Tracks Idle Hours
- Long Time Blues - Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey
- You Have No Love in Your Heart
- Darling, I Miss You So
- You Are My Life
- Please Baby
- Idle Hours - Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey
- No More Cryin'
- I Got the Blues So Bad - Victoria Spivey
- Oh Yes Baby
- Leave Me or Love Me
- End It All
- Good Luck Darling
Release date: 1992-04-14
RRP: £8.99
Price: £10.51
Review Idle Hours / Lonnie Johnson:
Tracks Dreams Come True
- It Hurts to Be in Love
- Dreams Come True
- Snake Dance
- Love, Sweet Love
- You Can If You Think You Can
- Gonna Make It
- Something's Got a Hold on Me
- I Idolize You
- Turn the Lock on Love
- Good Rockin' Daddy
- Bad Thing
- Fool in Love
RRP: £14.99
Price: £4.97
Review Dreams Come True / Ball:Austin's leading ladies of contemporary blues team up for the best album ever on club-owner Clifford Antone's label. The songs mix Ike Turner gems with three Ball compositions, two from bassist Sarah Brown, and others by Harold Battiste and Lavelle White. Which means the accent is on old-fashioned hooks and harmonies, perfectly executed right from the opening Ike and Tina hit "A Fool in Love. " All three women sing lead on that number, but otherwise they trade the spotlight. Ball's singing is tart 'n' sweet, with a hint of Texas dust. Her barrelhouse piano is the CD's most distinctive instrumental voice. And her "Snake Dance" is the biggest surprise, conjuring a New Orleans voodoo vibe. Strehli belts in clear, powerful tones-imagine Ma Rainey as a rocker. Barton sings sassy, with a slight sultry slur-also with the know-how to make "Good Rockin' Daddy" '50s perfect. Barton's career stalled after this 1990 session, while Ball and Strehli have continued to make excellent recordings. [+]-Ted Drozdowski.
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Tracks Koko Taylor [CASSETTE]
- Nitty Gritty
- Love You Like a Woman
- Insane Asylum
- Wang Dang Doodle
- Yes, It's Good for You
- I Love a Lover Like You
- Fire
- I Don't Care Who Knows
- Twenty-Nine Ways to My Baby's Door
- Whatever I Am, You Made Me
- Don't Mess With the Messer
- I'm a Little Mixed Up
Release date: 1990-10-17
RRP: £4.99
Price: £19.74
Review Koko Taylor [CASSETTE] / Koko Taylor:Her self-titled debut, containing songs recorded from 1965 through 1969, shows Koko Taylor's brash, gut-deep vocal style already well established; it's a voice that's made her the queen of Chicago blues. Produced by Willie Dixon, who (unsurprisingly) wrote several of the songs here (including Taylor's signature hit, "Wang Dang Doodle") and contributes backing vocals and bass work, Koko Taylor is an excellent representation of Taylor's years at the prestigious Chess label. While not as comprehensive as What It Takes: The Chess Years, the album includes much of Taylor's classic work: the aforementioned "Doodle," the extremely sexy "I Love a Lover Like You," the solid-as-a-brick-wall "I'm a Little Mixed Up," and the hilariously funny "Twenty-Nine Ways. " Taylor had some great sidemen for these sessions, too: Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines, Walter Horton, and Sunnyland Slim all make appearances. -Genevieve Williams.
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Tracks Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits [CASSETTE]
- Cry Baby - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Janis Joplin
- Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin
- Maybe [*] - Janis Joplin
- Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin
- Down on Me - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin
- Bye, Bye Baby - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin
- Move Over - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Janis Joplin
- Mercedes Benz [*] - Janis Joplin
- Ball and Chain - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Janis Joplin
- Get It While You Can - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Janis Joplin
- Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) - Janis Joplin, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band
- Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Janis Joplin
Release date: 1992-12-01
Price: £27.93
Review Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits [CASSETTE] / Janis Joplin:
Tracks Blue One
- Blues Is All I Ever Knew
- Blues Line
- Full Circle Blues
- Blue Papa
- Once in a Blue Moon
- Where Blue Begins
- True Blue Love
- Blue Temptation
- Blue Country
- Blue Light
- Big Daddy Blues
- Blue Moves
- Blue Room
- Scream Blue Murder
Release date: 2003-03-30
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.04
Review Blue One / Dana Gillespie:
Tracks Memphis Minnie Vol.3 1937
- Wants Cake When I'm Hungry
- Down In The Alley
- Living The Best I Can
- Hot Stuff
- You Can't Rule Me
- I'm Going Don't You Know
- No Need You Doggin' Me
- Look What You Got
- Keep On Sailing
- New Caught Me Wrong Again
- Down In The Alley
- Blues Everywhere
- Running And Dodging Blues
- My Baby Don't Want Me No More
- Please Don't Stop Him
- Look What You Got
- Walking And Crying Blues
- Stop Lying On Me
- Hot Stuff
- My Baby Don't Want Me No More
Release date: 2000-03-01
RRP: £10.99
Price: £8.36
Review Memphis Minnie Vol.3 1937 / Memphis Minnie:
Tracks Young Girl Blues
- Cuban Getaway
- Mean Old Lonesome Train
- But I Forgive You
- (Me and My) Chauffeur Blues
- Queen Bee
- Off the Hook
- Hooked on Love
- Walkin' Home
- Time to Travel
- Little Mixed Up
- Gone Blind
Release date: 2000-01-24
RRP: £14.99
Price: £13.60
Review Young Girl Blues / Sue Foley:
Tracks Live in New York
- Drown In My Own Tears
- They Call It Stormy Monday
- I Can't Turn You Loose
- Dust Your Broom
- Rock Me Baby
- Out On The Streets Again
- Respect Yourself
- Shake Yo Bootle
- I'd Rather Go Blind
Release date: 2005-05-09
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.49
Review Live in New York / Etta James:
Tracks Come a Little Closer
- St Louis Blues
- Mama Told Me
- Powerplay
- Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
- Feeling Uneasy
- Sookie Sookie
- Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight
- You Give Me What I Want
- Come A Little Closer
- Out On The Street Again
Release date: 1997-10-14
Price: £9.99
Review Come a Little Closer / Etta James:
Tracks 1928-1929
- Devil's Gonna Get You
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- St. Louis Blues, Pt. 3
- Me and My Gin
- Kitchen Man
- Slow and Easy Man
- St. Louis Blues, Pt. 1
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
- Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
- I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away)
- St. Louis Blues, Pt. 2
- He's Got Me Goin'
- Washwoman's Blues
- It Makes My Love Come Down
- Yes Indeed He Do!
- Take It Right Back
- Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
- St. Louis Blues, Pt. 4
- Poor Man's Blues
- Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
- You Ought to Be Ashamed
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Release date: 1996-10-15
Price: £12.49
Review 1928-1929 / Bessie Smith:
Tracks My Greatest Songs
- Miss Pitiful
- Pushover
- Stop The Wedding
- I'd Rather Go Blind
- Two Sides (To Every Story)
- Pay Back
- Tell Mama
- Security
- At Last
- I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Trust In Me
- I Found A Love
- Spoonful
- Something's Got A Hold On Me
- It's All Right
- A Sunday Kind Of Love
Price: £5.99
Review My Greatest Songs / Etta James:
Tracks Pearl
- Half Moon
- Mercedes Benz
- Buried Alive In The Blues
- Get It While You Can
- My Baby
- Trust Me
- Cry Baby
- Me And Bobby McGee
- Woman Left Lonely
- Move Over
Release date: 1995-07-01
Review Pearl / Janis Joplin:
Tracks 1925-1933
- One and Two Blues - Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith
- Muddy Water [A Mississippi Moon]
- Foolish Man Blues
- Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Yellow Dog Blues - Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six, Bessie Smith
- Lock and Key
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Money Blues - Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith
- Standin' in the Rain Blues
- I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Do Your Duty
- I'm Wild About That Thing - Bessie Smith,
- I Want Every Bit of It - Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams
- Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
- I'm Down in the Dumps
- Blue Spirit Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Careless Love
Price: £8.42
Review 1925-1933 / Bessie Smith:
Tracks The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) [CASSETTE]
- St. Louis Blues
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- At the Christmas Ball
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- Work House Blues
- Rainy Weather Blues
- Sing, Sing Prison Blues
- I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
- Reckless Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Careless Love
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Nobody's Blues But Mine
- He's Gone Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- Mountain Top Blues
- Frankie Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- Salt Water Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Lou'siana Low Down Blues
- Dixie Flyer Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Follow the Deal on Down
- J.C. Holmes Blues
- Bye Bye Blues
- Sinful Blues
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- My Man Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
Release date: 1991-09-10
RRP: £10.99
Price: £35.66
Review The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) [CASSETTE] / Bessie Smith:
Tracks The Empress & the Pianist: 1923-1931
- Safety Mama
- Any Woman's Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- Worn Out Papa Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Wasted Life Blues
- Sinful Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- He's Gone Blues
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Honey Man Blues
- Hard Time Blues
- Backwater Blues
- St. Louis Gal
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Outside of That
- It Makes My Love Come Down
- Pinchbacks-Take 'Em Away!
- Downhearted Blues
Release date: 1999-10-12
RRP: £7.99
Price: £15.95
Review The Empress & the Pianist: 1923-1931 / Bessie Smith:
Tracks Takin' a Chance on Love
- Dinah
- Bread And Gravy
- Georgia On My Mind
- What Goes Up Must Come Down
- Push-Out
- Cabin In The Sky
- Old Man Harlem
- Honey In The Honeycomb
- I'll Get Along Somehow
- Stop Myself From Worryin' Over You
- Baby What Else Can I Do
- Cabin In The Sky
- Lonesome Walls
- If You Ever Change Your Mind
- Taking A Chance On Love
- I Just Got A Letter
- Down In My Soul
- Frankie And Johnny
- Y' Had It Comin' To You
- How Can I Face This Wearied World Alone
- Am I Blue
- You're A Sweetheart
- You're Mine
- Taking A Chance On Love
- Jeepers Creepers
- Love Turned The Light Out
- They Say
Release date: 1999-10-01
RRP: £9.99
Price: £18.09
Review Takin' a Chance on Love / Ethel Waters:
Tracks Ma Rainey Vol.3 1925-1926
- Bessemer Bound Blues [Take 2]
- Bessemer Bound Blues [Take 1]
- Down in the Basement
- Titanic Man Blues [Take 2]
- Broken Hearted Blues
- Jealousy Blues
- Broken Soul Blues
- Sissy Blues
- Mountain Jack Blues [Take 3]
- Yonder Come the Blues
- Seeking Blues [Take 2]
- Wringin' and Twistin' Blues
- Stack O' Lee Blues
- Chain Gang Blues
- Oh My Babe Blues
- Trust No Man
- Slave to the Blues
- Mountain Jack Blues [Take 1]
- Titanic Man Blues [Take 1]
- Seeking Blues [Take 1]
Release date: 1997-10-28
RRP: £10.99
Price: £9.74
Review Ma Rainey Vol.3 1925-1926 / Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey:
Tracks The Collection
- St Louis Blues
- Young Woman's Blues
- Empty Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Gimme A Pigfoot
- Do Your Duty
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where When Or Why)
- Downhearted Blues
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Reckless Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Black Mountain Blues
Release date: 1989-05-01
Price: £9.99
Review The Collection / Bessie Smith:Backed by a rotating roster of jazz stars, Smith's potent delivery made her a peerless star of classic female blues, combining a fiercely independent, almost defiant approach with subtly effective tinges of vulnerability. Early cuts such as "Downhearted Blues," which supposedly saved Columbia records from extinction in 1923, and "T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do" feature only Clarence Williams's piano behind her, but it's her work with Louis Armstrong that truly stands out-Satchmo majestically bobs and weaves his cornet around Smith's lines on "St. Louis Blues," "Reckless Blues," "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle," and the ragtime chestnut "You've Been a Good Old Wagon. " Unfortunately, Columbia offers buyers only two options: this cursory 16-song introduction or an exhaustive five-volume double-CD series. -Marc Greilsamer.
Tracks Harlem Lullaby
- Concentratin'
- Squeeze Me
- Harlem Lullaby
- I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
- Smoke Dreams
- Georgia On My Mind
- It's The Natural Thing To Do
- Moon Got In My Eyes
- Thanks For The Memory
- More Than Ever
- My Melancholy Baby
- Please Be Kind
- Junk Man
- Rock It For Me
- Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid
- Worried Over You
- Lonesome Road
- Ol' Pappy
- Downhearted Blues
- Rockin' Chair
Release date: 1989-12-01
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.35
Review Harlem Lullaby / Mildred Bailey:
![Review Janis Joplin / Farewell Song [CASSETTE]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4XE846BL._SL160_.jpg)
Tracks Farewell Song [CASSETTE]
- One Night Stand
- Catch Me Daddy
- Raise Your Head
- Misery 'N
- Tell Mama
- Medley: Amazing Grace/Hi Heel Sneakers
- Harry
- Farewell Song
- Magic of Love
Release date: 1990-10-17
Price: £4.99
Review Farewell Song [CASSETTE] / Janis Joplin:
| Models & Brands:
Idle Hours, Dreams Come True, Koko Taylor [CASSETTE], Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits [CASSETTE], Blue One, Memphis Minnie Vol.3 1937, Young Girl Blues, Live in New York, Come a Little Closer, 1928-1929, My Greatest Songs, Pearl, 1925-1933, The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) [CASSETTE], The Empress & the Pianist: 1923-1931, Takin' a Chance on Love, Ma Rainey Vol.3 1925-1926, The Collection, Harlem Lullaby, Farewell Song [CASSETTE] |
