Isabel Records (Blues Power series) discography

# year of release	title / notes
900.500 (1979)	Buddy Guy: The Blues Giant - I Smell A Rat - Are You Losing In Your Mind - You've Been Gone Too Long - She Is Out There - Outskirts Of Town - When I Left Home rec. October 31, 1979 in Toulouse, France; Buddy Guy, g; Phil Guy, g; J.W. Williams, b; Ray Allison, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard notes by Perrine Tricard Isabel 900.500 = Isabel 59.900 (=) Alligator AL/ALCD 4723 (US 1990) "Stone Crazy" = P-Vine PCD-23957 (Jp 2007) notes by Tony Russell = Pure Pleasure PPAN 010 (2009 180 g LP)
900.501 (1979)	Junior Wells: Pleading The Blues@ youtube (full album) - Pleading The Blues - It Hurts Me Too - Cut Out The Lights - Just For My Baby - Quit Teasing My Baby - I'll Take Care Of You - Take Your Time Baby CD bonus track: - I Smell Something (8:56)   @ youtube rec. October 31, 1979 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Junior Wells, voc, hca; Buddy Guy, Phil Guy, g; J.W. Williams, b; Ray Allison, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard Isabel 900.501 photo by Brigitte Charvolin Isabel 59.901 photo by Jean-Pierre Arniac notes by Perrine Tricard (English translation by Tina Biderman) Isabel 900.501 (Fr 1979) = Isabel 59.901 (Fr 1990) = Isabel CD MU 760 notes by John Anthony Brisbin = Evidence ECD 26035-2 (US 1993) "... featuring Buddy Guy" Junior Wells discography
900.502 (1979)	Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker: Going Home Tomorrow - Chicago Here I Come - All My Love - Eye Sight To The Blind - Blackjack - Wrong Doing Woman - Going Home Tomorrow - Packed Up And Ready To Leave Me - Cross My Heart - I Don't Want Your Money Baby - Moose On The Loose Boogie - I've Been Try To See My Baby CD bonus track: - I Smell Something (8:56)   @ youtube rec. December 12, 1979 in Paris, France; Jihnny 'Big Moose' Walker, voc, p; Willie James Lyons, g; Big Mojo Elem, b; Odie Payne, dr Isabel 900.502 = Isabel 59.902-1
900.503 (1980)	Lefty Dizz: Somebody Stole My Christmas - Bad Avenue - It Hurts Me Too - Blues for Big Town - Funny Acting Woman - If I Can Get My Hands On You - Somebody Stole My Christmas - All Your Love - Nights By Myself - Anna Lee 5:07 - See Me In The Evening rec. December 22, 1979 in Paris, France; Lefty Dizz (Walter Williams), voc, g; John 'Big Moose' Walker, p; Willie James Lyons, g; Robert 'Big Mojo' Elem, b; Odie Payne Jr., dr notes by Jacques Morgantini Isabel 900.503 = Isabel 59.903
900.504 (1980)	Willie James Lyons: Chicago Woman - I've Got Trouble On My Mind # - Chicago Women * - Please Love Me # - Groovin' In Paris # - Rock Me Baby # - Reconsider Baby # - Hoochie Coochie Man * - Big Boss Man # - Cut You Loose * rec. # December 1, 1979 and * December 22, 1979 at Decca Studio, Paris, France; Willie James Lyons, voc, g; Big Moose Walker, p; Jimmy Johnson, g; Big Mojo Elem, b; Odie Payne, dr notes by Marcelle Morgantini Isabel 900.504 = Isabel 59.904
900.505 (1980)	Magic Slim: In The Heart Of The Blues - In The Heart Of The Blues - Mustang Sally - Worried Life Blues - Don't Tell Me About Your Trouble - I'm A Man - Walking Whole Night Long - If It's Too Late rec. March 25, 1980 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Magic Slim (Morris Holt, voc, g; Coleman 'Alabama Junior' Pettis Jr., g; Nick Holt, b; Nathan Applewhite, dr Magic Slim discography Isabel 900.505 (Fr 1980) = Isabel 59.905 (=) Alligator AL 4728 (US 1982) "Raw Magic"
900.506 (1980)	Memphis Slim with Wild Bill Davis: Blues And Women - SBM Boogie # - Blues For Morgentini - Life Is Like That - Misery - Steppin' Out - Darling I Miss You So - Lend Me Your Love - Blues And Women - Are You Alone Tonight - The Comeback rec. July 17, 1978 in Paris, France; Memphis Slim, voc, p, # org; Wild Bill Davis, org, # p; Michel Denis, dr Isabel 900.506 = Isabel 59.906
900.507 (1980)	Jimmy Witherspoon: Spoon's Life - Night Life   @ youtube - Help Me - Big Boss Man - Cold, Cold Feeling - Worried Life Blues - Did You Ever   @ youtube - Blues With A Feeling   @ youtube - Big Leg Woman   @ youtube - Bags Under My Eyes   @ youtube unissued tracks from same session: - Few Clothes (I80-026) - Big Boss Man (I80-027-1) rec. October 27, 1980 at Studio Davout, Paris; Jimmy Witherspoon, voc; George Smith, hca; Johnny Dollar, Sammy Lawhorn, gs; Nick Charles, b; Roosevelt 'Snake' Shaw, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard Isabel 900.507 = Isabel 59.907-1 = Evidence ECD 26044-2 (1994)
900.508 (1981)	Jimmy Dawkins: Hot Wire 81 - You Just A Babychild - Ruff Times - Welfare Line - Kold Actions - Roc-Kin-Sole - Peepers Music - My Way rec. March 22, 1981 at Studio Davout in Paris, France by Patrick Dufour; Jimmy Dawkins, voc, g; Richard Kirch, g; Sylvester Boines, b; James Schutte, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard notes by Armand Meignan (English translation by Elisabeth Shepard) Isabel 900.508 (Fr 1981) = Isabel 59.908 notes by Steven Sharp = Evidence ECD 26043-2 (US 1994)
900.509 (1981)	Johnny Dollar: My Soul Is Blue - Oh Baby (I80-034) # []   @ youtube - Doctor Feelgood (I80-043) * - All Your Love (I80-038) # [] - Blind Man (I80-041) # - Going Down (I80-040-2) # - Driftin' (I80-036) #   @ youtube - That's The Way Love Is (I80-036) # unissued tracks: - Cut You Lose (I80-037-1 uncomplete tk) # - Cut You Lose (I80-037-2) # - Dog Goneya (I80-039) # [] - Going Down (I80-040-1 uncomplete tk) # - Dog Goneya (I80-042) * - Love Is A Gamble (I80-044) * # rec. November 8, 1980 at Studio Davout, Paris by Patrick Dufour; Johnny Dollar, voc, g; [] George Smith, hca; Sammy Lawhorn, g; Nick Charles, b; Roosevelt 'Snake' Shaw, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard * rec. December 14, 1980 at Studio Davout, Paris by Gerard Weiss; Johnny Dollar, voc, g; Sammy Lawhorn, g; Nick Charles, b; Roosevelt 'Snake' Shaw, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard notes by Elisabeth Shepard and Didier Tricard Isabel 900.509 (Fr 1980) = Isabel 59.909 Johnny Dollar discography
900.510 (1981)	Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Going Back - Boogie Chillen - I'm In The Mood - Don't Leave Me - Give Me My Coat And Shoes - Medley: Baby What You Want Me To Do - That's Allright - Junior And Buddy's Thing - Hold It Right There - My Home Is In The Delta - Wrong Doing Woman - Diggin My Potatoes rec. May 15, 1981 in Paris, France; Buddy Guy, voc, ac g; Junior Wells, voc, hca; prod. by Didier Tricard notes by Christian Clinet Isabel 900.510 (Fr 1981) = Isabel 59.910 (=) Alligator ALCD 4802 "Alone & Acoustic" = Jazz Heritage 514124 Junior Wells discography
900.511 (1981)	Magic Slim: Doing Fine - Grave Road - You Can't Loose What You Ain't Got - Mama Talk To Your Daughter - Ain't Doing Too Bad - Walking Back Streets - A Woman Treats A Good Man So Bad - Cold Woman - She Left Me rec. March 25, 1980 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Magic Slim (Morris Holt, voc, g; Coleman 'Alabama Junior' Pettis Jr., g; Nick Holt, b; Nathan Applewhite, dr Magic Slim discography notes (French & English) by Armand Meignan Isabel 900.511 = Isabel 59.911 (=) Alligator AL 4728 (US 1982) "Raw Magic"
900.512 (1982)	Melvin Taylor: Blues On The Run - Traveling Man (I82-001) (6:20) - Lowdown Dirty Shame (I82-002) (7:30) - Escape (I82-003) (6:55) - Cold Cold Feeling (I82-004) (4:40) - Just Like A Woman (I82-005) (8:00) - Chitlins Con Carne (I82-006) (8:50) rec. April 8, 1982 in Winnetka, IL; Melvin Taylor, voc, lead g; Johnny Dollar, rhythm g; Big Moose Walker, p; Willie Love, b; Casey Jones, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard photo by Jim O'Neal notes by Didier Tricard Isabel 900.512 = Isabel 59.912 = Evidence ECD 26041-2 (US 1994)
900.513 (1986)	Sammy Lawhorn: After Hours - After Hours (I80-049) (instr) (5:00) - Hot Cha (I80-046) (instr) (4:38) - Mean Old World (I80-050-2) (5:48)   @ youtube - Mercy Mercy Mercy (I80-05?) (instr) (4:05) - Honky Tonk (I80-045-1) (instr) (4:08) - How Much More Long (I80-048-3) (3:35) - I Wonder Why (I80-047) (5:26) - Work Out Fine (I80-050) (4:30) unissued tracks from same session: - Honky Tonk (I80-045-2) - How Much More Long (I80-048-1) - How Much More Long (I80-048-2) - Mean Old World (I80-050-1) - I Want To Know (I80-052) - Custina's Blues (I80-05?) rec. December 14, 1980 at Studio Davout in Paris, France by Gérard Weiss; Sammy Lawhorn, voc, lead g; Johnny Dollar, rhythm g (except "Custina's Blues"); Nick Charles, b; Roosevelt 'Snake' Shaw, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard photo by Armand Meignan notes by Jean-Luc Katchura Isabel 900.513 (Fr 1986) = Isabel 59.913
900.514 (1982)	Eddie Shaw: Movin' And Groovin' Man - Highway Bound - Blues For Tomako # - Blues Dues # - Dunkin' Donut Woman - Louisiana Blues - Movin' And Groovin' Man - Sad And Lonesome - Big Leg Woman - I've Got To Tell Somebody - My Baby And Me rec. May 14, 1982 in Paris, France; Eddie Shaw, voc, as, ts, hca; # Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, as; Ken Saydak, p; Melvin Taylor, g; Harlan Terson, b; Merle Perkins, dr Isabel 900.514 = Isabel 59.914 = Evidence ECD 26028-2
900.515 (1983)	Little Milton: The Blues Is Alright - The Blues Is Alright - How Could You Do It To Me - Bad Luck is Falling - Chains And Things - Walking The Back Streets And Crying - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - I'm Diggin' You - Things Have Got To Chance rec. December 5, 1982 in Paris, France by Daniel Abraham; Little Milton, voc, g; Lucky Peterson, p, org; John Primer, g; Nick Holt, b; Nathan Applewhite, dr notes by Sebastian Danchin Isabel 900.515 = Isabel 59.915 = Evidence ECD 26026-2
900.516 (1983)	Big Voice Odom: Feel So Good - Feel So Good - I Made Up My Mind - Mother-In-Law Blues [] - Woke Up This Morning - Memo Blues - Bad Feeling - You Say That You Love Me, Honey - Reconsider Baby rec. December 5, 1982 at Studio Davout, Paris, France; Andrew 'Big Voice' Odom, voc, [] Milton Campbell, voc; Lucky Peterson, org, p; Morris Holt, John Primer, g; Nick Holt, b; Nathan Applewhite, dr Isabel 900.516 = Isabel 59.916 Evidence ECD 26027-2
900.517 (1983)	Syl Johnson: Suicide Blues - Medley:   - If I Had A Hammer   - This Little Light Of Mine   - Amen   - Baby Workout - Before You Accuse Me * - Take Me To The River - The Blues In Me - Sock It To Me - Got To Make A Change - Crazy Man # rec. November 28, 1983 in Paris, France; Syl Johnson, voc, g, hca; Phil Guy, g; Cash McCall, g; Nick Charles, b; Ray Allison, dr * rec. 1983 in Chicago, IL; Syl Johnson, voc, g; Little Mack Simmons, hca; Saint James Bryant, keyb, synth; Doug McDonald, John Markis, g; Herman Applewhite, b; Ray Allison, dr Isabel 900.517 = Isabel 59.917
900.518 (198?)	Phil Guy/Mojo Buford: Tribute To Muddy Waters - Part Time Love # [] - Something For You # [] - Mother Fa You # [] - Long Distance Call # [] - Good Morning Little School Girl * - Hoochie Coochie Man * - Blues With A Feeling * - Got My Mojo Working * [] rec. November 28, 1983 in Paris, France; Phil Guy, g, # voc; Mojo Buford, hca, * voc; Cash McCall, g; [] Syl Johnson, g; Nick Charles, b; Ray Allison, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard Isabel 900.518 (Fr 1983) = Isabel 59.918 Mojo Buford discography
900.519 (1984)	Lucky Peterson: Ridin' - Ridin' - Don't Answer The Door - Farther Up The Road # - Kinda Easy Like - Baby, What You Want Me To Do - Green Onions - Little Red Rooster - You Don't Have To Go rec. March 21, 1984 in Paris, France; Lucky Peterson, voc, org, p; Melvin Taylor, g; Titus Williams, b; Ray Allison, dr # CD bonus track Isabel 900.519 = Isabel 59.919 = Evidence ECD 26033-2
900.520 (1984)	Melvin Taylor Plays The Blues For You@ youtube - Talking To Anna Mae, Pt. 1 - TV Mama - I'll Play The Blues For You - Born To Lose - Tribute To Wes - Cadillac Assembly Line - Voodoo Daddy - Talking To Anna Mae, Pt. 2 - Groovin' In Paris bonus tracks on Isabel 59.920 / Evidence ECD 26029: - Kinda Easy Like - Don't Answer The Door # - Ridin' rec. March 18, 1984 at Studio Davout in Paris, France; Melvin Taylor, voc, g; Lucky Peterson, p, org, # voc; Titus Williams, b; Ray Allison, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard photo by Régine Abudia notes by Didier Tricard Isabel 900.520 (=) Isabel 59.920 = Evidence ECD 26029-2 = Pure Pleasure PPAN020 (180g LP 2015)
900.521 (1984)	Otis Rush Live In Europe Isabel LP 900.521 track sequence: - Cut You Loose (I77-001) - All Your Love I Miss Loving (I77-002) - You're Breaking My Heart (I77-003) - Crosscut Saw (I77-008) - I Can't Quit You Baby (I77-009) - I'm Tore Up (I77-010) - Looking Back (I77-011) Isabel CD 59.921 track sequence: - Cut You Loose (I77-001) - All Your Love I Miss Loving (I77-002) - You're Breaking My Heart (I77-003) - I Wonder Why (instr) (I77-004) [bonus track] - Feel So Bad (I77-005) [bonus track] - Medley: Society Woman / Love Is Just A Gamble (I77-007) [bonus track] - Crosscut Saw (I77-008) - I Can't Quit You Baby (I77-009) - I'm Tore Up (I77-010) - Looking Back (I77-011) unissued track from same session: - Double Trouble (I77-006) rec. October 9, 1977 live during the Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy, France; Otis Rush, voc, g; Bob Levis, g; Bob Stroger, b; Jesse Green, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard Isabel LP/CD front cover photo by Jean-Pierre Arniac Evidence ECD 26034-2 front cover photo by James Fraher notes by Jacques Périn Isabel LP 900.521 (Fr 1984) notes by Jacques Périn = Isabel CD 59.921 (Fr 1990) notes by Larry Hoffman = Evidence ECD 26034-2 (US 1993) Otis Rush discography
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Sources / Further reading: - own record collection - Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 72, 124, 176, 178, 233, 269, 274, 281, 295, 298-299, 321, 342-343, 353, 404, 448, 474-475, 488, 507 - eBay auctions - diverse internet resources thanks to Gerrit Robs, Don Deering and Hank Moore for additional info / scans