Paramount 12347 (US early April 1926)
some copies as by "Blind Lemon Jeffesron" [sic]:
some copies give author credit to "Lemons Jefferson": "Lemon" "Lemons" Paramount 12354 (US 5/1926) (2472 / 2471)
"Lemon" "Lemons"Paramount 12354 (1054 / 1053) St. Louis Music Company double sided broadsheet flyer("World's Largest Distributors Of Race Records by Mail") source: Pete Welding & Toby Byron (ed.): Bluesland - Portraits of Twelve Major American Blues Masters.- New York (Dutton) 1991, p. 25
St. Louis Music Company double sided broadsheet flyer("World's Largest Distributors Of Race Records by Mail")
source: Pete Welding & Toby Byron (ed.): Bluesland - Portraits of Twelve Major American Blues Masters.- New York (Dutton) 1991, p. 25
Paramount 12367 (US 7/1926)
Paramount 12373 (US 8/1926)
# = Paramount 14022 (John Steiner 1950)
# = Jazz Collector L 103 (UK 1953)
Jazz Collector discography
Paramount 12386 (US 10/1926)
= Herwin 93031 (as by Deacon Jackson)
Paramount 12394 (US 11/1926)
Paramount 12407 (US 12/1926)
source: Pete Welding & Toby Byron (ed.): Bluesland - Portraits of Twelve Major American Blues Masters.- New York (Dutton) 1991, p. 29
Paramount 12425 (US 2/1927) "Electrically Recorded"
Paramount 12425 test pressing
Paramount 12443 (US 3/1927) "Electrically Recorded"
Paramount 12454 (US 4/1927) "Electrically Recorded"
= Tempo R46 (UK 195?)
= Jazz Collector L 91
"In March, 1927 Lemon was lured away from Paramount by Polk C. Brockman of OKeh Records." (Bob Groom)
OKeh 8455 (US April 25, 1927) early pressing First advertised in the Chicago Defender on April 23, 1927
= OKeh 8455 (US 192?) later pressing
= Jazz Classics 511 (US 195?)
= Jazz Society AA513 (Fr)
10 inch 78 rpm = Traffic Entertainment Group/OKeh TEG 1081-10 (US 2018) (Black Friday release)
Jazz Society discography
OKeh unissued
"The following month [April 1927] Lemon was in Chicago to remake Easy Rider Blues and Match Box Blues for Paramount." (Bob Groom)
Paramount 12474 (US 6/1927)
source: Pete Welding & Toby Byron (ed.): Bluesland - Portraits of Twelve Major American Blues Masters.- New York (Dutton) 1991, p. 26
Paramount 12487 (US 7/1927)
Paramount 12493 (US 8/1927)
# Tempo R 38 (UK 195?)
Paramount 12510 (US 9/1927)
Paramount 12541
Paramount 12551 (US 11/1927)
Paramount 12578 (US 12/1927)
Paramount 12585 (1st ed.)
Paramount 12585 (2nd ed.)
2nd ed. = Herwin 93004 as by Elder J. C. Brown
Paramount 12593 (US 2/1928)
Paramount 12608 (US 4/1928)
= Broadway 5059
Paramount 12622 (US 5/1928)
Paramount 12631 (US 5/1928)
Paramount 12639 (US 6/1928)
Paramount 12650 (US 8/1928)
20363-? may derive from a variation of Paramount 12666 (then probably being 20363-1) or from a test pressing
Paramount 12666 (US 8/1928)
// Collectors Classics CC22// Document DOCD-5019// JSP JSPCD-7706
\\ Riverside RLP 1053 / London AL3546\\ Riverside diverse\\ Milestone diverse\\ Joker SM 3103\\ Olympic OL 7134 / Collectables COL-5194 / Tradition/Rykodisc TCD 1011
Paramount 12679 (US 10/1928) ("20750" / "20751")
# = Tempo R39 (UK 1950) Finchley Rd. / Picadilly Arcade // uppercase / upper and lowercase title // serif / sans serif // "Early 1928" / "Early '28" pressings
# = E-Disc R2 (Sweden 195?)
Paramount 12685 (US 10/1928)
Tampa Red discography
Paramount 12692 (US 11/1928)
Paramount 12712 (US 1/1929)
Paramount 12728 (US 2/1929)
Paramount 12739 (US 3/1929)
Paramount 12756 (US 4/1929)
Paramount 12771 (US 6/1929)
Paramount 12801 (US 9/1929)
Paramount 12852 (US 1929)
Paramount 12872 (US 12/1929)
= Broadway 5056
Paramount 12880
"Hometown Skiffle – Part I" actually consists of brief contributions: The Hokum Boys: Shake That Thing Will Ezell: Mixed Up Rag Blind Blake: A Blues "Hometown Skiffle – Part II" actually consists of brief contributions: Blind Lemon Jefferson [or rather: Blind Blake impersonating Blind Lemon Jefferson]: Introduction The Hokum Boys: Sellin' That Stuff Charlie Spand: Soon This Morning Papa Charlie Jackson: Shake That Thing
Paramount 12886 (US 2/1930)
= Steiner-Davis SD 107 (US 1948) (as by Charlie Spand, Will Ezell, Alex Hill, Papa Charlie and others)
= Tempo R 20 (UK 1950)
Blind Blake discography Papa Charlie Jackson discography Charlie Spand discography
unissued tests:21453-1-2 (unissued take 1)51454-1-2 (unissued both takes)
Paramount 12899 (US 1930)
Paramount 12921 (US 1930)
Paramount 12933 (US 6/1930)
Paramount 12946 (US 7/1930)
Tempo R 38 (UK 1950)
10 inch LPnotes by Orrin Keepnews Riverside RLP 1014 (US 1953)
10 inch LPnotes by Anonymous = London AL 3508 (UK 1953)
London/Riverside discography
≠ Riverside RLP 12-125(12 inch LP)
10 inch LP Riverside RLP 1053 (US 10/1955)
10 inch LP London AL 3546 (UK)
10 inch LPnotes by Paul Oliver London AL 3564 (UK 4/1957)
notes by Orrin Keepnews Riverside RLP 12-125 (US 1957)
notes by Orrin Keepnews Riverside RLP 12-136 (US 1958)
8-pp. booklet by Samuel B. Charters RBF RF 1 (US 1959)
= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)
RBF discography
LP accompanying Samuel B. Charters' book "The Country Blues": New York (Rinehart & Company), 1959 London (Michael Joseph), 1960 New York (da Capo), 1975
notes by Owen Bryce Jazz Collector JEL 8 (UK 1959?)
Jazz Collector discographyBuddy Boy Hawkins discography
Heritage HLP 1007 (UK 1962)
= Collectors Classics CC 5 (Denmark) "Blind Lemon Jefferson / Willard 'Ramblin' Thomas"
= Early Jazz Classics EJC 1200
Heritage Records discographyCollectors Classics discographyRamblin' Thomas discography
7 inch EP Jazz Collector JEL 13 (UK 1960)
Jazz Collector discographyEd Bell discography
Jazz Collector JEL 24 (UK 196?)
7 inch 45 rpm EPnotes by Swedish Blues Society Pirate Records / Swedish Blues Society sbs ep 2 (Sweden 1965)
Melodeon MLP 7324 (US 1966)
Melodeon MLP 7324 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) "Party Blues"
Melodeon Records discography
notes (1st November, 1966) by Mike Raven XTRA 1047 (UK 1966)
XTRA Records discography
notes by Pete Welding Milestone MLP 2004 (US 1967)
notes by Pete Welding= CBS 63738 (UK)
Milestone Records discography
Roots RL 301 (2nd ed. 1970) / autogram RL-301 (18 tracks) Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 1 (1926-1929) - Wartime Blues - Booger Rooger Blues - Corrina Blues - Black Horse Blues - Maltese Cat Blues - D.B. Blues - Dry Southern Blues - Rambler Blues [not on 1st ed.] - Rabbit Foot Blues [not on 1st ed.] - Booster Blues - Dynamite Blues - Eagle Eyed Mama - Right Of Way Blues - Black Snake Dream Blues - Black Snake Moan - Chock House Blues - Prison Cell Blues [not on 1st ed.] - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [not on 1st ed.] compiled and produced by Evelyn Parth; remastered by Hans Peter Strobl
Document DLP 587 (1990; 18 tracks) Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926-1929) - Booster Blues (2474-1) - Dry Southern Blues (2475-1) - Black Horse Blues (2543-1) - Corinna Blues (2544-2) - Chock House Blues (2558-2) - Wartime Blues (3070-1) - Booger Rooger Blues (3088-2) - Rabbit Foot Blues (3089-1) - Black Snake Moan (80523-B) - Right Of Way Blues (4515-2) - Black Snake Dream Blues 4577-2) - Rambler Blues (20040-2) - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (20374-1) - Prison Cell Blues (20388-2) - Maltese Cat Blues (20820-1) - D B Blues (20821-1) - Eagle Eyed Mama (21095-3) - Dynamite Blues (21096-1) compiled and produced by Johnny Parth; remastered by Studio Hans Klement original recordings from the collections of Dr. Bernd Küfferle and Johnny Parth
Roots RL-301 (14 tracks) (1st ed. Austria 1967) "Blues From Texas"
(=) Roots RL-301 (18 tracks) (2. rev. ed. Austria 1970)
(=) Document DLP 587 (Austria 1990)
= autogram/Roots RL-301 (Germany 2005)
Roots Records discographyDocument Records discography
Roots RL-304 (Austria 1968)
autogram/Roots RL-304 (Germany ????)
Roots Records discography
Roots RL-306 (Austria 1968)
(=) Roots RL-306 (18 tracks) (2. rev. ed. Austria 1970)
= Blues Documents RST BD-2082 (Austria 1990)
autogram/Roots RL-306 (Germany 19??)
Roots Records discographyRST Blues Documents discography
Roots RL-312 (Austria 1968)
= Roots RL-312 (Austria 19??)
= Autogram RL-312 (Germany 2010) "Texas Country Music Vol. 1 - Blues series"
notes by Horace Butterworth [= Stephen Calt] 390 East 8th Street, New York, N.Y. 10009 Belzona L-1004 (US 1968)
notes by Horace Butterworth [= Stephen Calt] 390 East 8th Street, New York, N.Y. 10009 (black and purple label) = Yazoo L-1004 (US 1968)
notes by Stephen Calt 54 King Street, New York, N.Y. 10014 (black, purple & red label) = Yazoo L-1004 (US 196? ff.)
notes by Stephen Calt 245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10009 (red label) = Yazoo L-1004 (US 19??)
notes by Stephen Calt 245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10009 (new front cover, new title, red or peacock label) = Yazoo L-1004 (US 19??) "Don't Leave Me Here" The Blues of Texas, Arkansas, & Louisiana 1927-1932
= Yazoo 1004 cassette (US 1989)
notes by Stephen Calt = Yazoo CD 1004 YAZ (US 1991)
Yazoo Records discographyBuddy Boy Hawkins discographyHenry Thomas discographyLittle Hat Jones discographyKing Solomon Hill discographyTexas Alexander discography
notes by Lawrence Cohn Biograph BLP-12000 (US 1968)
= Biograph 6370 901 (NL 1976)
Biograph Records discography
notes by Ralph J. Gleason Milestone MLP 2007
notes by Chris Albertson Biograph BLP-12015
= Blue Moon BMLP 1.050 (UK)
Collector's Classics CC22
notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart "54 King Street, New York, N.Y. 10014" Yazoo L-1022 (US 1970)
notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart "54 King Street, New York, N.Y. 10014" or "245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014" Yazoo L-1022 (US 1970?)
notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart "54 King Street, New York, N.Y. 10014" or "245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014" Yazoo L-1022 (US 1971)
notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart "245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014" "Jacket made in Canada" on back cover, bottom right Yazoo L-1022 (US 1989)
Yazoo Records discographyCharley Patton discographyBo Weavil Jackson discographyJaybird Coleman discography
Roots RL-331 (Austria 1970)
notes by Robert W.M. Dixon and John Godrich CBS M 52797 (UK 1970)
= Epic ECPJ-23 (Jp 1970)
album illustrates the book "Recording The Blues" in the Blues Paperback Series, produced by November Books Ltd., and published in 1970 by Studio Vista Ltd.
notes by John Hammond Milestone MLP 2013
notes by Michael Cuscuna Milestone MLP 2016
Roots RL 335 (UK 1971)
Roots/Saydisc RL 335 (UK 1971)
Joker SM 3103 (It 1971)
6-pp. insert Milestone SJET-8339 (Jp 1971)
notes by Richard K. Spottswood Biograph BLP 12027 (US 1971)
notes by Arnold S. Caplin Biograph BLP-12040 (US 1972)
= Blue Moon BMLP 1.037 (UK)
Biograph Records discographySon House discography
Paltram PL-102 (Austria 1972)
= Autogram PL-102 (Germany)
Paltram discography
Strictly limited edition (150 copies). Plain white cover white separate typed listing sheet. Note: "Every title presented on this lp has been dubbed from the only copy known to exist in the world. The makers have done their best to make these extremely rare and worn out 78's audible!"
For Specialists Only FSO-001 (Austria [Paltram/Roots] 1972)
DLPnotes by Pete Welding Milestone M-47022 (US)
= Milestone MCD-47022 (1992) 25 tracks
notes by Anonymous Olympic OL 7134 (US 1974)
notes by Kerry Kudlacek= Collectables CD COL-5194 (US 1992) "Penitentiary Blues" (Golden Classics)= Collectables LP COL-5194 (US 1992) "Penitentiary Blues" (Golden Classics)= Collectables cassette COL-5194 (US 1992) "Penitentiary Blues" (Golden Classics)
notes by Anton Glovsky= Tradition / Rykodisc TCD 1011 (US 4/1996) "Moanin' All Over"
gatefold DLP Vogue DP 37 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)
gatefold DLP = Vogue 400037 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)
7 inch flexible EPEva-Tone MAL 771
Albatros VPA 8456 (It 1979)Albatros VC 4961 (cassette)
notes by Alessandro Roffeni = DOM/Albatros CD DAF 120
Albatros Records discography
notes by Paul Oliver Matchbox MSE 1001 (UK 1984)
Matchbox Records discography
gatefold DLPnotes by Stephen Calt Yazoo L-1069 (US 1984)
(=) CD 1069 YAZ (US 1990)
Yazoo Records discography
Deja Vu DVLP 2073 (It 1986?)
Deja Vu DVRECD 293 (It 1989)
3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)
3 CD setnotes by Paul Oliver Vol. 1: 1927-1930 Vol. 2: 1927-1936 Vol. 3: 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)
notes by Paul Oliver Columbia LP C/AL 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = Columbia/Legacy CD CK 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = CBS/Legacy CD 467245 (EU 1990)
= CBS/Sony CSCS 5323 (Jp 1990)
notes by Neil Slaven (=) SPV Blue SPV 91722 (Germany/Poland 2008)
20 CD box set, CD 5 (=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)
Charly (1990)
= Charly BA043 (UK 1996)
= Charly (1997)
notes by Paul Fryer Aldabra ALB 1006 (UK 1991?)
= Aldabra ALB 1006MC (UK 1991?) (cassette)
= Aldabra ALB 1006CD (UK 19??)
= Classic CD BERT5 (UK 19??)
notes by Paul Fryer Aldabra ALB 1009 (UK 1991?)
= Aldabra ALB 1009MC (UK 1991?) (cassette)
notes by Bob Groom Document DOCD-5017 (Austria 1991)
notes by Bob Groom Document DOCD-5018 (Austria 1991)
CDr = Document DOCD-5018 (UK 2007)
notes by Bob Groom Document DOCD-5019 (Austria 1991)
notes by Bob Groom Document DOCD-5020 (Austria 1991)
CDr = Document DOCD-5020 (UK 2007)
P-Vine PCD-2252 (Jp 1991)
notes by Roger Misiewicz Document DOCD 5150
P-Vine PCD-2437 (Jp 1993)
notes by Guido van Rijn Document DOCD-5276 (Austria 1994)
P-Vine PCD-3759 (Jp 1994)
notes by John Tottenham Black Swan HCD-23 (US 1995) (US 1995)
notes by Guido van Rijn Document DOCD-5321
P-Vine PCD-5722 (Jp 1996)
Catfish KATCD 101 (UK 1997) ("Blue Cats Collection")
notes by Don Kent Yazoo CD 2036 (US 1998)
notes by Les Fancourt Indigo IGOCD 2075 (UK 1998)
Black Swan CD 31
notes (November 1, 1998) by Guido van Rijn Document DOCD-5625 (Austria 1998)
P-Vine PCD-5785 (Jp 1999)
notes (June 2000) by Dave Moore Catfish KATCD 160 (UK 2000)
Catfish Records (UK) discography
Yazoo CD 2057 (US 2000)
Catfish KATCD 179 (UK 2001)
Black Swan BSCD-41
2 CD setnotes by Gary AtkinsonDocument CBL-200008 (UK 2002)
4 CD setnotes by Hans Birkholz JSP JSPCD-7706 (UK 2003)
JSP JSPCD-7706 - disk A
JSP JSPCD-7706 - disk B
JSP JSPCD-7706 - disc C
JSP JSPCD-7706 - disc D
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 1 (rel. 2003, for 2004)
Blues Images CD BIM-101 (US 2003) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 1 (for 2004)
Blues Images calendar discography
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 2 (rel. 2004, for 2005)
Blues Images CD BIM-102 (US 2004) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 2 (for 2005)
Snapper SBLUECD013
P-Vine PCD-23549 (Jp 2004)
Yazoo CD 2070 (US 2004)
Yazoo Records discographyRobert Johnson discography
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (rel. 2005, for 2006)
Blues Images CD BIM-103 (US 2005) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (for 2006)
180 g LP (=) Hi Horse Records HHO #3 (US 2015) (no calendar!)
HHO #3 @ Blues Images
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 4 (rel. 2006, for 2007)
Blues Images CD BIM-104 (US 2006) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 4 (for 2007)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 5 (rel. 2007, for 2008)
Blues Images CD BIM-105 (US 2007) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 5 (for 2008)
Blues Calendar discography
5 CD setSnapper SBLUCD502X (UK 2007)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 6 (rel. 2008, for 2009)
Blues Images CD BIM-106 (US 2008) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 6 (for 2009)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 7 (rel. 2009, for 2010)
Blues Images CD BIM-107 (US 2009) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 7 (for 2010)
Monk MK312 (It 2009)
Monk MK330 (It 2009)
4 CD setP-Vine PCD-18535/8 (Jp 2008)
P-Vine PCD-15025 (Jp 2009)
Great American Music GA542CD
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 8 (rel. 2010, for 2011)
Blues Images CD BIM-108 (US 2010) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 8 (for 2011)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 9 (rel. 2011, for 2012)
Blues Images CD BIM-109 (US 2011) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 9 (for 2012)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 10 (rel. 2012, for 2013)
Blues Images CD BIM-110 (US 2012) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 10 (for 2013)
4 CD set Proper PROPERBOX 168 (UK 5/2012)
180 g LP + free MP3 download card - One Dime Blues - Easy Rider Blues - Jack O'Diamonds (tk 2) - Match Box Blues - Beggin' Back - He Arose From The Dead - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - That Crawlin' Baby Blues - All I Want Is Pure Religion - Corinna Blues (tk 2) - Hot Dogs - Rambler Blues compiled by Neil Record
2 CD set World Music Network RGNET1298CD
180 g LP + MP3notes by Rachel Jackson (=) World Music Network RGNET1298LP
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 13 (rel. 2015, for 2016)
Blues Images CD BIM-113 (US 2015) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 13
Blues Images calendars discography
5 CD set American Epic AMPC451 (US 2017)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 15 (rel. 2017, for 2018)
Blues Images CD BIM-115 (US 2017) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 15 (for 2018)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 17 (rel. 2019, for 2020)
Blues Images CD BIM-117 (US 2019) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 17 (for 2020)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 18 (rel. 2020, for 2021)
Blues Images CD BIM-118 (US 2020) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 18 (for 2021)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 19 (rel. 10/2021, for 2022)
Blues Images CD BIM-119 (US 2021) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 19 (for 2022)
thanks to Frank Scott, Howard Rye, Eric Simkin, Peter Brown, Larry Hoffman, David J Costa, Dave Williams, John Tefteller, Christopher Berry and Max Hoeffner for additional info / scans