Blues

Once considered a long-lost studio recording from John Lee Hooker, The Standard School Broadcast Recordings is the first commercial release of a rare 1973 fully electric blues band recording. Performed direct-to-tape at Coast Recorders in San Francisco, t

Recorded in 1966 for the Verve Folkways label, Lightnin' Strikes may not have the notoriety as some of Hopkins' other albums, but this set backed by Jimmy Bond (bass), Earl Palmer (drums) and Don Crawford (harmonica) is classic Lightnin'. From the opener,

A compilation of singles released from 1953 and 1958, I’m Jimmy Reed is his debut full-length album. Initially released in 1958 on Vee-Jay Records, this album features “Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby,” which hit #8 on the Billboard R&B chart. Record Collector

Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-w

Gary Clark Jr.'s 2024 album entitled JPEG RAW, his fourth studio release, marks a grand step in his musical evolution... A powerful and expansive artistic statement.

While retaining the deep and true resonance of his blues foundations and guitar virtuo

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of John Lee Hooker’s electrifying blues classic, Burnin’, this 180-gram reissue offers newly remastered audio from the original analog tapes. Featuring a stereo mix of the album, as it was first released in 1962, the set i

In tomorrow! As a continuing collaboration with Chess Records/Universal Records and the estate of Muddy Waters, Third Man Records is proud to present the reissue of Muddy Waters' fifth studio effort Electric Mud. The album, which Chess originally released

2xLP set of performances documented by Alan Lomax during his final American field recording project, newly remastered and all previously unreleased on vinyl! This set brings together the standout recordings Lomax made in his attempt to document the last v

Jalacy J. Hawkins, better known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, was born on July 18, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he played piano, boxed in local championships and learned opera at the Ohio Conservatory of Music. Although initially pursuing opera af

Released on the Impulse! Records label in early 1966, this collection is a mix of new compositions and re-workings of tunes John Lee Hooker had previously recorded, including a cover of Barrett Strong's 1959 Motown hit "Money (That's What I Want)." Featur

Early James' new album, Medium Raw, produced by Dan Auerbach, is his most compelling work yet. The album blends blues, rock and folk with an unfiltered edge, capturing Early James’ soulful storytelling and powerful vocals. An endlessly gifted lyricist, he

Harlem Street Singer is Reverend Gary Davis’ 1960 album, originally released on Prestige Records’ Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned tracks, including “Death Don’t Have No Mercy,” and standards such as “Samson and Delilah

Live Wire/Blues Power is a live album from Albert King recorded in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. Featuring originals and King’s rendition of classics, the album demonstrates Albert King’s blues prowess. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP

Last Night Blues is Lightnin’ Hopkins’ 1961 album, featuring Sonny Terry. The second of three album collaborations, Last Night Blues showcases Hopkins’ and Terry’s different yet complementary styles to create a well-rounded listening experience.This 180-g

Burning Hell was recorded in 1959 in Detroit, but the album wasn’t released until 1964. Even then, it was only available in the UK. This pressing marks the first official single LP worldwide release the album has seen. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP incl

"Not a lot of people talk about the true origins of bluegrass music," says Swamp Dogg, "but it came from Black people. The banjo, the washtub, all that stuff started with African Americans. We were playing it before it even had a name."

Blackgrass, Swa

Easy Eye Sound presents Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) - an anthology surveying the current state of the blues. Featuring exclusive recordings cut at Easy Eye Sounds's Nashville studio, this snapshot of 21st century ju

Along with B.B. and Freddie, Albert King will forever be hailed as one of the original "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar." Cutting a dynamic 6' 4" figure on stage while playing his 1958 Gibson Flying V upside down to accommodate his left-handedness, Albert

As the momentum continues to build for old-school blues rock trio GA-20, the band takes their expanding fanbase by storm with the release of its first full-length live LP, Live In Loveland. Featuring 11 rowdy, blistering performances (including five songs

"The trance blues stylings of Otha Turner and his Rising Star Fife And Drum Band should be a music classification unto itself, a whole new primitive take on drum and bass. This music is the oldest still-practiced post-colonial American music, and Turner w

"Proud we are to reissue the final piece of Willie Lane's original Cord-Art LP trilogy. It was recorded in various spots throughout Western Mass, in the years following the release of Guitar Army of One. Initially issued in 2016, in an edition of 350, thi