originally unissued
Bear Family BCD 15460
# Bear Family BCD 15500* Ace CH 52[] Ace CDCHD 333
Chess 1479
Redita LP 105Charly CDRED BOX 7
RPM 333 (US 9/1951)
RPM 340
RPM 347
Chess 1497
[] Charly CR 30102// Charly CR 30134
Chess 1510
[] Charly CR 30101// Charly CR 30134{} Charly CR 30102
# Crown CLP 5240[] Charly CH 52// Polydor LP 2383 257* Kent KST 9002
Chess 1515
# Charly CR 30134[] Rounder SS 28// Delta Swing LP 379{} Charly CR 30102
Chess 1528
[] Bear Family BCD 15460// Rounder SS 28{} Charly CR 30102§ Bear Family BCD 15500\\ Charly CR 30134
# Chess LP 1512* Chess LP 6641 125
Chess 1557
Blues Ball LP 2001
Chess 1566 (US 5/1954)
Otis Spann discography
Chess 1575 (US 7/1954)
Otis Spann discographyHubert Sumlin discography
Chess 1584 (US 12/1954)
Chess 1593
Chess 1607
Chess 1618 (US 2/1956)
= Chess 1618 (2014 repro)
Hubert Sumlin discography
Chess 1632 (US 8/1956)
Otis 'Smokey' Smothers discography
Chess 1648 (US 2/1957)
Chess 1668 (US 7/1957)
7 inch 45 rpm EPnotes by Paul Oliver London RE-U 1072 (UK 1957)
Chess 1679 (US 1/1958)
Chess unissued
Chess 1695 (US 6/1958 ff.)
Chess 1712 (US 11/1958)
Marble Arch MAL 665 track sequence (2 tracks omitted!): - Moanin' At Midnight - How Many More Years - Smokestack Lightnin' - Baby, How Long - No Place To Go - Evil - I'm Leaving You - Moanin' For My Baby - I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Somebody In My Home
Chess LP 1540 track sequence: - Forty Four - Evil - Smokestack Lightning - Somebody In My Home - How Many More Years - I'm Leavin' You - All Night Long - Moanin' For My Baby - Baby How Long - No Place To Go - I Asked For Water - Moanin' At Midnight
1) on Chess/Funckler PAR 213 cover: "How Many More Tears"
Chess/MCA CHD-5908 track sequence: Howlin' Wolf - Shake For Me - The Red Rooster - You'll Be Mine - Who's Been Talkin' - Wang Dang Doodle - Little Baby - Spoonful - Goin Down Slow - Down In The Bottom - Back Door Man - Howlin' For My Baby - Tell Me Moanin' In The Moonlight - Moanin' At Midnight - How Many More Years - Smokestack Lightnin' - Baby How Long - No Place To Go - All Night Boogie - Evil - I'm Leavin You - Moanin' For My Baby - I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Forty Four - Somebody In My Home booklet of Chess/MCA CHD-5908 (wrongly) states that there had to be one track omitted because of space problems; in spite of that statement both albums are featured completely
notes by Paul Ackerman Chess LP-1434 (US 1958 black label) / (US 1959 blue label)
notes by Paul Ackerman = Marble Arch MAL 665 (UK 1964)
notes by Paul Ackerman = Chess/Funckler PAR 213 (NL 1965)
= Chess CRL 4006 (UK 1965)
notes by Pete Welding= Chess CH-1540 (US 10/1969) "Evil"
= P-Vine PLP-806 (Jp 1985?)
notes by Paul Ackerman= Chess CH-9195 (US 1986) "Moanin' In The Moonlight"
= Chess/Green Line GCH-8023 (It 1986)
notes by Paul Ackerman, Ralph Bass & Don Kamerer(=) Chess/MCA CHD-5908 (US 1986) along with Chess LP 1469 "Howlin' Wolf"
(=) Soul Jam 600801 (2012)
Chess 1726 (US 4/1959)
Chess 1735 (US 7/1959)
Hubert Sumlin discographyAbraham 'Little Smokey' Smothers discography
Chess 1744 (US 11/1959)
Chess 1750
Chess 1762
Chess 1777
Freddy Robinson discography
Chess 1793
Chess 1804
PYE 7N.25101 (UK 9/1961)
7 inch 45 rpm EPnotes by Guy Stevens PYE NEP 44022 (UK 1961)
Chess 1813
# Chess 5-9332# Aura LP 1000
Chess 1823 (US 4/1962)
= Chess 1823 (US ?/196?)
= PYE 7N.25192 (UK 4/1963)
notes by Ralph Bass Chess LP 1469 (US 1/1962)
= Chess/Funckler PAR 233 (NL) "Rocking the Blues" (Chess International Blues Series 15)
= Chess/Funckler MAR 3176 (NL) "Rocking the Blues" (Chess International Blues Series 15)
= Vogue/Chess 515 026 (Fr 198?)
= Vogue/Chess 600 111 (Fr) "The Rockin' Chair Album"
= Barclay 84102 S (Fr) "Les rois du rhythm n'blues"
= Chess CH 9183 (US 1984) "Chicago - 26 Golden Years Single Album"
= Chess/Green Line GCH-8012 (It 1986)
= P-Vine PLP-838 (Jp 1985)
= Vogue/Chess CD 600111 (Fr 1986) "The Rockin' Chair Album"
notes by Paul Ackerman, Ralph Bass & Don Kamerer(=) Chess/MCA CHD-5908 (US 1986) along with Chess LP 1434 "Moanin' In The Moonlight"
Chess 1844
Kent 526 / United 7747 track sequence: - Riding In The Moonlight - Brown Skin Woman - Twisting And Turning (Joe Hill Louis) - Morning At Midnight - Worried About My Baby - Crying At Daybreak - House Rockers (House Rockin' Boogie) - Dog Me Around - Backslide Boogie (Joe Hill Louis) - Keep What You Got
Ace CDCHM 1013 track sequence: - Riding In The Moonlight [RPM 333] - Worried About My Baby [Crown CLP 5240] - Crying At Daybreak (aka Crying At Daylight) [RPM 340] - Brown Skin Woman (aka Chocolate Drop) [Crown CLP 5240] - Twisting And Turning (Joe Hill Louis) - House Rockin' Boogie [Crown CLP 5240] - Keep What You Got [Crown CLP 5240] - Dog Me Around [Crown CLP 5240] - Moanin' At Midnight (aka Morning At Midnight) [RPM 333] - Backslide Boogie (Joe Hill Louis) - Riding In The Moonlight (audition # 1) - Driving This Highway [Polydor 2383 257] - I'm The Wolf [Kent KST 9002] - My Friends (aka Stealing My Clothes) [Kent KST 9002] - The Sun Is Rising [Kent KST 9002] - Chocolate Drop [Ace CH 52] - Passing By Blues [RPM 340] - My Baby Stole Off [RPM 347] - I Want Your Picture [RPM 347] - Riding In The Moonlight (audition # 2)
Crown CLP 5240 (US 1959 mono only)
= Custom CM-2055 (mono)Custom CS-1055 (stereo) (US 1966) "Big City Blues"
notes by Dave Godin= Ember STEMB/EMB 3370 (UK 1966) "Big City Blues"
notes by Mike Akopoff (=) Kent KST 526 (1968) "Original Folk Blues"
(=) United Superior 7717/717 (US 1970) "Big City Blues"
= United Superior US-7747 (US 197?) "Original Folk Blues"
= Goody BY-70001 (Fr) "Big City Blues"
= P-Vine PLP-6611 (Jp 1991)
notes by Ray Topping(=) Ace CDCHD 333 (1993) "Howling Wolf Rides Again"
(=) Fuel 2000 61220 (2002)
notes by Dave Sax(=) Ace CDCHM 1013 (2004) "Sings The Blues" (from fresh masters!)
(=) P-Vine 23769 (Jp 2006)
Chess 1870
Chess 1890
7 inch 45 rpm EP PYE NEP 44015 (UK 1963)
7 inch 33 1/3 rpm EP for jukebox useChess 7-LPS-1469 (US 8/1963)includes at least two 2" x 2" jukebox inserts, a strip of blue Seeburg title strips and a strip of white generic title strips
= Chess 12220, Impulse As-73 (Juke Box EP)
EP Vol. 1, Part 1 - PYE NPL 44029 - Don't Start Me To Talking - Sonny Boy Williamson - Just Make Love To Me - Muddy Waters - Walkin' The Boogie - John Lee Hooker - When The Lights Go Out - Jimmy Witherspoon
EP Vol. 1, Part 2 - PYE NPL 44035 - Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf - First Time I Met The Blues - Buddy Guy - Hoochie Coochie - Muddy Waters - Juke - Little Walter
notes by Esmond Edwards Argo LP-4026
notes by Esmond Edwards (=) Cadet LPS-4026 "Electronically altered for STEREO"
= PYE NPL 28030 (UK)
45 rpm EP (=) PYE NPL 44029 (UK) "Vol. 1, Part 1"
45 rpm EP (=) PYE NPL 44035 (UK) "Vol. 1, Part 2"
= Barclay 844005 (Fr)
notes by Esmond Edwards and Bob Schnieders = Chess CH-9253 (1984)
= Chess/Green Line GCH-8027 (It 1986)
Argo/Cadet/Chess 'The Blues' series discography
notes by Esmond Edwards Argo LP-4027
notes by Esmond Edwards (=) Cadet LP-4027
notes by Esmond Edwards = PYE NPL 28035 (UK)
notes by Esmond Edwards and Bob Schnieders = Chess CH-9267 (US 1984)
notes by Pete WeldingArgo LP 4031 (US 1963)
notes by Pete Welding = PYE NPL 28033 (UK 1963) "Folk Festival Of The Blues Recorded Live"
= Marble Arch MALS 724 (UK 1967) "Festival Of The Blues"
= Chess/Funckler MAR-S 3171 (NL 1968) "Folk Festival of the Blues Recorded Live"
= Barclay 84116 S (Fr)
= Chess LP-1533 (1969) "Blues from 'Big Bill's' CopaCabana Recorded Live"
= Chess CH-9181
= Chess 9113 (1984) "Folk Festival of the Blues Recorded Live"
= Chess/Green Line GCH-8004 (It 1984)
= Chess/Green Line CD 1015 (It 1989)
= Charly CD BM 15 (UK 1993) "Live Action! - Charly Blues Masterworks Volume 15"
PYE 7N.25244 (UK)
Chess 1911
Chess 1923
= Chess CRS 8010 (UK 4/1965)
PYE 7N.25269 (UK 10/1964)
Argo LP-4034
(=) Cadet LP-4034
notes by John Burton = PYE NPL 28045 (UK)
notes by John Burton and Cary Baker = Chess CH-9276 (1988)
7 inch 45 rpm EP PYE NEP 44032 (UK 1964)
7 inch 45 rpm EP PYE NEP 44038 (UK)
Philips/Phonogram SFL-7385 track sequence: - Five Long Years - Muddy Waters (AFBF 1963) - Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues - Willie Dixon (AFBF 1963) - Crazy For My Baby - Willie Dixon (AFBF 1963) - Matt's Guitar Boogie - Matthew Murphy (AFBF 1963) - I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson (AFBF 1963) - I'm Trying To Make London My Home - Sonny Boy Williamson (AFBF 1964) - Ain't It A Pity - Lightnin' Hopkins (AFBF 1964) - Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins (AFBF 1964) - Everytime I Get To Drinkin' - Sunnyland Slim (AFBF 1964) - No Title Boogie - Hubert Sumlin (AFBF 1964) - Dust My Broom - Howlin Wolf (AFBF 1964)
Evidence ECD 26087-2 track sequence: Fred McDowell - Highway 61 (1965) Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go (1964) John Lee Hooker - Della Mae (1965) Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well (1963) Muddy Waters - Five Long Years (1963) Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1965) Howlin' Wolf - Dust My Broom (1964) T-Bone Walker - I'm In Love (1962) Sunnyland Slim - Everytime I Get To Drinkin' (1964) Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues (1965) Sugar Pie DeSanto - Slip In Mules (1964) Shakey Jake - Love My Baby (1962) Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years (1965) Sonny Boy Williamson - Dissatisfied (1964) Otis Spann - Goin' Down Slow (= "Had My Fun") (1963) Brownie McGhee - Crying At The Station (1962) J.B. Lenoir - Slow Down (1965)
notes by Horst Lippmann & Fritz Rau (introduction), Georges Adins, Joachim E. Berendt, Jacques Demêtre, Bob Koester, Horst Lippmann, Paul Oliver (artists' portraits) Fontana 681 522 TL (mono) (Germany 1964)= Fontana 885 411 TY (stereo) (Germany 1964)
notes by Jean Tronchot = Fontana 681 522 TL (mono) (Fr 1964)
notes by Jean Tronchot = Fontana 885 411 MY (stereo) (Fr 1964)
= Fontana TL 5225 (UK 1964)
[not = Amiga 850043 !!!]
(=) Philips/Phonogram SFL-7385 (Jp 1969) "American Folk Blues Festival 63-64"
notes by Willy Leiser = L+R 42.024 (Germany 1981)
= L+R 42.024 (Germany 1982)
= Edigsa/L+R 12L0293 (Sp 1982)
= Optimism/L+R CD LR-2024 (US 198?)
5 CD box setnotes by Bill Dahl (=) Evidence ECD 26100 (US 1995) "American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65" CD 4: "'sixty four"
notes by Jerry Gordon (=) Evidence ECD 26087-2 (US 1997) "American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65 - Highlights"Evidence ECD 260101 "American Folk Blues Festival '66 - '72" (as announced in the notes accompanying Evidence ECD 26087-2) obviously never happened!
= Bellaphon/L+R CDLR 42024 (Germany 1998)
3 CD set (=) Bellaphon CDLR 726321 (Germany 2002) "1962, 1963, 1964" CD 3: 1964
180 g LP= Pure Pleasure/L+R PPAN LR42024 (UK 2014)
American Folk Blues Festival discographyFontana Records discographyL+R Records discography
Mercury MGH 25002 (mono)Mercury SRH 65002 (stereo)
PYE 7N.25283 (UK 12/1964)
Chess 1928
= Chess CRS 8016 (UK July 16, 1965)
Chess 1945
notes by Willie DixonChess LP 1502 (1965)
= PYE/Chess CRL 4508 "Poor Boy" (UK 1965)
notes by Neil Slaven = Chess/Funckler PAR 212 (NL 1965) "Poor Boy" (Blues Series 8)
notes by Willie Dixon= Chess/MCA CH-9273 (1987)
= Vogue/Chess 515 017 (Fr 198?)
= Chess CHD-9273 (US 1990)
notes by Marshall Chess and Willie Dixon Cadet LP-4051 (US 1965 ff.) "All Platinum Record Group" "GRT Record Group" "Chess Producing Corp."
= Chess CRL 45123 (UK 1965)
notes by Marshall Chess and Willie Dixon Cadet LPS-4051 (US 1966) "Electronically altered for STEREO"
LPnotes by Marshall Chess, Mary Katherine Aldin, Willie Dixon = Chess/MCA CH-9320 (US 1990)
CDnotes by Marshall Chess, Mary Katherine Aldin, Willie Dixon = Chess/MCA CHD-9320 (US 1990)= Chess/MCA CHC-9320 (cassette)
Chess 1968
7 inch 45 rpm EP Chess CRE-6017 (UK 1966)
Hubert Sumlin discographyAndrew McMahon discography
notes by Mike Leadbitter Blue Horizon LP 2 (UK 1966) [only 99 copies pressed]
Blue Horizon Records discography
Marble Arch MAL 610 (UK 1966)
notes by Paul Williams Chess LP/LPS 1512
= Chess CH 9279 (US 1988)
Chess 2009 (US 1967)
Chess LP/LPS 1522
Charly BM 26 track sequence: - Long Distance Call - Goin' Down Slow - You Don't Love Me - I'm a Man - Who Do You Love - The Red Rooster - Diddley Daddy - I Just Want to Make Love to You
notes by Richard Meltzer Checker LP 3010 (US mono)
notes by Richard Meltzer Checker LPS 3010 (US stereo)
= Chess CRLS 4537 (UK 1968)
= Chess/Funckler MAR-S 3218 (NL 196?)
notes by Richard Meltzer = Chess CH-9169 (US 1984)
(=) Charly BM 26 (UK 1993) "Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 26"
7 inch 45 rpmChess 169.520 (Fr 196?)
notes by Esmond Edwards Marble Arch MALS-804 (UK 1968)
Chess HJC 215 (NL 1968)
Cadet Concept LPS-319 (US 1969)
= Chess 69507 (Fr 1969)
= Bellaphon BLPS 19123 (Germany 1971)
= Chess CRLS 4543
= Take 5 CD 35013 (EU 2009)
Cadet Concept unissued
Chess CRS 8097 (UK 2/1969)
Cadet Concept 7013
Chess 2081
Chess LP/LPS 1528
gatefold LPnotes by Frank Scott Kent KST-9002 (US 1969)
gatefold LPnotes by Frank Scott = Kent KST-9002 (US 19??)
notes by Frank Scott = Kent KST-9002 (US 197?) (repress without gatefold)
= United Superior US-7779 (US 1975)
notes by Frank Scott = Musidisc 30 AB 5602 (Fr 1976)
(=) P-Vine PCD-3036 (Jp 1994) "Anthology of the Blues Vol. 1"
Kent/United Records discographyWalter Horton discographyWillie Nix discography
Marble Arch MAL-813
Python PLP-KM 13
Python Recordsdiscography
Python PLP-KM 21
Chess 2108
= Rolling Stones COC 49101 (UK 1971)
= Chess CH-60008 (US 1971)
= Vogue/Chess 515 004 (Fr 198?)
= Amiga 8 56 242 (GDR 1986) (Blues Collection 5)
notes by Don Snowden= Chess CHD-9297 (1989)
notes by Don Snowden= Chess/MCA CHD-9351 (US 1989)
= Charly CD BM 46 (UK 1993) "London Re-Visited"
= MCA 088112985-2 (US 2003) "The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" - Deluxe Edition
= Chess CH-60008 (180gr LP)
Chess 2118
notes by Pete Welding Chess CH-50002
= Phonogram 6310 108 (UK 1971)
Syndicate Chapter S.C. 003 (UK 1971)
Syndicate Chapter discography
Syndicate Chapter S.C. 005 (UK 1971)
Syndicate Chapter discographyMuddy Waters discographyLittle Walter discography
gatefold DLPnotes by Peter Guralnick and Pete WeldingChess 2CH-60016 (US 3/1972)
gatefold DLPnotes by Peter Guralnick = Chess 2ACMB-201 (US 1976) "Chess Blues Masters Series"
notes by Peter Guralnick= Vogue/Chess VG 427016 (Fr 1976)
Chess CH-50015 (US 1972)
=Bellaphon BLPS 19129 (Germany 1973)
notes by Don Snowden (=) Chess/MCA CHD-9339 (US 1992)
= Chess/MCA CHD- (US 1998) (The Legendary Masters series)
(=) Universal 3438 (Jp 2004)
(=) Raven RVCD-336 (Australia 2011)
Forever FR104 (US 1972)
Redita RLP 105 (NL) [first series]BU 107,23
DLP Atlantic SD2-502 (US 1973)
= Atlantic P-5090 (Jp)
8 LP box set, 45 rpm 180 gramClassic SD 2 502 (US 2000)
= Atlantic 2CD AMCY-6134-5 (Jp 2001)
Wounded Bird WOU 2502 (US 2014)
Chess CH-50045 (US 1973)
= Bellaphon BLPS 19173 (Germany 1973)
= Chess 9283 008 (NL 1973)
= Vogue/Chess 515 013 (Fr 198?)
= P-Vine PLP-844 (Jp 1985)
= Chess/MCA CHD-9358 (US 1995)
etc., etc., etc.
Chess CH 2145
4 LP box set Chess 6641 125 (UK Phonogram)
Chess CH-60026
notes by John Collis= Charly CD BM 46 (UK 1993)
notes by Mike Leadbitter Polydor 2383 257 (UK 1974)
notes by Pete Welding Chess/GRT CHV 418 (US 1975)
notes by Pete WeldingChess CHD-93001 (1990)
= CD (Jp 2004)
Victor LWG-1089 (Jp promo)
gatefold DLP BYG 20 A (Fr 197?)
Trio PA-3122 (Jp 1976)
Trio Records discography
Trio PA-3127 (Jp 1976)
# rec. January 23, 1952 in Memphis, TN
notes by Martin HawkinsCharly CR 30101 (UK 1976)
notes by Martin HawkinsCharly CR 30102 (UK 1977)
notes by Martin HawkinsCharly CR 30134 (UK 1977)
Delta Swing 379 (US 1977)
African Folk Society 3428 (US 197?)
DLPKent KST-700
Blues Ball 2001BU 134,26
Blues Ball Records discography
notes by Anonymous Blues Ball 2002BU 134,26
Blue Night BN 073-1667BU 137/138,44
Blue Night Records discography
DLPnotes by Manfred MillerTeldec/Chess 6.28 601 (Germany 1981)
DLP= Chess CXMD 4055 (UK 1984) "The Best of Chess"
= Chess 2-9230
DLPChess LP 2-92519 (1986)
Stack-O-Hits AG9034 (US 1981)
Joker InternationalSM 3990 (It 1982)
notes by Nigel Molden = Blue Moon BMLP-1.019 (UK 1984) "All Night Boogie"
= Cleo CL 022983 (NL)
Teldec/Chess 6.24804 (Germany 1982)
'Blues Roots' discography discography
notes by Peter GuralnickChess CH-8200
notes by Peter Guralnick = Chess CH-9100 (1984)
Chess CH-8203
= Chess CH-9102 (1984)
notes by Ray ToppingAce CH 52 (UK 1982)
Sundown CG 709-07 (NL 1982?)
Sundown Records discographyHubert Sumlin discography
Charly CRB 1061 (UK 1983)
DLP Chess CXMD 4013 (UK 1983)
Chess CH-9107
Blue Moon BMLP-1.009 (UK 1984)
= Cleo CL 032683 (NL) "I Am The Wolf"
P-Vine PLP-6031 (Jp 1984)
9 LP box set Charly Sun Box 105
Sun Bluesbox discography
EP Chess CHES 4008 (UK 7/1985)
P-Vine PLP-6062 (Jp 1986?)
P-Vine PLP-6065 (Jp 1986?)
Chess CHD-31315
Chess CHD-31316
P-Vine PLP-6072
P-Vine PLP-6076 (Jp 1988?)
P-Vine PLP-6079 (Jp 1988?)
notes by Martin Hawkins Rounder SS 28 (US 1989)
3 LP set24-pp. booklet notes by Paul Oliver RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)
3 CD setnotes by Paul Oliver 1927-1930 1927-1936 1929-1956= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)
= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)
3 CD set = 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)
12-pp. booklet by Colin EscottBear Family BCD 15460 (Germany 1990)
notes by Marino GrandiBlues Encore CD 52002 (It 1990)
8-pp. booklet by Jim DickinsonBear Family BCD 15500 (Germany 1991)
notes by Mary Katherine Aldin Chess/MCA CHD-9330 (US 1991)= Chess/MCA CHC-9330 (cassette)
3 CD box32-pp. booklet by Chris Morris & Dick ShurmanChess/MCA CHD3-9332
= Chess/MCA CH5-9332 (5 LP box)
4 CD box set64-pp. booklet notes by Mary Katherine Aldin MCA CHD4-9340 (US 1992)
Orbis BLUNC007
7 CD boxnotes by Les FancourtCharly RED BOX 7 (UK 1993)
2 CD setnotes by Dick ShurmanChess/MCA CHD2-9349 (US 1994)
4 CD setwith 44-pp. bookletCharly CD DIG 3 (UK 1995)
VHS video, 61 minVestapol 13049 (EU 1996)
DVD, 30-pp. booklet by Mark Humphrey Vestapol OV13049 (EU 2001)
P-Vine PHV-35
notes by Mark HumphreyChess/MCA CHD-9375 (The Legendary Masters series) (US 1997)
notes by Roy CarrChess/MCD CHD-11073 (The Legendary Masters series) (US 1997)
notes by Dick ShurmanChess/MCA CHD-12026 (The Legendary Masters series) (US 1999)
Blues Factory (Germany)
7-CD albumRevenant RVN-CD-212
notes by Bill DahlFuel 2000 302061220-2 (US 2002)
2 CD setRounder CD 1866 (US 2003)
notes by Dave PennyClassics 5056 (Fr 2003)
notes by Dave PennyClassics 5098 (Fr 2004)
4 CD set JSP JSPCD 7777 (UK 2006)
4 CD setnotes by Peter Guralnick and Dick ShurmanHip-O Select B 001530902
2 LP set (180 g)notes by Michael HeatleyNot Now Music - NOT2LP130
Chess LP 1434 (US 1959)
16-pp. booklet Soul Jam 600801
112-pp. booklet notes by Bill Dahl Bear Family BCD 17231 (Germany 2014)
Polskie Radio SZ03852 (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 19)
5 CD set Wienerworld WNRCD5100 (US/EU 2017)
10 inch 33 1/3 rpm LP Minigroove CHESS LP 1002 (Fr 2018)
5 CD set Wienerworld WNRCD5106 (US/EU 7/2019)
I herewith confessthat I do not have the ambition to list each and every CD anthology / compilationcontaining only one (or two ;-) Howlin' Wolf track(s) !!!
thanks to Alan Balfour, Flemming Nielsen, 'Rothorpe', Joe Louis, Lex Jansen, Brad Barrett, Rodger Stanley, Gerard Herzhaft, Arto Broström, Scott Dirks, Jim Clay, Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva, Don Deering, Maura McCabe and Bill Dahl for additional info / scans
Howling Wolf and The House Rockers: Howling Wolf, Jody Williams, Earl Phillips and Hubert Sumlin, 1954 source: https://www.706unionavenue.nl/170291618; photographer's name not knownThe guitars in the photo above are Kay model # K161 Thin Twins Howling Wolf, early 1960ssource: Front cover of Chess LP 1502photographer: Don Bronstein l to r: unknown, unknown, James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, unknown, Arkansas early 1960's(Caption in Withers' book "The Memphis Blues Again": "(left to right): Unidentified, Chico Chism [which he's definitely not!],James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Big Bill Hill [might be him!]." taken in Brinkley, Arkansas, c. 1961)source: Ernest Withers & Daniel J. Wolff: The Memphis Blues Again: Six Decades of Memphis Music Photographs.- New York (Viking Studio) 2001// Booklet of Chess/MCA CHD3-9332; photographer: Ernest C. Withers 1964 AFBF ensemble (The British Tour): Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Sleepy John Estes, Sonny BoyWilliamson II, Sunnyland Slim, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Lightnin' Hopkins, Hubert Sumlinsource: Les Génies du Blues, Volume 2.- Paris (Editions Atlas) 1992, p. 2; photographer: Jean-Pierre Leloir Howlin' Wolf nibbling on a pitch pipe, 1964source: Les Génies du Blues, Volume 5.- Paris (Editions Atlas) 1993, p. 51photographer: Jean-Pierre Leloir Howling Wolf & Papa Lightfoot with two young ladies(the one on Wolf's lap is -as it turned out- one "Monica McCabe", the other her friend "Katy")at Ann Arbor Blues Festival, 1970source: ebay auction; photographer: Stephen C. LaVere Howling Wolf with fan (Monica McCabe)at Ann Arbor Blues Festival, 1970source: getty images; photographer: Tom Copi
Howling Wolf, early 1960ssource: Front cover of Chess LP 1502photographer: Don Bronstein
l to r: unknown, unknown, James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, unknown, Arkansas early 1960's(Caption in Withers' book "The Memphis Blues Again": "(left to right): Unidentified, Chico Chism [which he's definitely not!],James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Big Bill Hill [might be him!]." taken in Brinkley, Arkansas, c. 1961)source: Ernest Withers & Daniel J. Wolff: The Memphis Blues Again: Six Decades of Memphis Music Photographs.- New York (Viking Studio) 2001// Booklet of Chess/MCA CHD3-9332; photographer: Ernest C. Withers
1964 AFBF ensemble (The British Tour): Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Sleepy John Estes, Sonny BoyWilliamson II, Sunnyland Slim, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Lightnin' Hopkins, Hubert Sumlinsource: Les Génies du Blues, Volume 2.- Paris (Editions Atlas) 1992, p. 2; photographer: Jean-Pierre Leloir
Howlin' Wolf nibbling on a pitch pipe, 1964source: Les Génies du Blues, Volume 5.- Paris (Editions Atlas) 1993, p. 51photographer: Jean-Pierre Leloir