We use the UK grading system which includes the grade EX (excellent,) as it offers more detail than the standard “Goldmine” grading scale of M (mint), VG (very good) G (good.)
In addition to the standard letter grades of M, M-, EX+, EX, EX-, VG+, VG, VG-, we occasionally include parenthesis to indicate smaller variations.
We are always happy to answer any questions you have about specific items.
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Bobby Blue Bland
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Two Steps From The Blues
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Stereo orange label; some spine wear but fully intact. One of his best if not his best.
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Duke DPS 74
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EX+/EX+
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$60.00 US
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Blind Blake
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Search Warrant Blues
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Full Shrink; beautiful
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Biograph BLP-12023
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M/M
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$60.00 US
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Blind Blake
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Search Warrant Blues Vol. 2 1926-32
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Full shrink; beautiful
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Biograph BLP-12023
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M/M
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$60.00 US
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Blues/V.A.
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Masters of the Blues 1928-1940
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Great comp. w/ Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Tommy Johnson, Willie McTell, ect.
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Historical HLP-31
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NM/NM
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$40.00 US
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Blues/V.A.
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Sugar Mama Blues
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Never om LP previously; w/Curley Weaver, Pee Wee Huges, Dennis McMillan, ect.
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Biograph BLP 12009
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NM/NM
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$40.00 US
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Juke Boy Bonner
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The Struggle
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DJ stamp on reverse
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Arhoolie 1045
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NM/M
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$45.00 US
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Big Bill Broonzy, Jazz Gillum, Washboard Sam, etc
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Blues Roots/Chicago-The 1930's
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Great various artists lp with Broonzy, Gillum, Washboard Sam, Memphis Minnie, Johnnie Temple, Big Maceo; with insert.
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RBF
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NM/NM
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$50.00 US
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Charles Brown
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Legend !
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W/Earl Hooker, Mel Brown, Red Holloway, Ed Thigpen, etc
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BluesWay BLS-6039
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NM--/M
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$40.00 US
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Mel Brown
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Mel Brown's Fifth
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Black/red first press with gatefold; funky blues from ex-Bobby Bland guitarist
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NM--/NM
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Impulse
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$40.00 US
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Ray Charles
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A Portrait Of Ray
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Mint 1st press; 3/4 shrink wrap intact with original price tag
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Tangerine/ABC
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M/M to NM
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$40.00 US
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Ray Charles
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Dedicated To You
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Beautiful mono 1st press thick vinyl original.
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ABC
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NM/NM to NM-
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$50.00 US
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Ray Charles, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry, etc
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Riot In Blues
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Great and rare multi artist lp with Ray Charles, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Arbee Stidham, Smokey Hogg
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Time
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VG++/NM
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$50.00 US
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Clifford Coulter
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Do It Now !
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red & black 1st press; gatefold; funky jazz
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Impulse
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NM/M
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$40.00 US
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Clifford Coulter
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East Side San Jose
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Black/red 1st press; gatefold; funky blues
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Impulse
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NM/M
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$40.00 US
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Pee Wee Crayton
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Pee Wee Crayton
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Rare and very good Texas blues LP; grey crown label, very clean for a Crown LP
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Crown
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EX+/EX+
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$75.00 US
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Pee Wee Crayton
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Things I Used To Do
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Rare white label dj; ring wear on front cover; MONO
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Vanguard
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VG+/NM
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$40.00 US
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Pee Wee Crayton
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Things I Used To Do
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Unplayed white label promo; 3" split on top spine.
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Vangaurd VSD 6566
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VGH/M
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$50.00 US
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Pee Wee Crayton
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Things I Used To Do
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Unplayed white label promo; 3" split on top spine
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Vangaurd VSD6566
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VGH/M
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$50.00 US
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Rev. Gary Davis & Pink Anderson
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Gospel, Blues & Street Songs
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One side of each artist; "shoe" cover; would be NM if not for some pressing marks; silver & Blue; tiny # stamp on back cover; MONO
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Riverside
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NM/EX
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$85.00 US
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Rev. Gary Davis, Elder Brody, etc.
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Folk Blues
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Early and very good lp of rare blues tracks by Davis, "Elder" Brody, Sonnie & Lonnie, "Big Boy" Ellis & Sonnie & Sam; MONO gatefold.
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Continental
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NM/NM
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$60.00 US
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K.C. Douglas
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K.C.'s Blues
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Maybe unplayed M/M with shrink; blue trident label (I don't think this ever came any other way;) great blues; MONO
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Prestige
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M/M
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$60.00 US
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Champion Jack Dupree
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Anthologie Du Blues
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60's French only lp w/Micky Baker; flipbacks, laminated; MONO
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French Vogue
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NM-/NM--
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$40.00 US
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Champion Jack Dupree
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Blues From The Gutter
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2nd mono press with black fan label of all time classic LP; tiny cut out hole and some light rippling bottom right corner from moisture; clean copy
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Atlantic
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EX/NM
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$40.00 US
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Champion Jack Dupree & Micky Baker
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Jack & Micky in Heavy Blues
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Great lp prod by Mike Vernon; dj sticker on back cvr
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Sire
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NM/NM
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$40.00 US
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Buddy Guy
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I Was Walking Through The Woods
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Great lp; green/pink lbl; slt rubbing back cvr, 1/4" cover cut
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Chess
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NM--/NM
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$40.00 US
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Graham Hine
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Bottleneck Blues
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Great acoustic blues from Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts singer and guitarist
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Blue Goose 2002
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NM/M to NM
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$40.00 US
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John Lee Hooker
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The Blues
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EX/NM
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United US-7725
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EX/NM
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$40.00 US
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J.B. Hutto/Sam Lay/Floyd Jones-Eddie Taylor/B. Arnold
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Goin' To Chicago
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Great Pete Welding produced blues by JB Hutto, Sam Lay Blues Band, Floyd Jones-Eddie Taylor, Billy Boy Arnold Band
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Testament
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NM/NM--
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$40.00 US
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Elmore James
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South Side Blues
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1 side Elmore James, 1 side Jimmy Reed with Eddie Taylor and Hubert Sumlin, cut out hole.
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Cobblestone CST 9001
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NM/NM
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$40.00 US
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Etta James
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Etta James
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First press of early LP with "Spoonful"; great cover; some check marks next to song titles on back, and die cut notch on back cover so it can be hung up as a display !
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Argo
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VG++/NM--to EX
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$50.00 US
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Etta James
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Loosers Weepers
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Super probably unplayed first pressing blue/red/white label; cut corner, one dinged corner from M cover.
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Chess
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NM/M
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$40.00 US
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
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The Classic Folk Blues Of
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Beautiful copy of his first 12" LP on Riverside (RLP 12-125); some minor corner fraying and ageing on back cover, but very nice overall
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Riverside
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NM-/NM-
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$200.00 US
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Blind Willie Johnson
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His Story, told and annotated…
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Rare rural blues by the master; orig press w/insert; MONO
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Folkways
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EX/EX+
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$60.00 US
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James P. Johnson
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Yamekraw: An original composition by James P. Johnson
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1962 mono 1st pressing with booklet
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Folkways FJ 2842
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NM/NM to NM-
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$50.00 US
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Albert King
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King of the Blues Guitar
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Possibly unplayed 1st pressing; with promo sticker on front cover; very light wear to front cover
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Atlantic SD 8213
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EX+/Mint
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$45.00 US
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Albert King
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Lovejoy
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looks unplayed
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Stax STS 2040
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NM/M
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$45.00 US
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B.B. King
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Blues is King
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Full Shrink
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Blues Way/ABC BL-6001
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M/NM
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$40.00 US
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B.B. King
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Blues On Top Of Blues
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Beautiful; looks brand new
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BluesWay BLS-6011
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M/M (full shrink)
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$50.00 US
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B.B. King
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Confessin' The Blues
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Probably unplayed 60's lp
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ABC
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M/M
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$50.00 US
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Lazy Lester
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True Blues
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A classic, and rare too--orig thick disc arrow label; lt marks, but nothing serious, plays GREAT, lt ring wr; much cheaper than $600. for a NM one; MONO
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Excello
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VG+/VG(+)
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$175.00 US
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Leadbelly
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Huddie Ledbetter's Best
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"electronically enhanced for stereo"
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Capitol DT 1821
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Sealed/Mint
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$40.00 US
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Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Scrapper Blackwell, etc
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Jazz Volume 1/ The South
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Beautiful 1950 Folkways blues anthology with Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Scrapper Blackwell, Champion Jack Dupree, James P. Johnson, etc. W/insert
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Folkways
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NM/M
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$50.00 US
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Furry Lewis & Bukka White
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At Home With Friends
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Ultra rare '60's private press LP with one side of each artist; recorded in Memphis, July '68. I've never seen a copy of this before. Great custom cover.
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ASP
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M/NM
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$150.00 US
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Mississippi Fred McDowell & Jo Ann Kelly
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Standing At The Burying Ground
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Rare UK 1969 live recordings first issued in '84; inscription by past owner on back cover; the only copy we've seen
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UK Red Lightning
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EX+/NM
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$40.00 US
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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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Blues Is My Companion
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Early stereo; beautiful
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Verve
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EX+/NM
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$45.00 US
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Blind Willie McTell
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Trying To Get Home
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Full shrink wrap
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Biograph BLP 12008
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M/M
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$45.00 US
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Memphis Slim
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Memphis Slim's Tribute
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Rare stereo on audiophile label; cover beautiful save for some splitting/cracking on spine only; tiny price wr. on back cvr; covers of Leroy Carr, Broonzy, etc.
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Candid
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VG+/M-
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$70.00 US
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Memphis Slim
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Taken From Our Vaults
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Awesome Large King label orig mono; minor, pressing marks, but clean as you'll find. Nicely repaired 3" top & bottom splits; slt rubbing, but a very nice copy of a great lp
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King
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VG+/NM-
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$250.00 US
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Amos Milburn
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Million Sellers
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Fantastic LP of his "hits;" tiny bit of clear tape in top right corner, owner stamp and dates on back cover; discograpical details on generic inner sleeve (helpful !)
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Imperial
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NM--/EX+ to VG++
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$250.00 US
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Little Brother Montgomery
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Chicago: The Living Legends
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Blue label; beautiful 1st press w/textured cover
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Riverside
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NM/NM--
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$45.00 US
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Muddy Waters
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Down on Stovall's Plantation
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Nice 1966 rarity
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Testament
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NM-/NM- to EX+
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$45.00 US
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Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Jimmy Driftwood
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Folk Song Festival at Carnegie Hall
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Rare very early 60's Stereo lp with one side of Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim live (EX) and the other with live Jimmy Driftwood and Stoney Mountain Boys. Great stuff !
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United Artists UAS 6050
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VG++/EX to VG+
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$60.00 US
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Muddy Waters, Various Artists
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Folk Song Festival
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V.rare '59 Stereo LP recorded by Alan Lomax at Carnegie Hall, 1 side of live Muddy & Memphis Slim; also Jimmy Driftwood, Stoney Mtn. Boys. Label wear around both holes
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United Artists
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EX/EX-EX-
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$135.00 US
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The Johnny Otis Show
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Live At Monterey (2 LP)
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Recorded at 1970 Monterey Jazz Fest and featuring Pee Wee Crayton, Big Joe Turner, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Roy Milton, Ivory Joe Hunter, Roy Brown, Little Esther Phillips and more. The shrink wrap has been peeled away in the upper left corner, and on the back cover there is a promo stamp. There is a tiny bit of wear where the shrink was peeled back, but this is otherwise in unbeatable condition
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Epic EG 30473
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Sealed
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$40.00 US
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Junior Parker
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You Don't Have To Be Black To Love The Blues
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Very scarce
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Groove Merchant
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NM/NM
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$50.00 US
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Jimmy Reed
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Rockin' With Reed
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Full shrink wrap black/rainbow 2nd pressing; such a great album !
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Vee Jay LP 1008
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M/M
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$100.00 US
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Jimmy Reed
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T'aint No Big Thing
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Rare stereo first press w/rainbow/oval label; 2 dinged corners & 2" split top right, but a beautful disc.
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Vee Jay
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EX-/NM
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$65.00 US
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Doctor Ross
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Doctor Ross
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Autographed copy (impossibly rare); light moisture stain on back cover; signed "Doctor Ross--The Harmonica Boss"; MONO
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UK Xtra
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VG+/VG
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$75.00 US
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Otis Rush
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Blues Live !
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75 Japan only live album; RARE
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Japan Trio
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NM-/M
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$75.00 US
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Jimmy Rushing
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Listen To The Blues
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Perfect sealed copy
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Vanguard Everyman SRV 73007
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Sealed
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$40.00 US
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