The Blues Collection at Spin ’em Up
This one Blues-Guy, introducing a tune one time, said something like: “If you don’t like the Blues, you got to have a hole in your soul”. Of course he’s right. The Blues is common, it’s Folk. It’s the swaying of Earth in fields of windy grain, it’s a natural because heartbeat and it’s noise; it’s flow, is being alive. Nah, life isn’t constant sorrow, and neither is the Blues, but Joe Zawinul knew, too, and he was a Jazz guy – sometimes shit goes bad. Sometimes, mercy…mercy…mercy. Sometimes, I got a Feeling.
I’m a swinging hammers Blues guy. People say Spirituals, Folk, Rock, Country – BAH! It’s all the Blues, even Jazz is emotive Blues of complicated refrain because, again, life. I’m a foot-stompin’ Blues guy, too, because – Life. You see, Blues is what is sounds like. Yer Blues is your step. Yer Blues is your humor, babe. It’s your humor.
Rebuilding:–> Funk/Soul | Blues | RockUpdated to 7 January 2019 – Aaaand, obsolete. I’ve since added, writing this almost 3 years later.
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Al Kooper; Shuggie Otis | Kooper Session | 1969 | Columbia | CS 9951 | VG |
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Albert King | I’m In A Phone Booth Baby | 1984 | Fantasy | F-9633 | NM- |
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Albert King; Stevie Ray Vaughan | In Session | 2010 | Stax | STX 7501-1 | NM |
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Allman Brothers Band, The | Beginnings | 1973 | ATCO Records | SD 2-805 | VG+ |
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B.B. King | King Of The Blues 1989 | 1988 | MCA Records | MCA-42183 | NM- |
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Ben Harper; Charlie Musselwhite | Get Up! | 2013 | Stax | STX-34243-01 | NM- |
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Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | 1971 | Columbia; Columbia | G 30450 | EX |
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Bessie Smith | Nobody’s Blues But Mine | 1972 | Columbia | G 31093 | VG+ |
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Big Bill Broonzy | I Love My Whiskey | 2014 | Goldenlane Records | CLP 0926 | NM- |
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Big Mama Thornton | Sassy Mama! | 2014 | Vanguard | VSD-79354 | NM |
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Blind Willie McTell | Searching The Desert For The Blues | 2011 | Monk | MK335 | EX |
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Blues Brothers, The | Made In America | 1980 | Atlantic | SD 16025 | EX |
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Bobby Rush | Upstairs At United, Vol. 11 | 2014 | 453 Music | 453-1972 | NM- |
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Bryan Lee | Live at the Old Absinthe House Bar Friday Night (with James Cotton, Frank Marino, & Kenny Wayne Shepherd) | 2017 | Justin Time | JUST100-1 | NM |
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Buddy Guy | Hold That Plane! | 2013 | Vanguard | RGNET1334LP | NM- |
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Charlie Musselwhite | Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite’s Southside Band | 2015 | Vanguard | VSD-79232 | NM |
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Eddie Kirkland | Have Mercy | 1988 | Pulsar | PUL 1003 | EX- |
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Elvin Bishop | Raisin’ Hell | 1977 | Capricorn Records; Capricorn Records; Capricorn Records | C:P 0185 | EX |
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Elvin Bishop | Struttin’ My Stuff | 1975 | Capricorn Records | CP 0165 | VG- |
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Eric Clapton | History Of Eric Clapton | 1972 | ATCO Records | SD 2-803 | VG+ |
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Eric Clapton | At His Best | 1972 | Polydor | PD 3503 | VG+ |
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Eric Clapton; Jeff Beck; Jimmy Page | White Boy Blues – Classic Guitars Of Clapton, Beck & Page | 1984 | Compleat Records | 672005-1 | EX |
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Eric Clapton | Old Sock | 2013 | Bushbranch Records; Surfdog Records | 1-18016 | NM |
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Eubie Blake | Blues And Ragtime Volume 1 | 1973 | Biograph | BLP 1011 | EX |
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Fred McDowell; Johnny Woods | Mama Says I’m Crazy | 2002 | Fat Possum Records; Big Legal Mess Records | 80364-1 | NM- |
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Howlin’ Wolf | Moanin’ In The Moonlight | 1986 | Chess | CH 9195 | EX |
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Howlin’ Wolf | London Sessions | 1971 | Chess | CH-60008 | EX- |
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James Cotton | Cut You Loose! | 2015 | Vanguard; Vanguard | VSD-79283 | NM- |
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Jelly Roll Morton | New Orleans Memories Plus Two | 1979 | Commodore | XFL 14942 | VG+ |
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John Lee Hooker | Get Back Home In The U.S.A. | 2006 | Pure Pleasure Records | PPAN003 | EX |
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John Lee Hooker | Concert At Newport | 1964 | Vee Jay Records; Vee Jay Records | VJLP-1078; VJS 1078 | EX- |
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John Lee Hooker | Endless Boogie | 1971 | ABC Records | ABCD-720 | VG+ |
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John Mayall | Back To The Roots | 1971 | Polydor | 25-3002 | EX |
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John Mayall | Moving On | 1972 | Polydor | PD 5036 | EX |
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John Mayall | Ten Years Are Gone | 1973 | Polydor | PD 2-3005 | EX |
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John Mayall | Best Of John Mayall, The | 1973 | Polydor | PD 2-3006 | EX- |
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John Mayall | USA Union | 1970 | Polydor | 24-4022 | VG+ |
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John Mayall; Jerry McGee; Larry Taylor | Memories | 1971 | Polydor; Polydor | PD-5012 | VG+ |
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Johnny Copeland | Copeland Special | 1981 | Rounder Records | 2025 | EX |
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Johnny Winter | White, Hot & Blue | 1978 | Blue Sky; Blue Sky | JZ 35475 | NM- |
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Johnny Winter | Step Back | 2014 | Megaforce Records | NM- | |
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Johnny Winter | Nothin’ But The Blues | 1977 | Blue Sky | PZ 34813 | VG+ |
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Junior Wells | It’s My Life, Baby | 2015 | Vanguard; Vanguard | VSD 79231 | NM- |
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King Oliver; Louis Armstrong; Bessie Smith | Blues Heritage, The | 1973 | Olympic Records (4); Olympic Records (4) | 7104; OL-7104 | EX |
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Lightnin’ Hopkins | Best Of Lightnin’ Hopkins, The | 1974 | Tradition Everest; Tradition Everest | S-2056 | VG+ |
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Lightnin’ Hopkins; Sonny Terry | Last Night Blues | 2016 | 4 Men With Beards; Prestige Bluesville | 4M248 | NM- |
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Long John Baldry | It Ain’t Easy | 1971 | Warner Bros. Records | WS 1921 | VG+ |
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Lonnie Mack | Strike Like Lightning | 1985 | Alligator Records | AL 4739 | EX |
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Lonnie Mack | Live Attack Of The Killer V | 1990 | Alligator Records | AL 4786 | EX |
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Muddy Waters | Muddy Waters At Newport 1960 | 1986 | Chess | CH 9198 | NM- |
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Muddy Waters | Fathers And Sons | 1969 | Chess | LPS 127 | EX |
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Muddy Waters | Hard Again | 1977 | Blue Sky; Blue Sky | PZ 34449 | EX |
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Nina Simone | Nina Simone Sings The Blues | 2013 | Music On Vinyl; RCA Victor; RCA Victor | LSP-3789 | NM- |
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Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The | Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The | 1971 | Elektra | EKS-7294 | EX |
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Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The | Keep On Moving | 1969 | Elektra | EKS-74053 | EX |
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Pete Krebs | Western Electric | 2017 | Cavity Search | CSR31 | NM- |
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R.L. Burnside | Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down | 2016 | Fat Possum Records | 80332-1 | NM |
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R.L. Burnside | Long Distance Call: Europe 1982 | 2017 | Fat Possum Records | FP1561-1 | NM- |
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Ray Charles | Spotlight On Ray Charles | 1962 | Design Records (2) | DLP-145 | VG |
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Robert Cray | Strong Persuader | 1986 | Mercury; Mercury; Hightone Records; Hightone Records | 422 830-568-1 | EX- |
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Robert Cray Band, The | False Accusations | 1985 | Hightone Records | HT 8005 | EX |
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Robert Johnson | King Of The Delta Blues Singers | 1970 | Columbia | CL 1654 | NM- |
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Roy Buchanan | A Street Called Straight | 1976 | Atlantic | SD 18170 | EX |
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Ry Cooder | Crossroads – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1986 | Warner Bros. Records | 25399-1 | EX |
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Savoy Brown | Blue Matter | 1969 | Parrot | PAS 71027 | VG+ |
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Savoy Brown | Hellbound Train | 1972 | Parrot; London Records | XPAS 71052 | VG+ |
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Savoy Brown | Raw Sienna | 1970 | Parrot | PAS 71036 | VG+ |
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Savoy Brown | Lion’s Share | 1972 | Parrot | VG | |
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Son House | Live At Oberlin College, April 15, 1965 | 2017 | RockBeat Records | ROC-3389 | NM- |
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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Soul To Soul | 1985 | Epic | FE 40036 | EX |
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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Couldn’t Stand The Weather | 1984 | Epic | FE 39304 | EX- |
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Taj Mahal | Real Thing, The | 1971 | Columbia; Columbia; Columbia; Columbia | CG 30619 | EX |
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Taj Mahal | Natch’l Blues, The | 1971 | Columbia | CS 9698 | VG+ |
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Various | Blues At Newport | 2013 | Vanguard | VSD 79145 | NM |
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Various | Rough Guide To Unsung Heroes Of Country Blues (Reborn And Remastered), The | 2016 | World Music Network | RGNET1334LP | NM- |
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Various | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | 1986 | Atlantic | 81696-1 | EX |
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Various | An Anthology Of British Blues | 1968 | Immediate | Z12 52 006 | EX |
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Various | Collector’s History Of American Blues | 0 | Murray Hill Records | 959054 | EX |
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Vaughan Brothers, The | Family Style | 1990 | CBS Associated Records | Z 46225 | EX |
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