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front cover of OJL-6
ORIGIN Jazz Library
discography
##
(released)
artists/titles/annotations
OJL-1
(4/1961)
Charlie Patton! 1929-32 resp. The Immortal Charlie Patton   Number 1

- High Sheriff Blues
- Green River Blues
- Elder Green Blues *
- Moon Going Down
- Going To Move To Alabama *
- I Shall Not Be Moved

- Stone Poney Blues
- Frankie And Albert
- Runnin Wild Blues *
- Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone
- I'm Goin' Home
- Poor Me

* + Henry Sims, fiddle

front cover artwork by Bill Givens; photo courtesy Max Tarplet


Origin Jazz Library OJL 1 "Charlie Patton! 1929-32" (US 4/1961)

5 page booklet notes by Bernard Klatzko

Origin Jazz Library OJL 1 (US 1962)

5 page booklet notes by Bernard Klatzko

Origin Jazz Library OJL 1 (US 1964?)

notes by David Evans (reprinted from Blues World Booklet No. 2, 1969; revised 1977)

Origin Jazz Library OJL 1 (US 1977)

Charley Patton discography

OJL-2
(1962)
Really! The Country Blues 1927-1933@ youtube (playlist)

Tommy Johnson - Maggie Campbell Blues
William Moore - Old Country Rock
Son House - My Black Mama, Parts 1 and 2
Sunny Boy and His Pals - France Blues
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
Ishman Bracey - Woman Woman Blues

Sam Collins - The Jail House Blues
George 'Bullet' Williams - Touch Me Light Mama
Henry Sims - Tell Me Man Blues
Buster Johnson - Undertaker Blues
Henry Thomas - Don't Ease Me In
Garfield Akers - Cottonfield Blues - part 1
Garfield Akers - Cottonfield Blues - part 2

compiled by Bill Givens; edited by Pete Whelan; lyrics transcribed by Bill Givens and David Evans

Rory Block: "Stefan [Grossman] gave me a record called 'Really The Country Blues' and that was the beginning of my love affair with the music".

insert brochure notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow

Origin Jazz Library OJL 2 (US 1962, 1st ed.)

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan
 
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 2

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan
   
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 2

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan

= Origin Jazz Library OJL 2

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan on three stapled A4 copy sheets

= Origin Jazz Library OJL 2

= Soundmark 48172 (2011, download only)

OJL-3
(1962)
Henry Thomas Sings The Texas Blues!

OJL LP 3 track sequence:
- Texas Worried Blues
- Cottonfield Blues
- Run, Mollie, Run
- Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?
- The Fox And The Hounds
- Bob McKinney
- Bull Doze Blues

- Texas Easy Street
- Woodhouse Blues
- When The Train Comes Along
- The Little Red Caboose
- Red River Blues
- Shanty Blues
- John Henry

Herwin DLP H 209 / Yazoo L 1080/81 track sequence:
LP 1:
- John Henry °°
- Cottonfield Blues °°
- Arkansas
- The Fox And The Hounds °°
- Red River Blues °°

- The Little Red Caboose °°
- Bob McKinney °°
- Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance? °°
- Run, Mollie, Run °°
- Shanty Blues °°
- Woodhouse Blues °°

LP 2:
- Jonah In The Wilderness
- When The Train Comes Along °°
- Bull Doze Blues °°
- Don't Ease Me In
- Texas Easy Street °°
- Texas Worried Blues °°

- Fishing Blues
- Old Country Stomp
- Charmin' Betsy
- Lovin' Babe
- Railroadin' Some
- Don't Leave Me Here

°° 14 [out of 23] tracks on OJL 3
Yazoo LP/CD front cover drawing by Frederick Carlson



Origin Jazz Library OJL 3 (US 1962) "Henry Thomas Sings The Texas Blues!"

DLP
bound in notes by Mack McCormick

= Herwin H 209 (US 1974) "Henry Thomas - Ragtime Texas: Complete Works - 1927 to 1929 in Chronological Order"

DLP
notes by Steven Calt & Mack McCormick

= Yazoo L 1080/81 (US 1989) "Texas Worried Blues"

notes by Stephen Calt

= Yazoo CD 1080/81 (US 1993) "Texas Worried Blues"

DLP
notes by Steven Calt & Mack McCormick

= Yazoo L 1080/81 (US 2013)   180g "Texas Worried Blues"

Henry Thomas discography
Herwin Records discography
Yazoo Records discography

OJL-4
(1962)
The Great Jug Bands

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Goin' To Germanys
Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band
- Grandpa And Grandma Blues
Birmingham Jug Band
- Getting Ready For Trial
- German Blues
Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band
- Cold Iron Bed
- Red Ripe Tomatoes
Whistler and His Jug Band
- The Jug Band Special

Memphis Jug Band
- Coal Oil Blues
- Jug Band Waltz
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
- Come Over Here
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Garden Of Joy Blues
Kentucky Jug Band
- Walkin' Cane Stomp
Noah Lewis's Jug Band
- New Minglewood Blues
- Ticket Agent Blues
Memphis Shieks
- He's In The Jailhouse Now

notes by Sam Charters

Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 1962)

notes by Sam Charters

= Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 196?)

notes by Sam Charters
 
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 19??)

Cannon's Jug Stompers discography
Jaybird Coleman discography
Whistler and His Jug Band discography
Memphis Jug Band discography

OJL-5
(1963)
The Mississippi Blues   1927-1940

Bukka White
- The Panama Limited
- Special Streamline
Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues
Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
Robert Wilkins
- That's No Way To Get Along
- I Do Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied
- Louis Collins
William Harris
- Bullfrog Blues
- Hot Time Blues
Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Son House
- Preachin the Blues, Part 1
- Preachin the Blues, Part 2

brochure notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow
 
Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 1963)also delivered with labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions plus leaflet "The Mississippi Blues")

Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 196?)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions plus leaflet "The Mississippi Blues")

Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 196?)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions)

= Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 1966)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

= Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (180g repro 2018)

OJL-6
(1964)
The Country Girls! 1927-1935

Lottie Kimbrough
- Wayward Girl Blues
- Rolling Log Blues
Geeshie Wiley
- Pick Poor Robin Clean
Rosie Mae Moore
- Stranger Blues
Lulu Jackson
- Careless Love Blues
Lillian Miller
- Dead Drunk Blues
Lucille Bogan
- I Hate That Train Called The M & O
Elvie Thomas
- Motherless Child Blues

Nellie Florence
- Jacksonville Blues
- Midnight Weeping Blues
Pearl Dickson
- Little Rock Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Where Is My Good Man
- Can't I Do It For You
Mae Glover
- Shake It Daddy
Lottie Kimbrough
- Going Away Blues
- Lost Lover Blues

the woman on the front cover of OJL 6 is not Geeshie Wiley !!! The photo depicts a Gullah woman; "photo by Doris Ulmann, from 'Roll, Jordan, Roll', by Julia Peterkin & Doris Ulmann (New York, Robert O. Ballou, 1934), p. 101." [Chris Smith]   "A photo of a Gullah woman may have been chosen because the album included material by Geeshie, on the basis that the name 'Geeshie' was thought to indicate a GA/SC origin for her - whereas it turns out she came from Texas." [Bob Eagle]

notes by Nancy Grace Whelan
or click to read notes !
Origin Jazz Library OJL 6

OJL-7
(1964)
The Immortal Charlie Patton 1887-1934   Number 2

- Shake It And Break It But (Don't Let It Fall Mama)
- Down The Dirt Road Blues
- Dry Well Blues
- A Spoonful Blues
- High Water Everywhere, Part 1
- High Water Everywhere, Part 2
- It Won't Be Long
- Bird Nest Bound

- Yellow Bee (Bertha Lee, voc)
- Revenue Man Blues
- Pony Blues
- When Your Way Gets Dark
- Come Back Corina (Henry Sims, voc)
- Banty Rooster Blues
- Tom Rushen Blues
- Hammer Blues

photo courtesy Max Tarplet

booklet notes by Bernard Klatzko
or
Origin Jazz Library OJL 7 (US 1964)

notes by David Evans (reprinted from Blues World Booklet No. 2, 1969; revised 1977)

Origin Jazz Library OJL 7 (US 1977)

Charley Patton discography

OJL-8
(1965)
Country Blues Encores 1927-1935

Ishman Bracey
- Saturday Blues
Blind Joe Reynolds
- Outside Woman Blues
Tommy Johnson
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues
Henry Sims
- Farrell Blues
Rube Lacey
- Mississippi Jailhouse Groan
Jaybird Coleman
- Man Trouble Blues
John Byrd
- Old Timbrook Blues
Skip James
- I'm So Glad

Red Hot Old Man Mose
- Molly Man
Garfield Akers
- Jumpin And Shoutin Blues
Charlie Jordan
- Keep It Clean
Bill Wilber
- My Babe, My Babe
The Mississippi Moaner
- It's Cold In China Blues
Big Bill and Thomps
- House Rent Stomp
Sunny Boy and His Pals
- Don't You Leave Me Here
Bill Moore
- One Way Gal

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow
or
Origin Jazz Library OJL 8 (US 1965)

OJL-9
(1965)
Byways Of Jazz

Frank Bunch and his Fuzzy Wuzzies
- 4th Avenue Stomp
- Fuzzy Wuzzy
- Corgo Stomp
Johnny Williams Synco Jazzers
- Now Cut Loose
Black Birds Of Paradise
- Tishomingo Blues
- Sugar
- Bugahoma Blues
Syd Valentine
- Asphalt Walk

Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra
- Goin' To Town
- She's Cryin' For Me
Eddie And Sugar Loo
- Eddie And Sugar Loo Stomp
- Sweet Papa Will Be Gone
- K.W.K.H. Blues
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
Zach White
- Mandy
Alex Jackson's Plantation Orchestra
- Jackass Blues


Origin Jazz Library OJL 9

OJL-10
(1965)
Crying Sam Collins And His Git-Fiddle
14 Rare Country Blues by Sam Collins & 2 Surprises by King Solomon Hill - vintage 1927-31

Sam Collins
- Riverside Blues
- Loving Lady BluesThe actual running order of the tracks on side one is A2 to A8, A1.
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Devil In The Lions Den
- Lead Me All The Way
- It Won't Be Long
- Do That Thing
- Hesitation Blues

- Midnight Special Blues
- I want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- Slow Mama Slow
- I'm Still Sitting On Top Of The World
- New Salty Dog
King Solomon Hill
- Whoopee Blues
- Down On My Bended Knees

Later 1960s issues with corrected (side A) and a different (side B) track sequence:
- Loving Lady Blues
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Devil In The Lions Den
- Lead Me All The Way
- It Won't Be Long
- Do That Thing
- Hesitation Blues
- Riverside Blues

- Midnight Special Blues
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- Slow Mama Slow
- New Salty Dog
- I'm Still Sitting On Top Of The World
- The Worried Man Blues
King Solomon Hill
- Whoopee Blues
- Down On My Bended Knees

notes by Pete Whelan

Origin Jazz Library OJL 10 (US 1965)


Origin Jazz Library OJL 10 (US 196?)   different running order of tracks!


Origin Jazz Library OJL 10 (US 19??)

Sam Collins discography
King Solomon Hill discography

OJL-11
(1965)
The Mississippi Blues Number 2
16 Previously Unreissued Sides In The Mississippi Delta Style By A Cadre Of Prophetic Bluesmen Who Voiced The Full, Raw Language Of This Area's Rich Musical Argot!

Son House
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues
- Long Ways From Home
Charlie Patton
- Rattlesnake Blues
- Screamin And Hollerin The Blues
Jaydee Short
- Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake
- Telephone Arguin' Blues

Blind Willie Reynolds
- 3rd Street Woman Blues
- Nehi Blues
Robert Wilkins
- I'll Go With Her Blues
- Get Away Blues
Hi Henry Brown
- Titanic Blues
- Preacher Blues
Joe Calicott
- Fare Thee Well Blues
Garfield Akers
- Dough Roller Blues

notes by David Evans and Bill Givens
 
Origin Jazz Library OJL-11 (US 1965)

notes by David Evans and Bill Givens

Origin Jazz Library OJL-11 (US 196?)

OJL-12
(1966)
In The Spirit  No. 1!

Bukka White - I Am In The Heavenly Way
Skip James - Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader
Charlie Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
Blind Joe Taggart - The Storm Is Passing Over
Patton and Lee - Oh Death
Rev. D.C. Rice - No Night There
McIntorsh and Edwards - Take A Stand
Elder Richard Bryant - Watch Ye, Therefore, You Know Not The Day

Rev. F.W. McGee - He Is The Saviour For Me
Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers - Sinner, I'd Make A Change
Rev. D.C. Rice - Sure Foundation
Blind Mamie Forehand - Honey In The Rock
Duckett and Norwood - I Want To Go Where Jesus Is
Mother McCollum - When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
Alfred G. Karnes - I Am Bound For The Promised Land
Washington Phillips - I Had A Good Father And Mother

front cover photo by Ann Charters

broschure notes (for Nos. 1 & 2) by Bernard Klatzko & Gayle Dean Wardlowlater: new notes (leaflet) by Pete Welding
later    
Origin Jazz Library OJL 12 (US 1966 ff.)

notes by Pete Welding
 
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 12 (US 19??)

OJL-13
(1966)
In The Spirit   Volume 2

Bukka White
- Promise True And Grand
Blind Willie Davis
- Rock Of Ages
Charlie Patton
- Some Happy Day
Sister Cally Fancy
- Hold To God's Unchanging Hand
Patton and Lee
- Troubled Bout My Mother
Elder Curry
- Memphis Flu
Elder Richard Bryant
- How Much I Owe For Love Devine
McIntorsh and Edwards
- The Latter Rain Is Fall

McIntorsh and Edwards
- The 1927 Flood
Rev. D.C. Rice
- I'm Pressing On
Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers
- Thou Carest Lord For Me
Blind Roosevelt Graves
- When I Lay My Burden Down
Mother McCallum
- Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
William and Versey Smith
- Sinners You'll Need King Jesus
Blind Willie Johnson
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By
Washington Phillips
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There

front cover photo by Ann Charters

notes by Bernard Klatzko & Gayle Dean Wardlow

Origin Jazz Library OJL 13

notes by Pete Welding

Origin Jazz Library OJL 13

OJL-14
(1967)
Alabama Country 1927-1931

Barefoot Bill
- Squabblin Blues
- From Now On
- My Crime
Jaybird Coleman
- No More Good Water
Two Poor Boys
- John Henry
- Two White Horses In A Line
Jaybird Coleman
- Mistreatin Mama

Ed Bell
- Frisco Whistle Blues
- Mamlish Blues
- Hambone Blues
Ollis Martin
- Police & High Sheriff
Wiley Barner
- My Gal Mistreats Me
Whistlin Pete and Daddy Stovepipe
- Tuxedo Blues
George 'Bullet' Williams
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham

notes by Jacques Roche

Origin Jazz Library OJL 14

OJL-15
(c.1967)
Rugged Piano Classics 1927-1939

Skip James
- 22-20 Blues   @ youtube
Jim Clark
- Fat Fanny Stomp   @ youtube
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie   @ youtube
Henry Brown
- Stomp Em Down To The Bricks   @ youtube
Black Diamond Twins
- Block & Tackle   @ youtube
Blythe and Burton
- Block & Tackle Blues   @ youtube
Blythe and Clark
- Don't Break Down   @ youtube

Cow Cow Davenport
- Alabama Strut   @ youtube
Sammy Brown
- The Jockey Blues   @ youtube
Romeo Nelson
- Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing   @ youtube
James Wiggins
- Frisco Bound   @ youtube
- 44 Blues   @ youtube
Jessie James
- Lonesome Day Blues   @ youtube
Frank Melrose
- Pass The Jug   @ youtube

notes by Tracy Nelson

Origin Jazz Library OJL 15

OJL-16
(1968?)
Ragged Piano Classics 1923-1943

Sugar Underwood
- Dew Drop Alley Stomp
Smith and Irvine
- Lonesome Road Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Louisiana Glide
Blythe and Burton
- Dusting The Keys
Herve Duerson
- Easy Drag
- Avenue Strut
Frank Melrose
- Jellyroll Stomp

Rob Cooper
- West Dallas Drag No. 2
Blythe and Clark
- Bow To Your Papa
Alonzo Yancey
- Everybody's Rag
George H. Tremer
- Spirit of '49 Rag
Will Ezell
- Mixed Up Rag
Sidney Wilson
- Mississippi Shivers
Clarence Jones
- Modulation


Origin Jazz Library OJL 16

OJL-17
(1969?)
The Mississippi Blues, No. 3: Transition, 1926-1937

Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll and Tumble Blues
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues
Robert Johnson
- I'm A Steady Rollin Man
- Sweet Home Chicago
Johnnie Temple
- Big Boat Whistle
Blind Joe Amos
- C & O Blues
Skip James
- Cherry Ball Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown

Big Joe Williams
- Stepfather Blues
- 49 Highway Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O Lee Blues
Mississippi Bracey
- You Scolded Me And Drove Me From Your Door
- I'll Overcome Someday
Mary Butler
- Mad Dog Blues
Rosie Mae Moore
- School Girl Blues
Bertha Lee
- Mind Reader Blues

notes by David Evans

Origin Jazz Library OJL 17

OJL-18
(1969)
Let's Go Riding

Mr. Freddie
- Let's Go Riding
Willie Walker
- South Carolina Rag
Will Bennett
- Railroad Bill
Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley
- Gonna Tip Out Tonight
Bill Moore
- Ragtime Crazy
Walter Hawkins
- A Rag Blues
Sylvester Weaver
- I'm Busy and You Can't Come In

Hambone Willie Newbern
- Way Down In Arkansas
Ellis Williams
- Buttermilk Blues
Bo Carter
- Sue Cow
Carl Martin
- Morning, Judge
Peg Leg Howell and His Gang
- Peg Leg Stomp
Blind Blake
- Southern Rag
Gitfiddle Jim
- Paddlin Madeline Blues

notes by Bill Givens and David Evans

Origin Jazz Library OJL 18 (US 1969)

OJL-19
(1969?)
More Of That Jug Band Sound   1927-1939

Memphis Jug Band
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
Noah Lewis's Carolina Peanut Boys
- Selling The Jelly
Vol Stevens
- Baby Got The Rickets, Mama's Got The Mobile Blues
Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band
- Beale St. Breakdown
- Save Me Some
Tommy Bradley
- Adam And Eve
- Four Days Blues
Cincinnati Jug Band
- George St. Stomp

Jack Kelly
- Betty Sue
- Man Fooler Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
- On The Road Again
Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- Louisville Special
Daddy Stovepipe and Mississippi Sarah
- Greenville Strut
Birmingham Jug Band
- Giving It Away
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Wolf River Blues

notes by Henry Vestine

Origin Jazz Library OJL 19

OJL-20
(1969?)
The Blues In St. Louis   1929-1937

Henry Townsend
- Henry's Worry Blues
Kokomo Arnold
- Set Down Gal
Barrel House Buck
- I Got To Go Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- C & A Blues
Henry Spaulding
- Biddle Street Blues
Bessie Mae Smith
- St. Louis Daddy
Henry Townsend
- She's Got A Mean Disposition

Walter Davis
- Sloppy Drunk Again
Charley Jordan
- Tight Haired Mama Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Sleepless Night Blues
Teddy Darby
- Deceiving Blues
Alice Moore
- Black Evil Blues
Speckled Red
- House Dance Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw and His Blues-Blowers
- Throw Me In The Alley


Origin Jazz Library OJL 20

OJL-21
(1969?)
The Blues In Memphis 1927-1939

Sleepy John Estes
- Drop Down Mama
- Married Woman Blues
Allen Shaw
- I Couldn't Help It
Robert Wilkins
- New Stock Yard Blues
Yank Rachell
- Gravel Road Woman
Furry Lewis
- Falling Down Blues
Beale Street Shieks
- Mr. Crump Don't Like It

Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- That Will Be Alright
- Goin' Back To Texas
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Viola Lee Blues
Jack Kelly
- Flower Blues
Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule

front cover design by Marina Bokelman

notes by Dave [sic] Evans

Origin Jazz Library OJL-21

OJL-22
(1982?)
Peg Leg Howell And His Gang
Peg Leg Howell, Henry Williams, Eddie Anthony

- Beaver Slide Rag #
- Moanin' & Groanin' Blues #
- Worrying Blues §
- Lonesome Blues $
- Tickle Britches §
- Hobo Blues *
- Wringing That Thing §

- New Jelly Roll Blues #
- Everything's Comin' My Way §
- Georgia Crawl $
- Peg Leg Stomp *
- Try That Thing §
- Too Tight Blues *
- Warm Wipe Stomp §

# rec. Atlanta, April 8, 1927; Peg Leg Howell, voc, g; Henry Williams, g; Eddie Anthony, voc, vn
* rec. Atlanta, Nov. 1, 1927; Peg Leg Howell, voc, g; Henry Williams, g; Eddie Anthony, voc, vn
§ rec. Atlanta March 12, 1929 and Dec. 9, 1930; Macon Ed (= Eddie Anthony) voc, vn; Tampa Joe, voc, g
$ rec. Atlanta, April 19, 1928; Henry Williams, voc, g; Eddie Anthony, voc, vn


Origin Jazz Library OJL-22

Peg Leg Howell discography

OJL-23
(1980)
Lonnie Johnson: Woke Up This Morning, Blues In My Fingers
Original Recordings, 1927-32

- Go Back To Your No Good Man
- Tin Can Alley Blues
- Away Down In The Alley Blues
- South Bound Water
- Lonesome Ghost Blues
- Four Hands Are Better Than Two
- Roamin' Rambler Blues
- St. Louis Cyclone Blues

- Stomping 'Em Along Slow
- Sweet Potato Blues
- Low Land Blues
- Woke Up With The Blues In My Fingers
- Love Is A Song
- A Broken Heart That Never Smiles
- Blues In G
- Broken Levee Blues

notes by Lawrence Cohn

Origin Jazz Library OJL 23

Lonnie Johnson discography

OJL-24
(19??)
Memphis Minnie
Previously unissed and alternate recordings 1944-49

- Blue Monday Blues
- Moaning Blues
- Shout The Boogie
- Hold Me Blues
- Fashion Plate Daddy
- Killer Diller From The South
- Oh, Believe Me
- Got To Leave You No. 1

- Moaning Blues No. 2
- Million Dollar Blues
- The Man I Love
- My Man Is Gone Again
- When My Man Comes Home
- Sweet Man
- I Hope Love Will Change Some Day
- Got To Leave You No. 2


Origin Jazz Library OJL 24

OJL-25
(1984)
OJL's GA - The Black Country Music Of Georgia 1927-36

Tampa Red
- Down In Spirit Blues
Buddy Moss
- Jealous Hearted Man
Lillie Mae
- Wise Like That
Sam Montgomery
- King Of Knaves No. 2
Sylvester Weaver
- Rock Pile Blues
Bumble Bee Slim
- Hey Lawdy Mama
Charlie Lincoln
- Ugly Papa

Rufus & Ben Quilian
- Keep It Clean
Eddie Head & Family
- Lord, I'm The True Vine
Kokomo Arnold
- Model "T" Woman Blues
Georgia Tom
- Hear Me Beefing At You
Sara Martin
- Useless Blues
Barbecue Bob
- Crooked Woman Blues
Luther Magby
- Jesus Is Getting Ready For The Great Day
Rev. Gates
- David & Uriah

compiled / prod. by Don Kent; executive producer: Bill Givens

notes by Don Kent

Origin OJL-25

OJL-8051
(1984)
Fred McDowell: Levee Camp Blues
Fred McDowell 1968: The Early Days Recalled
A Folk-Blues Document - Never-Before-Issued!

- Levee Camp Blues   @ Spotify
- Let Me Lay Down in Your Cool Iron Bed   @ Spotify
- My Baby Don't Treat Me Like Humankind   @ Spotify
- My Baby Has Eyes Like An Eagle (tk 2)   @ Spotify
- Jim Steam Killed Lula   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Pea Vine Special   @ Spotify

- Dark Clouds A-Rising   @ Spotify
- My Baby Has Eyes Like An Eagle (tk 1)   @ Spotify
- Will Me Your Gold Watch And Chain   @ Spotify
- Won't Be Worried Long   @ Spotify
- Down On Dankin's Farm   @ Spotify
- Bye And Bye, Goin' To See The King   @ Spotify

CD bonus tracks:
- Goin' Over The Hill #   @ Spotify
- When I Lay My Burden Down #   @ Spotify

rec. March 1968 in Los Angeles, CA by Pete Welding; Fred McDowell, voc, g
# rec. February 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Fred McDowell, voc, g; Fannie Davis, voc; Annie Mae McDowell, voc; Grace Bowden, voc; James Collins, voc

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Welding
 
Origin Jazz Library OJL 8051 (US 1980)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-6007 (US 1998)

Mississippi Fred McDowell discography
Testament Records discography

OJL-8052
(1984)
Rev. Robert Wilkins: Memphis Gospel Singer resp. The Prodigal Son
The Original 1964 Recordings

- Jesus Will Fix It Allright   @ youtube
- Thank You, Jesus   @ youtube
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee   @ youtube
- Do Lord Remember Me   @ youtube
- Here Am I, Send Me   @ youtube

- The Prodigal Son   @ youtube
- Jesus Said If You Go   @ youtube
- I'm Going Home To My Heavenly King   @ youtube

rec. February 13 & 16, 1964 at Wynwood Recording Studio in Washington, D.C. by Peter V. Kuykendall; prod. by Music Research, Inc.
Piedmont PLP 13162 cover photo of Robert Wilkins by Seth Beckerman (1st issue) resp. G.L. Moore (2nd issue), liner photo by Pete Grant
OJL 8052 cover photos of Robert Wilkins by Ray Flerlage

notes by Dick Spottswood

Piedmont PLP 13162 (US 1964)

notes by Dick Spottswood

= Piedmont PLP 13162 (US 196?)

the cover image is on a separate 8"x12" paper glued onto a generic white jacket
6-pp. booklet "Father To 'The Prodigal Son'" by Mark Humphrey

= Origin Jazz Library OJL 8052 (US 1984) "The Prodigal Son"


= Origin Jazz Library OJL 8052 (US 19??) "The Legendary Piedmont Recordings"

Robert Wilkins discography
Piedmont Records discography

Bear Family BCD16629

OJL-8053
(1984)
Mississippi John Hurt: Folk Songs And Blues

- Avalon Blues   @ youtube
- Richland Women Blues   @ youtube
- Spike Driver Blues   @ youtube
- Salty Dog   @ youtube
- Cow Hooking Blues   @ youtube
- Spanish Fangdang   @ youtube

- Casey Jones $   @ youtube
- Louis Collins   @ youtube
- Candy Man Blues   @ youtube
- My Creole Bell   @ youtube
- Liza Jane (God's Unchanging Hands) #   @ youtube
- Joe Turner Blues   @ youtube

"Recorded by P.V. Kuykendall, Peter Silitch and Sandy Fisher on March 24, 26, 29 and April 2, 1963 [at Sandy Fisher's house] in [Annapolis, near] Washington, D.C."; Mississippi John Hurt, voc, g, $ 12 string g; # hca; produced by Dick Spottswood
Piedmont PLP 13157 photos [of John Hurt playing Tom Hoskins' Gibson J-45] by Pete Grant; cover design by Tom Hoskins ("Fang")
Piedmont/OJL PLP 13157 cover photos by Raeburn Flerlage; cover design by Pete Welding
OJL 8053 front cover photo by Dick Waterman

the record number (13157) was meant to take up where Paramount records left off when they went out of business in 1931!

notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood

Piedmont PLP 13157 (1st press 1963, blue labels)   "presenting, Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs and Blues"
on back cover: "Produced by Music Research, Incorporated, 2023 N Woodstock Street, Arlington 7, Virginia, U.S.A."
(Arlington is where Dick and Louisa Spottswood lived at that time!)

notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood

Piedmont PLP 13157 (2nd press 1963?, blue labels)   without "presenting,"
on back cover: "Produced by Music Research, Incorporated, 2023 N Woodstock Street, Arlington 7, Virginia, U.S.A."

notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood

= Gryphon GLP 13157 (1963?)
on back cover: "Produced by Gryphon, Spottswood Music Co, Inc., Box 7102, Arlington, Virginia, 22207, U.S.A."
Gryphon Records, one of Dick Spottswood's labels founded soon after he "left" Music Research, Inc./Piedmont Records

notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood

= Piedmont PLP 13157 (3rd press 1965?, black labels)
on back cover: "Produced by Music Research, Inc., producers of Piedmont and Bullfrog records"
"Music Research, Inc., P.O.Box 288, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A." (Gene Rosenthal [then working for Takoma Records] had built a recording studio
in the basement of his parents' house in Silver Spring, Maryland)

original notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood; additional notes by Lawrence Cohn (1964 Sing Out! article)

= Piedmont PLP 13157 (reissued and distributed 19?? by OJL)   "Mississippi John Hurt, 1963 (Volume I of the Original Piedmont Recordings - 'Folksongs and Blues')"

original notes by T.G. Rockwell & Dick Spottswood; additional notes by Lawrence Cohn (1964 Sing Out! article)

= Piedmont PLP 13157 (reissued and distributed 19?? by OJL)   "Mississippi John Hurt, 1963 (Volume I of the Original Piedmont Recordings - 'Folksongs and Blues')"

notes by Bill Givens
 
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 8053 (US c.1984) special reissue, produced by Bill Givens
On back sleeve: "This material reissued by special arrangement with Music Research, Inc., Tom Hoskins, Pres."
On labels: "(C)℗ Music Research, Piedmont Records - Bullfrog Music"

notes by David Brown & Thomas Hoskins

= Rounder CD 1081 (US 1991) "Avalon Blues 1963"


= Rounder C-1081 (cassette) (US 1991) "Avalon Blues 1963"

mini LP replica CD with OBI

= Vivid Sound VSCD-130 (Jp 2001)


= Old Days ODR-6226 (Jp 4/2016)


= Doxy (download only?) (It 8/2017)

180 g LP

= Hi Horse HHO 13001 (US/Ca 2018)

Mississippi John Hurt discography
Piedmont Records discography

OJL-8054
(1984)
Mississippi John Hurt
Worried Blues


- Lazy Blues
- Farther Along
- Sliding Delta
- Nobody Cares For Me
- Cow Hooking Blues No. 2

- Talking Casey
- Weeping And Wailing
- Worried Blues
- Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
- I Been Cryin' Since You Been Gone

rec. by P.V. Kuykendall, Wynwood Recording Studio, on March 14, 15 and 21, 1964; produced / liner notes by Dick Spottswood

Mississippi John Hurt discography

notes by Robert Shelton
and Dick Spottswood

Piedmont PLP 13161 (1964)


= Chesapeake CLP 13161

original notes by Robert
Shelton and Dick Spottswood

reissued and distributed
19?? by OJL
"Mississippi John Hurt,
1964
(Volume II of the
Original Recordings
'Worried Blues')"


= Origin Jazz Library
OJL 8054

notes by Eric Park

= OJL 8054

notes by David Brown

= Rounder CD 1082 (1991)
"Worried Blues 1963"
["1963" ?]

www.rounder.com


= Vivid Sound VSCD-131 (Jp 2001)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources:
- own record collection
- http://sunsite.kth.se/feastlib/mrf/yinyue/pw/ORIGI.HTM
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

Thanks to Robert Sacré, Brad Barrett, Rob Ford, Chris Smith, Bob Eagle, Hank Moore, Fernando Goin and Peter K. Siegel for additional information / scans

 

Origin Jazz Library was founded in 1960 by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan. After Givens' sudden death in 1999, Cary Ginell and Michael Kieffer, both of whom had worked for him on later OJL releases, elected to keep the company going:

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The Record Label for Blues, Jazz and Western Swing Since 1960

 

 

 

 

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