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For vinyl record collectors, blues records are particularly appealing because the style spans so many years and formats. For example, collectors of antique 10-inch 78 RPM discs on Okeh and other labels look for Bessie Smith tunes such as “Safety Mama” or “Blind” Lemon Jefferson songs like “How Long, How Long.” In the 1920s, Jefferson’s music was so popular that some of his records enjoyed as many as 750,000 pressings.
The Depression knocked some of the stuffing out of the blues market, and World War II forced many labels to cease operations altogether as raw materials were husbanded for the war effort. But a parallel upheaval was happening in the blues, as artists moved from the Mississippi Delta region in the south to urban areas up north.
In Chicago, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and John Lee Hooker all made their mark, trading their acoustic Martin guitars for electric ones made by Gibson and others (B.B. King’s black ES-335, which he named Lucille, remains one of the most identifiable instruments in music).
One of Chicago’s leading blues artists was Willie Dixon. He performed extensively in the postwar era, but he also wrote a lot of tunes recorded as 45s on Chess Records, by performers from locals Waters and Wolf to England’s Rolling Stones—their 45 single of Willie Dixon’s “Little Red Rooster” was recorded in Chicago for Chess in 1965.
In fact, in the 1960s, rock bands would regularly weave blues numbers by Dixon, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Bo Diddley into their repertoires. First pressings of “East-West” by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band are prized, as are mint mono LPs of the 1966 “Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton” album—the leader of that band, John Mayall, was one of the greatest champions of the U.S. blues in England.
Then there were the Yardbirds, a blues-inspired pop outfit that launched the careers of not only Clapton (good luck finding a seven-inch single of their 1965 hit, “For Your Love”) but also Jeff Beck (the U.K. release of “Roger the Engineer” is much sought after) and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page (look for “Little Games”).
HEADIN' TO DIXIE & FRIENDS
Columbia portable 1930's
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/the Lyre Of Orpheus Vinyl
Edith Johnson With Clarence Williams, You Ain't No Good Blues, Qrs 7048 78 Rpm
Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band London Blues, Someday Sweetheart Okeh 8105 78 Rpm
T-bone Walker Complete Recordings 1940-1954 Mosaic Mint
Al Smith 
Roosevelt Sykes (as Willie Kelly) Kelly's 44 Blues Victor 38608 Mega Rare 78rpm
Walter Coleman Greyhound Blues 1930's Sunburst Decca Label 7168 Mega Rare! 78rpm
Rebecca Lea The Devil Hates You/willie Groove R & B Jump Blues 
Richard M. Jones' Jazz Wizards - Smoked Meat Blues Victor 20859, Rare!
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 14lp Boxset Mint
Peppermint Harris 60s R&b Blues Dj 45 Wait Until It Happens To You / Anytime Is
Joe Hill Louis The Be Bop Boy Rare P-vine Japan Import Blues Lp
Rolling Stones Cocksucker Blues Tkrwm 1822 Not Tmoq Lp
John Mayall's Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton Mfsl Sealed Lp
Pluto *orig* Lp 71 Uk Dawn Heavy Blues Rock Psych Prog Killer
Miles Davis Kind Of Blues Columbia 6-eye Stereo Vg++/nm-
Entombed - Wolverine Blues - 1993 - Lp - Nm - Autopsy Carcass Obituary At War
Hear! Blues 78 Tommy Mcclennan Whiskey Head Man On Bluebird
Hear! Blues 78 Tommy Mcclennan You Can Mistreat Me Here On Bluebird
Duke Ellington - Wanna Go Back Again Blues - Gennett 3291 - 78rpm
Donald Byrd Unplayed Mint Lot Of 6 Albums 33 Rpm Blues Jazz Funk/ Rare Labels 
Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues Classic/verve 180g 45 Rpm 1-sided 4 Disc Sealed
Helen Merrill "you've Got A Date With The Blues" Metro Jazz Lp
Buddy Burton, My Baby Tillie Johnson Electrobeam Gennett 6471 78 Rpm Blues, Race
Gary Moore Old New Ballads Blues Rare Vinyl Test Pressing Thin Lizzy
Smokey Smothers Sings The Backporch Blues King 779 Orig.no Reserve
1968 American Blues Do Their Thing Pre Zz Top Vinyl Uni Stereo 73044 33 Rpm.
The Rolling Stones Cocksucker Blues Rare!!!!
Private Live Pressing Led Zeppelin Knebworth Vol.2~2 Lp Blues Rock Psych No Tmoq
Odelle Turner Alarm Clock Boogie Rare R&b/blues 45 Hear Orig Atlantic 964
Jesse "babyface" Thomas _blue Goose Blues_victor 38555 Prewar Blues 78
Antiphone Blues Lp Proprius Audiophile Prop 7744 Swe Nm-
The Yardbirds - Little Games - Epic - Mono - Psych Blues - Jimmy Page - Lp Vg++
Rockabilly/blues: Jimmy Trotter-hungry & Thirsty/ask Yourself Pel-killer R&b
Savoy Brown Blues Band,shake Down,lp On Unboxed Decca,skl 4883,1967
33 Rpm Rare 10 Inch Delta Blues Robert Johnson With Robert Crumb Art Sleeve /ee
Lp-davy Graham -folk, Blues & Beyond...-uk Orig 1st 1964 Mono Decca Lk 4549 -ex+
78 Rpm Rare Jukebox , Jazz, R&b , Blues , R&r Everly Brothers Cadence 1348/vg+++
Little Walter - Hate To See You Go, First Pressing Blues Lp, Cadet Label / Vg+++
Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill's Blues Columbia Wl111 Og 
We Sing The Blues Rare Orig 1965 Sue 16 Track Compilation Lp Island Records Ex 
Rare Blues - Papa George Lightfoot - Natchez Trace - Liberty U.k.1969 Stereo
Beautiful Pressing Of Mojo Hand By Lightnin' Hopkins And Mint
Hank Williams, "moanin' The Blues" 10" Country Lp Mgm
Blues Breakers Eric Clapton, John Mayall Mobile Fidelity Mfsl 1-183 Sealed
The Rolling Stones Exile On Main St. 2 Lp Blues Rock Nm- Psych Complete
Mega Rare Bob Dylan Lp Blues Spivey / Sykes Near Mint
Mega Rare Kings And The Queen Blues Lp Dylan / Memphis Slim Nm
Howlin' Wolf-more Real Folk Blues-original Chess-blue Label 1512 Mint- Nice!
Coral Record Vintage 45 Buddy Holly Mailman Bring Me No More Blues Words Of Love
Fred Mcdowell And His Blues Boys (arhoolie Ar 19001 Stereo Lp Nm-/nm)
Delta Blues Heavy Hitters William Harris, Skip James, Mint Lp Blues Vinyl
Private Press Led Zeppelin Persistence~2 Lp San Fancisco 1973 Blues Psych Tmoq
John Fahey -blind Joe Death 1964 Lp Takoma C1002 W/ Booklet Blues Guitar Vg+
78- Blues-arthur"big Boy"crudup-so Glad You're Mine/ethel Mae-1946!his1st On Rca
Oasis Pre Creation Blues 12" Vinyl Ep - Very Rare Import!!!!!!!
Vee Jay Vj 100 Vj 101 The Spaniels Bounce Jimmy Reed High And Lonesome 45 Rpm Vg
Up The Line B/w Southern Feeling - Little Walter (checker White Label 45)
Otis Rush I Cant Quit You Baby Sit Down Baby Cobra 5000 Willie Dixon 45 Rpm Vg
Otis Rush Willie Dixon Band Three Times A Fool Shes A Good Un Cobra 5023 45 Vg
