Illustrated Robert Johnson discography

R O B E R T J O H N S O N; source: Front cover of Columbia CL 1654
source: Cover of Columbia CL 1654
artwork by Burt Goldblatt R O B E R T J O H N S O N; copyright: Delta Haze Corporation
© Delta Haze Corporation

Robert Johnson
b. May 8, 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi
d. August 16, 1938 in Leflore County ("Greenwood (outside)"), Mississippi
discography
Anthony Proveaux's photoshop rectification of the recording situation according to the myth, that RJ faced the corner when recording, which stems from a misinterpretation of some notes from engineer Don Law about the session, which resulted in the album cover illustration; posted at Facebook (16/07/2019)
R O B E R T J O H N S O N; source: Front & back cover of Columbia C 30034; artwork by Daily Planet / 'Tom Wilson' [actually Don Wilson]
original source: Front & back cover of Columbia C 30034
artwork by Daily Planet/"Tom Wilson" [actually Don Wilson]

year
of release

title / label / notes

	*10 inch 78 rpm*
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records, but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data

3/1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Kind Hearted Woman Blues (SA-2580-1) (2:52) [including a short guitar break] @ youtube @ Spotify
or
- Kind Hearted Woman Blues (SA-2580-2) (2:31) [sans guitar break] @ youtube @ Spotify

- Terraplane Blues (SA-2586-1) @ youtube @ Spotify

rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Terraplane Blues (SA-2586-2) not known to have been issued

1937 pressing, tk 11937 pressing, tk 2

[tk 1]

Vocalion 03416
(1937 pressing)

[tk 2]
Vocalion 03416
(1937 pressing)

[tk 1]
= Perfect 7-03-56
(900 copies pressed)

= Oriole 7-03-56 [tk 1]
(75 copies pressed)

[tk 2]
Vocalion 03416
(1938 pressing)

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- 32-20 Blues (SA-2616-1) # @ Spotify
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down (SA-2631-1) * @ Spotify

# rec. November 26, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- 32-20 Blues (SA-2616-2) possibly issued on Vo 03445/ ARC 7-04-60, but unconfirmed
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down (SA-2631-2) reportedly issued on Vo 03445/ ARC 7-04-60, but unconfirmed

Vocalion 03445

Vocalion 03445
(West Coast pressing: small ring
= 1 and 3/16ths of an inch)

= Perfect 7-04-60

= Oriole 7-04-60

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Dead Shrimp Blues (SA-2628-2) * @ Spotify
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (SA-2581-1) # @ Spotify

# rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Dead Shrimp Blues (SA-2628-1) not known to have been issued
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (SA-2581-2) not known to have been issued

Vocalion 03475

= Perfect 7-04-81 (800 copies pressed)

= Romeo 7-04-81 (100 copies pressed)

= Conqueror 8871

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Cross Road Blues (SA-2629-1) * @ youtube

- Ramblin' On My Mind (SA-2583-1) (2:22) #
or
- Ramblin' On My Mind (SA-2583-2) (2:52) #

# rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Cross Road Blues (SA-2629-2) unissued on 78 rpm

Vocalion 03519

= Perfect 7-05-81

= Romeo 7-05-81

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- They're Red Hot (SA-2627-1) *
- Come On In My Kitchen (SA-2585-2) #

# rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- They're Red Hot (SA-2627-2) not known to have been issued
- Come On In My Kitchen (SA-2585-1) unissued on 78 rpm

Vocalion 03563

= Perfect 7-07-57 (US 7/1937)

= Romeo 7-07-57 (US 7/1937)

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Sweet Home Chicago (SA-2582-1) #
- Walkin' Blues (SA-2630-1) *

# rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Sweet Home Chicago (SA-2582-2) reportedly issued on Vo 03601, but unconfirmed
- Walkin' Blues (SA-2630-2) not known to have been issued

Vocalion 03601

- When You Got A Good Friend (SA-2584-1)
- When You Got A Good Friend (SA-2584-2)
- Phonograph Blues (SA-2587-1)
- Phonograph Blues (SA-2587-2)

rec. November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

unissued on 78 rpm

- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (SA-2633-1)

rec. November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (SA-2633-2) not issued

unissued on 78 rpm

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- From Four Until Late (DAL-379-1) #
- Hell Hound On My Trail (DAL-394-2) *

# rec. June 19, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

* rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- From Four Until Late (DAL-379-2) not known to have been issued
- Hell Hound On My Trail (DAL-394-1) not known to have been issued

Vocalion 03623

= Perfect 7-09-56

= Romeo 7-09-56

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Malted Milk (DAL-396-1)

- Milkcow's Calf Blues (DAL-403-2) (2:22)
or
- Milkcow's Calf Blues (DAL-403-3) (2:19) [possibly electronically remade from tk 1]

rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Milkcow's Calf Blues (DAL-403-1) not known to have been issued
- Malted Milk (DAL-396-2) not known to have been issued

Vocalion 03665

= Perfect 7-10-65

= Romeo 7-10-65

= Conqueror 8944

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Stones In My Passway (DAL-377-2)
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man (DAL-378-1)

rec. June 19, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Stones In My Passway (DAL-377-1) not known to have been issued
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man (DAL-378-2) not known to have been issued

"Takes DAL 377-3 and DAL-378-3, reported on some issues, result from re-mastering by the ARC engineers on 17 November 1937 and are aurally identical to DAL-377-2 and DAL-378-1 respectively." (Dixon, Godrich & Rye 1997)

Vocalion 03723

= Perfect 7-12-67

= Conqueror 8973

1937

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Stop Breakin' Down Blues (DAL-399-1) (2:24)
or
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues (DAL-399-2) (2:19)

- Honeymoon Blues (DAL-401-1)

rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Honeymoon Blues (DAL-401-2) not known to have been issued

Vocalion 04002

1938

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Little Queen Of Spades (DAL-395-1) (2:13)
or
- Little Queen Of Spades (DAL-395-2) (2:21)

- Me And The Devil Blues (DAL-398-1) (2:35)
or
- Me And The Devil Blues (DAL-398-2) (2:34)

rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

Vocalion 04108

1939

ROBERT JOHNSON

- Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (SA-2632-1)
- Love In Vain Blues (DAL-402-4) [electronically remade on February 2, 1939 from tk 2 or tk 3]

rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

- Preachin' Blues (SA-2632-2) not issued on 78 rpm
- Love In Vain Blues (DAL-402-1) not issued on 78 rpm
- Love In Vain Blues (DAL-402-2) not known to have been issued
- Love In Vain Blues (DAL-402-3) not known to have been issued; possibly electronically remade on February 2, 1939 from tk 1

Vocalion 04630

- Drunken Hearted Man (DAL-397-1)
- Drunken Hearted Man (DAL-397-2)
- Traveling Riverside Blues (DAL-400-1) @ Spotify
- Traveling Riverside Blues (DAL-400-2) @ Spotify

rec. June 20, 1937 in Dallas, TX; Robert Johnson, voc, g

unissued on 78 rpm

LP / CD compilations

1959

The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder's Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin' Stealin'
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin' To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I'm A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin' Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong

edited by Samuel B. Charters

8-pp. booklet by Samuel B. Charters

RBF RF 1 (US 1959)

8-pp. booklet by Samuel B. Charters

= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)

= Folkways RF-1 (US 19??)

RBF discography

1960

The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes - Sloppy Drunk Blues [= "Milk Cow Blues"]
L'il Son Jackson - Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Bad Luck And Trouble °°
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup - If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway

Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan - New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins - Penitentiary Blues °°
Blind Willie McTell - Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse - Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln - My Wife Drove Me From My Door [on back cover: "Drive"]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Come Go Home With Me °°
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads

LP 2:
Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis - John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis - Warm Up
Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
Furry Lewis - Casey Jones
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues
John Hurt - Frankie
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson - Airy Man Blues
Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues

Bert Bilbro - Mohana Blues °°
Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind
Arthur Crudup- Mean Old Frisco
Brownie McGhee- Sportin' Life Blues
Virgil Perkins - [Washboard] Solo
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy - Mama Don't 'Low It
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway

compiled by Samuel B. Charters
"The Material is in part from unissued material in the author's collection, in part from material on the author's Folkways releases, and in part from early blues recordings."

RF-202 features only extracts of most of the recordings!
°° tracks not on RF-202 (X) (1964)

Moochie Reeves track rec. July 1954 in Mobile, AL; previously unissued and from Samuel B. Charters' collection

2 LP boxed set
notes (8-page booklet) by Samuel B. Charters

same front cover as RF-202(X)
(1964), but with more reddish lettering

notes captioned "RBF RECORDS
album No. RF 202 Copyright © 1960"

RBF RF-202 (1960)

(=) RBF RF-202 (X) (1964)

RBF discography

1961

Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers

- Cross Road Blues [unreleased alt tk]
- Terraplane Blues [Vocalion 3416]
- Come On In My Kitchen [unreleased alt tk]
- Walkin' Blues [Vocalion 3601]
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down [Vocalion 3445]
- 32-20 Blues [Vocalion 3445]
- Kind Hearted Woman Blues [Vocalion 3416]
- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day [previously unreleased]

- Preachin' Blues [Vocalion 4630]
- When You Got A Good Friend [previously unreleased]
- Ramblin' On My Mind [unreleased alt tk]
- Stones In My Passway [Vocalion 3723]
- Traveling Riverside Blues [previously unreleased]
- Milkcow's Calf Blues [unreleased alt tk]
- Me And The Devil Blues [unreleased alt tk]
- Hellhound On My Trail [Vocalion 3623]

originally prod. by Don Law; LP prod. and edited by Frank Driggs
Columbia CL 1654 front cover artwork by Burt Goldblatt
Philips BBL 7539 front cover photo (sharecroppers' homes in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta) by Paul Oliver

notes by Frank Driggs

Columbia CL 1654 (US 1961)

notes by Frank Driggs

= Philips BBL 7539 (UK 1962) "Robert Johnson 1936-1937" (Classic Jazz Masters series)

= Philips 13655 A-JL (NL)

= CBS 62456 (UK 1966)

= Avan-Guard SVLP-217 (Australia 1970)

= Aldabra ALB 1001 (UK)

= Aldabra ALB 1001 CD (UK 1989)

(=) CBS 22190 (UK)

= 20AP 2191 (Jp)

further releases at discogs.com

15a

1964

The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It (1:20) [RBF 202, Wolf 120.920] @ youtube
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues [OKeh 8740]
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late [Vocalion 03623]
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Sleepy John Estes - Milk Cow Blues [aka "Sloppy Drunk Blues", Victor V38614]
L'il Son Jackson - Roberta Blues [Gold Star 638]
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman [sic] Blues [OKeh 05657]
Arthur Crudup - If I Get Lucky [Bluebird B8858]
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway [Decca 7707]

Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues [Decca 7026]
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden To The Lord [Columbia 14520-D]
Tommy McClennan - New Highway 51 [Bluebird B8499]
Blind Willie McTell - Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day [Victor 21474]
Charlie Burse - Take Your Fingers Off It (0:34) [previously unissued]
Charlie Lincoln - My Wife Drove Me From My Door [Columbia 14305-D]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues [Columbia 14473-D]
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida [rec. January 16, 1959, Folkways FS 3822] @ youtube (3:17)
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads [aka "Cross Road Blues", Vocalion 03519]

LP 2:
Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Favor (0:57) [rec. January 16, 1959, previously unissued] @ youtube
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine [Columbia 14303-D]
Furry Lewis - Warm Up [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing [OKeh 05625]
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues [Columbia 14194-D]
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama [Columbia 14632-D]
Papa Charlie Jackson - Airy Man Blues [Paramount 12219]
Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues [Paramount 13085]
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues [Vocalion 1435]

Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp [OKeh 05538]
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues [Victor V38589]
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Arthur Crudup - Mean Old Frisco [Bluebird 34-0704]
Brownie McGhee - Sportin' Life Blues [Alert 401]
Virgil Perkins - [washboard] Solo [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round (1:27) [previously unissued]
Ham Gravy (= Washboard Sam) - Mama Don't Love It [aka "Mama Don't Allow, No. 1", Vocalion 03275]
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway (3:11) [previously unissued] @ youtube

"All original recordings are included in their entirety" (RBF notes), while the previously unissued tracks (Charters' "field recordings") all seem to be cut short, "some without the courtesy of a proper fadeout, some of the cuts occur mid-stanza" (Charles Radcliffe review in Blues Unlimited 30, pp. 20-21)

2 LP boxed set
notes (8-pp. booklet) by Samuel B. Charters

originally issued with same front and back cover as RF-202 (1960) but with orange lettering
RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1964)

later issued with addition "All original recordings are included in their entirety" on back cover
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)

= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)

= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1966?)

2 LP boxed set
(abbreviated) notes by Samuel B. Charters

= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966)

DLP gatefold
notes by Samuel B. Charters

= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966?)

= Fontana 982.099

2 x CDr
notes by Samuel B. Charters

= Smithsonian CD RF 202 (US 2012)

RBF discography
XTRA Records discography

1966

Blues Roots / Mississippi

Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues
- Big Fat Mama Blues
- Big Road Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Barbecue Bust
Joe Williams
- My Grey Pony
Bo Carter
- Cigarette Blues
- All Around Man

Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Honeymoon Blues
Charlie McCoy
- That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away
Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Man
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Miss Louisa Blues
- Until My Love Come Down

compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters

RBF RF 14

RBF discography

1966

The Mike Raven Blues Show

- Levee Camp Moan - Texas Alexander
- Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Walk Right In - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Four Till Late - Robert Johnson
- Cow Cow Blues - Speckled Red
- Low Friends - Victoria Spivey

- See See Rider - Leadbelly
- Willie May Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- The Sky Is Crying - Sonny Boy Williamson
- I'm Gonna Lay Down - Brownie McGhee
- Don't Treat That Man - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Kocking At Your Door - Elmore James

notes (1st November, 1966)
by Mike Raven

XTRA 1047 (UK 1966)

XTRA Records discography

1967

Mississippi Blues 1927 - 1941

Harvey Hull - Gang Of Brownskin Women
Henry Sims - Be True, Be True Blues
William Harris - I'm Leavin' Town
Skip James - Special Rider Blues
Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues
Charley Patton - Hang It On The Wall
Geechie Wiley - Eagles On A Half

Mattie Delaney - Tallahatchie River Blues
John Byrd - Billy Goat Blues
Charley Patton - Mean Black Moan
Charley Patton - Pea Vine Blues
Bobby Grant - Nappy Head Blues
Son House - Delta Blues
Robert Johnson - Dead Shrimp Blues

cover art: Michael Gruener, Nick Perls

notes by Bradley Sweet [= Stephen Calt] 390 East 8th St

Belzona L-1001 (US 1967)

there were specimen with "Belzona" covers and "Yazoo" labels sold!

notes by Bradley Sweet [= Stephen Calt] 390 East 8th St

= Yazoo L-1001 (US 1968)

notes by Bradley Sweet [= Stephen Calt] 54 King St

= Yazoo L-1001 (US 196?)

notes by Bradley Sweet [= Stephen Calt] 245 Waverly Place

= Yazoo L-1001 (US 196?)

notes by Bradley Sweet [= Stephen Calt] 37 E. Clinton St, Newton, NJ

= Yazoo 1001HLP (US 2011) [180g reissue LP]

Yazoo Records discography

1967

Robert Johnson
Mississippi Delta Blues Singer

1st edition track sequence (16 tracks):

- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man [Vocalion 3723]
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom [Vocalion 3475]
- Sweet Home Chicago [Vocalion 3601]
- Phonograph Blues [previously unreleased]
- They're Red Hot [Vocalion 3563]
- Dead Shrimp Blues [Vocalion 3475]
- Rambling On My Mind [Vocalion 03519]
- Come On In My Kitchen [Vocalion 3563]

- Honeymoon Blues [Vocalion 4002]
- Little Queen Of Spades [Vocalion 4108]
- Malted Milk [Vocalion 3665]
- Drunken Hearted Man [unreleased alt tk]
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues [Vocalion 4002]
- Love In Vain [previously unreleased]
- Cross Road Blues [Vocalion 3519]
- From Four Until Late [Vocalion 3523]

2nd and 3rd edition track sequence (18 tracks):

- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Phonograph Blues
- They're Red Hot
- Dead Shrimp Blues
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
- From Four Until Late

- Little Queen Of Spades
- Malted Milk
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues [unreleased alt tk] °°
- Honeymoon Blues
- Love In Vain
- Love In Vain [previously unreleased] °°
- Cross Road Blues

°° 2nd/3rd edition bonus tracks

Kokomo K-1000 (UK 1967)
1st edition, blank sleeve, rose label, 16 tracks

(=) Kokomo K-1000 (UK 1967)
2nd edition, blank sleeve, gray label, 18 tracks

(=) Kokomo K-1000
3rd edition, "Kokomo" sleeve, 18 tracks

= no label, no # (Australia 197?)

= Odyssey LP 1

= Smokestack SS/LP 1 (UK 197?) "Robert Johnson 1936-7 Blues Legend"

Kokomo Records discography

1967

Mississippi Blues Vol. 1 (1927-1942)

Jelly Jaw Short (J.D. Short) - Snake Doctor Blues
Blind Joe Amos - C & O Blues
William Harris - Early Mornin' Blues
Sam Collins - Signifyin' Blues
Charley Patton & Henry Sims - Mean Black Moan
Charley Patton & Henry Sims - Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
Robert Wilkins - Rolling Stone, part 1 & 2

Isaiah Nettles (The Mississippi Moaner) - Mississippi Moan
Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues
Son House - The Jinx Blues - No. 2
Bukka White - Black Train Blues
Jelly Jaw Short (J.D. Short) - Barefoot Blues
Ishman Bracey - Left Alone Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Blue Harvest Blues
Robert Johnson - Kind-Hearted Woman No. 2

Roots RL-302 (Austria 1967, 1st pressing) [line of front cover text in black]

Roots RL-302 (Austria 1968, 2nd pressing) [line of front cover text in red]

Roots RL-302 (Austria 19??, 3rd pressing) [line of front cover text in red]

= autogram/Roots RL-302 (Germany 2013)

Roots Records discography

1968

Down South 1927-1941
Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama-Florida

Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Home Wreckin' Blues
Kid Cole
- Hard Hearted Mama Blues
- Niagra Fall Blues
Robert Johnson
- Milkcow's Calf Blues No. 2
Tommy McClennan
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
Fiddlin' Joe Martin - Son House - Willie Brown
- Fo' Clock Blues
Fiddlin' Joe - Willie Brown - Leroy Williams
- Going To Fishing

Barefoot Bill
- Big Rock Jail
Wiley Barner
- If You Want A Good Woman
Clifford Gibson
- Hard-Headed Woman Blues
- Levee Camp Moan
Jaybird Coleman
- Save Your Money
- Let These Women Go
- Man Trouble Blues
Tallahassee Tight
- Black Snake
Blind Blake
- Depression's Gone From Me Blues

Roots RL-313

Roots Records discography

1968

Mississippi Blues Vol. 3 1928-1942

Arthur Petties
- Out On The Santa Fe Blues
Bo Carter
- I Want You To Know
Poor Boy Lofton
- Jake Leg Blues
- My Mean Baby Blues
Mississippi Sheiks
- Jail Bird Love Song
- Yodeling Fiddling Blues
Big Joe McCoy
- I'm Through With You
- When You Said Goodbye

Robert Johnson
- Drunken Hearted Man
Mr. Freddie Spruell
- Let's Go Riding
Robert Petway
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O'Lee Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman
Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr. So And So Blues

compiled and produced by Evelyn Sperker

Roots RL-314

Roots Records discography

22a

1968

Screening The Blues
Aspects Of The Blues Tradition

Jack Ranger - Thieving Blues
Butterbeans And Susie - Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree)
Washington Phillips - Denomination Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern - Nobody Knows (What The Good Deacon Does)
Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues
Bumble Bee Slim - Policy Dream Blues
Memphis Minnie - He's In The Ring (Doing The Same Old Thing)

Memphis Minnie - Joe Louis Strut
George Noble - Sissy Man Blues
Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues
Clara Smith - It's Tight Like That
Bertha Idaho - Down On Pennsylvania Avenue
Curley Weaver - Sweet Petunia
Bessie Jackson - Shave 'em Dry (tk 1)
Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry (tk 2)

front cover photo depicts Tommy McClennan!

notes by Paul Oliver

CBS 63288 (UK 1968)

notes by Paul Oliver

= CBS 63 288 (Germany 1968)

notes by Paul Oliver plus leaflet in Japanese

= CBS/Epic ECPJ-24 (Jp)

album has been issued in association with the book "Screening The Blues - Aspects of the Blues Tradition" by Paul Oliver, published by Cassell and Company, 1968

1969

The Blues

Fleetwood Mac - Rollin' Man
Duster Bennett - Jumping At Shadows
Chicken Shack - What Did You Do Last Night
Eddie Boyd - The Blues Is Here To Stay
Gordon Smith - Diving Duck Blues
Champion Jack Dupree - A Racehorse Called Mae

Johnny Shines - Pipeline Blues
Fleetwood Mac - Long Grey Mare
Sunnyland Slim - Stella Mae
Chicken Shack - I Wanna See My Baby
Curtis Jones - Gee, Pretty Baby
Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Money Maker

Johnny Winter - Be Careful With A Fool
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Prison Cell Blues
John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong - St. Louis Blues
Taj Mahal - The Cuckoo
Ma Rainey - Deep Moanin' Blues
Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper - That's All Right

Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain
Lightnin' Hopkins - War Is Starting Again
Steamhammer - Junior's Wailing
Son House - Pearline
Big Maybelle - No More Trouble Out Of Me
Driftin Slim & His Blues Band - Jackson Blues
Blood, Sweat And Tears - Blues Part II

DLP

Blue Horizon SPR 31 / CBS SPR 34

1969

The Mississippi Blues No. 3: Transition, 1926-1937

Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll and Tumble Blues
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues
Robert Johnson
- I'm A Steady Rollin Man
- Sweet Home Chicago
Johnnie Temple
- Big Boat Whistle
Blind Joe Amos
- C & O Blues
Skip James
- Cherry Ball Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown

Big Joe Williams
- Stepfather Blues
- 49 Highway Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O Lee Blues
Mississippi Bracey
- You Scolded Me And Drove Me From Your Door
- I'll Overcome Someday
Mary Butler
- Mad Dog Blues
Rosie Mae Moore
- School Girl Blues
Bertha Lee
- Mind Reader Blues

notes by David Evans

Origin Jazz Library OJL 17 (US 1969)

OJL Records discography

1969

Masters Of The Blues 1928-1940

Robert Johnson (recorded Dallas, June 20, 1937)
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Love In Vain Blues
Curley Weaver accompanied by Blind Willie McTell (recorded Chicago, April 23, 1935)
- Sometime Mama
- Two Faced Woman
Little Bill Gaither (recorded Chicago, June 12, 1940)
- Georgia Barrel House
Blind Boy Fuller (recorded Chicago, June 12, 1940)
- You Got To Have Your Dollar
Robert Hill (recorded New Orleans, Oct 15, 1936)
- I Had A Gal For The Last Fifteen Years

Tommy Johnson (recorded Memphis, August 31, 1928)
- Lonesome Blues (take 1) unissued
- Lonesome Blues (take 2) unissued
- Canned Heat Blues
Bumble Bee Slim (Amos Easton) with Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell (NY, March 16, 1932)
- I'm Waitin' On You
Frank Stokes (recorded Memphis, Feb 2, 1928)
- Downtown Blues (unissued take)
Texas Alexander (recorded San Antonio, March 10, 1928) with Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson
- Yellow Girl Blues
- I Am Calling Blues

notes by Chris Albertson

Historical HLP-31 (US 1969)

Historical Records discography

25a

1970

Savannah Syncopators
African Retentions In The Blues

Blind Teddy Darby
- Meat And Bread Blues (Relief Blues)
Ladzekpo And Ewe Drum Orchestra
- Agbekor
Mamprusi Tribesmen
- Ring Dance
The Como Drum Band
- Oh Baby
Orchstra Of Bour Fodé Diouf
- Wong (war chant)
George 'Bongo Joe' Coleman
- Eloise
Hassan Danlado Griots
- Bako
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
- Lord, Lord, He Sure Is Good To Me

Kunaal and Sosira
- Praise Song
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- Forty-Four Blues [Arhoolie F 1005]
Thiam Sy Griots
- Halam Improvisation
Lonnie Coleman
- Wild About My Loving
Lanyare and Lobi Tribesmen
- Sabere (festival for harvest)
Walter Roland
- Jookit Jookit
Maïkaï
- Babaï
Robert Johnson
- Stop Breakin' Down

notes by Paul Oliver

CBS M 52799 (UK 1970)

album has been issued in association with the book "Savannah Syncopators - African Retentions in the Blues" by Paul Oliver, published by November Books Limited, 1970

1970

Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues Singers Vol. II

- Kind Hearted Woman Blues [Vocalion 3416]
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom [Vocalion 3475]
- Sweet Home Chicago [Vocalion 3601]
- Rambling On My Mind [unreleased alt tk]
- Phonograph Blues [Kokomo K-1000]
- They're Red Hot [Vocalion 3563]
- Dead Shrimp Blues [Vocalion 3475]
- Preachin' Blues [Vocalion 4630]

- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man [Vocalion 3723]
- From Four Till Late [Vocalion 3623]
- Little Queen Of Spades [unreleased alt tk]
- Malted Milk [Vocalion 3665]
- Drunken Hearted Man [unreleased alt tk]
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues [unreleased alt tk]
- Honeymoon Blues [Vocalion 4002]
- Love In Vain [unreleased alt tk]

front and back cover artwork by Daily Planet / "Tom Wilson" [actually Don Wilson]

short notes by Jon Waxman
includes insert with notes by Pete Welding

Columbia C 30034 (US 1970)

= CBS M 64102 (UK 1970)

= CBS SBP 473828 (Australia)

= Avan-Guard SVLP-218 (Australia)

(=) CBS 22190 (UK)

= Aldabra ALB 1002 (UK)

= Aldabra ALB 1002 CD (UK 1989)

= CBS M 64102 CD (UK)

= 20AP 2192 (Jp)

other issues

1971

Delta Blues
Skip James, Son House, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Phonograph Blues
- Cross Road Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Stop Breakin' Down
- Love In Vain

Charley Patton
- Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Skip James
- Four O'Clock Blues
- Drunken Spree
- [?] Blues
- How Long Blues
Son House
- Sundown

Roots RL-339 (Austria 1971)

Roots Records discography

1971?

Bottleneck Blues Guitar Classics 1926-37

King Solomon Hill
- Whoopie Blues
Barbecue Bob
- Atlanta Moan
Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Fence Breakin' Blues
Robert Johnson
- Milkcow's Calf Blues Take 2
Black Ace
- Black Ace
Ruth Willis
- Man Of My Own
Jim & Bob
- St. Louis Blues

Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown
Weaver & Beasley
- Bottleneck Blues
Ramblin' Thomas
- So Lonesome
Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
- My Wash Woman's Gone
Oscar Woods
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues
Bukka White
- The Panama Limited
Irene Scruggs
- My Back To The Wall

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls, Mike Stewart

Yazoo L-1026 (US 1971?)

Yazoo CD 1026 (US 1991?)

Yazoo Records discography

1974

Il Blues Rurale - Country Blues

Richard Rabbit Brown
- James Alley Blues
Blind Boy Fuller,
- Three Ball Blues
Willie Baker
- Sweet Patunia
Willie Reed
- Leaving Home
Leadbelly
- See See Rider
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Pneumonia Blues
Texas Alexander
- Water Bound Blues
Black Ace
- Christmas Time Blues

Furry Lewis
- Pearlee Blues
Bessie Tucker
- Penitentiary
Sleepy John Estes
- Diving Duck Blues
Charley Patton
- High Water Everywhere
Robert Wilkins
- National Stonewall Blues
Skip James
- Cypress Grove Blues
Robert Johnson
- Hellhound On My Trail
Big Joe Williams
- Rooting Ground Hog

Albatros VPA 8187 (It 1974)
= Albatros VC 0775 (cassette)

(=) Albatros ALB 8
3LP = VPA 8187/88/89 "Il Blues Rurale/Jazzistico/Urbano"

Albatros Records discograpy

1977

Black Music of Two Worlds

- Xylophone-Bapende of Zaire - n/a
- Marimba from Colombia - n/a
- Let 'Em Jump - Pete Johnson
- Akonoday - n/a
- Call to Prayer - Muslim
- Mende Muslim Song - Sierra Leone - n/a
- Song from Malaga - Spain - n/a

- Black Woman - Vera Hall
- Kpelle Brush - cutters - Liberia
- Imo Gal - n/a
- Let Your Hammer Ring - n/a
- Los Congos de Villa Mella - criollo
- Palomita Nueva - n/a

- Drum and Fife Quadrille - West Indies - n/
- Wheel and Turn - n/a
- De La Suarez - Carribean - n/a
- War (Sir Lancelot, Executor. Caresser, Atilla, Lion)
- Atilla the Hun, Sir Lancelot, Executor. Caresser, Lion
- Fire Brigade - Atilla the Hun

- Ezulie - Le Jazz Condo
- Rour des Cayes - Fabre Duroseau
- Mazurca - n/a
- Sutileza - The Septeto Nacional
- How Long Blues - Jimmy Yancey

- Revival Zion - How Sweet the Name - n/a
- Revival Zion - I Got a Lighthouse - n/a
- Roll Jordan Roll - The Fisk Jubilee Singers
- He's a Friend of Mine - The Spirit of Memphis
- Frankie and Johnny - Mississippi John Hurt

- Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson
- Leave My Love Alone - Coleman Hawkins
- Vijana Niwambie - Williamu Osale
- Kenyatta Aliteswa Sana - John Mwale
- Maboke Nde Temoin - Bholen, Orchestra

rec. by John Storm Roberts

Folkways FE 4602 (US 1977)

1985

The Robert Johnson Collection: 20 Blues Greats

- Rambling On My Find
- Crossroad Blues
- Phonograph Blues
- Terraplane Blues
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Love In Vain
- Travelin' Riverside Blues
- 32-20 Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades

- They're Red Hot
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Preaching Blues
- Kind Hearted Woman Blues
- Walking Blues
- When You Got A Good Friend
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- Stones In My Passway
- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues

Deja Vu DVLP2050 (It 1985)

1987

Mississippi Country Blues Vol. 1 (1935-1951)
Delta Blues Goin' North

DLP 19 track sequence:
Robert Johnson
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Phonograph Blues
- Cross Road Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Love In Vain
Otto Virgial
- Got The Blues About Rome [Bluebird B6279]
- Seven Year Itch [Bluebird B6279]

Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby
- Little Boy Blue
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- I'm Gonna Dig A Hole Myself
- Dust My Broom
Otto Virgial
- Little Girl In Rome [Bluebird B6213]
- Bad Notion Blues [Bluebird B6213]

DOCD 5682 track sequence:
Otto Virgial
- Little Girl In Rome [Bluebird B6213]
- Bad Notion Blues [Bluebird B6213]
- Got The Blues About Rome [Bluebird B6279]
- Seven Year Itch [Bluebird B6279]
Robert Johnson
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Terraplane Blues
- Phonograph Blues
- Cross Road Blues
- Walkin' Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Traveling Riverside Blues
- Love In Vain
Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby
- Little Boy Blue
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- I'm Gonna Dig A Hole Myself
- Dust My Broom
- Aw Aw Baby (Sweet Home Chicago)
- Sweet Woman From Maine

Document DLP 519 (Austria 1987)

(=) Document DOCD 5682 (UK 2007) "Mississippi Blues Vol. 4" (new material digitally remastered by Gary Atkinson in 2007)

1987

Mississippi Blues 1927-1937

Mose Andrews
- Ten Pound Hammer
- Young Heifer Blues
Lane Hardin
- Hard Time Blues [Bluebird B6242]
- California Desert Blues [Bluebird B6242]
Robert Johnson
- Me And The Devil Blues (DAL-398-1)
- Milkcow's Calf Blues (DAL-403-2)
Louie Lasky
- How You Want Your Rollin' Done
- Teasin' Brown Blues
- Caroline

Uncle Bud Walker
- Look Here Mama Blues
- Stand Up Suitcase Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Little Leg Woman
- My Grey Pony
Sam Collins
- The Jail House Blues
- Dark Cloudy Blues
- Pork Chop Blues
- Lonesome Road Blues (I'm Going Down That Lonesome Road)
- Signifying Blues
- My Road Is Rough And Rocky (Toenail Flang Dang)

HK 4001 (Austria 1987)

HK Records discography

1990

Robert Johnson: Delta Blues - The Alternative Takes

- Crossroads Blues
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Rambling On My Mind
- Drunken Hearted Man

- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Phonograph Blues
- Love In Vain

mastered by George Peckham

notes by Paul Fryer

Aldabra ALB 1003 (UK 1990)

1990

Legends Of The Blues Volume One

Columbia LP C/AL 46215 track sequence:
- St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
- Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Ain't No Tellin' - Mississippi John Hurt
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying - Blind Willie Johnson
- Pigmeat Is What I Crave - Bo Carter
- Southern Can Is Mine - Blind Willie McTell
- Low Down St. Louis Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Revenue Man Blues Patton - Charley Patton
- Stormy Night Blues - Leroy Carr
- I Believe I'll Make A Change - Josh White

- Forth Worth And Dallas Blues - Leadbelly
- Sweet Home Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues - Robert Johnson
- Truckin' My Blues Away, #2 - Blind Boy Fuller
- Spreadin' Snakes Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Nothing In Ramblin' - Memphis Minnie
- Fixin' To Die Blues - Bukka White
- Hard Day Blues - Muddy Waters
- Don't You Leave Me Here (tk 1) - Big Joe Williams
- Death Letter - Son House

SPV Blue CD SPV 91722 bonus tracks:
- Hell Hound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
- Rock Island Line - Leadbelly and The Golden Gate Quartet

original series compiled & prod. by Lawrence Cohn

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)

1990

The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel [Vol. 1]

- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- untitled - Barbecue Bob
- God Don't Never Change - Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night (Cold Was the Ground) - Blind Willie Johnson
- St. Louis Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Experience Blues - Blind Willie McTell, Ruth Mary Willis
- Guitar Rag - Sylvester Weaver
- You Can't Get That Stuff No More - Tampa Red
- High Sheriff Blues - Charley Patton
- Homesick And Lonesome Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
- Packin' Trunk Blues - Leadbelly
- I Believe I'll Make A Change - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Muscat Hill Blues - Buddy Woods
- Traveling Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Special Streamline - Bukka White
- Swing Low, Chariot - Sister O.M. Terrell
- Pearline - Son House

SPV CD 42492 bonus tracks:
- Black Snake Moan - Leadbelly
- Death Letter Blues - Son House

series prod. by Lawrence Cohn
cover photo by Steve Prezant

notes by Richard Spottswood

CBS LP C 46218 (US 1990)
= CBS LP 268.064 (UK 1990) (Roots n' Blues series)

notes by Richard Spottswood

= CBS CD CK46218 (US 1990)
= CBS CD 467251 (EU 1990) (Roots n' Blues series)

= CBS/Sony CSCS 5327 (Jp 1990)

= Columbia WCK 46218 (Ca 1990)

= Columbia 493345 2 (UK 1998)

notes by Neil Slaven

= SPV GmbH/Blue Label CD SPV 42492 (Germany 2008) (Roots n' Blues series)

20 CD box set, CD 8
notes by Dean Rudland

(=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)

1990

The Greatest in Country Blues (1927-1956)

LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins

LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand

LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins

compiled by Johnny Parth

3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver

RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)

3 CD set
notes 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)

1990

Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings

- Kindhearted Woman Blues Take 1
- Kindhearted Woman Blues Take 2
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Ramblin' On My Mind Take 1
- Ramblin' On My Mind Take 2

- When You Got A Good Friend
- When You Got A Good Friend
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Terraplane Blues
- Phonograph Blues
- Phonograph Blues

- 32-20 Blues
- They're Red Hot
- Dead Shrimp Blues
- Cross Road Blues Take 1
- Cross Road Blues Take 2
- Walking Blues
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down

- Preachin' Blues
- If I Had Possesion Over Judgement Day
- Stones In My Passway
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
- From Four Till Late
- Hellhound On My Trail

- Little Queen Of Spades Take 1
- Little Queen Of Spades Take 2
- Malted Milk
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Me And The Devil Blues

- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Traveling Riverside Blues
- Honeymoon Blues
- Love In Vain Take 1
- Love In Vain Take 4
- Milkcow's Calf Blues Take 2
- Milkcow's Calf Blues Take 3

all recordings originally prod. by Don Law
original LPs mastered by Vlado Meller
Roots 'n' Blues Series prod. by Lawrence Cohn
reissue prod. by Stephen LaVere & Frank Driggs
digital restoration & engineering of 1990 edition by Frank Abbey
1996 edition remastered by David Mitson

3 LP set; 60 pages booklet by Stephen C. LaVere, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton

Columbia C3 46222 (US)

(=) Legacy C2K 046222 (2-CD-Box US 1990)
= Columbia C2T 46222 (double cassette US)

= Columbia COL 467246 2 (2-CD-Box EU 1990)

(=) Legacy C2K 064916 [2-CD-Box US 10/1996]
(=) Columbia COL 484414 2 (2-CD-Box EU 1996) [from original masters/first pressings; much improved
sound quality !!!]

(=) Sony BMG 88697 296752
(2008)

(=) Doxy Music DOY630TLP
(3 LP box set, It 2010)

1998

Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues Singers

- Cross Road Blues
- Terraplane Blues
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Walkin' Blues
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- 32-20 Blues
- Kind Hearted Woman Blues
- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
- Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
- When You Got A Good Friend
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Stones In My Passway
- Traveling Riverside Blues
- Milkcow's Calf Blues
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Hell Hound On My Trail
- Traveling Riverside Blues (alt tk) [previously unreleased]

reissue prod. by Stephen C. LaVere
"Traveling Riverside Blues" (alt tk) is a bonus track, not included on the original LP release

Columbia CL 1654 (US 1961)

notes by Peter Guralnick

Columbia/Legacy CK 65746 (US 1998)

38a

2001

Robert Johnson: The R.L. Spencer Legacy

- Terraplane Blues
- Kindhearted Woman Blues
- 32-20 Blues
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Dead Shrimp Blues
- Rambling On My Mind
- Crossroad Blues
- Come On In My Kitchen
- They're Red Hot
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Walking Blues
- Hell Hound Oon My Trail
- From Four Til Late
- Milkcow's Calf Blues
- Malted Milk
- Stones In My Passway
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Honeymoon Blues
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Love In Vain Blues
- Preaching Blues
bonus tracks:
- Take A Little Walk With Me - Robert Lockwood
- Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues - Johnny Shines
- Kind Hearted Woman - Muddy Waters

compiled by Neil Slaven; co-ordination by Roger Dopson; sound restauration by Ian Shepherd, SRT

notes by Neil Slaven

Circon Bleu 515 (Fr 2001)

2001

Roots of Canned Heat

- Roll And Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Bullfrog Blues - William Harris
- Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
- Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
- Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson
- Big Road Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Statesboro' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Turpentine Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Whiskey Head Man - Tommy McClennan
- Pony Blues - Charley Patton
- Squablin' Blues - Barefoot Bill
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red
- Tell Me Man - Henry Sims
- Bulldoze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Two White Horses - Two Poor Boys
- Streamline Train - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Shake It, Break It - Charley Patton
- That's All Right Mama - Arthur Crudup
- 34 Blues - Charley Patton
- Future Blues - Willie Brown

Catfish CD 174 (UK 2001)

Catfish Records (UK) discography

2002

Robert Johnson
Trésors illustrés des musiques populaires du 20e siècle

- Sweet Home Chicago
- Come In My Kitchen
- Crossroad Blues

- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Love In Vain Blues

10 inch picture disc

Paris Jazz Corner Productions PJCP222010 (Fr 2002)

40a

2008

Booze & The Blues

State Street Swingers - You Drink Too Much (3:13)
Charley Jordan - Cherry Wine Woman (2:50)
Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrel House Blues (2:49)
Mississippi Sheiks - Bootlegger's Blues (3:31)
Barbecue Bob as Robert Hicks - Me And My Whiskey (3:06)
Kid Prince Moore - Bug Juice Blues (2:38)
Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye (2:36)
Charlie Burse & Memphis Jug Band - Rukus Juice And Chittlin' (2:51)
Merline Johnson as The Yas Yas Girl - Bad Whiskey Blues (2:35)
Amos Easton as Bumble Bee Slim - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away) - Part 1 (3:04)
Amos Easton as Bumble Bee Slim - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away) - Part 2 (3:09)
Little Big Gaither - Moonshine By The Keg (2:44)
Lucille Bogan as Bessie Jackson - Drinking Blues (2:54)
Peetie Wheatstraw - More Good Whiskey Blues (2:59)
Joshua White as Pinewood Tom - Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues (3:01)
Casey Bill Weldon - Give Me Another Shot (2:42)
Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues (2:55)
Sloppy Henry - Canned Heat Blues (2:53)
The Big Three Trio & Rosetta Howard - When I Been Drinking (3:15)
Big Bill Broonzy - When I Been Drinking (2:50)
Jack Newman - Blackberry Wine (2:46)
Rev. W.M. Mosley - Drinking Shine (3:04)

SPV GmbH SPV 91 732 CD bonus tracks:
Leadbelly - Honey, I'm All Out And Down (3:13)
Robert Johnson - Drunken Hearted Man (2:24)

Roots n' Blues series prod. by Lawrence Cohn

notes by Mark A. Humphrey

Columbia/Legacy CK 67002 (US 1996) (Roots n' Blues series)

notes by Mark A. Humphrey

Columbia/Legacy COL 483586 2 (EU 1996) (Roots n' Blues series)

notes by Neil Slaven

= SPV GmbH SPV 91 732 CD (Germany 2008) (Roots n' Blues series)

20 CD box set, CD 14
notes by Dean Rudland

(=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)

2011

Robert Johnson: Complete Masters
100th Birthday Box Set

twelve 10" 45 rpm [sic, not 78 rpm!] discs
sleeve 1: Vocalion 03416 - Kind Hearted Woman Blues / Terraplane Blues
sleeve 2: Oriole 7-04-60 - 32-20 Blues / Last Fair Deal Gone Down)
sleeve 3: Conqueror 8871 - Dead Shrimp Blues / I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
sleeve 4: Romeo 7-05-81 - Ramblin' On My Mind / Cross Road Blues
sleeve 5: Romeo 7-07-57 - Come On In My Kitchen / They're Red Hot
sleeve 6: Vocalion 03601 - Sweet Home Chicago / Walkin' Blues
sleeve 7: Vocalion 03623 - From Four Until Late / Hell Hound On My Trail
sleeve 8: Perfect 7-10-65 - Malted Milk / Milkcow's Calf Blues
sleeve 9: Perfect 7-12-67 - Stones In My Passway / I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
sleeve 10: Vocalion 04002 - Stop Breakin' Down Blues / Honeymoon Blues
sleeve 11: Vocalion 04108 - Little Queen Of Spades / Me And The Devil Blues
sleeve 12: Vocalion 04630 - Preachin' Blues / Love In Vain

The Robert Johnson Centennial Collection (2CD)
- Kindhearted Woman Blues
- Kindhearted Woman Blues (alt tk)
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Rambling On My Mind
- Rambling On My Mind (alt tk)
- When You Got A Good Friend
- When You Got A Good Friend (alt tk)
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Come On In My Kitchen (alt tk)
- Terraplane Blues
- Phonograph Blues
- Phonograph Blues (alt tk)
- 32-20 Blues
- They're Red Hot
- Dead Shrimp Blues
- Cross Road Blues
- Cross Road Blues (alt tk)
- Walking Blues
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
- If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day

- Stones In My Passway
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
- From Four Till Late
- Hellhound On My Trail
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Little Queen Of Spades (alt tk)
- Malted Milk
- Drunken Hearted Man
- Drunken Hearted Man (alt tk)
- Me And The Devil Blues
- Me And The Devil Blues (alt tk)
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues (alt tk)
- Traveling Riverside Blues
- Traveling Riverside Blues (alt tk)
- Honeymoon Blues
- Love in Vain
- Love in Vain (alt tk)
- Milkcow's Calf Blues
- Milkcow's Calf Blues (alt tk)

Rarities From The Vaults 2-CD Set
- South Memphis Blues - Frank Stokes (1929)
- Bunker Hill Blues - Frank Stokes (1929)
- Dry Land Blues - Furry Lewis (1928)
- Cannonball Blues - Furry Lewis(1928)
- She's Got Jordan River in Her Hips - R.T. Hanen (1931)
- Happy Days Blues - R.T.Hanen (1931)
- Expressman Blues - Sleepy John Estes (1930)
- Sweet Mama - Sleepy John Estes (1930)
- Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers (1930)
- Home Wreckin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers (1930)
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson (1928)
- Big Fat Mama Blues - Tommy Johnson (1928)
- Leavin' Town - Ishman Bracey (1928)
- The Four Day Blues - Ishman Bracey (1928)
- I Never Told a Lie - Memphis Minnie-Kansas Joe (1930)
- Don't Want No Woman - Memphis Minnie-Kansas Joe (1930)
- Real Estate Mama - Samuel "Fat" Westmoreland (unissued)
- Dreamin' Blues - Samuel "Fat" Westmoreland (unissued)
- Cash Money Blues - Kaiser Clifton (1930)
- Fort Worth and Denver Blues - Kaiser Clifton (1930)
- Walking Blues - Charlie Kyle (1928)
- No Baby Blues - Charlie Kyle (1928)
- Lonesome Day Blues - Ruby Glaze & Blind Willie McTell (1932)
- Searching the Desert for the Blues - Ruby Glaze & Blind Willie McTell (1932)

Also Playing (other performers who recorded on the same day)
- The Engineer's Child - The Chuck Wagon Gang (Vocalion 04105)
- Que Piensas tu que me Amore - Andres Berlanga y Francisco Montalvo
- Ay! Que Bonitos Ojitos - Andres Berlanga y Francisco Montalvo
- Que Sera? - Hermanas Brazza y Daniel Palomo
- Muchos Besos - Hermanas Brazza y Daniel Palomo
- Tell Me Pretty Mama - Crystal Springs Ramblers (Vocalion 03856)
- Down in Arkansas - Crystal Springs Ramblers (Vocalion 03856)
- Breeze - Zeke Williams & His Rambling Cowboys (Vocalion 03755)
- The Eyes of Texas - The Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 03640)
- Stay Out of the South - The Light Crust Doughboys (unissued)

The Life And Music Of Robert Johnson: Can't You Hear The Wind Howl DVD

prod. by Stephen C. LaVere; engineer: Steven Lasker; mastering engineer: Seth Winner

12 LP / 2CD / DVD
notes by Ted Gioia and Stephen C. LaVere

Columbia / Legacy 88697 86066-1 [improved sound quality!]

5/2011

The Frog Blues and Jazz Annual No. 2

- My Good Man Sam - King Oliver Orchestra
- Nobody Else Will Do - Edmonia Henderson
- High Society (test) - Sidney Bechet
- Panana Blues (test) - State Street Stompers
- K. C. Moan (test) - Memphis Jug Band
- Demonstration of Buddy Bolden's cornet style (test) - Bunk Johnson
- Preshious (sic) Lord (test) - Joe Taggart
- Crossroads Blues #1 - Robert Johnson
- Third Rail #B - Walter Barnes Royal Creolians
- Messin' Around - Cookie's Gingersnaps
- Chinaman Blues - Erskine Tate Vendome Orchestra
- Wabash Blues (test) - Troy Floyd Orchestra
- Dallas Blues - Marie Cahill
- Starvation Moan (test) - Ed Bell
- Whoopee Stomp (test) - Frank Melrose
- Senegalese Stomp - Savoy Bearcats
- Beau-Koo - Jack Omer Simeon
- Sidewalk Blues - Jelly Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers
- Blue Rhythm Stomp - Sammy Price and his Four Quarters
- Nasty But Nice - Bert Johnson
- Chinese Memories - Pierre De Caillaux
- Put On Your Old Grey - Bonnet Stan Atkins Band
- Tomi Tomi - Kanui & Lula
- Sweet Georgia Brown - Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians)
- Round & Round (test) - Casey Bill
- Key To The Highway - Jazz Gillum

remastered by Nick Dellow

CD accompanying the Frog Blues and Jazz Annual - No. 2

www.frogrecords.co.uk

2017

American Epic: The Collection

disc 1:
- The Coo Coo Bird (The Cuckoo) - Clarence Ashley
- On the Road Again - Memphis Jug Band
- The Panama Limited - Bukka White
- Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1 - Frank Stokes
- K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- I Am Bound for the Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes
- Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 2 - Garfield Akers
- I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Down On Penny's Farm - Bentley Boys
- Foldin' Bed - Whistler's Jug Band
- Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- Walk Right In - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - The Carter Family
- Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson
- Bayou Teche - Columbus Fruge
- Cool Drink of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Train On the Island - J.P. Nestor
disc 2:
- My Heart Keeps Singing - Elder J.E. Burch
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham - Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers
- Death's Black Train Is Coming - Rev. J. M. Gates
- Waiting for a Train - Jimmie Rodgers
- Darling, Where Have You Been So Long? - Tenneva Ramblers
- Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- Ma Blond Est Partie - Amadie Breaux, Ophey Breaux & Cleoma Breaux
- Peg and Awl - Carolina Tar Heels
- Chocolate to the Bone - Barbecue Bob
- Down On Me - Eddie Head and Family
- Prenez Courage - Cleoma Breaux with Joseph Falcon and Ophy Breaux
- Pickin' Off Peanuts - Dilly and his Dill Pickles
- Just Because - Nelstone's Hawaiians
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- Ladies On the Steamboat - Burnett & Rutherford
- Mamma, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day - Blind Willie McTell
disc 3:
- Cecilia - Cuarteto Flores
- La Coquetera - Los Borinquenos
- Coconito - Guty Cárdenas Y Lencho
- Lovesick Blues - Emmett Miller
- Long Tall Mama - Big Bill Broonzy
- John Henry Blues - Two Poor Boys
- Mr. Tom Hughes' Town - Lead Belly
- Louis Collins - Mississippi John Hurt
- I Am The Light of the World - Blind Gary Davis
- Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee
- Chant of the Eagle Dance - Hopi Indian Chanters
- Hilo Hula - Mike Hanapi & The Ilima Islanders
- If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Wreck of the '97 - Ernest Stoneman
- Faded Coat of Blue - Buell Kazee
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- Sail Away Ladies - Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers
- Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
- Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson
- Arkansas Traveller - Don Richardson
disc 4:
- Hard Time Blues - Lane Hardin
- Down the Dirt Road Blues - Charley Patton
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Banjo Joe
- Hastings Street - Blind Blake & Charlie Spand
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Gonna Have 'Lasses In the Morning - Golden Melody Boys
- New Orleans Stop Time - Memphis Minnie & Bumblebee Slim
- Prove It On Me Blues - Ma Rainey
- Gonne Die with My Hammer in My Hand - Williamson Brothers & Curry
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Banjoreno - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- It's a Good Thing - Beale Street Sheiks
- Trust In God and Do the Right - Blind Willie Davis
- Someday Baby Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Bull Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Brown Skin Gal (Down the Lane) - Massey Family
- Henry Lee aka Young Hunting - Dick Justice
- Old Country Rock - William Moore
- La Danseuse - Delma Lachney & Blind Uncle Gaspard
- My Black Mama, Pt. 1 & 2 - Son House
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James
disc 5:
- Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
- Mal Hombre - Lydia Mendoza
- Sunshine Special - Frenchy's String Band
- Old Jim Canan's - Robert Wilkins
- Les Blues De Voyage - Amédé Ardoin & Dennis McGee
- The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
- I'm Gonna Cross the River Jordan Some of These Days - Jaybird Coleman
- Tomi Tomi - Sol K. Bright with The Aloha Serenaders
- Sittin' On Top of the World - Mississippi Sheiks
- James Alley Blues - Richard Rabbit Brown
- The Indian Tom Tom - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band
- Blues In a Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- Je Me Suis En Alle - Bartmont Montet & Joswell Dupuis
- Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- E Mama Ea - Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette
- Ghost Dance - Truett & George
- Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus) - Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Allons A Lafayette - Joseph Falcon
- Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta, Pt. 1 & 2 - Los Madrugadores
- Denomination Blues (Part 1 & 2) - Washington Phillips

"American Epic: The Collection gathers 100 of these original recordings from the 1920s and 1930s in one five-disc set, restored to unprecedented levels of sonic fidelity. For this box set, compiled by Director Bernard MacMahon, engineer Nicholas Bergh refined a transfer process using a mix of both modern and vintage equipment in order to extract the remarkable resolution from the records that is often missed."

5 CD set

American Epic AMPC451 (US 2017)

11/2018

Robert Johnson

- Cross Road Blues
- Ramblin' On My Mind

"A special 2018 Black Friday offering of Robert Johnson's iconic 1936 recordings of 'Cross Road Blues' / 'Ramblin' On My Mind' reproduced on the Vocalion label with sleeve as a 10" 78 RPM microgroove single."

10 inch 78 rpm, vinyl

Traffic Entertainment (UK 11/2018)

2017/18?

Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson

Sony

Other CD compilations @ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Robert+Johnson

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 140
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 196-197
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, pp. 476-477
- Claude Johnson obituary @ Los Angeles Times - http://www.vjm.biz/Robert%20Johnson.pdf
- http://www.uni-giessen.de/~g51092/Johnson-Dateien/anhang_2.html
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Robert+Johnson
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Paul Vernon, Joel Slotnikoff, Helge Thygesen, Tom Ball, Roger Dopson, Christopher M. Smith, Howard Rye, Bob Eagle, Lawrence Cohn, Gary Wheelock and Trevor Phillips for additional info / scans

Bruce Conforth & Gayle Dean Wardlow: Up Jumped the Devil - The Real Life of Robert Johnson.-
London/New York/Paris/Sydney/Copenhagen/Berlin/Madrid/Tokyo (Omnibus Press), 2019