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James Reed
b. June 25, 1923 in Little Rock, Arkansas
"may have died around 1975" (Bob Eagle); location of death unknown

discography

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records,
but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible

even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
11954JAMES REED AND HIS BLUES BAND

- This Is The End (FL 176)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- My Mama Told Me (FL 177)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. March 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; Que Martyn, ts; g; b; dr


Flair 1034

21954JAMES REED and His Orchestra

- Dr. Brown (FL 187)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- You Better Hold Me (FL 188)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. March 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; Que Martyn, ts; g; b; dr


Flair 1042

   

- The End (alt tk) #
- Dr. Brown (alt tk) *
- You Better Hold Me (alt tk) #

rec. March 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; Que Martyn, ts; g; b; dr


Flair unissued

# Ace CHD 224
* Ace CDCHD 1194

31954JAMES REED WITH ORCHESTRA

- Oh People (A)   @ Spotify
- My Love Is Real (AA)   @ Spotify

rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr


Money 201

Lafayette Thomas discography

48/1954JAMES REED and his Band

- Things Ain't What They Used To Be (6409)   @ Spotify
- You Better Hold Me (6639)   @ Spotify

rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr


Big Town 117

Lafayette Thomas discography

4a1954? 

JIMMY WILSON
- Teardrops On My Pillow [Big Town 113]
THE 4 ACES
- I Can See An Angel [Big Town 1001]


JAMES REED
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be [Big Town 117]
QUE MARTIN
- My Pretty Sally (instr)

JIMMY WILSON
- Mountain Climber [Big Town 113]

JAMES REED
- You Better Hold Me [Big Town 117]
THE 4 ACES
- Release Me [Big Town 1002]
QUE MARTIN
- Love That Died


issued by Bill McCall of 4 Star Records

10 inch 33 1/3 rpm used for radio promotion ("This is not an L.P. Record" "use 78 rpm needle")

Big Town ET-1002 (US 1954?)

Jimmy Wilson discography

51972JAMES REED

- I Wanna Know (A)   @ Spotify
- Tin Pan Alley (B)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr

from an ad in BU 91 (May 1972), p. 24: "The label is identical to the one it would have carried if it would have been released when it was pressed in 1954." (Rhythm Records, P.O. Box 1228, Phoenix, Arizona)

Lafayette Thomas discography


Rhythm 1775 (repro 1972)
[originally David Rosenbaum's label]


LP / CD compilations
61970California Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Three

Kent/United/Musidisc LPs track sequence:
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
- Three Hours Past Midnight   @ youtube
George Smith
- I Found My Baby   @ youtube
- Hey Mr. Porter   @ youtube

James Reed
- The End [Flair 1034]   @ youtube
- My Mama Told Me [Flair 1034]   @ youtube
Walter Robinson
- I've Done Everthing I Can   @ youtube

Johnny Fuller
- Prowling Blues   @ youtube
- Hard Times   @ youtube
- It's Your Life   @ Spotify
- Buddy   @ youtube
- Back Home   @ Spotify
- Johnny's Low Down Blues   @ Spotify

P-Vine PCD-3037 track sequence:
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
- Three Hours Past Midnight
George Smith
- I Found My Baby
- Hey Mr. Porter

James Reed
- The End [Flair 1034]
- My Mama Told Me [Flair 1034]
- Dr. Brown [Flair 1042, Kent KST-9012]   @ youtube
- You Better Hold Me [Flair 1042, Kent KST-9012]   @ youtube
Walter Robinson
- I've Done Everything I Can
- Sputterin' Blues
Johnny Fuller
- Prowlin' Blues
- Hard Times
- It's Your Life
- Buddy
- Back Home
- Johnny's Low Down Blues
Jimmy McCracklin
- Just Won't Let Her Go
- Gotta Cut Out


Kent KST-9003 inner gatefold pictures:
left: "George 'Harmonica' Smith at The Troubadour in Los Angeles in 1969 or 1970 at a gig by the Muddy Waters Band. The guitarist may be James 'Pee Wee' Madison but I'm not sure." (Frank Scott @ facebook, 09/04/2019); photographer: Frank Scott
right: Johnny "Guitar" Watson onstage at the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, UK, April 3, 1965 in London, UK, March 26 or 27 or April 4 or 6, 1965; backing band: The Stormsville Shakers; photographer: Brian Smith Frank Scott

gatefold LP
notes (December 1969) by Bruce Bromberg
 
Kent KST-9003 (US 1970)     Kent KST-9003 inner gatefold; left: George Smith, right: Johnny 'Guitar' Watson

 
= United Superior US-7780 (US 197?)

8 track stereo cartridge

= Cadet (US 19??)

notes by Bruce Bromberg

Kent KST-9003 (US 197?) (repress without gatefold!)

notes by Bruce Bromberg

= Musidisc 30 AB 5603 (Fr 1976)

12-pp. booklet

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

Kent Anthology discography
George 'Harmonica' Smith discography
Johnny Fuller discography
Jimmy McCracklin discography

71970West Coast Blues
Anthology of the Blues - Archive series   Volume Twelve

Kent/United/Musidisc LPs track sequence:
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 [Flair 1042]   @ youtube
- You Better Hold Me [Flair 1042]   @ youtube
Roy Hawkins
- Strange Land   @ youtube
Saunders King
- S.K. Blues (part 2)

P-Vine PCD-3042 track sequence:
Mercy Dee - Stubborn Woman
Mercy Dee - Have You Ever
Mercy Dee - Romp And Stomp Blues
Jimmy Nelson - T-99 Blues
Jimmy Nelson - Big Mouth
Jimmy Nelson - Rain Drop Blues
Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop
Pee Wee Crayton - When Darkness Falls
Pee Wee Crayton - Rosa Lee
Pee Wee Crayton - Boogie Walk
Pee Wee Crayton - Where Can You Be?
Saunders King - S.K. Blues (Part 1)
Saunders King - S.K. Blues (Part 2)
J.W. Walker - Sitting Here Wondering
J.W. Walker - J.W.'s Blues
Roy Hawkins - Strange Land
Roy Hawkins - The Thrill Is Gone


notes by Michael Bromberg

Kent KST-9012 (US 1970)


= United Superior US-7789

notes by Michael Bromberg

= Musidisc 30 AB 5612 (Fr 1976)

12-pp. booklet

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

Kent Anthology discography
Mercy Dee discography
Roy Hawkins discography

81977Roots - Soul Sounds Of A Proud People

- Black Cat - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Mean And Evil - Elmore James
- Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Willie Nix
- You Gotta Jump Back Baby - Sunny Blair
- Gone With The Wind - Roosevelt Sykes

- Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed
- Black Nights - Lowell Fulsom
- The Jungle - B.B. King
- Needed Time - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Queen Bee - John Lee Hooker
- Riding In The Moonlight - Howling Wolf


- Dust My Blues - Elmore James
- Chains Of Love - Joe Turner
- When The Sun Goes Down - Smokey Hogg [Kent KST 524]

- Dr. Brown - James Reed
- Highway 99 - Joe Hill Louis
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker

- Strange Land - Roy Hawkins
- Three O'clock Blues - B.B. King
- Brow Skin Woman - Howling Wolf
- Night Time Is The Right Time - Joe Turner
- You Don't Have To Go - Jimmy Reed
- All In My Dreams - Boyd Gilmore [Modern 872]


DLP

Kent KST-700

91987Bay Area Blues Blasters
featuring Lafayette "Thing" Thomas

Lafayette Thomas
- Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town
- Standing In The Back Door Cryin'
Johnny Parker
- What You Did To Me
- Tired Of Everybody

James Reed
- Dr. Brown (alt tk) [Flair unissued]
- You Better Hold Me (alt tk) [Flair unissued]
- The End (alt tk) [Flair unissued]
Jimmy McCracklin's Blues Blasters
- Blues Blasters Boogie

Roy Hawkins
- It's Hard
- Is It Too Late
- The Thrill Is Gone
- If I Had Listened
Baby "Pee Wee" Parham
- People Are Wonderin'
- I've Got A Feeling

James Reed
- My Mama Told Me [Flair 1034]
- The End [Flair 1034]

Original sessions prod. by Joe Bihari and Bob Geddins

notes by Ray Topping

Ace CDH 224

101987Juke Joint Blues - The Fifties

B.B. King
- Three O'Clock Blues
Elmore James
- Long Tall Woman
Boyd Gilmore
- Ramblin' On My Mind (tk 2) [Modern unissued]
Baby Face Turner
- Gonna Let You Go
Junior Parker
- Love My Baby
Howlin' Wolf
- Riding in the Moonlight
Dudlow & Peck Curtis
- 44 Blues
Sunny Blair
- Step Back Baby

James Reed
- This Is The End
Lightnin' Hopkins
Jake Head Boogie

Little George Smith
- Down in New Orleans (aka Hey Mr. Porter)
Dixie Blues Boys
- Monte Carlo
Floyd Dixon
- Doin' The Town Rosco Gordon
- Just In From Texas
Jimmy Nelson
- Big Mouth
Mercy Dee
- Have You Ever
Walter Robertson
- Sputterin' Blues
Kid Tanner
- Going To New Orleans
Joe Hill Louis
- Good Morning Little Angel
Johnny Fuller
- Prowling Blues

CD bonus tracks:
Jimmy McCracklin
- The Panic's On
Walter Horton
- What's The Matter With You



Ace CHA 216 (UK 1987)

(=) Capitol CD 86304 (1993)

1119??Stompin'   Volume Seven

Albert Washington - Ramble
Roy Perkins - Bye Bye Baby
H-Bomb Ferguson - She Don't Want Me
Lord Tennyson - The Dance
Earl Gaines - Now Do You Hear
Howlin' Wolf - Down In The Bottom
Sammy Jr. - Slowly Losing My Mind
Freddie Hall & His Aces - Can't This Be Mine

Laurie Tate - Rock Me Daddy
Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man
Smokey Joe - Start All Over Again
Brooks & Brown - Sleeping In An Ocean Of Tears
Prince Charles - Come On Home

James Reed - You Better Hold Me
Little Walter - Roller Coaster
Willie King - Peg Leg Woman



Stompin' STOMP 107

Stompin' Records discography

12200?Stompin' 31
23 More R'n'B Blasters!

Peppermint Harris - Angel Child
Larry Davis - I Tried
Otis Rush - Keep ON Loving Me Baby
Albert Collins - Collins Shuffle
Lloyd & Willie - Don't Know Where She Went
Gus Jenkins - Jealous Of You Baby
Fenton Robinson - Crazy Crazy Loving
Magic Sam - Love Me With A Feeling

James Reed - You Better Hold Me
Morris Pejoe - She Walked Right In
David Deans Combo - Double Freeze
Morris Pejoe - You Gone Away
Fenton Robinson - Mississippi Steamboat
Johnny Fuller - Weeping & Mourning
Little Johnny Cook - Try Your Love
Charlie & Jives - Come On
Johnny "Rockhouse" Green - I've Got A Big Cadillac
Dossie Terry - You Will Be Mine
Fento & Castle Rockers - The Freeze
Little Marie Allen - Humdinger
Don & Dewey - Miss Sue
Pee Wee Kingsly - Flippin' & Floppin'
Pee Wee Kingsly - Nickle & Dime



Stompin' CD 331

Stompin' Records discography

132004?The Best Of Big Town

- Mattie, Leave Me Alone - Thrillers
- Memories Of You - Ontarios
- Tin Pin Alley - Jimmy Wilson
- Big Eyes - Little Caesar
- Who's Arms Are You Missing - Original Four Aces
- He's A Real Fine Man - Fats Gaines
- Wonder Why I'm Leaving - Little Caesar
- I'm Gonna Move - Ontarios
- Honkin' At Midnight - Frank Motley
- Work With It - Que Martin
- Bad Women Blues - Joe Hill Louis

- You Better Hold Me - James Reed
- Can't Stand It All Alone - Little Caesar
- Don't Ever Leave Me Again - Angel Face
- You Were My First Love Affair - Original Four Aces
- Mean Train - King Solomon's Trio
- Lover's Mambo - Ontarios

- Things Ain't What They Used To Be - James Reed
- What Kind Of Fool Is He - Little Ceasar
- The Drunkard - Thrillers
- Don't Know Where I'm At - Al Harrison
- Call Me A Hound Dog - Jimmy Wilson
- Homework Blues - Fats Gaines
- Hydromatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis
- I Can See An Angel - Original Four Aces
- I Love You Baby - Willie B. Huff
- Baby I'm Cutting Out - King Solomon's Trio
- New Hound Dog - Frank Motley
- I'll Drink A Toast - Ontarios
- Operator 209 - Willie B. Huff
- Release Me - Original Four Aces


Big Town BTRCD 100

14200?The Downhome Blues Sessions   Volume 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

152004R&B Guitars 1950-54

Nelson Carlson
- My Baby Left Me
- Lost
- Crazy About My Baby
- Waiting For Love
James "Wide Mouth" Brown
- A Weary Silent Night
- Boogie Woogie Nighthawk
Zulu Bollin
- Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night
- Headlight Blues
- Cry Cry Cry
- Stavin Chain
Charles Maxfield
- The World Is Turning Over
- Somebody´s Got To Go
- Don't Do Me Wrong
- The Two Timer

James Reed
- (This Is) The End
- The End (alt tk)
- My Mama Told Me
- Dr Brown
- You Better Hold Me
- I Wanna Know
- Roughest Place In Town
- Oh People
- My Love Is Real
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- You Better Hold Me


Blue Moon BMCD 6018
(Sp 2004)

162008San Francisco Post-War California Down Home Blues

part 1: Downtown Down Home Blues
- San Francisco Blues - Lowell Fulson
- Lonesome Blues - Black Diamond
- Big Road Blues - K.C. Douglas
- Leaving Memphis Frisco Bound - Jesse Fuller
- Lonesome Cabin Blues - Mercy Dee Walton
- Double Trouble Blues - Lowell Fulson
- Can't Stand It All Alone - Little Caesar
- Buddy - Johnny Fuller
- Train Train Blues - Johnny Fuller
- Beggar Man Blues - Willie B. Huff
- I've Done Everything I Can - Walter Robinson


part 2: The Influence of Lafayette Thomas' Guitar
- Sam's Drag - Lafayette Thomas
- Tin Pan Alley - Jimmy Wilson
- A Woman Is To Blame - Jimmy Wilson

- Doctor Brown - James Reed
- My Mama Told Me - James Reed
- Don't Have To Worry - Lafayette Thomas
- Lost Mind - Lafayette Thomas
- The Panic's On - Jimmy McCracklin
- The End - Jimmy McCracklin
- What You Did To Me? - Johnny Parker
- Cockroach Run - Lafayette Thomas



Saga Blues CD 40 SAG 530 192-8

172008Bob Geddins' Rhythm Records Story

Jimmy Wilson - Strangest Blues
Jimmy Wilson - I Used To Love A Woman
Jimmy Wilson - Trouble, Trouble
Jimmy Wilson - Frisco Bay
Johnny Fuller - Fool's Paradise
Johnny Fuller - First Stage Of The Blues
Johnny Fuller & His Band - I'm Bad
Johnny Fuller & His Band - Find My Baby
Willie B Huff - I've Been Thinkin' & Thinkin'
Willie B Huff - Beggar Man Blues
L.C. Robinson - If I Lose You Baby
L.C. Robinson - Why Don't You Write To Me
Johnny Fuller - Train Train Blues
Johnny Fuller - Bad Luck Overtook Me
Mercy Dee - Trailing My Baby
Mercy Dee - Main Event

James Reed - Roughest Place In Town (Tin Pan Alley)
James Reed - I Wanna Know
Johnny Fuller - Mean Old World
Johnny Fuller - How Long
K.C. Douglas - K.C. Boogie
K.C. Douglas - Lonely Blues
Johnny Fuller - Johnny Ace's Last Letter
Mercy Dee - Trying To Kick This Habit
Bob Geddins - Mar-Rier (Maria's Blues)
Bob Geddins - Loueggie Blues (Blues In Italy)


notes by Opal Louis Nations

Acrobat ACMCD 4239 (UK 2008)

182009The Bob Geddins Blues Legacy

disc 1:
- Jelly, Jelly - Lowell Fulson & The Ful-Tones
- Mean Woman Blues - Lowell Fulson & The Ful-Tones
- 9:30 Shuffle - Lowell Fulson & The Ful-Tones
- Thinking Blues - Lowell Fulson & The Ful-Tones
- Re-Enlisted Blues - Turner Willis
- Rock and Rye - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Miss Minnie Lee Blues - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Playin' on Me - Jimmy McCracklin
- Big Foot Mama - Jimmy McCracklin
- Streamlined Baby - Johnny Ingram & His Rhythm Czars / Jimmy Nelson
- The Red Light Gotta Go - Johnny Ingram & His Rhythm Czars / Jimmy Nelson
- Trying to Find My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Let's Throw a Boogie Woogie - Lowell Fulson
- Highway '99' - Lowell Fulson
- Whiskey Blues - Lowell Fulson
- Irma Jean Blues - Bob Geddins' Cavaliers
- Tell Me Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Fulson Boogie - Lowell Fulson
- My Baby Left Me - Lowell Fulson
- Stormin' and Rainin' - Lowell Fulson
- Ridin' Hi - Johnny Ingram & His Rhythm Czars
- Jubudy - Johnny Ingram & His Rhythm Czars
- When I'm Gone - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- South Side Mood - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Listen Woman - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- I Can't Understand Love - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters


disc 2
- Nobody's Business - Bob Geddins' Cavaliers / Jimmy Wilson
- Mistake In Life - Bob Geddins' Cavaliers / Jimmy Wilson
- Prison Bound - Lowell Fulson
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Railroad Blues - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Ain't No Fault Of Mine - Roy Hawkins
- They Raided the Joint - Roy Hawkins
- Mercury Boogie - K.C. Douglas
- Eclipse Of The Sun - Sidney Maiden
- Strangest Blues - Jimmy Wilson
- I Used To Love A Woman - Jimmy Wilson
- So Tired I Could Cry - The West Side Trio
- West Side Jump - The West Side Trio
- Beggar Man Blues - Willie B. Huff
- I've Been Thinkin' and Thinkin' - Willie B. Huff
- Jimmy's Blues - Jimmy McCracklin
- Low Down Mood - Jimmy McCracklin
- Poor Boy - Ulysses James
- Lonesome Blues - Emery Franklin
- Lonely Boy Blues - K.C. Douglas & His Lumberjacks
- K.C. Boogie - K.C. Douglas & His Lumberjacks
- She's My Baby - Jimmy McCracklin
- Trailing My Baby - Mercy Dee Walton [Rhythm 1774]
- The Main Event - Mercy Dee Walton
- Blues In The Alley - Jimmy Wilson
- Oh Red - Jimmy Wilson


disc 3:
- Tin Pan Alley - Jimmy Wilson
- Big Town Jump - Jimmy Wilson
- Mountain Climber - Jimmy Wilson / Que Martyn
- Teardrops On My Pillow - Jimmy Wilson / Que Martyn
- Bad Woman Blues - Joe Hill Louis
- Hydramatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis
- Call Me A Hound Dog - Jimmy Wilson
- Instrumental Jump - Jimmy Wilson
- Jumpin' From Six To Six - Jimmy Wilson
- Trouble in My Home - Jimmy Wilson
- I Love You Baby - Willie B. Huff
- Operator 209 - Willie B. Huff

- You Better Hold Me - James Reed
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be - James Reed
- Big Eyes - Little Caesar
- Can't Stand It All Alone - Little Caesar
- I Found Out - Jimmy Wilson
- Oh Red - Jimmy Wilson
- A Woman Is A Woman - Jimmy Wilson
- Blues At Sundown - Jimmy Wilson
- Mean Train - King Soloman Trio
- Baby, I'm Cutting Out - King Soloman Trio
- Wonder Why I'm Leaving - Little Caesar
- What Kind of Fool - Little Caesar
- He's A Real Fine Man - Fats Gaines
- Home Work Blues - Fats Gaines
- Don't Ever Leave Me Again - Angel Face / Frank Motley


disc 4:
- Train Train Blues - Johnny Fuller
- Bad Luck Overtook Me - Johnny Fuller
- Mean Old World - Johnny Fuller
- How Long - Johnny Fuller
- I Wanna Make Love To You - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- You're The One - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Fare-Well - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Take A Chance - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Sunny Road - Johnny Fuller
- I Can't Succeed - Johnny Fuller
- Too Late To Change - Johnny Fuller
- Roughest Place In Town - Johnny Fuller
- Well Baby - Juke Boy Bonner
- Rock With Me Baby - Juke Boy Bonner
- Mama Told Me - Johnny Fuller
- Comin' Round The Corner - Johnny Fuller
- Fool's Paradise - Johnny Fuller
- First Stage Of The Blues - Johnny Fuller
- Don't Talk Back - Hi-Tones / Big Mama Thornton
- Big Mama's Coming Home - Hi-Tones / Big Mama Thornton
- Savoy's Jump - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- I'm the One - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Beer Tavern Girl - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- My Love For You - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
- Lovin' Lovin' Man - Johnny Fuller
- Remember - Johnny Fuller
- Strange Land - Johnny Fuller
- Weeping And Mourning - Johnny Fuller


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 77122

1911/2011Dust My Rhythm & Blues
The Flair Records R&B Story 1953-55

CD 1:
- Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman) - Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs
- Early In The Morning - Elmore James & His Broomdusters
- She Wants To Rock (tk 2) - The Flairs
- I Wonder Why (tk 1) - The Royal Hawk & His Orchestra
- Can't Stop Lovin' - Elmore James & His Broomdusters
- Midnight Hours Journey - Johnny Ace
- Down At Hayden's - The Hunters feat. Young Jessie
- Hello Baby - Big Duke & His Orchestra
- Send Him Back (tk 6) - Shirley Gunter with Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra
- Route "90" - Clarence "Bonton" Garlow & His Orchestra
- Strange Kinda Feeling - Elmore James & His Broomdusters
- Pleadin' Heart - The Whips
- Found Some Good Lovin' (tk 1, breakdown & tk 2, master) - Shirley Gunter with Maxwell Davis & His Orchestra
- Gettin' High (tk 1) - The Flairs
- Baby Beat It (tk 4) - Big Duke & His Orchestra
- This Time It's Real - Ricky & Jennell
- My Mama Told Me - James Reed
- Beggin' & Pleadin' (tk 1) - Big Duke & His Orchestra
- My Close Friend (tk 1) - Saunders King & His Orchestra
- I've Got The Feeling - Baby "Pee Wee" Parham
- Baby Please (tk 4) - Mat Cockrell
- Night Howler - Billy Gale & His Orchestra
- Sho' Nuff I Do - Elmore James & His Broomdusters

- You Better Hold Me (tk 1) - James Reed & His Orchestra
- Loosely - Ike Turner & His Orchestra

CD 2:
- Chop House (tk 1) - Blinky Allen & His Orchestra
- Let's Make With Some Love (tk 2) - The Flairs
- Quit Hangin' Around Me (tk 1) - Saunders King & His Orchestra
- An Angel Cried - Anna Marie & The Stardusters with Blinky Allen & The Stardusters
- Blue Mambo - Bobby Rey & His Orchestra
- Oop Shoop (tk 2) - Shirley Gunter & The Queens
- Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (tk 2) - The Chimes
- Sputterin' Blues - Walter Robertson
- Hard Times - Johnny Fuller
- The Big Break - Richard Berry
- Standing At The Crossroads - Elmore James & His Broomdusters
- Daddy Daddy (tk 1) - Richard Berry & The Dreamers
- Cuban Get Away - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
- Dizzy (tk 1) - The Carroll County Boys featuring Pee Wee Crayton
- Farewell - Bobby Relf & The Laurels
- Oh! Oh! Get Out Of The Car - Richard Berry
- She Loves To Dance - The Flairs
- Stubborn Woman - Mercy Dee
- Next Time (tk 4) - Richard Berry
- Oh, Oh, Please - Mercy Dee
- Ipsy Opsie Ooh (tk 1) - Shirley Gunter & The Flairs
- Dust My Blues - Elmore James & His Broomdusters
- Together (tk 2) - Richard Berry & The Dreamers
- Have You Ever? - Mercy Dee
- Goodbye - Elmore James & His Broomdusters


compiled by Tony Rounce

2 CD set
notes by Tony Rounce

Ace CD TOP2 1382 (UK)

Tony Rounce @
acerecords.co.uk



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 527
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 828
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Bob Eagle, Max Hoeffner, Gerrit Robs, Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva, Patrick Banino, Raymond Astbury and Dave Penny for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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