix
- Talking Boogie - Lil' Son Jackson
- Long Tall Woman - Elmore James
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You - "Arkansas Johnny Todd" [Modern; previously unissued]
- Ramblin' On My Mind - Boyd Gilmore

Ace CDCHD 813
CDCHD 876
(2003)
The Modern Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 1
Arkansas & Mississippi   1951-1952

Driftin' Slim
- Down South Blues
- My Little Machine
Junior Brooks
- Lone Town Blues
- She's The Little Girl For Me
Sunny Blair
- 5 Foot 3 Blues
- Glad To Be Back Home
Houston Boines
- Going Home
- Relation Blues
Charley Booker
- Rabbit Blues
- No Ridin' Blues
- Moonrise Blues
Boyd Gilmore
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Just An Army Boy (Look On Yonder Wall)
- If That's Your Girl
- I Love My Little Woman
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- I Believe I'll Settle Down
- If That's Your Girl
- Ramblin' On My Mind
Elmore James
- Hand In Hand
- Please Find My Baby
Ernest Lane
- Little Girl, Little Girl
- What's Wrong Baby?
Red Boyd & His Orchestra
- Red's Ride

Ace CDCHD 876

www.acerecords.co.uk

CDCHD 982
(2003)
The Modern Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 2
Mississippi & Arkansas 1952

Boyd Gilmore
- All In My Dreams
- Take A Little Walk With Me (Come On Baby)
Elmore James
- Please Find My Baby
- Long Tall Woman
Charley Booker
- Charley's Boogie Woogie
Houston Boines
- G Man
- Operator Blues
- Superintendent Blues
- Monkey Motion
Cleanhead Love
- Why Don't My Baby Write To Me
Houston Boines
- Operator Blues
Baby Face Turner
- Blue Serenade
- Gonna Let You Go
Sunny Blair
- Step Back Baby Aka Please Send My Baby Back
Baby Face Turner
- Best Days
- Blue Serenade
Sunny Blair
- My Baby's Gone
- Step Back Baby (You Got To Step Back)
- Send My Baby Back
Baby Face Turner
- Blue Serenade
Drifting Slim
- Good Morning Baby
- My Sweet Woman
- You're An Old Lady
- Shout Sister Shout
- I Feel So Good

Ace CDCHD 982

www.acerecords.co.uk

CDCHD 1003
(2004)
The Modern Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 3
Memphis On Down

Willie Nix
- Try Me One More Time
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Howling Wolf
- Riding In The Moonlight
- Crying At Daybreak Aka Smokestack Lightning
Robert Bland With Little Junior Parker
- Drifting From Town To Town
Joe Hill Louis
- Joe Hill Boogie
- Street Walkin' Woman
- Heartache Baby
- Joe Hill Boogie
Walter "Mumbles" Horton
- Now Tell Me Baby
Jim Lockhart
- Boogie Woogie Baby (Boogie Woogie Boogie)
- Empty House Blues
Alfred "Blues King" Harris
- Sufficient Clothes
- Miss Darlene
Robert "Dudlow" Taylor
- Lonesome
- Old Helena Blues
James "Peck" Curtis
- Bus Fare
- 44 Blues
Robert "Dudlow" Taylor
- Porkina Blues Aka Dudlow's Blues
- I Know
James "Peck" Curtis
- Jerusalem Blues
Dixie Blues Boys
- Dixie Blues Boy Boogie
- Monte Carlo Blues
- Let Me Go Home Whiskey
- My Baby Left Town
- Monte Carlo Blues
notes by Jim O'Neal

Ace CDCHD 1003

www.acerecords.co.uk

CDCHD 1057
(2005)
The Modern Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 4
Southern Country Blues Guitarists   1948-1952

Alexander Moore with Smokey Hogg
- Neglected Woman
- Carolina
- Lillie Mae Boogie
- If I Lose You Woman
Jesse Thomas
- Meet Me Tonight Along The Avenue
- Gonna Write You A Letter
Pine Top Slim and His Guitar
- Applejack Boogie
- I'm Gonna Carry On
- John Henry
- Baby Please Don't Go
Leroy Simpson with Lane Hardin
- 13 Highway [Kent KST-9004]
- Bluebird Blues [Modern; previously unissued]
Lane Hardin aka Arkansas Johnny Todd
- Keep Em Down [Kent KST-9004]
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You [Ace CDCHD 813]
Big Bill Dotson
- Dark Old World
- Thinking Life Over aka Sittin' Down Thinkin'
Pine Top Slim and His Guitar
- Fast Life
- Mean Old Frisco
- Poor Boy
- Applejack Boogie
Little Son Jackson
- Milford Blues
- Talkin' Boogie
Jesse Thomas
- Night Time Anytime aka Tomorrow I May Be Gone
- Texas Blues
Big Charley Bradix
- Numbered Days
- Wee Wee Hours
- Dollar Diggin' Woman Boogie
- Like You Wanna
notes by Jim O'Neal



Ace CDCHD 1057

www.acerecords.co.uk

CDCHD 1194
(200?)
The Modern Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 5
Back In The Alley   1949-1954

Johnny Fuller
- Hard Times
- It's Your Life
Walter Robertson
- I've Done Everything I Can
Johnny Fuller
- Johnny's Low Down Blues
James Reed
- This Is The End Aka The End
- My Mama Told Me
- Dr Brown
Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- I Think My Time Is Here
- Josephine
- Beer Drinkin' Woman
Lowell Fulson
- I'm Prison Bound Aka Doin' Time Blues
- My Baby Left Me Aka Some Old Lonesome Day
Roy Hawkins
- You Had A Good Man
- Just A Poor Boy
James Reed
- You Better Hold Me
- Oh People
- My Love Is Real
Johnny Fuller
- I Walk All Night
- Back Home
Walter Robertson
- Sputterin' Blues
- Buddy
- Prowling Blues
James Reed
- The End Aka This Is The End
- Dr Brown
Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Couldn't Be A Dream
- I'll Get A Break Someday
notes by Dave Sax

Ace CDCHD 1194

www.acerecords.co.uk



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
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- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

cover artwork of original Kent series by "STUDIO 5"

source of left column picture: Front cover of Kent KST-9012

thanks to Milosch Fόrst jun. for additional info

 

Stefan Wirz


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