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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

Red Lightnin' Records labelRed Lightnin'
discography

label established in 1968 by Peter Shertser
and Ian Sippen [??? - April 28, 1974]
Red Lightnin' Records label
#
year of
release
title / notes
001
(1969)
Buddy Guy: In The Beginning

Python PLP-KM 2 track list:
- Stone Crazy [Chess 1812]
- I Got My Eyes On You [Chess 1753]
- My Time After Awhile [Chess 1899]
- Slop Around [Chess 1759]
- Skippin' [Chess 1812]
- Ten Years Ago [Chess 1784]

- Broken Hearted Blues [Chess 1759]
- The Treasure Untold [Chess 1838]
- When My Left Eye Jumps [Chess 1838]
- Let Me Love You Baby [Chess 1784]
- ...
- ...
red = not on Red Lightnin' RL 001

Red Lightnin' RL 001 track list:
- Sit And Cry #
- Try To Quit You Baby #
- You Sure Can't Do #
- This Is The End #
- Broken Hearted Blues *
- Slop Around *
- First Time *

- I Got my Eyes On You *
- Stone Crazy []
- Skippin' []
- When My Left Eye Jumps []
- The Treasure Untold []
- My Time After While §
- I Dig Your Wig §

# Buddy Guy with Bob Neeley, Mack Easter, Otis Rush, Willie Dixon and Odie Payne (1958)
* Buddy Guy with Gerry Gibson, Donald Hickens, Otis Spann, Jack Meyers and Freddy Below (1960)
[] Buddy Guy with Sonny Turner, Murray Watson, Gerry Gibson, Abe Locke, Lafayette Leake, Lefty Bates, Jack Meyers and Phil Thomas (1961)
§ Buddy Guy with Sonny Boy Williamson, Hank ?, Lafayette Leake, Jack Meyers and Clifton James (1964)


Python PLP-KM 2 (UK 1969) "First Time I Met The Blues"


(=) Red Lightnin' RL 001

002
(1969)
Little Walter: Quarter To Twelve

- Quarter To Twelve
- Mellow Down Easy
- Lights Out
- I Hate To See You Go
- My Baby Is Sweeter
- Crazy Mixed Up World
- Rocker
- Oh Baby

- Blue Midnight
- It Ain't Right
- Who
- Back Track
- Everything Gonna Be Allright
- Crazy Legs
- Crazy For My Baby
- The Toddle [on Drive 3220: "The Toodle"]

compiled & arranged by "The Firm"
cover and line art by Felix Dennis; photo by "Dougas" [Douglas?]

       
Red Lightnin' RL 002 (UK 1969)


= Drive CD 3220 (1995)

Little Walter discography

003
(1969)
John Lee Hooker: No Friend Around

- Stomp Boogie [King 4283]
- Black Man Blues [King 4283]
- Helpless Blues [Regent 1001]
- Goin' Mad Blues [Regent 1001]
- Morning Blues [Acorn 308]
- Roll N' Roll [Modern 767]
- No Friend Around [Modern 746]

- Low Down-Midnite Boogie [Savoy 5558]
- House Rent Boogie [Gotham 506]
- Wandering Blues [King 4334]
- Landing Blues [Savoy 5558]
- My Baby's Got Something [Sensation 33]
- Decoration Day [Sensation 33]
- Do The Boogie [Acorn 308]

rec. 1948-1951

Advent 2804 album cover never materialized!
Some LPs with Advent labels obviously were sold with Red Lightnin' RL 003 album covers


Advent 2804 [200 copies pressed]

notes by Dave Sax

= Red Lightnin' RL 003 (UK 1969)
with Advent 2804 label, no RL logo on front cover

notes by Dave Sax

= Red Lightnin' RL 003
RL logo on front cover, black album cover, orange label

notes by Dave Sax

= Red Lightnin' RL 003
red album cover and label


= BYG BGT 529 511 (Fr) "No Friend Around" (Pop Blues Vol. 11)

notes by Martin Hawkins

= Charly CR 30170 (UK 1979) "No Friend Around"

notes by Dave Sax

= Happy Bird B 90165 (Germany 1984) "Do The Boogie"


Red Lightnin' RLCD0093 (UK 1993) "No Friend Around"


Red Lightnin' RLCD0093 (UK 1995) "No Friend Around"

Advent Records discography

004
(1971)
Albert Collins: Alive & Cool

- Introduction
- How Blue Can You Get
- Thaw Out
- So Tired

- Funky
- Deep Freeze
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do?
- Mustang Sally
- Backstroke


Red Lightnin' RL 004

005
(1970)
Blues In D Natural

Robert Nighthawk
- Crying Won't Help You
- The Moon Is Rising
Elmore James
- Hawaiian Boogie
- Early In The Morning
Charles Clark
- Hidden Charms
- Row Your Boat
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural

Earl Hooker
- Tanya
- Blue Guitar
Frankie Lee Sims
- She Likes To Boogie Real Low
- Well Goodbye Baby
Tommy Brown
- Southern Women
- Remember Me
Sly Williams
- I Believe In A Woman
- Boot Hill


Red Lightnin' RL 005

006
(1971)
When Girls Do It

LP 1:
Bobby 'Guitar' Bennett
- When Girls Do It
Junior Wells
- I'm A Stranger
Little Oscar Stricklin
- Suicide Blues
Harmonica Fats
- How Low Is Low
Magic Slim
- Love Me Baby [Ja-Wes 0105]
Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm
- Down And Out
Sam Baker
- Sweet Little Angel

Drifting Charles
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Drifting Cloud
Memphis Slim And His House Rockers
- Blue And Lonesome
Donnie Jacobs
- Street Walkin' Woman
T.V. Slim
- Don't Knock The Blues [Pzazz 005]
- My Heart's Full Of Pain [Pzazz 005]
Buddy Guy
- Hard But It's Fair


LP 2:
Magic Sam
- My Love Is Your Love
Danny Boy
- Wild Woman
- Kokomo Me Baby
Jimmy McCracklin
- Fare Well
- Take A Chance
Mr. Bo
- I Ain't Gonna Suffer
- If Trouble Was Money

Junior Wells
- I'm A Stranger
Clear Waters
- Hilly Billy Blues
- Boogie Woogie Baby
Tender Slim
- Don't Cut Out On Me
- I'm Checkin' Up
Sugar Boy Williams
- Little Girl
- Five Long Years

compiled, arranged & prod. by Ian Sippen & Peter Shertser

DLP
notes by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 006 (UK 1971)


= Broadside CD STERN1 (UK 2008)

007
(1972)
Junior Wells: In My Younger Days

- Cut That Out
- So All Alone
- Eagle Rock
- 'Bout The Break Of Day
- Lawdy! Lawdy!
- Junior's Wail
- Tomorrow Night
- I Could Cry

- Cha Cha Cha In Blues
- Lovey Dovey Lovely One
- Little By Little
- Universal Rock
- Messin' With The Kid
- You Sure Look Good To Me
- It Hurts Me Too
- I Need Me A Car


Red Lightnin' RL 007

008
(1972)
Walter Horton & Paul Butterfield: An Offer You Can't Refuse

Walter Horton
- Easy
- Have A Good Time
- Mean Mistreater
- In The Mood
- West Side Blues
- Louise
- Tin Pan Alley
- This Is It (Walter's Boogie)

Paul Butterfield
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- Poor Boy
- Got My Mojo Working
- Last Night
- Loaded
- One Room Country Shack

side A rec. May 23, 1964 for Swedish Broadcasting Company ("I Blueskvarter"); Walter Horton, voc, hca; Robert Nighthawk, g
side B "Recorded at 'Big Johns' Club, Wells Street, Chicago, Summer 1963" rec. May 22, 1964 for Swedish Broadcasting Company ("I Blueskvarter") at the bar of Sutherland Hotel at 4569 South Drexel Ave., Chicago, IL; Paul Butterfield, voc, hca; Smokey Smothers, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Sam Lay, dr

notes by Peter Shertser
 
Red Lightnin' RL 008 (UK 1972)

(=) Jefferson Records SBACD 12653/4 (Sweden 1999) (Horton tracks)

(=) Jefferson Records SBACD 12655/6 (Sweden 2000) (Butterfield tracks)

(=) Jefferson Records SBACD 12658/9 (Sweden 2004) (Horton / Butterfield tracks)

Walter Horton discography

009
(1972)
Earl Hooker: There's A Fungus Amung Us

- Two Bugs In A Rug
- Hold On ... I'm Comin'
- Off The Hook
- Dust My Broom
- Hot And Heavy //
- The Screwdriver # //

- Bertha
- The Foxtrot
- End Of The Blues
- Walkin' The Floor
- Hooker Special []
- Something You Ate []

CD bonus tracks:
- Off The Hook
- untitled track

# not on Bluesway BLS-6072

rec. 1966 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; Freddie Roulette, st-g; org; g; b; dr
[] rec. April 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; ts; org; b; dr
// rec. 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; Bobby Fields, ts; org; b; dr


Cuca KS-3400 ("The Genius of Earl Hooker")

notes by Peter Shertser

= Red Lightnin' 009

notes by Al Smith

= Bluesway BLS-6072 (US 1973) "Do You Remember The Great Earl Hooker"

notes by Peter Shertser

= Red Lightnin' CD 6118 (UK 1999) "There's A Fungus Amung Us" (digitally remastered)


= Catfish 134 (US 1999)
= Multimedia 6118 (US 1999)


= Sundazed SUNLP 5206 (US 2006) "The Genius of Earl Hooker"
www.sundazed.com

= P-Vine PVCP8159 (Jp 1998)

Earl Hooker discography

0010
(197?)
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown: San Antonio Ballbuster

- Gate's Salty Blues
- It Can Never Be That Way
- I've Been Mistreated
- She Winked Her Eye
- Win With Me Baby
- She Walk Right
- Boogie Uproar
- Baby Take It Easy

- Just Got Lucky
- Didn't Reach My Goal
- You Got Money
- Okie Dokie Stomp
- Just Before Dawn
- Dirty Work At The Crossroads
- Sad Hour
- Rock My Blues Away


Red Lightnin' RL 0010


= Charly CR 30169

0011
(1975)
Little Milton: Raise A Little Sand

- Homesick For My Baby
- Somebody Told Me
- Lonesome For My Baby
- If You Love Me
- Begging My Baby
- Lets Boogie Baby
- Love At First Sight
- Hold Me Tight

- I'm Trying
- Dead Love
- I Found Me A New Love
- Long Distance Operator
- That Will Never Do
- My Baby Pleases Me
- Same Old Blues
- I'm A Lonely Man


Red Lightnin' RL 0011

0012
(1975)
Billy Boy Arnold: Blow The Back Off It

- I'm Sweet On You Baby [Chess unissued]
- You Got To Love Me Baby [Chess unissued]
- I Wish You Would [Vee-Jay VJ 146]
- I Was Fooled [Vee-Jay VJ 146]
- Don't Stay Out All Night [Vee-Jay VJ 171]
- I Ain't Got You [Vee-Jay VJ 171]

- Hello Stranger [Cool 103]
- Here's My Picture [Vee-Jay VJ 192]
- You've Got Me Wrong [Vee-Jay VJ 192]
- My Heart Is Crying [Vee-Jay VJ 238]
- Kissing At Midnight [Vee-Jay VJ 238]
- Prisoner's Plea [Vee-Jay VJ 260]
- Rockinitis [Vee-Jay VJ 260]

compiled & prod. by Peter Shertser
photos by Bill "Tee-totaller" Greensmith, Peter Shertser & Billy Boy Arnold

notes (June 1975) by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 0012

Billy Boy Arnold discography

0013
(1975)
Johnny Guitar Watson: The Gangster Is Back

- Too Tired
- Don´t Touch Me
- Hot Little Mama
- Blues Side
- I Love To Love You
- Oh Baby
- Someone Cares For Me
- She Moves Me

- Love Me Baby
- Gangster Of Love
- One Room Country Shack
- Acoustic Instrumental
- One More Kiss
- Johnny Guitar
- Looking Back
- The Eagle Is Back


Red Lightnin' RL 0013

0014
(1976)
Billy Boy Arnold Session
Kings of Chicago Blues   Vol. 3

Vogue LDM 30285 track sequence:
- Hi Heel Sneakers
- Back Door Friend
- I Was Fooled °°
- Annie Lee °°
- Blues On Blues

- I'm Gonna Move °°
- Tomorrow Night °°
- Troubles
- Sinner's Prayer

Red Lightnin' RL 0014 track sequence:
- I Was Fooled # °°   @ youtube
- Hi-Heel Sneakers   @ youtube
- Back Door Friend   @ youtube
- Tomorrow Night # °°   @ youtube
- Annie Lee # °°   @ youtube

- Ooh Wee (= Troubles)   @ youtube
- Blues In A Natural (= Blues On Blues)   @ youtube
- I'm Gonna Move # °°   @ youtube
- Sinner's Prayer   @ youtube

rec. March 7, 1970 at Stereosonic Recording Corporation in Chicago, IL; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Johnny Big Moose Walker, p; Louis Myers, g (except "Sinner's Prayer"); Odell Campbell, b, Chris Moss, dr; prod. by Billy Boy Arnold
# remixed for Red Lightnin' RL 0014 with Sam Lawhorn, g over-dubbed

°° on Northern Light LP 87007 (as by "Chicago All Star Black Blues Band")

notes by Willy Leiser

Vogue LDM 30285 (Fr 1975) "Billy Boy Arnold Session"

notes by Anonymous (Peter Shertser?)

(=) Red Lightnin' RL 0014 (UK 1975) "Sinner's Prayer"

Billy Boy Arnold discography

0015
(1980)
Jimi Hendrix: Woke Up This Morning And Found Myself Dead

- Red House
- Wake Up This Morning and You Find Yourself Dead
- Bleeding Heart
- Morrison's Lament

- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Uranus Rock
- Outside Woman Blues
- Sunshine of Your Love

cover art by George Snow


Red Lightnin' RL 0015

0016
(1978)
Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm:
I'm Tore Up


- Sad As A Man Can Be
- If I Never Had Known You
- I'm Tore Up
- Let's Call It A Day

- Take Your Fine Frame Home
- Do Right Baby
- No Coming Back
- Just One More Time


Red Lightnin' RL 0016

0017
(198?)
Guitar Star

Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
- Guitar Star
Fenton Robinson
- Say You're Leaving
- Directly From My Heart
Bobby Parker
- Blues Get Off My Shoulder
- You Got What It Takes
Johnny Littlejohn
- Bloody Tears

Homer Walker Jr.
- Do Uncle Willie's Dance
- Move Back Baby
Magic Sam
- Out Of Bad Luck
- She Belongs To Me
Lefty Bates
- Rock Alley
- Background
Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker
- Rambling Woman
Wayne Bennett
- Rockin'

notes by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 0017 (UK 1977)

0018
(1977)
Earl Hooker / Jody Williams: The Leading Brand

Earl Hooker
- How Long Can This Go On
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Bright Sounds
- Oh Mama
- Off The Hook
- You Better Be Sure
- Nothing But Poison
- This Little Voice

- The Leading Brand
- Nothing But Good
Jody Williams
- Looking For My Baby [Blue Lake 116]   @ youtube
- Lonely Without You [Blue Lake 116]   @ youtube
- Moaning For Molasses (instr) [Nike 1013]   @ youtube
- Hide Out (instr) [Smash 1801]   @ youtube
- You May [Argo 5274]   @ youtube
- Lucky Lou (instr) [Argo 5274]   @ youtube

notes by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 0018

Earl Hooker discography

0019
(1978)
Records Was Cheap To Make Then
Cadillac Baby Vol. 1

Homesick James
- My Baby's Gone
- My Kind of Woman
Willie Williams
- 38 Woman
- Somebody Chaged The Lock
Andrew McMahon
- Worried All the Time
- Potato Diggin' Man

Little Mac
- Trouble No More
- I'm Tore Down
- Help Me
- Mother-In-Law
Sunnyland Slim
- Little Girl
- She Got That Jive
- I Done You Wrong

notes by Peter Shertser
 
Red Lightnin' RL 0019 (UK 1978)   also on blue vinyl

Homesick James discography
Andrew McMahon discography

0020
(1978)
Hits That Missed
Cadillac Baby Vol. 2

Sunnyland Slim
- Too Late To Pray
- House Rock
Andrew McMahon
- Special Agent
- Lost In The Jungle
Homesick James
- Homesick Sunnyland Special
James Cotton
- One More Mile
- There Must Be A Panic On

Eddie Boyd
- Blue Monday Blues
- The Blues Is Here To Stay
- I'm Comin' Home
Little Mac
- Hootenanny Blues
Arelean Brown
- Hello Baby
- I Love My Man

notes by Peter Shertser
 
Red Lightnin' RL 0020 (UK 1978)   also on red vinyl

Andrew McMahon discography
Homesick James discography
Eddie Boyd discography

0021
(1978)
Trying To Make A Living
Cadillac Baby Vol. 3

Little Mac
- Don't Come Back
- Times Are Getting Tougher
- I'm Your Fool
Earl Hooker
- Dynamite
Bobby Saxton
- Trying To Make A Living
Eddie Boyd
- All The Way
- Where You Belong

L.C. McKinley
- Nit Wit
- Sharpest Man In Town
Eddie Boyd
- You Got To Reap
- Thank You Baby
- I'm Coming Home
- Thank You Baby
Tall Paul Henkins
- Red Lips
Willie Hudson
- It's You I'm Going To Miss

notes by Peter Shertser
 
Red Lightnin' RL 0021 (UK 5/1978)   also on clear vinyl

Earl Hooker discography
Eddie Boyd discography
L.C. McKinley discography

0022
(197?)
Tommy Tucker: Mother Tucker

- Hi-Heel Sneakers
- Tell Me Who's Wrong
- Lean Greens
- That's How Much I Love You
- I'm On The Telephone
- It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)
- Satisfyin' Feeling
- My Babe

- Is That The Way God Planned It?
- Ooh Baby
- Silly Little Cynthia
- Never Let Me Go
- Mama She Treats Your Son
- Country To The City
- Your Love's A Habit With Me
- Drunk


Red Lightnin' RL 0022

0023
(1978)
Isaac Scott Blues Band

-There`s Gotta Be A Change
-Ice Cold
-Same Old Blues
-You Send Me
-Rock Me

-Going Back To Oakland
-Blues At Midnight
-Steal Away
-Honky Tonk
rec. live in a variety of places in Seattle in 1976/77

notes by Mick Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0023

0024
(1979)




Billy Boy Arnold: Checkin' It Out
with Tony McPhee

Red Lightnin' RL 0024 track sequence:
- Dirty Mother Fucker
- Don't Stay Out All Night
- 1-2-99
- Riding The El
- Just Got To Know
- Christmas Time

- I Wish You Would
- Ah'w Baby
- Sweet Miss Bea   @ youtube
- Blue And Lonesome
- Eldorado Cadillac
- Mary Bernice

Sequel NEBCD 850 track sequence:@ youtube (full album)
- Dirty Mother F... (6:54)
- Don't Stay Out All Night (3:15)
- 1-2-99 (4:14)
- Riding The El (2:46)
- Just Got To Know (3:50)
- Christmas Time (3:22)
- Wish You Would (3:07)
- Ah' W' Baby (4:03)
- Sweet Miss Bea (4:24)
- Blue And Lonesome (6:16)
- Eldorado Cadillac (2:02)
- Mary Bernice (4:23)
- It's Great To Be Rich (4:11) [Red Lightnin' RLEP 12 0045]
- Just A Dream (3:14) [Red Lightnin' RLEP 0027]
- Catfish (3:44) [Red Lightnin' RLEP 0027]

rec. October 6 & 7, 1977 at Pathway Studios, Islington, London, UK; remixed May 3 & 4, 1978 at Pathway; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Tony S. McPhee, g; Alan Fish, b; Wilgur [actually Wilgar] Campbell, dr; prod. by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 0024 cover illustration by Brian Arthur Robins; photo by Sylvia Pitcher
Music Avenue CD 250167 design & layout by Didier Scohier
Blues Boulevard / Music Avenue 250288 cover illustration by Julia Michaud

notes by Mick Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0024 (UK 1979)

= Rockhouse LP-8008 (NL 1980)

= Rockhouse 67462 (Fr 1981)

notes by Mike Atherton
= Smokestack Lightning SLS 0174 (UK 1982)

notes by Neil Slaven

(=) Sequel NEBCD 850 (UK 1996)

notes (February 2007) by Alfie Falckenbach

= Music Avenue CD 250167 (Belgium 2007) "Dirty Mother..."

notes by Alfie Falckenbach

= Blues Boulevard / Music Avenue 250288 (Be 2011) "Blue And Lonesome"

notes by Nick Dalton

= Angel Air SJPCD415 (UK 2013) "Chicago Blues from Islington Mews 1977"

Billy Boy Arnold discography

0025
(1979)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Screamin' The Blues

- Not Anymore
- Please Try To Understand
- Baptize Me In Wine
- This Is All
- She Put The Wammee On Me
- Well I Tried
- You're All Og My Life To Me
- I Hear Voices

- Talk About Me
- Just Don't Care
- The Whammy
- Poor Folks
- Your Kind Of Love
- All Night
- Monkberry Moon Delight
- Sweet Ginny

notes by Cliff White

Red Lightnin' RL 0025

0026
(1979)
Buster Benton: Blues Buster

- Spider In My Stew
- Born With The Blues
- Sweet 94
- Love Like I Wanna
- Leave Me Alone

- Sorry
- Funny About My Money
- Lonesome For A Dime
- Do It In The Rain
- Disco Blues


Red Lightnin' RL 0026

0027
(1979)
Billy Boy Arnold / Little Walter

Billy Boy Arnold
- Catfish (Blues) #
- Just A Dream #

Little Walter
- Juke [Checker 758]
- Sad Hours [Checker 764]

# rec. October 6 & 7, 1977 at Pathway Studios, Islington, London, UK; remixed May 3 & 4, 1978 at Pathway; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Tony S. McPhee, g; Alan Fish, b; Wilgur [actually Wilgar] Campbell; prod. by Peter Shertser Little Walter discography

7 inch EP

Red Lightnin' RLEP 0027 (UK 1979)

Billy Boy Arnold discography
Little Walter discography

0028
(1980)
Troyce Key & J. J. Malone: I've Gotta New Car

- New Car / Framed
- Katy May
- You're A Good Lookin' Woman
- Old Fashioned Blues

- Crawdad Hole
- Sweet Taters And Possum Meat
- I Know You Love Me
- Monday Woman


Red Lightnin' RL 0028

0029
(1980)


Clayton Love: Come On Home Blues@ youtube

- Introduction: Blues Come Home (History Of The Delta Blues)
- Big Question
- Chains Of Love

- Worried Life Blues
- Just Like A Woman
- St. Louis Blues
- Tore Up
- Key To The Highway

rec. c. 1974 live at the 'Carousel', St. Louis, MO by Marilyn Kesterson; Clayton Love, voc, p; Sid Wallace, sp (on track A1 only); unknown, hca; unknown, as; Nat Riggins, g; George Brazier, b; Eugene Washington, dr; prod by Sid Wallace


notes by Sid Wallace

Flash Back MK 57-411 "Clayton Love sings Mississippi Music, Mud & Misery"

10 inch LP
notes by Sid Wallace

= Red Lightnin' RL 0029

0030
(1980)
Little Johnny Taylor: I Shoulda Been A Preacher

- Somebody's Got To Pay
- Help Yourself
- Things I Used To Do
- Driving Wheel
- True Love
- I Smell Trouble
- Double Or Nothing

- Sometimey Woman
- All I Want Is You
- You'll Need Another Favour
- First Class Love
- If You Love Me
- My Heart Is Filled With Pain
- Since I Found A New Love
- Please Come Home For Christmas


Red Lightnin' RL 0030

0031
(1980)
Tommy Tucker: Hi Heel Sneakers

- Hi Heel Sneakers
- Is That The Way God Planned It?

7 inch 45 rpm

Red Lightnin' RL 450031

0032
(1980)
Split Rivitt

- Soul Limbo
- Save From You - Can't Be Still

rec. March 1980 at Dave Edmunds' Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales; Dave Wilgrove, voc, g; Chris Warren, g; Mark 'Harpdog' Hughes, hca; Barney Jeffrey, keyb, b; David Lyttelton, dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Red Lightnin' RL 450032

Split Rivitt - The Archives

0033
(1976)


 

The Devil's Music
from the BBC T.V. series

Red Lightnin' RL0033 track sequence:
LP 1: Mississippi and Memphis Blues@ youtube ([almost] full album LP 1)
Sam Chatmon - Stop And Listen
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49
Houston Stackhouse - Cool Drink Of Water
Sam Chatmon - Sam's Rag
Big Joe Williams - Watergate Blues
Sam Chatmon - Who Gonna Love You Tonight
Booker White - Aberdeen Mississippi

Mose Vinson - When You Got Rid Of My Mule
Sonny Blake - One Room Country Shack
Sonny Blake - Bring It On Home To Me
Joe Wilkins - Mr. Downchild
Houston Stackhouse - Mean Red Spider
Mose Vinson - Bugle Call Blues
Laura Dukes - Crawdad   @ youtube



LP 2: Chicago Blues@ youtube ([almost] full album LP 2)
The Aces - Take A Little Walk With Me
Billy Boy Arnold - Somebody Help Me
Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Good Rockin' Charles - Don't Start Me To Talkin'
Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is
Joe Carter - It Hurts Me Too

Billy Boy Arnold - She Fooled Me
The Aces - Blue Shadows
Good Rockin' Charles - Shake Your Boogie
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues
Edith Wilson - Yankee Doodle Blues
Little Brother Montgomery - I Ain't Got No Special Rider Now   @ Spotify

prod. & ed. by Maddalena Fagandini & Giles Oakley (BBC TV series)
sleeve design and illustration of Red Lightnin' RL0033 by G.M.W. Snow; photography by Axel Küstner

Indigo IGOTCD 2537 track sequence:
CD 1: The Devil's Music Part 1
Sam Chatmon - Stop And Listen
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49
Houston Stackhouse - Cool Drink Of Water
Sam Chatmon - Sam's Rag
Big Joe Williams - Watergate Blues
Sam Chatmon - Who Gonna Love You Tonight
Bukka White - Aberdeen, Mississippi
Mose Vinson - When You Got Rid Of My Mule
Sonny Blake - One Room Country Shack
Sonny Blake - Bring It On Home
Joe Willie Wilkins - Mr. Downchild
Houston Stackhouse - Mean Red Spider
Mose Vinson - Bugle Call Blues
Laura Dukes - Crawdad
The Aces - Take A Little Walk With Me
Billy Boy Arnold - Somebody Help Me
Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Good Rockin' Charles - Don't Start Me Talkin'
Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is
Joe Carter - It Hurts Me Too

CD 2: The Devil's Music Part 2
Billy Boy Arnold - She Fooled Me
The Aces - Blue Shadows
Good Rockin' Charles - Shake Your Boogie
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues
Edith Wilson - Yankee Doodle Blues
Little Brother Montgomery - I Ain't Got No Special Rider Now
James De Shay - Crossroads °°
James De Shay - Pony Blues °°
James De Shay - Mistake In Life °°
James De Shay - Evil Is Going On °°
James De Shay - Hold That Train, Conductor °°
James De Shay - Forty Four °°
Big Joe Williams - Providence Help The Poor People °°
Henry Townsend - Tears Came Rolling Down °°
Big Joe Williams - Sloppy Drunk °°
Henry Townsend - Wave My Hands Bye Bye °°
Big Joe Williams - Meet Me At The Bottom °°
Victoria Spivey - T.B. Blues °°

CD 3: Live 1963 European Blues Festival
Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well °°
Memphis Slim - I Wrote This Song °°
Memphis Slim - All By Myself °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - 99 °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Bye Bye Bird °°
Memphis Slim - In The Evening °°
Matt Murphy - Grooving On Bounce °°
Matt Murphy - Taking Off °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - All My Love In Vain °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral And My Trial °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' °°


°° Indigo IGOTCD 2537 bonus tracks

DLP
notes by Giles Oakley

Red Lightnin' RL 0033 (UK 1976)

3 CD box set
notes by Neil Slaven

= Indigo IGOTCD 2537 (UK 2003) "The Devil's Music: The Soundtrack To The 1976 BBC TV Documentary Series"

The Devil's Music discography

0034
(1981)
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Drinkin' TNT 'N' Smokin' Dynamite

- Introduction
- Ah'w Baby / Everything Gonna Be Alright
- How Can One Woman Treat A Man So Mean?
- Checking On My Baby
- When You See The Tears From My Eyes

- Introduction
- Ten Years Ago
- Messin' With The Kid
- Hoodoo Man Blues
- My Younger Days

rec. at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival with Bill Wyman

notes by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 0034 (UK 1981)

= Blind Pig BP 71182 (US 1988)

= Sequel NEMCD687 (UK 1994)

= Blind Pig - LP 481182 (US 2008)

0035
(1981)
Roy Gaines with The Crusaders: Gainelining

- First Rule Of Cheating
- Lowdown and Funky
- Baby What You Want Me To Do
- It's Too Late Brother
- It Came On Time

- A Hell Of A Night Tonight
- Houston Texas
- Short Haired Woman
- Roy's New 6 a.m. 3 o'clock Blues
- Okie Dokie Stomp

cover art by George Snow


Red Lightnin' RL 0035

0036
(1981)
Luther Allison: South Side Safari

- Strokes
- You're Gonna Need Me
- You Upset Me Babe
- Movin' On Up

- The Thrill Is Gone
- Cat Blues
- Messin' With The Kid


Red Lightnin' RL 0036

= Rumble 1001 (US)

= P-Vine Records - 8160 (Jp 1998)

= Catfish CD 133 (UK 2000)

0037
(1982)
Tommy Tucker: The Rocks Is My Pillow - The Cold Ground Is My Bed

- Alimony
- Made Your Move Too Soon
- J.R.'s Blues
- Isn't She Lovely

- Five Long Years
- I Just Want To Make Love To You -
- Watch Out
- You're The One

rec. June 2 & 13, 1979 in New York City


Red Lightnin' RL 0037

0038
(1983)
More Devil's Music

Red Lightnin' RL 0038 track sequence:
James DeShay Band
- Crossroads   @ youtube
- Pony Blues   @ youtube
- Mistake In Life   @ youtube
- Evil Is Going On   @ youtube
- Hold That Train, Conductor   @ youtube
- Forty Four   @ youtube

Big Joe Williams
- Providence Help The Poor People   @ youtube
Henry Townsend
- Tears Came Rolling Down   @ youtube
Big Joe Williams
- Sloppy Drunk   @ youtube
Henry Townsend
- Wave My Hands Bye Bye   @ youtube
Big Joe Williams
- Meet Me At The Bottom   @ youtube
Victoria Spivey
- T.B. Blues   @ youtube

prod. & ed. by Maddalena Fagandini & Giles Oakley (BBC TV series)
sleeve design and illustration of Red Lightnin' RL0033 by G.M.W. Snow; photography by Axel Küstner, Erik Lindahl

Indigo IGOTCD 2537 track sequence:
CD 1: The Devil's Music Part 1
Sam Chatmon - Stop And Listen °°
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49 °°
Houston Stackhouse - Cool Drink Of Water °°
Sam Chatmon - Sam's Rag °°
Big Joe Williams - Watergate Blues °°
Sam Chatmon - Who Gonna Love You Tonight °°
Bukka White - Aberdeen, Mississippi °°
Mose Vinson - When You Got Rid Of My Mule °°
Sonny Blake - One Room Country Shack °°
Sonny Blake - Bring It On Home °°
Joe Willie Wilkins - Mr. Downchild °°
Houston Stackhouse - Mean Red Spider °°
Mose Vinson - Bugle Call Blues °°
Laura Dukes - Crawdad °°
The Aces - Take A Little Walk With Me °°
Billy Boy Arnold - Somebody Help Me °°
Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime °°
Good Rockin' Charles - Don't Start Me Talkin' °°
Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is °°
Joe Carter - It Hurts Me Too °°

CD 2: The Devil's Music Part 2
Billy Boy Arnold - She Fooled Me °°
The Aces - Blue Shadows°°
Good Rockin' Charles - Shake Your Boogie °°
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues °°
Edith Wilson - Yankee Doodle Blues °°
Little Brother Montgomery - I Ain't Got No Special Rider Now °°
James De Shay - Crossroads
James De Shay - Pony Blues
James De Shay - Mistake In Life
James De Shay - Evil Is Going On
James De Shay - Hold That Train, Conductor
James De Shay - Forty Four
Big Joe Williams - Providence Help The Poor People
Henry Townsend - Tears Came Rolling Down
Big Joe Williams - Sloppy Drunk
Henry Townsend - Wave My Hands Bye Bye
Big Joe Williams - Meet Me At The Bottom
Victoria Spivey - T.B. Blues

CD 3: Live 1963 European Blues Festival
Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well °°
Memphis Slim - I Wrote This Song °°
Memphis Slim - All By Myself °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - 99 °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Bye Bye Bird °°
Memphis Slim - In The Evening °°
Matt Murphy - Grooving On Bounce °°
Matt Murphy - Taking Off °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - All My Love In Vain °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral And My Trial °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' °°

°° Indigo IGOTCD 2537 bonus tracks

notes by Giles Oakley

Red Lightnin' RL 0038 (UK 1983)

3 CD box set
notes by Neil Slaven

= Indigo IGOTCD 2537 (UK 2003) "The Devil's Music: The Soundtrack To The 1976 BBC TV Documentary Series"

0039
(198?)
Eddie Simpson & Marcell Strong: Two Soul Chiefs

Eddie Simpson
- I Can't Get Used To Losing Your Love
- I'm A Country Boy
- Hard Working Man
- What A Way To Start The New Year
- Don't Hold Me Resonsible
- Pray And Vote
- Pinch Hitter

Marcell Strong
- Every Day Is A New Day
- Let Me Down Easy
- Trying To Make Up
- That's My Girl
- My Love My Guarantee
- Ain't No Fool
- Lady Luck


Red Lightnin' RL 0039

0040
(198?)
Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows: One Track Mind

- Living It Up
- I Wouldn't Treat A Dog The Way You Treated Me
- Cold Women
- Give Up What You Want
- Lo & Behold
- Rescue Me
- Wait 'till The Time Is Right
- The Real Thing
- I Got The Blues


Red Lightnin' RL 0040


= Flying Fish FF 268
(Ca 1982)

0041
(1983)
Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland: The Way It Was

- I Tried (3301) #
- Man Of Stone (3302) #
- Train Gone Done (3304) #
- I'm Going To Keep Lovin' You (3305) #
- Something's Gone Wrong In My Life (3306) #
- Baby You Know It's True (3307) #

- Saturday Night Stomp (3423) *
- I'm Gonna Forget You (3424) *
- Down On My Knees (3425) *
- Don't Take My Heart (3426) *
- Daddy, Please Don't Cry (3427) *
- Have Mercy On Me (3428) *

# rec. December 8, 1961 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, ts; Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland, voc, hca, g; Herman Foster, p; Billy Butler, g; Jimmy Lewis, b; Frank Shea, dr
* rec. March 9, 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, ts; Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland, voc, hca, g; George Stubbs, p; Billy Butler, g; Jimmy Lewis, b; Ray Lucas, dr


Tru-Sound TR-15010 (US 1962) [Prestige subsidiary] "It's The Blues Man!"


= Vogue SLVLXP513 (Fr) "Anthologie du Blues Vol. 10"


= Red Lightnin' RL0041 "The Way It Was"


= OBC LP 513 (US 1987)


= OBCCD-513-2 (US 1993)

= P-Vine PCD-5244 (Jp 199?)

0042
(1983)
King Curtis: That's Alright

- Trouble In Mind
- Jivin' Time
- Nobody Wants You When You're Down & Out
- Bad Bad Whiskey
- I Have To Worry

- Woke Up This Morning
- But That's All Right
- Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Don't Deceive Me
- Deep Fry


Red Lightnin' RL 0042

0043
(1982)
Troyce Key, J. J. Malone & The Rhythm Rockers: Younger Than Yesterday

- Flip Flop And Fly
- Annie Maybe
- It Should Have Been Me
- Louisiana Blues
- Crazy Little Chicken
- Saturday Night Shakedown

- Daddy Rollin' Stone
- Sail On
- Gimme Mine Out Now
- Jay Walk
- Outskirts Of Town
- Tutti Frutti


Red Lightnin' RL 0043

= Broadside CD STERN 3 (2009)

0044
(1982)
Dynatones live: Curtain Call
featuring Charlie Musselwhite

- Curtain Call Blast-Off
- Everybody Needs Somebody
- I'm Goin' Home
- Walk Right In (The Walkin' Blues)

- This Little Voice
- She Used To Be Beautiful
- Christo Redemptor
- Tick Tock
- Trouble No More

War Bride WB-9008 (US 1982)


= Red Lightnin' RL 0044

0045
(1983)
It's Great To Be Rich

Billy Boy Arnold and Tony McPhee
- It's Great To Be Rich   @ youtube
Lester Davenport
- Lester's Comet   @ youtube
Good Rockin' Charles
- La Cucaracha   @ youtube   @ spotify

Bo Diddley
- Don't Know Where I've Been   @ youtube
Big John Trice
- Sweet Home Chicago   @ youtube

Billy Boy Arnold rec. October 6 & 7, 1977 at Pathway Studios, Islington, London, UK; remixed May 3 & 4, 1978 at Pathway; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Tony S. McPhee, g; Alan Fish, b; Wilgur [actually Wilgar] Campbell; prod. by Peter Shertser
Bo Diddley rec. March 9, 1982 in London, UK
Good Rockin' Charles rec. August 8, 1981 at Radio Station WBEZ in Chicago, IL; Good Rockin' Charles, voc, hca; Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers, Illinois Slim (Tom Morris), g; Big John Trice, b; Steve Cushing, dr
Mad Dog Lester Davenport & Big John Trice rec. August 8, 1981 at Radio Station WBEZ, Chicago, IL
front cover artwork by Eureka Arts
liner photos by Axel Küstner, Dave Peabody & Liz P. Michael

12 inch LP

Red Lightnin' RLEP 0045 (UK 1983)

Billy Boy Arnold discography
Good Rockin' Charles discography
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers discography

0046
(1983)
Isaac Scott: Big Time Blues Man

- Help!
- Listen To The Blues
- Standin' On The Outside
- Seattle Blues
- Moonbelly
- Don't Let My Baby Ride
- Let My Mind Run Back
- Feast Goin' On
- On The Road Again

Music Is Medicine MIM 9054 (US 1982)


= Red Lightnin' RL 0046

0047
(198?)
Ike Turner with Kings Of Rhythm: Hey Hey

- Hey Hey - Icky Renrut
- Why Should I
- Jack Rabbit
- Ho Ho - Icky Renrut
- In Your Eyes Baby - Jimmy Thomas
- Star Above - Bobby Foster
- Prancin - Icky Renrut
- Angel Of Love - Bobby Foster
- I Do Love You - Bobby Foster
- Hey Hey - Icky Renrut
- Youre The Only One - Bobby Foster
- Look At That Chick - Johnny Wright
- Gotta Have You For Myself - Johnny Wright
- Shirley Cant You See - Little Bobby Foster
- I Woke Up One Moring - Little Bobby Foster
- I Dont Want To Lose Your Love - Sammy Grimes
- Bag Pipe Special - Sammy Grmes
- Moving Slow - Little Cooper & Drifters
- Evening Train - Little Cooper & Drifters
- East St Louis Rock - Timothy Cooper
- Dear Lovin Man - Timothy Cooper
- Leaving Kansas City - Timothy Cooper

DLP

Red Lightnin' RL 0047

0048
(1978?)
Jimi Hendrix: Woke Up This Morning

- Red House
- Woke Up This Morning And You Find Yourself Dead
- Bleeding Heart

- Morrison's Lament
- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Uranus Rock
- Outside Woman Blues
- Sunshine Of Your Love


Red Lightnin' RLP 0048

0049
(1984)
King Biscuit Boy: Mouth Of Steel

- Georgia Slop
- Done Everything I Can
- Mama Luchie
- Neighbour, Neighbour
- Down The Line
- Hoodoo Party

- Route 90
- Terraplane Blues
- It's My Soul
- Necromonica
- Get It Right
- Look Out Mabel


Red Lightnin' RL 0049

0050
(1984)
I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It
The Ralph Bass Sessions   Vol. 1

Lacy Gibson
- You Better Be Sure
- Easy Woman
- Whop That Thang Around Me
- Black Jack
- C.B. Blues

Joe Carter
- I'm Worried
- Annie Lee
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Joe's Boogie
- Joe's New Stormy Monday

prod. by Ralph Bass

notes by Mick "Frenchie" Atherton & Rien Wisse

Red Lightnin' RL 0050

(=) P-Vine PCD5381

0051
(1984)
I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It
The Ralph Bass Sessions   Vol. 2

Jimmy Johnson
- Pepper's Hangout
- Looking For My Baby
- Pretty For My Baby
- Hi Heel Sneakers
- When My First Wife Quit Me

Eddie Clearwater
- Muddy Water's Gonna Run Clear   @ youtube
- Boogie My Blues Away   @ youtube
- Blues At Theresa's   @ youtube
- I Don't Know Why   @ youtube

prod. by Ralph Bass

notes by Rien Wisse & Mick "Frenchie" Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0051

0052
(1984)
I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It
The Ralph Bass Sessions   Vol. 3

Willie Williams with Carey Bell
- You Went Away Baby
- You Got To Give Me Some
- Tired Of Being Dogged Around
- Help Me
- Alcoholic Man

Magic Slim
- Strange Things Happen   @ Spotify
- Born In Missouri   @ Spotify
- Soul Blues (instr)   @ Spotify
- Got A Little Woman   @ Spotify



unissued Magic Slim tracks from same session:
- Take A Walk With Me
- Love My Baby



Willie Williams tracks rec. March 17, 1977 at PS Studios in Chicago, IL; Willie Williams, voc, dr; Carey Bell, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Lacy Gibson, g; Willie Black, b
Magic Slim tracks rec. March 22, 1977 at PS Studios in Chicago, IL; Magic Slim, voc, g; Coleman 'Alabama Junior' Pettis Jr. (aka Daddy Rabbit), g; Nick Holt, b; Douglas Holt, dr; prod. by Ralph Bass

notes by Rien Wisse & Mick "Frenchie" Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0052 (UK 1984)

Magic Slim discography

0053
(1984)
Mississippi Fred McDowell: Standing At The Burying Ground

- 61 Highway
- Red Cross Store
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- Evil Hearted Woman
- I Asked For Whisky, She Gave Me Gasoline

- Standing At The Burying Ground
- Glory Hallelujah (+ Jo Ann Kelly)
- Write Me A Few Short Lines
- My Baby Done Me Wrong

rec. 1969 during a British tour at the Mayfair Hotel, London featuring Jo Ann Kelly

notes by Jo Ann Kelly

Red Lightnin' RL 0053


= Red Lightnin' RLCD0053


re-released 1995 (along with McDowell tracks from RL 0063) as "Mississippi Fred McDowell live at the Mayfair" on Warner CD 43025


= Sequel NEB CD 851 (UK 1996)

Mississippi Fred McDowell discography

0054
(1984)
Blowfly: Electronic Banana

- Electronic Pussy Sucker
- Rapp Nasty '84
- It Takes A Freak
- Business Deal

- Fuck The Devil
- Blowfly Rides Again
- Rotten Fish
- Gimme That Old '69 (The Number Song)


Red Lightnin' RL 0054

0055
(1985)
19 Tracks From The Film Chicago Blues

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
- We're Ready
- First Time I Met The Blues
- Country Girl
- Hoodoo Man

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
- We're Ready
- In My Younger Days
Johnny Young
- Driving Wheel
- Walking Groundhog


Muddy Waters
- She's 19 Years Old
- Hoochie Coochie Man
- I Got My Mojo Working
Mighty Joe Young
- Why You Want To Hurt Me
Koko Taylor
- Wang Dang Doodle

J.B. Hutto
- Speak My Mind
- Come On Back Home
Johnny Lewis
- Your Gonna Miss Me
- Uncle Sam
- Hobo Blues
- I Hear You Knocking

rec. December 1969, first broadcast in the UK in late 1970

notes by Mike Rowe

Red Lightnin' RL 0055 (UK 1985)


= P-Vine PCD-5332 (Jp 1998) "Muddy Waters, Junior Wells & Buddy Guy ..."

Red Lightnin' Records discography

0056
(1985)
I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It
The Ralph Bass Sessions   Vol. 4

Willie Williams - Showing Off My Car
Sunnyland Slim - I Had It So Hard
Lee Jackson - Pleading For Love
Eddie Clearwater - Came Up The Hard Way   @ youtube
Magic Slim - That Ain't Right   @ Spotify

Jimmy Johnson - Things I Used To Do
Lee Jackson - Chicago Woman
Sunnyland Slim - Everytime I Get To Drinking
Sunnyland Slim - Bessie Mae
Lee Jackson - Rocks Is My Pillow

Magic Slim track rec. March 22, 1977 at PS Studios in Chicago, IL; Magic Slim, voc, g; Coleman 'Alabama Junior' Pettis Jr. (aka Daddy Rabbit), g; Nick Holt, b; Douglas Holt, dr
all tracks prod. by Ralph Bass


Red Lightnin' RL 0056

0057
(1985)
I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It
The Ralph Bass Sessions   Vol. 5

Lee Jackson - Dirty Old Man
Lacy Gibson - Take My Love
Lee Jackson - Lee's Boogie
Magic Slim - Ship Made Of Paper
Sunnyland Slim - Soft And Mellow Stella

Eddie Clearwater - Mayor Daley's Blues   @ youtube
Sunnyland Slim - Depression Blues
Joe Carter - Bobby's Rock
Sunnyland Slim - Smile On My Face
Lee Jackson - Juanita

Magic Slim track rec. March 22, 1977 at PS Studios in Chicago, IL; Magic Slim, voc, g; Coleman 'Alabama Junior' Pettis Jr. (aka Daddy Rabbit), g; Nick Holt, b; Douglas Holt, dr
all tracks prod. by Ralph Bass


Red Lightnin' RL 0057

0058
(198?)
Fingers Taylor: Harpoon Man
with Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets

- Harpoon Man
- Let It Rock
- Messin' With The Kid
- Too Late
- Dixie Diner

- Can't Get No Grindin'
- Bad Boy
- Soul Survivor
- Cut That Out
- Judgement Day
- Last Night


Red Lightnin' RL 0058

0059
(1985)
R&B Laff Blasts From The Past

The Clovers - He Sure Could Hypnotize
The Chanteclairs - Snatchin' Peaches
The Chanteclairs - (Down At) Ling Ting Laundry
The Ravens - Cecilia
The Ravens - Umgowa Twist
The Symbols - Do The Zombie

The Essentials - Sha-He-Be
Otis Blackwell - Back Trail
The Cashmeres with Eddie Jones - Daddy Can I Go To The Hop?
The Jarmolettes - The Baby Money's Song (Yes, We Have No Bananas)
The Magnetics - Sardines
The Dovers - The Invasions


Red Lightnin' RL 0059

0060
(1986)


The Unissued 1963 Blues Festival@ youtube (album playlist)

Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well (4:04)   @ Spotify
Memphis Slim - I Wrote This Song (3:02)   @ Spotify
Memphis Slim - All By Myself (3:02)   @ Spotify
Sonny Boy Williamson - 99 (3:35)   @ Spotify
Sonny Boy Williamson - Bye Bye Bird (3:18)   @ Spotify
Memphis Slim - In The Evening (4:50)   @ Spotify

Matt Murphy - Groovin' On Bounce (instr) (3:23)   @ Spotify
Matt Murphy - Taking Off (instr) (4:44)   @ Spotify
Sonny Boy Williamson - All My Love In Vain (3:02)   @ Spotify
Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral And My Trial (3:12)   @ Spotify
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me To Talkin' (4:33)   @ Spotify

rec. October 11, 1963 live at the American Folk Blues Festival in Oberhausen, Germany
photography by Francis Hofstein, Paul Vernon, Gunnar Holmberg, Brian Smith

notes (Oct. 1985) by Mick "Frenchie" Atherton

Red Lightnin' RL 0060 (UK 1986)


= M.I.L. Multimedia MIL 6105 (US 1999)

HD Remastered Edition

= Doxy Collection (It? 2006)

American Folk Blues Festival discography

0061
(1985)




Byther Smith: Tell Me How You Like It

Grits GR 100 / Red Lightnin' RL 0061 track sequence:@ youtube (full album)
- Tell Me How You Like It [Grits GR-4500, Mina M-1002]
- I Don't Like To Travel
- Cut You Loose °° [Music Club CD 173]
- Walked All Night Long
- Close To You
- Come On In This House [Grits GR-4500, Mina M-1002]

- 300 Pounds Of Joy
- Hold That Train
- You Ought To Be Ashamed [Mina M-1002]
- What My Mamma Told Me
- This Little Voice

°° not re-released on Delmark DE 774

Delmark DE 774 / P-Vine PCD-20296 track sequence:
- This Little Voice
- 300 Pounds Of Joy
- So Unhappy °° [Mina M-1002]
- Tell Me How You Like It [Mina M-1002]
- What My Mamma Told Me
- Hold That Train Conductor
- Mississippi Kid °° [Mina M-1002]
- Come On In This House
- You Ought To Be Ashamed
- Walked All Night Long
- So Mean To Me °° [originally unissued]
- Thrill Is Gone °° [Mina M-1002]
- Close To You
- I Don't Like To Travel
- Killing Floor °° [Mina M-1002]

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. July 30, 1981 at Timbre Recording Studio, Alsip, IL; Byther Smith, voc, g; Mike Baletto, g; Bruce Felgen, b; Joe Pusateri, dr; prod. by Byther Smith & Bruce Felgen

notes by Anonymous (Kehn A. Bacon)

Grits GR 100 (US 1983) (label run by Kehn A. Bacon)

original Grits notes

Red Lightnin' RL 0061 (UK 9/1985)

notes by Mark Lipscomb

(=) Delmark DE 774 (US 2004) "Hold That Train"

= P-Vine PCD-20296 (Jp 2004) "Hold That Train"

0062
(1986)
Phil Guy and The Chicago Machine: Tough Guy
Hot Blues

- Chicken Shack
- Down Home Blues
- Inflation
- You Made Your Move Too Soon

- Frosty
- She's Fine
- Like Ice Around My Heart
- Feeling Sexy

rec. live in Chicago


Red Lightnin' RL 0062

0063
(1986)
Phil Guy / Mississippi Fred McDowell:
A Dose Of Double Dynamite


Phil Guy And His Chicago Blues Band
- Call The Plumber
- Howlin' For My Darlin'
- Garbage Man Blues
- Miss You

Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Shake 'Em On Down
- Louise
- My Babe
- Waves Of The Water
- Kokomo Blues

McDowell material is from the Standing At The Burying Ground live performance


Red Lightnin' RL 0063


McDowell tracks (along with RL 0053) re-released 1995 as "Mississippi Fred McDowell live at the Mayfair" on Warner CD 43025


= Sequel NEB CD 851 (UK 1996)

= Onyx Classix CD 261112

Mississippi Fred McDowell discography

0064
(198?)
Down On Broadway And Main

Willie King - Peg Leg Woman
Willie King - Mistreating Woman
Screamin' Joe Neal - Rock And Roll Deacon
Screamin' Joe Neal - Tell Me Pretty Baby
Little Aaron - East St. Louis
Little Aaron - My Baby
Johnny (The Twist) Williams - Teach Me How

Benny Sharp - St. Louis Sunset Twist
Little Miss Jessie - My Baby Has Gone
Screamin' Joe Neal - She's My Baby
Screamin' Joe Neal - Don't Quit Me Baby
Johnny Lee Williams - Nona Baby
The Earthworms - Fishtail


Red Lightnin' RL 0064

0065
(1986)
Boss Vocal Groups Of The 60's

Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens
- Daddy Rollin' Stone
- Ol' Man River
- Deep River
- Homesick
- Oh! What A Feeling
- You've Got Just What I Need
The Clovers
- Poor Baby

Sonny Til & The Orioles
- Sincerely
- Some Of This Some Of That
- So Long
- Night And Day
The Universals
- Love Bound
- Kisses In My Dreams
- Dreaming


Red Lightnin' RL 0065

0066
(1986)
Mighty Flyers: From The Start To The Finnish

- From The Start To The Finnish (4:47)
- Where Was Your Love (3:56)
- 502 (3:20)
- Queenie (4:27)
- Hard Work Boogie (5:13)

- P.S. I Love You (4:27)
- Somebody (3:50)
- Sinister Woman (5:45)
- Blues For Honey (8:39)

Rod Piazza, Honey Alexander, Junior Watson, Ed Mann, Bill Stuve


Red Lightnin' RL 0066


= Pausa 7201

0067
(1986)
The Enemy Within: Touch Of Sunburn

- All Quiet (4:45)
- Chinese White Boy (3:40)
- Rock And Roll Feeling (3:45)
- Doctor (4:30)
- Four Minute Melody (2:30)
- Post Modern Blues (3:15)

- Eprom Song (2:50)
- Intensity Of Vision (2:45)
- Camel's Eye Blues (3:30)
- Way You Dance (2:30)
- End Zone (5:40)
- Nietzsche's Ass (2:50)


Red Lightnin' RL 0067

0068
(1986)
Jimi Hendrix: Woke Up This Morning & Found Myself Dead

- Red House (10:56)
- Wake Up This Morning And Find Yourself Dead (8:01)
- Bleeding Heart (12:25)
- Morrison's Lament (5:14)
- Tomorrow Never Knows (3:28)
- Uranus Rock (3:06)
- Outside Woman Blues (8:04)
- Sunshine Of Your Love (2:15)

Red Lightnin' RLP 0048


Red Lightnin' RLCD 0068

= Stony Plain SPL 1038

0070
(1986)
The Blues Burglars: Breakin' In

- Feel So Good
- Up And Down The Avenue
- Sugar Mamma
- Shake Your Money Maker
- Built For Comfort
- Hoochie Coochie Man

- Trouble No More
- Don't Start Me Talkin'
- Mojo Working
- Spaced Out
- Evening
- Walkin'
- Whoppin (A Tribute to Sonny Terry)


Red Lightnin' RL 0070

0071
(1987)
Louisiana Red: Hot Sauce

- Lightnin' Bug
- Alabama Train
- You're Gonna Need Me, Baby
- Trouble All My Days
- Ride On, Red, Ride On

- Whose Ol' Funky Drawers Is These
- Wo-Ho-Ho Baby
- 'Let These' Blues
- Sometimes I Wonder
- Gonna Move On Down The Line


Red Lightnin' RL 0071

= RLCD 0071 (2005)

0072
(198?)
Texas Lovers

Hash Brown
Reverend Horton Heat
Kathy Murray
Darell Nulisch
Beverly Stauber
Mark Pollock
Felix Reyes / Memo Gonzales
Paul Orta


Red Lightnin' RL 0072

0073
(1988)
Snake In My Bedroom
Chicago Blues Meeting

- For You My Love #
- I Can't Stop *
- When The Cat Is Gone *
- Take A Walk With MeN *
- You Can't Lose What You Never Had *
- Snake In My Bedroom *
- 'bout The Break Of Day *

- Doing The Dishes ||
- Blues For An Unhappy Girl *
- You Got To Notify Your Lover *
- Fine Body #
- Tribute To Walter Horton *
- Bad Boy *
- Going Down Slow #

rec. 1983 & 1986; Sunnyland Slim, p, # voc; * Sven Zetterberg, g; || Knut Reiersrud, g; Bob Stroger, b; S.P. Leary, dr


Red Lightnin' RL 0073

= Drive CD (1995)

0074
(1987)
King Curtis: King Curtis Didn't He Play !

- Home Cookin
- Soul Groove Part 1
- Soul Groove Part 2
- Pickin' Chicken
- Clementine
- Blowin' Off Steam

- Didn't He Play
- Blue Nocturne
- Hello Sunshine
- Count Your Blessings
- Write Me A Love Letter
- Jealous Fool
- Don't Put Me Down Like This


Red Lightnin' RL 0074

0075
(198?)
Screamin Jay Hawkins: Screamin The Blues

- Not Anymore
- Please Try To Understand
- Baptize Me In Wine
- This Is All
- She Put The Wammee On Me
- Well I Tried
- You're All Of My Life To Me
- I Hear Voices
- Talk About Me
- Just Don't Care
- The Whammy
- Poor Folks
- Your Kind Of Love
- All Night
- Monkberry Moon Delight
- Sweet Ginny

Red Lightnin' RL 0025


Red Lightnin' RLCD 0075

0076
(1988)
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Drinkin' TNT 'n' Smokin' Dynamite

- Ah'w Baby / Everything Gonna Be Alright
- How Can One Woman Treat A Man So Mean?
- Checking On My Baby
- When You See The Tears From My Eyes
- Ten Years Ago
- Messin' With The Kid
- Hoodoo Man Blues
- My Younger Days

rec. at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival

Red Lightnin' RL 0034


Red Lightnin' RLCD 0076

0077
(1989)
The Booze Brothers: Brewers Droop

- Where Are You Tonight
- Roller Coaster
- You Make Me Feel So Good
- My Old Lady
- Sugar Baby

- Rock Steady Woman
- Louise
- What's The Time
- Midnight Special
- Dreaming


Red Lightnin' RLCD 0077

0078
(1988)
U.P. Wilson: On My Way

Red Lightnin' RL 0078 track sequence:
- 7 Comes 11 (instr)   @ youtube
- Reconsider Baby
- U.P Express (instr) #   @ youtube
- Bluebird Boog-A-Loo (instr)   @ youtube
- Hold On Baby   @ youtube

- Mean Old World #
- Como Station
- I'l Be Coming Home   @ youtube
- Cross Cut Saw
- On My Way

Fedora FCD 5014 track sequence:
- U.P. Express (3:37)
- Cross Cut Saw (3:31)
- Reconsider Baby (5:10)
- Bluebird Boog-A-Loo (4:18)
- Hold On Baby (2:33)
- Mean Old World (4:58)
- Como Station (4:13)
- I'll Be Coming Home (4:08)
- 7 Comes 11 (3:11)
- On My Way (3:59)
- Cold, Cold Feeling (6:31) °°
- Slice 'N' Dice (6:07) °°

°° CD bonus tracks

Red Lightnin' RL 0078 tracks rec. January 1988 at Sumet-Bernet Studios in Dallas, TX
bonus tracks rec. 1988 live at the 311 Club in Ft. Worth, TX


Red Lightnin' RL 0078

7 inch single

# PeeWee PW10014 (US 1988)


(=) Fedora FCD 5014
(1999)

0082
(1990)
Paul Orta: Don't Mess With Mezcal

- Jump The Boogie
- Underal
- Shake Your Moneymaker
- Sittin' Here Wondering
- You Were Wrong
- Looking Good
- Babe
- Loan Me A Helping Hand
- Don't Start Me To Talking
- Love Me Baby
- Keep What I Got
- Up The Line
- Most Beautiful Woman
- Get Out Of My Life
- Your Not Getting No Younger


Red Lightnin' RLCD 0082

0084
(1989)
The Mighty Houserockers: Fine Lookin' Woman!

- Down, But No Out
- Fine Lookin' Woman!
- Bluesman Boogie
- Party Time
- Talk To Me, Baby
- Play The Blues For You

- Houserockin' Blues
- She's My Baby
- Alcohol Please
- Just Because
- Drinkin' & Thinkin'
- Can't Stop Lovin'


Red Lightnin' RL 0084

0085
(1990)
Buddy Reed & Th' Rip It Ups: Tough Enough

- (Buddy's) Big Legged Woman
- Rock Me
- Blues For Mud
- You So Fine
- You Shop
- Rialto Rock

- Meet Me In The Moonlight
- Sugar Bee
- Lonely No More
- I'm A Hog For You (Baby)
- Kiss My Ass


Taboo TR333LP-ST (US 1985)


= Red Lightnin' RL 0085 (UK 1990)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- http://www.harpsurgery.com/split-rivitt-the-archives/
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, 'Volvo Slim', Paul Vernon, Ray Templeton, Lex Jansen, Stephen J. Ferguson, Tom Morris, Hideki Soeda, Marc Claes, Zenaida Odom, Mike Atherton, Dayvk Martins and Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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