Prize 706 [Bob Maxwell's label]
= Staff 706 (US 1950) [Idessa Malone's label]
= Gotham 507 (US 1950) [Ivin Ballen's label]
Staff 707
Staff 709
= Federal 12008[King subsidiary] [as by BABY BOY WARREN]
Staff 717
= Swing Time 225 (1950)
= Swing Time 255 (US 1950)
Cadet recordings
Sampson 633 [subsidiary of Sam Taylor's Prosperity Recording Co.]
J-V-B 26
# = Excello 2211 (1962)
Drummond 3002 BABY BOY WARREN and his Band - Chicken (308) - Baby Boy Blues (309) rec. c. 1954 in Detroit, MI; Baby Boy Warren, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Washboard Willie, washb, dr
J-V-B 59 [# has been used for two different records]
= Drummond 3002 (US 1956)
# = Excello 2211 (US 1962)
Blue Lake 106 [Al Benson's label]
Drummond 3003
J-V-B 26 / J-V-B 59 (US c.1954)
Excello 45-2211 (US 1962)
notes by Paul Oliver
Blues Classics BC 12 (US 1966)
Blues Classics discography
notes by Paul Oliver Polydor 423242 (Germany 1967)
= Black Lion BLCD 760224 (Germany 1997)
notes (4/1968) by Ron Harwood and Sam Stark the post-war blues pwb 5
PWB discography
Negro Art M-12-SB-357 (Fr 1968?)
Negro Art Records discography
notes by Keith Tillman Python PLP-KM 14
Python Records discography
Excello 8011 (US 1969)
= Excello 8011 (US 19??)
= Excello 8011/SO-1 (US late 1980s) "Electronically reprocessed to simulate stereo"
Excello Records discography
"Big Bear Two"
notes by Mike Leadbitter Polydor 2460 168 (1972)
= Big Bear BEAR 17
= Apolo Records J&B-6.006 (Spain 1982)
Big Bear Records discographyJohnny Mars discography
gatefold DLPnotes (February 1972) by John Broven Excello LPS-8025 (US 1972)
gatefold DLPnotes (February 1972) by John Broven = Blue Horizon 2683 007= 2937-001A / 2937-002B (UK 1972)
Excello Records discographyBlue Horizon Records discography
Blues Obscurities BOV5 (UK 197?)
Blues Obscurities discography
notes by Leroy Pierson Nighthawk 104 (US 1976)
Nighthawk Records discography
notes by Anonymous (most likely George Paulus) Kingfish 1001 (US 1977)
there were also specimen sold with the original front cover and green labels
Kingfish 1001 (US 197?)
notes (November 1987) by Chris Smith Krazy Kat KK 820 (UK 1988)
notes by Chris Smith = Collectables CD COL-5320 (UK 1990)
Krazy Kat Records discography
notes by Mike Rowe Krazy Kat KK 816 (UK 1987) "John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns: Detroit Blues 1950-1951"
notes by Mike Rowe (Hooker/Burns) & Chris Smith (Warren) (=) Flyright FLYCD 23 (UK 1990) "John Lee Hooker: Detroit Blues"
notes by Mike Rowe (=) Collectables COL-CD-5151 (on front cover: COL-CD-5115) (US 1990) "John Lee Hooker - The Rare Recordings" (Gotham Golden Classics)notes by Kerry Kudlacek ("AKA Chicago Kerry") = Collectables COL-CD 5316 (US 1990) "John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns: Detroit Blues 1950-1951"
notes by Kerry Kudlacek ("AKA Chicago Kerry") = Collectables COL-CD 5316 (US 1990) "John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns: Detroit Blues 1950-1951"
Krazy Kat Records discographyFlyright Records discographyEddie Burns discography
notes by Mark Cunningham BBW 901 (UK 1991)
notes (August 10, 1994) by John Sinclair Schoolkids SKR 2101-2 (US 1994)
notes (August 10, 1994) by John Sinclair = Sequel NEXCD 274 (UK 1994)
= P-Vine PCD-1978 (Jp 1996)
(=) Total Energy LP/CD NER-3019 (US 1998)
Hip-O Records CD 40139 (US 1998)
Hip-O Records CD 40157 (US 1999)
Ace CDCHD 604 (UK 1999)
Official OF-CD 5901 ("Denmark" 2001)
notes by Victor Pearlin Preserved CD 8575 (US 2001)
2 CD setnotes by Jim SimpsonIndigo IGOXDCD 2503 (UK 2002)
= Sanctuary CD 81268 (2003)
= Castle CD 36170 (US 2005)
4 CD boxnotes by Neil SlavenBoulevard Vintage BVBCD-1003 (UK 2004)
= Boulevard Vintage BVDCD1033 (UK 2015)
Boulevard Vintage Records discography
4 CD setJSP JSPCD 7736 (UK 2005)
3 CD set Indigo IGOTCD 2565 (UK 2005)
4 CD setnotes by Neil SlavenJSP JSPCD 7795 (UK 2007)
3 CD setFantastic Voyage FVTD070 (UK 2010)
2 CD set Not Now Music NOT2CD445 (UK 2012)
(=) Not Now Music NOT2LP162 (UK 2012)
3 CD set Not Now Music NOT3CD097 (UK 2012)
3 CD set48-pp. book by Mike Rowe Wienerworld WNRCD5095 (UK 7/2016)
thanks to Flemming Nielsen, Alan Balfour, Rob Ford, Paul Pelletier, Fred Reif and Patrick Banino for additional info / corrections / scans
Baby Boy Warren and his wife Carrie, Detroit, September 1972source: Blues Unlimited 125 (July/August 1977), p. 16; photographer: Bill Greensmith