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BLUES CD STORE FEATURED NEW RELEASES Jimmy Reed's laid back singing style, harmonica motifs and guitar patterns made for a distinctive guitar sound that significantly impacted on the blues scene of 1950's America. This anthology includes over fifty classic tracks on two CDs with highlights including 'Honest I Do', 'Baby, What You Want Me To Do', 'My First Plea', ‘The Moon Is Rising’ , ‘My Bitter Seed’ , ‘Close Together’, ‘Down The Road’, ‘Jimmy's Rock’, ,Bright Lights, Big City, ‘Big Boss Man’, ‘Where Can You Be’ / ‘I'm Nervous plus many more.

Jimmy Reed - The Anthology £6.75 ‘Here’ is at the forefront of modern blues-rock, where the mix of intensity and integrity captured on Popa Chubby’s ‘Back To New York City’ has made him one of the genre’s most popular figures. And he’s an imposing figure at that, weighing more than 300 pounds with a shaven head, tattooed arms, a goatee and a performing style he describes as “the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Motörhead meets Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix meets Robert Johnson…” An album of great heavy blues rocking guitar.

Popa Chubby – Back To New York City £11.99 Duke & his band deliver a collection of high energy uptown and low-down blues that he loved, and often learnt, when he was as young as 17 years old. “Duke Robillard’s latest rousing and rocking offering is a welcome return to, and affirmation of, Duke’s grittier blues roots and early influences. Being ‘low down and tore up’ never sounded better!” - Dick Shurman (Blues Producer and Historian). Duke is joined by Bruce Bears (piano), Brad Hallen (acoustic bass), Mark Teixeira (drums), Matt McCabe (piano) and Sax Gordon (sax).

The Duke Robillard Band – Low Down & Tore Up £13.50 Memphis Mojo" is the follow up to the critically aclaimed "Back To the Black Bayou" release by Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint.

Recorded in Memphis, TN. after Red was awarded for his achievements as "acoustic artist of the year" at the Blues Music awards. “He is one of a few Real Deals” - Ricky Bush Bushdogblues - “Absolutely indispensible for all lovers of the blues” Phil Jackson, Blues In The South – “The Blues legend at his best!” - Rainer Molz Monsters& Critics.

Louisiana Red – Memphis Mojo £12.99

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Welcome to Bluesletter 411 The last Bluesletter was a resounding success, judged by the number of orders that came flooding in and hopefully you’ll find plenty of interest in this Bluesletter. With the end of 2011 looming, it is time to think about buying a 2012 calendar and we have just the ideal one – The 2012 Blues Artwork Calendar.

We order calendars only once from the US manufacturer so as to bring you a low price, therefore please order ASAP. If we have to order a second batch, the price may increase. Details are on the back cover.

We have a feature on German record label ‘Made In Germany’ (MIG), see pages 12 & 13. This is a quality label and normally some of their prices are a little higher than other labels but we are giving you the chance to buy at excellent prices until the end of the year. If you order any of the MIG DC/DVD we will send you their latest ‘Blues News’ 10 track sampler CD absolutely FREE. We are extending the FREE MIG ‘Blues News’ 10 track sampler CD offer to the first 50 orders from this Bluesletter, no matter what you order. We’ll also be giving everyone that orders before Christmas, a Blues CD Store gift voucher. In the new year we will be re introducing our successful auction of CDs and DVDs and to make sure you get an auction list, you either need to be a Blues CD Store member or purchase from this Bluesletter. Therefore, good reasons to get your order in soon and give us a chance to dispatch your order before Christmas.

Talking of Christmas, there are a number of items (including the calendar) in this Bluesletter that would make good and maybe unusual Christmas presents. They are not all blues, just in case your friends and family don’t have the same passion for the blues and blues/rock that you have. However, I can’t think why ever not. Other Christmas present ideas could include giving a year’s Blues CD Store membership (the initial year membership for new members is only £20 details page 10) or giving Blues CD Store Gift Vouchers and these can be ordered to any value.

Blues CD Store Members Competition

(To join the Members Club see details on page 10)

Our member’s competition from the last Bluesletter was won by Mr Peter Clinton of Hereford. He correctly stated that John Lee Hooker was the blues artist who’s album titled ‘Free Beer And Chicken’, appeared on the front cover of Bluesletter 311. He wins a pack of 10 blues CDs. This month’s member’s competition. Name the blues man who’s album title, appears on the front cover, in the header of this Bluesletter. There may be more than one blues album with this title so here are some clues to the name we have as our correct answer. He is known by his first, middle and surname. He was born in 1914 and died in 1980. He was from Louisiana and served time in prison, hence the album title.

You can either add the answer to you order form or tell us over the phone when you order. The winner will be selected at random and they will win a rare Elvis Presley picture disc, a 3 CD box set ‘The Devil’s Music’, a book on Led Zeppelin ‘The Led Zeppelin Encyclopedia’ and an Alexis Korner DVD. The winner will be announced in the next Bluesletter. Remember, you have to be a member to enter.

Blues CD Store Members Club FREE CD Various - Wine , Women and Whisky We have an interesting free compilation for our members. 17 tracks of mostly British blues and bordering on the blues artists (depending on your view) including: Peter Green, Nine Below Zero, Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack, Blodwyn Pig, Ruby Turner, Paul Lamb & the King Snakes, Dr Feelgood, Duster Bennett, Alexis Korner, Groundhogs, Jerry Portnoy, Chris Farlowe.

If you are not receiving this CD but want to buy one, you can for £5.99 If you are not a member and want to become one, please see page 10 for details.

By joining the Blues CD Store Members Club you get 5 free CDs of our choice per year, guaranteed to get all Bluesletters in a year, plus extra mailings, members special offers, priority on offers and you can enter our front page competition to win goodies.

(We reserve the right if necessary, to replace the free CD with one of equal value.)

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New Releases / Recent Releases / Re Releases/ Forthcoming Releases Please note most of these releases are already available but some are to be released soon, either imminently or within the next few weeks. However occasionally release dates are put back and we have no control over this. We will always endeavor to get CDs/DVDs to you as soon as possible.

Prices shown £0.00 are Blues CD Store members price. You need to be a member to take advantage of these lower prices. Why not join when you order and you may be able to save on money on your order.

Johnny Winter - Roots £12.99 - It’s been a while since Johnny Winter has made a new album, seven years actually. This album sees Johnny returning to songs of iconic bluesmen and where it all started. So a real blues album that includes such numbers as T Bone Shuffle, Further On Up The Road, Got My Mojo Working, Dust My Broom. These are songs written by bluesmen that influenced a young Johnny Winter. 11 tracks sees Johnny joined by guests such as brother Edgar, Susan Tedeschi, Warren Haynes, Vince Gill, Sonny Landreth and more.

In stock: The Progressive Blues Experiment and self titled Johnny Winter at £12.99 each. We can obtain other Johnny Winter albums and DVDs. Please enquire for further info.

Beth Hart And Joe Bonamassa - Don’t Explain £12.99 - Los Angeles-based singersongwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock sound, wraps her expressive vocals around classic soul covers on ‘Don’t Explain’, an album that grew out of her friendship with guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes), the album features Hart’s scorching interpretations of ten songs, with Bonamassa on guitar and his ace band filling out the tracks. “Beth’s got a pretty heady voice, very reminiscent of Janis Joplin,” says Shirley, who has produced Bonamassa’s last five albums. “She’s also got a lot of Etta James in her, but hadn’t really accessed it. With this material, there is a gentleness to the way she delivers the most heartfelt tunes that she hasn’t shown before. It’s very cool, she’s done a fantastic job”. She collaborated with Bonamassa and Shirley on choosing songs, and the final set list features numbers made famous by artists including Billie Holiday (the title track, ‘Don’t Explain’), Aretha Franklin (‘Ain’t No Way’), Bill Withers (‘For My Friend’), Ray Charles (‘Sinner’s Prayer’), Delaney & Bonnie (‘Well Well’ - featuring a vocal duet with Bonamassa), Tom Waits (‘Chocolate Jesus’), Etta James (‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ and ‘Something’s Got A Hold On Me’) and others.

Also available: Beth Hart - My California (New Version) £12.99 £11.99 and 37 Days £12.50 Ana Popovic – Unconditional £12.99 - Ana Popovic is widely regarded as one of world's very best female guitar-players. Her new album, "Unconditional," was recorded at the famous Piety Street recording studios in New Orleans and is Ana's sixth studio release. It was produced by Ana Popovic and Grammy Award winning producer John Porter. Of the album's twelve songs, eight are originals

by Popovic, from which two are co-written by writing partner Mark van Meurs.

Also on the album are songs gleaned from the rich blues history done by some of Ana's favorites, inc. Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann and Nina Simone Michael Powers - Revolutionary Boogie £14.75 - A five-time “Blues Music Award” nominee, guitarist-singer Michael Powers learned his chops from Jimmy Reed, and toured with the James Cotton Band while still in his teens. He has recorded, preformed with, or opened for Johnny Winter, Pinetop Perkins, Buddy Miles, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, Hubert Sumlin, Honeyboy Edwards and even James Brown! With “Revolutionary Boogie”, Michael presents his eclectic choices of covers and originals, cutting across Blues and Classic Rock genres.

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Leslie West – Unusual Suspects £12.99 - Nobody sounds like rock ‘n’ roll legend Leslie West. Absolutely nobody. West has been in command of one of the biggest, boldest electric guitar tones known to man or beast from his band Mountain through to his riveting new album ‘Unusual Suspects’. His voice is even more recognizable - a powerful mix of honey and gravel that falls somewhere between Otis Redding and King Kong. He explains “As far as my voice goes, when I open my mouth, that’s want comes out - period. Plus, I’ve always loved the great soul and blues singers, so that’s instinctively how I got my phrasing,”. ‘Unusual Suspects’, is a mix of boogies, blues, rockers and ballads that puts his song writing skills at the fore. The album was named ‘Unusual Suspects’ because very rarely do you get an assemblage of this pedigree of players on one album which include; Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Slash, Billy Gibbons and Steve Lukather. We have some of the limited edition CDs with 64 page booklet in a digipak. Once these are sold we will supply the standard release in a jewel case with 20 page booklet. So hurry to order, first come first served.

In stock: Blue Me and Got Blooze at £12.99 each. Also available from Leslie West, all at £9.99 each : Theme - The Great Fatsby – Alligator. Also available, albums from Leslie West’s band Mountain.

Prices from £6.99. Please enquire for list.

Chris Duarte - Blues In The Afterburner £12.99 £11.99 - In the wake of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s passing, Duarte quickly gained a national reputation as young man imbued with a playing style comparable at times to the late guitarist. Duarte has constantly worked on his growth as a musician and the years of recording culminated purposefully in this decade’s ‘Blue Velocity’, ‘Vantage Point’ and ‘396’ with Bluestone Company. All records which aptly showcases many sides of this brilliant artist in the context of high energy blues rock with moments that bring to mind legendary artists as diverse as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Johnson. ‘Blues In The Afterburner’ continues in the tradition of smokin’ blues with doses of heavy psychedelia throughout, containing a heavy dose of Duarte’s legendary blues guitar chops over a diverse set of grooves and lyrical themes.

Also available: Blue Velocity’, Vantage Point, Infinite Energy and 396 with Bluestone Company.

All CDs are £12.99 each or any two for £24.75 Jeff Healey Band - Full Circle: The Live Anthology 3 CD + DVD Set £18.99 £17.50 - This special edition set features three very distinctive concerts. The first is their appearance at the 1989 Montreal Jazz Festival in support of their debut album ‘See The Light’, the second performance (included here on both CD and DVD) comes from Switzerland’s St Gallen Open Air Festival in 1991 and the third is a concert from the Hard Rock in their home town of Toronto recorded in 1995 on the heels of their fourth album ‘Cover To Cover’. Always renowned for their gutsy live performances, this set gives the perfect opportunity to see the progression of the Jeff Healey Band as a live act through this phase of their career. Features many of his classic tracks including ‘Angel Eyes’, ‘Roadhouse Blues’, ‘Hide Away’, ‘I Think I Love You Too Much’, ‘See The Light’, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, ‘Yer Blues’ and many more.

In stock: Feel This - Hell To Pay – Get Me Some – Last Call – See The Light . All £9.99 each.

Live albums: Mess Of Blues – Live at Grossman’s 1994 – Live At Montreux 1999. All £9.99 each ZZ Top – A Tribute From Friends - £13.99 - Major artists pay homage to ‘that little ol’ band from Texas’ on new compilation album. Featuring 11 top-quality recordings, the majority put together especially for this project. Needless to say, all of the band’s true classics are given an airing, with female artist Grace Potter providing a different, hugely enjoyable take on ‘Tush’, which ends all too quickly, and the Fleetwood Mac rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood & John McVie showing that they can keep up with the signature efforts of the aforementioned Mr. Tyler on album opener, the magnificent ‘Sharp Dressed Man’. Say ZZ Top themselves: “Now comes ‘A Tribute From Friends’, and we're so delighted that our music resonates with these great musicians whom we so admire.”

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Various Artists - Muddy Waters All-Star Tribute To A Legend £13.99 - Recorded October 11, 1997 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., an impressive All-Star cast of Blues musicians turned out to pay homage to the legendary Muddy Waters. These included Muddy’s own son Bill Morganfield plus Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, John Hiatt, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert Junior Lockwood, Peter Wolf, Nick Gravenite and many, many more.

Tracks include; ‘I’m Ready’, Hoochie Coochie Man, Got My Mojo Working, Mean Red Spider, Gypsey Woman – 14 tracks in total.

There is also a DVD version which includes appearances by Bob Dylan and Keith Richards. £13.99 £12.99 The Blues Band – Few Short Lines £13.99 - Brand new album from one of the UK’s best loved and most popular bands. A team of superb musicians, headed by incomparable singer and harmonic player supreme Paul Jones. Lead guitarist Tom McGuinness, bass man Gary Fletcher, slide guitarist Dave Kelly and drummer Rob Townsend, tear through a barnstorming selection of mainly original numbers. With guests singers Linda Lewis and Maggie Bell, plus the legendary Al Kooper on keyboards, Mike Sanchez and Pete Wingfield on piano and Southside Johnny on raunchy vocals. What a line up! There are 14 tracks to enjoy making a fine addition to the legacy of a band, whose career now spans more than 30 years.

The Blues Band – Best Of The Blues Band 2 CD Set £13.99 - This 2CD set provides an overview of the band’s output over three decades. Among the 41 tracks, taken from 13 albums, are richly satisfying performances from early works ‘Official Blues Band Bootleg’ and ‘Ready’, spiced with stomping versions of classics like ‘I Go Crazy’ and ‘Tobacco Road’. There are also songs from the acoustic ‘Wire Less’ album and delights from a more recent Ray Charles tribute set, ‘Thank You Brother Ray‘. It’s the best way to hear all aspects of the blues, revived, refreshed and played with authentic passion by great musicians.

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings - Live Communication £13.99 £12.99 - This energetic new 13-track CD captures the Rhythm Kings in action on their sell out 2008 UK tour. Says guitarist Terry Taylor: “It was an enjoyable tour, the sound was great and the playing was very tight. The nine piece Rhythm Kings include Dennis Locorriere (vocals and guitar) formerly with Dr. Hook & The Medicine Men. The Kings also featured outstanding lead guitarist Albert Lee, vocalist Beverly Skeet (vocals), Geraint Watkins (piano and accordion), Graham Broad (drums), Nick Payne and Frank Mead (saxophones) and Mr. Wyman himself on bass guitar and vocals. The band storms through rootsy favourites, by artists ranging from Wilson Pickett to the Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry. Among the highlights are the ballad ‘Drown In My Own Tears’, a funky ‘Harlem Shuffle’, ‘Johnny B.Goode’ and, of course, ‘That’s Rock And Roll’.

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers 2 CD Set £15.99 £14.99 - The story of this vibrant night of Blues, recorded over a decade after the so-called "Blues Boom" in the UK. Memphis and Chicago Blues legends joined British Blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers on stage, for one special night in June 1982 at New Jersey's Capitol Theater. The concert turned out to be a summit gathering of some of the greatest names in Blues music, when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy, harmonica player Junior Wells and singers Etta James and Sippie Wallace, all showed up to sit in with the band.

There is also a DVD version of the concert, running time 90 minutes £13.99 £12.99 Hugh Laurie – Let Them Talk CD + DVD Special Edition £13.99 - Let Them Talk: Special Edition’ compiles the original much-loved ‘Let Them Talk’ album with four new recordings and a live DVD. The focus track ‘Hallelujah I Love Her So’ is Laurie’s interpretation of Ray Charles’ classic 1956 single; ‘Waiting For A Train’ was originally written by early country pioneer Jimmie Rodgers; and ‘Crazy Arms’, a Ralph Mooney and Chuck Seals composition popularised by Ray Price. The fourth new recording is a live version of ‘You Don’t Know My Mind’. Live special performance which was recorded in New Orleans. The 45 minute film features live footage of many of the highlights of the ‘Let Them Talk’ album together with several other songs resurrected blues classics. In stock: Original version of CD Let Them Talk £9.99 £8.99 5

Stephen Dale Petit – The BBC Sessions £11.99 - Collector's limited 1000 edition Digipak of Stephen Dale Petit’s BBC Radio 2 sessions. Includes an interview with Bob Harris and features performances from, Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor as special guest. BBC’s Bob Harris says “We recorded a conversation and a session together for my weekend show on BBC Radio . His playing was uninhibited and passionate; his knowledge of the blues was awesome. I discovered the respect he has for the heritage of the blues and his deep desire to see the music he loves remain relevant and important now and into the future”. We can’t guarantee having stock but we’ll do our best. You will have to be quick to order this CD. In stock: We have a limited amount of Stephen Dale Petit’s debut album ‘Guitararama’ at the low price of only £7.99 £6.99 . We have 5 of these at this stock. Blues CD Store members will be given priority.

Nine Below Zero – Live £9.99 - Originally formed back in the late 1970’s by lead vocalist/guitarist Dennis Greaves, the band have been recording and touring ever since. This album features the dynamic rhythm section of Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’neil from the late Rory Gallagher’s band plus harmonica ace Alan Glen. The sound is certainly more mature than that of the legendary Live At The Marquee set, but the energy level is still as high as ever.

Ramon Goose - Uptown Blues £14.75 £13.99 - Ramon Goose originally established himself as the guitarist; chief songwriter, producer and driving force for the acclaimed British band NuBlues. ‘Uptown Blues’ is the debut solo album by Ramon Goose, which sees him delving further into his love of blues and blues-rock. “Uptown Blues” is a CD where influences are explored and incorporated with Ramon tipping his hat to musicians as varied as Duke Ellington, BB King, Taj Mahal, Charlie Christian and Robben Ford.

The much covered Hound Dog Taylor classic, “Give Me Back My Wig” is given a stripped back trio airing as is live favourite, Hendrix’s “Little Wing” along with a cracking version of the Isley Brothers’ “Testify”. But it is in the original numbers that Ramon really stamps his mark, whether it is the slow but funky CD opener “Delta Moon”, the up-tempo and swinging “Reality” or the sax drenched “Taste of Honey” .

Nils Lofgren - Old School £12.99 - This is s Nils Lofgren’s first New Release in 6 Years. 11 songs are new originals by Nils and "Irish Angel" is beautiful ballad written by Bruce McCabe that Nils has been performing in his shows recently. "Let Her Get Away" is a haunting acoustic gem co-written with Root Boy Slim. "Old School" is classic Nils at his diverse best, with rough, raw blues dobros and searing electric guitars. The album features the legendary Paul Rodgers, Lou Gramm and Sam Moore as guest vocalists, This CD has it all and promises to rank among his best. Although it is a rock album, it has it’s blues influences and demonstrates Nils Lofgren’s great guitar skills.

Savoy Brown - Voodoo Moon £13.50 - “I believe the songs on Voodoo Moon are the best I've written since the early 70's. It is modern blues rock but with more song orientation than normally associated with the genre.” Kim Simmonds This is a strong statement from one of the architects of the British Blues movement. Voodoo Moon reflects a lifetime of living and loving the blues. His new, local lineup of talent – Joe Whiting (vocals/sax), Pat DeSalvo (bass) and Garnet Grimm (drums) – rehearse faithfully; and it shows. Fans and promoters report this is one of, if not the best new music in the ever-evolving lineup of Savoy Brown. Voodoo Moon has the magic mojo that shines for all to see and hear.

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Sean Costello - At His Best - Live £12.99 - The first ever release of live performances by the late blues artist, Sean Costello. This sensational 16 track compilation features all previously unreleased material, recorded in the USA and Europe from 2000 to 2007, and includes ten songs not on any prior Costello album. ‘At His Best – Live’ demonstrates Costello’s remarkable interpretive prowess on guitar and vocals through a treasure trove of American music genres. Backed by his crack touring bands, Costello delivers distinctive renditions of blues, soul, and swing classics that put the listener at the center of a powerful set of great music. This represents the essence of Sean Costello’s unique artistry and devotion to the genre.

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Candye Kane – Sister Vagabond £13.99 £12.99 - On her latest release, Candye Kane once again delivers her heart on a platter. Kane presents a more mature and swinging collection of scorching blues and soul originals, searing with the young Laura Chavez's impressive guitar work. Kane takes us on a journey thru love, heartbreak, rejection and personal empowerment, colored in swampy and soulful earth tones that bring a new twist to old favorites (Brenda Lee's Sweet Nothings) and explore darker territory (Walkin' Talkin' Haunted House). Laura's guitar work stands out on these performances demonstrating maturity beyond her years. Kane and Chavez are a powerhouse duo - strength and power in bucketfuls.

Nick Moss - Here I Am £13.99 - This is a record already drawing raves from peers and mentors like renowned bluesman Jimmy Thackery, who has praised this new set for "pushing the evolution of his music" with tunes that are "genuine and intense." Moss has given guitar lovers plenty to sink their teeth into with extended songs and solos, but there's more to ‘Here I Am’ than just great lead playing. Moss and his band again use a foundation of blues, rock, and roots as starting point, but take new and unexpected turns on these tracks. These 10 new originals combine to create the most diverse album of his career as he pushes his sound, songwriting, and lead guitar work further than ever before.

In Stock: Nick Moss previous CD - Priviledged £13.99.

King Mob - Force 9 £13.75 - King Mob Is A Brand New English beat combo comprising guitar legend Chris Spedding (Roxy Music, Elton John, John Cale, Paul McCartney), Glen Matlock - bass (Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Faces), Martin Chambers – drums (Pretenders), Stephen W Parsons aka Snips – vocals (legendary figure behind 70’s New Wave band Sharks, and later Snips) and introducing hot new guitar talent Sixteen.

Also available: King Mob - Force 9 Vinyl version £16.99 Karl Demata Band - Cross The Mountain £12.99 £11.99 - First solo album from US guitarist Karl Demata . With influences ranging from Cream, Mountain, Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers Band, 'Cross The Mountain' is a guitar-heavy album full of blues-rock power trio flavors that is not afraid of exploring more contemporary and diverse influences. “Classic rock aficionados will enjoy the tunes, guitarists the melody laced leads reminiscent at times of Cream-era Clapton, Rory Gallagher & Leslie West Classic rock aficionados will enjoy the tunes, guitarists the melody laced leads remenisent at times of Cream-era Clapton, Rory Gallagher & Leslie West” – Total Guitar. If you like your blues on the rock side, then it is really worth trying this album. Full of excellent guitar work, superb band and good songs. Recommended.

Roger Chapman - Maybe The Last Time – £11.50 – Roger Chapman, former singer, songwriter and front man with famed UK rock bands Family and Streetwalkers. The summer of 2011 saw Roger Chapman and his band The Shortlist back out on the road for a round of European City & Biker Festivals. Fortunately the audience here came to party which added a wonderful vibe to the evening, hence the inclusion of ‘Lets Spend The Night Together’….. ‘Who Pulled The Nite Down’ ‘Maybe The Last Time’, and Bob Dylan’s ‘Blind Willie McTell’. Chappo’s music rocks, has soul, can be funky and definitely has the blues influence.

Virgil & the Accelerators – The Radium £12.99 – this is an impressive debut album by a young band.

Although 19 year old guitarist Virgil McMahon plays blues rock guitar round the UK blues scene, it is fair to say this is more of a classic rock album. Pete Feenstra writing for the ‘Get Ready To Rock’ website (www.getreadytorock.com) gives it a 5 star rating and says “It's so rare for any band to work up the kind of intensity levels that make this album such a fire cracker. The licks, the grooves, the songs and a lively but classy mix allied with Virgil's tough vocal are all that you could ever want from an album like this.

And while the lyrics are for the most part the old retro rock school of hand me down clichés about 'bad girls' etc, it simply doesn't matter because Virgil McMahon's guitar playing is right up there with the best of them.” There are touches of Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Bonamassa plus classic 70’s rock sounds but this album doesn’t sound retro, it sounds like an album made now with classic rock influences in abundance. Highly recommended.

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Chris Rea - Santo Spirito Blues £14.99 £12.75 - Following his sell-out UK and European tour in 2010, and 2009's UK top ten album ‘Still So Far To Go - The Best Of Chris Rea’, one of the UK’s foremost singer-songwriters returns with his first new material in over ten years. This brand new studio album features "Dancing My Blues Away", "Never Tie Me Down", "The Chance Of Love", "Rock & Roll Tonight", "Electric Guitar" and "The Last Open Road". You may not consider Chris Rea as a blues player but he loves the blues and produces very credible blues music as well as painting some wonderful guitar pictures.

Also available as a 3CD + 2 DVD Set £19.99 £14.99 – This special ‘Santo Spirito Blues Project’ edition features two bespoke feature films on DVD, written and directed by Chris. The first feature is a raw and brutally honest chronicle on bullfighting, featuring neo-classical and Spanish-themed gypsy music. The second feature follows a man on a search for the truth in the city of Florence, a journey he may or may not wish he began. The soundtrack for both films is featured on two CDs. The third CD is the standard CD. The lower prices are only valid if ordered before Xmas ‘11. Thereafter the higher crossed out prices apply.

Also available: Still So Far To Go, The Best Of Chris Rea £9.99 £7.99 – The Blue Café £9.99 £7.99 Original Album Series - 5 CD box set: Espresso Logic / On The Beach / Shamrock Diaries / The Road To Hell Water Sign £15.99 - The Platinum Collection £5.99.

We have one left in stock of the very collectable Chris Rea Presents The Return Of The Fabulous Hofner Bluetones featuring 38 new tracks on three CDs and two vinyls plus a lavish hardback book in the style of a slightly tatty looking 12" vinyl sleeve. In writing the album, Rea dreamed up a band that had never existed — a pastiche instrumental group from the late 1950s called The Delmonts that evolved into a 60s blues band. Our price has been reduced from £35 to £19.99 (+ £2.50 P&P) and the package is still sealed in the original wrapper. First come, first served basis.

A great series of compilations from modern blues artists. Buy all three for £24: Various Artists - Blues For Broken Hearts £8.99 - Anyone with a broken heart experiences life at its cruelest. The message which blues ambassadors bring is one which everyone can understand, not just those who are lovesick. Tracks from the following: Anysley Lister, Cadillac Blues Band, Eamon McCormack, Guitar Crusher, Omar Kent Dykes, Oli Brown, Erja Lyytinen, Blues Company, Dave Kelly, Siggi Schwarz & Friends, Dani Wilde, Miller Anderson, Coco Montoya and Larry Garner.

Various Artists – Blues For When You Are Alone £8.99 - Being alone and lonely can be painful, a feeling of being abandoned. Blues musicians understand these emotions. Tracks from the following: Gary Barden, Dani Wilde, Blues Company, Siggi Schwarz & Friends, Meena, Eamon McCormack, Miller Anderson, Cadillac Blues Band, Tinsley Ellis, Mike Zito, Luther Guitar Junior Johnson, Dave Kelly, Chris Farlowe and Dana Fuchs.

Various Artists - Blues For Rainy Days £8.99 - The well-travelled blues musicians know all about such days and about such moods. Tracks from the following: Ana Popvic, Garyson Capps, Son Seals, Blues Company, Larry Garner, Eamon McCormack, Chris Farlowe, Walter Trout, Miller Anderson, Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson Band, Samantha Fish, Cadillac Blues Band, Bobby Jones and Ian Parker Various - Old Grey Whistle Test Present Blues £7.99 - The Old Grey Whistle Test was synonymous with quality music. This album takes a look back at some of the best blues musicians who appeared on the show. Featuring the likes of Muddy Waters, Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Howlin Wolf.

The album also includes artists who for whatever reason didn’t or couldn’t appear on the show.

Other releases in this series include Old Grey Whistle Test Present: Prog Rock, Country, Folk and Soul.

All at £7.99 each or the set of 5 for £35 - they make good Christmas presents!

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Toronzo Cannon - Leaving Mood - feat. Carl Weathersby £12.99 - Growing up in the shadows of Chicago's blues mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. This led him to pick up his first guitar as a teenager and learn to sing and play the sounds he heard. Inspired by the 3 Kings (Freddie, B.B. & Albert), a little Hendrix and some 70s R&B/Soul, Toronzo soon developed his own powerful, gospel-flavored vocal style and electrifying stage presence.

"Aside from his fretboard chops, Cannon is notable for being one of the few local artists to emphasize original material in his live performances...his lyrics are witty and vivid." - Living Blues.

Sharon Lewis - The Real Deal - with Billy Branch & Dave Specter £12.99 - Sharon Lewis received high praise for her Delmark debut in 2007 as a special guest vocalist with Dave Specter on Live in Chicago. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Sharon's earliest musical experience was as a member of a gospel choir. The Real Deal features new Sharon Lewis original songs and a few covers of songs she often performs in her live shows like Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" and Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine".

Big Pete - Choice Cuts £13.50 - Dutch blues vocalist and harp master Pieter Big Pete van der Pluijm is well established in his native Netherlands but not so known in the UK. Pete's informal introduction to the U.S. market materialized in March 2010 with his appearance on The Mannish Boys' 5th anniversary release ‘Shake For Me’. Playing with that type of pedigree of musicians, you know he’s going to be good.

Mike Zito – Greyhound £13.99 - Greyhound, produced by Grammy-award winning guitarist /singer/ songwriter Anders Osborne, is the continuation of the songwriting process established by Zito on his two previous critically acclaimed recordings on Eclecto Groove Records. His music retains its bluesy Americana charm and big wide-open Texas sound as he explores more personal and introspective themes inspired by that fateful bus trip that helped determine his path in life. Also available: Pearl River £13.99

12” Vinyl ( + £2.50 P & P) - New & Recent Releases Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In the West Double vinyl LP pressing on heavyweight vinyl £19.99 - Digitally remastered and expanded edition includes five bonus tracks. Out of print in the US since 1974 and for more than two decades internationally, Hendrix In The West, has remained one of the most requested albums by fans to return to the commercial marketplace. Consisting of live material recorded at venues ranging from the Berkeley Community Theatre and the San Diego Sports Arena to the Isle of Wight Festival. Robert Christgau, called Hendrix's versions of "Red House" and, "Johnny B. Goode" on this album "definitive." The album's iconic cover features a classic Jim Marshall photograph of the guitarist and the booklet is filled with rare images captured by Marshall's distinctive lens. CD version available £12.99 Eric Bibb - Blues, Ballads & Work Songs LP £18.99 - This is his 5th album on Opus 3 records and produced on vinyl. To Quote Eric: “Blues, Ballads & Work Songs'”is an album I have been working on for most of my life. Its release coincides with my 60th birthday and it celebrates the music that first inspired me to become a guitar-playing singer.” Also available on CD - Blues, Ballads & Work Songs £13.99 Son House - Raw Delta Blues 2 LP Set £19.99 - Don't miss the chance to own these classic recordings from the influential bluesman now available in the collectable 2LP Gatefold format. Includes: Death Letter Blues, Preachin' The Blues, Walkin’ Blues, The Pony Blues, John The Revelator and more.

Sonny Boy Williamson - Down & Out Blues Blues 2 LP Set £19.99 - Don't miss the chance to own these classic recordings from the bluesman now available in this collectable 2LP format.

Various Artists - Essential Chicago Blues 2 LP Set £19.99 - Featuring Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Junior Wells and many more classic blues artists, this 2LP Gatefold set offers a host of legendary blues songs in this collectable 180g Vinyl format.

Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl 12” Vinyl now only £12.99 - The latest album from guitarist Joe Bonamassa.

Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Strut 12” green vinyl £12.99 – Limited edition green vinyl and now rare.

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The Mustangs - Shaman & The Monkey £11.50 - The Mustangs are no ordinary British blues band. They play all original material and their albums reflect their stage show – punchy, melodic and entertaining – featuring the dynamic presence of singer/guitarist Adam Norsworthy alongside veteran harmonica ace Derek Kingaby with Ben McKeown on bass and Jon Bartley on drums. The band have recently signed to the Trapeze Music label, a sign of how well they are regarded on the UK Blues scene. Guitarist Adam Norsworthy was asked what inspired the sound of your new album? “ The last album was asked literally, Cut Loose – we recorded it all live and it is very on your face and vibrant and dynamic. We wanted this one to be more crafted and have a deeper, richer sound.” The album has been receiving some great album reviews so if you haven’t got any Mustangs albums, this one would be a good album to go for or if you already own Mustangs albums you’re definitely want to buy Shaman & The Monkey.

Also in stock from The Mustangs: Nothing Stays The Same £9.99 - Blues In Britain magazine named the Mustangs’ 5th album, Nothing Stays The Same, as one of its 20 recommended albums of the year, and it’s easy to see why.

Cut Loose £11.50 - Featuring 11 original songs, including I'll Meet You Anytime, She Wants More, Honey Rock and No Good For The Soul. "5 stars out of 5" said Rock'n'Reel Magazine.

Split Decision £9.99 - The band's third album of all original material, Split Decision once again showcased their ability to mix a variety of blues styles within 12 songs yet also retain a sound and style all their own.

Rocking Horse £9.99 - Hard hitting collection of blues numbers peaked at number 2 in the CD Wow unsigned chart.

Let It Roll £9.99 - Let It Roll remains a landmark in The Band's career and a highly sought after gem amongst blues aficionados.

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Label Focus - MIG Made In Germany Music

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Made In Germany Music is a relative new record label, formed in 2009 and located in the heart of Hanover, Germany. They distribute worldwide great new music and unearth gems of previously unreleased recordings. The label specialises in blues, rock, electronic and jazz and has a reputation for excellent quality releases. Blues CD Store has teamed up with MIG to offer you a great deal on some of their blues CDs and DVDs with discounts of up to 30%. To take advantages of these prices , you’ll need to order before 31/12/2011 and you’ll also get their latest ‘Blues News’ 10 track sampler CD FREE – the finest blues and bluesrock presented by MIG.

New Releases: Lance Lopez - Handmade Music £18.99 £13.99 - The album title promises pure Handmade Music and Texas based Lance Lopez is keeping his word with all the twelve blues rock tracks. Starting with the opener, the boogie “Come Back Home“, to single release “Letters”, the elegiac seven minute long “Dream Away” up to the rich “Lowdown Ways”, the album presents all varieties of electric blues. The dirty dozen was recorded at the famous Ardent Studios in Memphis Tennessee where Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top have previously worked. Producer Jim Gaines, has a wealth of previous top class experience having worked with Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Thorogood, Steve Miller, Carlos Santana and John Lee Hooker and he combines the perfect studio sound with the rawness of a live performance on “Traveling Riverside Blues”. At the turn of the millennium Lance toured Europe as supporting act of Steve Vai and Jeff Beck. In 2001, he performed as special guest of BB King and won the title “Blues Band of the Year” at the Dallas Music Awards. In 2009 he performed at the German music TV show Rockpalast. The concert was recorded in Cologne and then released as a DVD/CD package titled ‘Salvation From Sundown’. Lopez latest release ‘Handmade Music’ is a worthy successor to ‘Salvation From Sundown’ and confirms that he deserves the critical acclaim he has been given. Also available: Lance Lopez - Handmade Music Ltd Edition inc 2 bonus tracks £22 £15.75 Lance Lopez - Salvation From Sundown CD + DVD £22 £14.99 Dudley Taft - Left For Dead £18.99 £13.99 – “Delta riffs, Texas sagebrush, Northwest vision”. US guitarist Dudley Taft listened to seventies rock by bands like Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, ZZ Top and Foghat and was very much inspired by the blues. Dudley Taft’s guitar playing is often compared to the likes of Jimmy Page, Gary Moore and Joe Bonamassa. However, “it’s the strength of the self penned material that makes ‘Left For Dead’ such a success…” Blues Matters magazine. The Dudley Taft band combines driving blues rhythms and classic riffs with a fresh take on Blues classics and engaging original compositions. In a relatively short period of time, Taft has made a splash in the blues world with rave reviews worldwide.

Up to 30% Off These CDs And DVDs Artist Johnny Winter Johnny Winter Todd Sharpville Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Miller Anderson Band Miller Anderson Band Papaslide Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan

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Todd Sharpville – Porchlight £11.99 – this is the cut down version of the double album. Without a doubt, Todd Sharpville is one of the most soulful blues guitarists, along with having a burgeoning reputation for being an incredibly sought-after songwriter & lyricist; a veritable Randy Newman of the blues! He has played with the likes of Snowy White, Paul Lamb, Keith Dunn, Mick Taylor, Robbie Williams, Van Morrison, Peter Green, George Michael, Taj Mahal, Albert Collins, Georgie Fame, Kim Wilson, Leo Sayer, Albert Hammond, Joe Louis Walker, Tommy Castro, Brian May,. He was also part of the reformed Yardbirds, as well as winning the British Blues Connection Best UK Guitarist award in 1995 (beating fellow nominees Eric Clapton and Gary Moore). This single CD has10 tracks and 2 bonus tracks and features one individual tracks, Kim Wilson on harmonica and Duke Robillard on guitar.

Also available: Todd Sharpville – Porchlight 2 CD Set £22 £14.99 - This double album version includes Kim Wilson again on harmonica on a track called ‘Misery’, a slow blues workout with Joe Louis Walker on ‘When Blues Comes Calling’ and a nine minute gospel infused track ‘ Legacy Of Greed’.

Other CDs and DVDs available from MIG Artist Brian Auger Brian Auger Brian Auger Brian Auger & Trinity Brian Auger & Trinity Brian Auger, The Trinity Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Brian Augers Oblivion Express Brian Augers Oblivion Express Jackie Leven/Michael Cosgrave John Cale & Band John Cale & Band John Cale & Band Johnny Winter Johnny Winter Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger Michael Schenker Group Michael Schenker Group Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd Steve Gibbons Steve Gibbons Steve Lukather & Edgar Winter Terry & The Pirates Terry & The Pirates Terry & The Pirates

Title Befour / Oblivion Express A Better Land / Second Wind Auger Rhythms Open / Definitely What Streetnoise / The Mod Years The Mod Years Closer to it / Straight Ahead Live Oblivion Vol. 1 & 2 Live at the Baked Potato Voices Of Other Times Looking in the Eye of the World Live at The Bake Potata Reinforcements/Search Party Here and Now / Keys to the Heart Live At Rockapalast Live At Rockpalast Live at Rockpalast Live at Rockpalast Rockpalast: Legends Vol. 3 Rockpalast: Legends Vol. 3 Streetnoise Hardrock Legends Vol.2 (Rockpalast) Hardrock Legends Vol2 Rockpalast: Westcoast Legends Vol.4 Live at Rockpalast Live at Rockpalast Live at North Sea Festival Rockpalast: Westcoast Legends Doubtful Handshake Rockpalast: West Coaast Legends Vol.5 13

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Albums Re Released The Blues Band – The Bootleg Album / Ready 2 CD Set £12.99 Two early Blues Band albums from one of Britain’s best blues institutions. If you don’t have any Blues Band albums or never considered them a force in the blues, here’s a good place to start with the first two 1980 albums.

Newly released: Best Of The Blues Band 2 CD Set £13.99 and the new studio album The Blues Band – Few Short Lines £13.99. There are a wealth of other Blues Band CDs to buy and rather than list them here, please contact us for a list.

Joe Louis Walker & Otis Grand – Guitar Brothers: 10th Anniversary Reissue £13.50 - One of the best and most exciting blues albums of the last quarter century freshly remixed and repackaged When two giants of the contemporary blues scene pair up to make an album together fireworks are guaranteed. Recorded in the Bay Area at the famed Bayview Studio with Joe’s regular band both leaders were on the top of their game. Naturally there is tons of guitar from both men but also a fascinating choice of material. Some superb new songs from the regular writing partners f both Joe and Otis and a few fascinating covers including their joint take on B.B. King’s guitar instrumental 'Friends' Beth Hart - My California (New Version) £12.99 £11.99 - - Beth Hart has tasted the sweetness of success, topping the Billboard charts, and she has clung on to a bottle laying in the gutter. She has been betrayed by her own mind and she has felt the bliss of mental balance. For periods of time, that is.

Every one of Beth’s platinum-selling albums documents the rollercoaster-ride, that is her life. She sings with rawness and intensity as if life itself was at stake with an appeal that makes everyone in the audience at a live performance feel the fraying of the mind behind. ‘My California’ are stories from life.

Beth’s life. The track Sister Heroine features Slash on guitar. This CD was released previously and is a new version of the original released in 2010.

Alvin Lee & Mylon Lefevre - On The Road To Freedom £12.99 - Guitar hero Alvin Lee headed in a more soulful musical direction on this 1974 album, with Mylon taking lead vocals on some of the tracks and writing fresh material. The album has a different, more relaxed feel that coaxed new sounds out of Alvin.

Features a stellar line up of guest musicians, including Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Tim Hinkley, Ron Wood with special guest appearance by George Harrison. Now available on CD in Digipak format, this is the most collectable version on the market. Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes written by respected author and journalist Chris Welch. Expertly re-mastered. Superb sound – the best in the business!

Michael Chapman – Rainmaker/Fully Qualified Survivor £12.99 - First two albums from Hull folk, blues/rocker Chapman, originally released on the Harvest record label in 1971 and 1972. Michael Chapman is still gigging and recording. Slipcased and with extensive new notes. Please enquire for other Michael Chapman CDs. Fleetwood Mac - Preaching The Blues £8.99 - Live album from the post-Peter Green Fleetwood Mac with John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan.

Track Listing: Madison Blues / Purple Dancer / Open the Door / Preaching Blues / Dust My Broom / Get Like You Used to Be / Don't Go, Please Stay / Station Man / I'm on My Way / Jailhouse Rock / King Speaks [Narrative] / Teenage Darlin' / Honey Hush. In Stock: The Best Of Fleetwood Mac 2 CD Set £7.99 Robin Trower – Caravan To Midnight/Victims Of The Fury £12.99 - Originally released in 1978 and 1979 on the Chrysalis label. 'Caravan' was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Don Davis; 'Victims' was recorded at Air Studios, London. Sleevenotes by Robert Fripp.

Streetwalkers - Red Card/Vicious But Fair £12.99 - From 1976 and 1977 come the last two albums from the Roger Chapman-led Streetwalkers. Formed out of the remnants of Family, Streetwalkers were a popular rock band with soul and blues influences in the UK and Europe, touring constantly.

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Blues & Blues/Rock DVDs - New & Recent Releases Black Country Communion - Live Over Europe 2 Disc DVD £16.75 - The performances were filmed with 14 HD cameras during the summer of 2011 in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin.

Black Country Communion, are the English-American rock group featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), Bonus features include exclusive 28-page collector’s booklet and 20-minute “behind the scenes” footage and photo collection.

Also available: Bluray version on one disc £16.75 Various Artists - Muddy Waters All-Star Tribute To A Legend DVD £13.99 Recorded October 11, 1997 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., an impressive All-Star cast of Blues musicians turned out to pay homage to the legendary Muddy Waters. Also CD version available £13.99 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers DVD £13.99 - Memphis and Chicago Blues legends joined British Blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers on stage, for one special night in June 1982 The concert turned out to be a summit gathering of some of the greatest names in Blues music, when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy, harmonica player Junior Wells and singers Etta James and Sippie Wallace, all showed up to sit in with the band. Also 2 CD version available £15.99 Robben Ford - The Paris Concert - Revisted Bluray DVD £16.99 For Robben Ford’s enthusiastic Paris fans, this New Morning concert in July, 2009 captures their icon’s genius in a truly unprecedented manner.

This Blu-ray shows also two Bonustracks with the legendary Larry Coryell joining the Robben Ford Trio.

Eric Burdon - The Lost Broadcasts DVD £9.99 - Rare live performance of Eric Burdon and War, from 1970 now released on DVD. Features a 13 plus minute version of Paint It Black plus Spill The Wine, Bear Back Rider and Tobacco Road. . This performance is a historic performance and an exciting period of his career.

The Baddest Blues Band – Live DVD £12 – Filmed in a club type setting and includes interviews with band members. The Baddest Blues Band mix their own great originals with a sprinkling of classic songs by the likes of Ray Charles, Nina Simone and Willie Dixon. The six-piece line-up creates a distinct and individual sound featuring expressive, sassy vocals(Zoe Schwarz), virtuoso guitar (Rob Koral), animated and charismatic harmonica (Si Genaro), wailing Hammond-organ(Pete Whittaker), supported by legendry bassist Malcolm Creese and drummer Paul Robinson. The individual musicians pedigree is second to none, whose CVs include working with Nina Simone, George Shearing, George Benson, Diana Ross, Sting, Rod Stewart, Bill Bruford, Lulu, Judie Tzuke, Mose Allison, Toyah, Lisa Stansfield, Cleo Laine, Paul McCartney and many more.

DVD Bargains In Stock – Limited Quantities apply at these prices: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm – Live In Concert DVD + CD £5.75 – In concert at The North Sea Jazz Festival 2002. The DVD concert lasts approximately 60 mins. There are DVD extras include concert snippets from Piazza Blues, Switzerland 1999 and Jazz Club, Paris 2002. The DVD and CD has the same 15 tracks which include ‘Chicken Shack’, ‘Ike & Pinetop’s Boogie’, ‘Mercy Mercy’, ‘Caldonia’, ‘Rocket ‘88’ and ‘Five Long Years’. Ike and the band are on fine form and boogie and roll through some fine blues songs.

Wishbone Ash – The Essential Albums Of All Time – Argus DVD £4.99 – Wishbone Ash started with bluesy/jazzy roots as heard on their debut album. In 1972 Wishbone Ash was propelled into rock superstardom with the release of their 3rd album, Argus. The DVD has in depth interviews with Martin and Ted Turner. Bonus tracks include; ‘Blowin’ Free’, ‘Goodbye Baby Blues’, ‘Jailbait’ and ‘Vas Dis’.

Thin Lizzy - Up Close and Personal - £4.99 – This is the true story of Thin Lizzy with interviews with Phil’s mother, and band members, Eric Bell, Snowy White and Brian Robertson. There is also rare footage including ‘Boys Are Back In Town’, ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’, ‘The Rocker’ and Whisky In the Jar’.

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Acoustic Blues And More - New & Recent Releases Groanbox - Guts, Lungs & Bones £11.99 - Groanbox sounds dirtied up on this new album', with instruments plugged in and percussive clangs coming from deeper within the junkyard. Recorded live in a cottage in the middle of the Scottish Borders with their manager Oscar Cainer at the helm, the album features ten original compositions and one traditional number,'Death Don’t Have No Merc'y. The influence of old New Orleans studio and street is as hot as a cup of coffee from Cafe du Monde in tunes like 'Po' Boy', 'Erol the Turk', and 'Outside the Candlelight Lounge'. They step out of their delta comfort zone in tracks like the 'Cubanesque Cimarrón' and stop off for a sheesha with the Moroccan flavored 'Tamazight'. The echoes of Highway 61 are still there too, from 'Death Don’t Have No Mercy' to the Cooder-esque 'Bunco Artis't.

Stefan Grossman - The Ragtime Cowboy Jew £12.99 - First time on CD for this double album, originally released on Transatlantic Records in 1970. Grossman is a gifted Blues acoustic guitarist. He moved to England from the States in the late 1960s where he remained until the early 80s.

Mike Stevens And Matt Andersen – Push Record £13.50 - Canada’s Banff Centre has reputation for bringing artists together and producing great new works. In this case, acoustic blues phenomenon Matt Andersen & harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens wrote, arranged and recorded this project live off the floor.

Michael Jerome Browne - The Road Is Dark £13.50 - Long recognized as a musician's musician and a master of traditional American roots styles, Michael Jerome Browne takes the road less traveled on an unforgettable journey into the heart of acoustic blues. Eight originals and six seminal covers recorded live off the floor and with no overdubs. MJB was a regular on the folk and blues scene adding banjo, fiddle, and mandolin to his masterful command of all variety of guitars and harmonica.

Mary Flower - Misery Loves Company - £15.75 - Pre-eminent fingerstyle guitarist Mary Flower's most intimate album yet finds her paired with roots masters including Curtis Salgado, Colin Linden, and Dave Frishberg for a series of duets.

Bjorn Berge – Blackwood £13.99 - Bjørn Berge is a true virtuoso. Those who’ve seen him live can testify to the man’s astounding mastery of the 12-string guitar, to the bewildering fluency of his slide work. A mix between a steam train at full speed and a four-piece band. “Back Wood” gives proof that blues, heavy metal and country music share roots that have spawned tasty fruits in the North as well as the South. Bjorn's choice of songs – including originals and covers ranging from Joni Mitchell to Sleepy John Estes – is a testament to his eclecticism.

Guy Tortora - Prodigal Songs £12.99 - This is the 4th album from the Californian bluesman and songwriter. Originals numbers include ‘Big Wheel’ with e a wistful National guitar, ‘Miss You So’ is a tense and terse blues, , ‘Willie Dixon’ is dedicated to the great Chicago bluesman and ‘Hero of the Blues’ is reminiscent of Lowell George and Little Feat. Covers include the Band’s 'Rag Mama Rag', Eric Bibb’s 'Too Much Stuff', the New Orleans-style jug band tune 'Viola Lee Blues'. Also available: Footnote To The Blues - Jefferson Drive - Living On Credit. All £12.99 each Matt Walsh Acoustic Quartet – A Part Of me £13.99 - Irish expatriate Matt Walsh cut his teeth playing harmonica on the Dublin folk scene of the early ‘60s with the likes of the Fureys and Christy Moore but is now better known to German blues afficionados as a superb blues harp player. On this CD the accent is very much on his own compositions and vocals, backed up by two percussionists, an acoustic bass player and a guitarist who doubles on trombone. Also available: Under Suspicion £13.99.

Keith B. Brown - Down the Line £13.99 - Born in Memphis Tennessee but with family hailing from Greenwood Mississippi, Keith B Brown’s mastery of Delta blues styles has put him in the forefront of a small but important new generation of black country blues artists. Keith’s talent lies not only in faithfully interpreting the blues tradition but also in his ability to modernise the style over time and to write his own songs. His recordings are potent mix of traditional material and contemporary compositions.

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Traditional Blues And Associated Traditional Music, Past & Present - New & Recent Releases Son House - Raw Delta Blues 2 CD Set £6.99 - This 2CD set from the influential bluesman features over thirty classic recordings all digitally remastered for optimum listening. Also available on 2 LP 180 g vinyl £19.99 Jimmy Reed - The Anthology 2 CD Set £6.99 - Jimmy Reed's laid back singing style, harmonica motifs and guitar patterns made for a distinctive guitar sound that significantly impacted on the blues scene of 1950's America. This anthology includes over fifty classic tracks with highlights including 'Honest I Do', 'Baby, What You Want Me To Do', 'My First Plea' plus many more.

Professor Longhair - Longhair Boogie 2 CD Set £6.99 - Over 30 classic blues tracks from Fess' all digitally remastered for optimum listening.

John Lee Hooker – Motor City Blues Master 4 CD Set £16.99 - Along with B.B. King, John Lee Hooker was probably the most famous and successful bluesman in history. Together with the likes of T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins and B.B. King, John Lee Hooker largely created the post war electric blues and left an indelible mark on them. Nobody ever sounded like John Lee Hooker, his was one of the sounds of the 20th century. 4 CD set of some of his most popular and best work.

Ruth Brown – Taking Care Of Business: Singles As & Bs 1953-1960 2 CD Set £11.99 - Ruth Brown was one of the greatest and most influential American female blues singers of the 20th century. This package features her A and B sides of every single released between 1953 and 1960 and includes: “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean”, “5-10-15 Hours” and “Lucky Lips”, plus her biggest pre 1953 hits.

The 59 tracks across this 2CD set feature hard rock and roll, sublime blues ballads, jazzy slow grooves and are all the introduction you’ll need to the legend that is Ruth Brown.

Muddy Waters – Original Album Classics 3 CD Set £12.99 - Featuring three classic Muddy Waters albums - ‘Hard Again’, ‘I’m Ready’ and ‘King Bee’.

Various Artists – 50 Of The Most Influential Blues Songs Of The 20th Century 2Cd Set £11.99 The title of this unique compilation says it all! Represented here are 50 blues classics that influenced the future of rock and popular music with artist such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton going on to make these songs famous. Here we have the cream of the crop of the greatest and most influential blues singers of the 20th century: Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Jimmy Reed and more!

Various Artists - Bottleneck Blues Anthology 2 CD Set £6.99 - 50 Bottleneck guitar classics by legendary blues masters, totalling over 2 hours of music on 2CDS. All tracks have been digitally remastered for optimum listening.

Junior Wells Plus… - The Profile Records Story £7.99 - Chicago was awash in independent record labels during the late 50’s and early 60’s, all hoping to challenge CHESS and VEE-JAY. Profile Records landed a national hit with Junior Wells ‘Little By Little’. This collection is at a fabulous cheap value for money price and consists of 10 tracks including : ‘You Don’t Care – I Could Cry - Prison Bars All Around Me (Junior Wells), Dirty Robber – (The Nobleman), Cottonpickin’ – (The Night Raiders). Trust In Me – (Foster Bros), Etta James Losers Weepers - £13.99 - This is the second in the series of CD reissues of Etta James' Chess albums. Recorded in Los Angeles with renowned arranger Gene Barge and veteran producer Ralph Bass at the controls, the original 11-track album is bolstered with a generous 11 bonus titles cut variously in Hollywood, Chicago and Philadelphia between 1969 and 1973.

Chuck Berry ‘n’ Bo Diddley - Big Box of Chuck Berry ‘n’ Bo Diddley 6CD Set £13.99 - A no frills ridiculously cheap 6 CD set featuring all the best stuff from two giants of Rock n Roll. A re-issue in the spirit of the low budget airlines, no booklet, no rare pictures, no notes Just 6 CD’s of the best music on the planet for a ridiculously low price.

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Bessie Smith - Blues Queen £9.75 - A best of compilation covering Bessie Smith’s whole career - and featuring an all-star cast : Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Pee Wee Russell, Jack Teagarden, Buster Bailey, Chu Berry, Fletcher Henderson & Clarence Williams, among many others. This 24 track selection begins with her first session and ends with her last. It also includes all the masters she recorded with the great Louis Armstrong in 1925 and many other jewels. Total time: 78 min 12-page booklet, detailed insightful liner notes.

Lightnin' Hopkins – The Houston Hurricane 4 CD Set £16.99 - Lightnin' Hopkins recorded every kind of Texas blues there was, documenting the various traditions that Blind Lemon Jefferson had first indicated.

His distinctive style often included playing, in effect, bass, rhythm, lead, percussion, and vocals, all at the same time. He was an influence on Jimmie Vaughan's work, Townes Van Zandt, the Texan folk/blues songwriter and Hendrix became interested in blues music listening to Lightnin' Hopkins with his father.

In Stock: Rainey Day In Houston £7.99 - Country Blues £7.75 – The Very Best Of Blues Masters £6.99.

Big Maceo Merriweather – The Complete Sides 1941-1950 2 CD Set £14.75 - For the first time all the classic Big Maceo sides are collected together including his later indie label sessions. Big Maceo had a muscular way in which he rolled his bass figures and had accomplished right hand inventions. He was undoubtably one of the very greatest blues piano players. This superbly remastered and presented set is a must for all lovers both of Chicago Blues but also the blues piano tradition.

In Stock: Shakin’ That Thing - The Essential Recordings Of Boogie Woogie Stomp including Big Maceo and 22 other blues players from the famous Memphis Slim to the lesser known Walter Roland. £6.75 Steve Big Man Clayton - I Like It Like That £13.50 - Steve Big Man Clayton, born in Birmingham (GB), is a highly gifted piano player and singer. After finishing his classical studies, he decided to dedicate his musical life to his love of blues piano, and has remained true to himself and blues piano for over 30 years.

His own compositions demonstrate his love for this music; a mixture of blues, boogie woogie, gospel and rock and roll. Clayton is a very serious artist keeping the art of blues piano alive and kicking !

Various - Tell Me What'd I Say- The Atlantic Story 1955-1960 2 CD Set £7.99 - During the years 19551960, Atlantic released a host of iconic material that can now be enjoyed in one place in this 50 track digitally remastered set. Featuring LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Professor Longhair, Big Joe Turner, The Drifters and many more. Great value and not to be missed!

Various - The Very Best Of Gospel 5 CD £16.99 - Five CD set – 100 tracks. Remastered original versions of the greatest gospel songs.

Superb low prices on traditional blues CDs below. These are new but not new releases: Various - The Mercury Blues Story. These specialist CDs are housed in a hard cover digipak and were originally priced around £12 - £15. We have very few at a very low price, so buy them whilst you can.

West Coast Blues Volume 1 £5.99 – Recorded 1946-1952 featuring Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Vivian Greene, Smiley Turner, Chuck Norris, Frankie Ervin, Austin McCoy, Big Jim Wyn, Merridith Howard, Billy Valentine, and Red Johnson.

Midwest Blues Volume 2 £5.99 – Recorded 1949-1952 featuring Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Junior Lockwood, Sunnyland Slim, Memphis Slim and Ray Snead.

Southwest Blues Volume 2 £5.99 – Recorded 1951-52 featuring Smokey Hogg, Elmore Elmo Nixon, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Hogg, Violet Hall, Luther Stoneham, Lee Graves and LC “Lightnin’ Jr” Williams.

The Delta Rhythm Boys – Dry Bones £4.99 - The group were active for over 50 years appearing often in the 1940s on US radio programs and performing in shows on Broadway. Aside from their own recordings, they served as background vocalists for Charlie Barnet, Mildred Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ruth Brown.

The Delta Rhythm Boys were later inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

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Bargain Price CDs and DVDs – Huge Reductions ! Prices only guaranteed if you purchase before Xmas and we have stock available. Most items are limited stock and these are on a first come basis.

Sandi Thom - Smile..It Confuses People £5.99 - The debut album from the girl that webcast from her basement in Tooting to thousands of people across the globe. Drawing on a musical palette that varies from Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley through Carole King and Stevie Nicks to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, Sandi Thom joins the dots between black and white music. The album Smile… It Confuses People seamlessly blends folk, and soul strains and influences.

The first 8 orders will receive a FREE Sandi Thom CD single – ‘What If I’m Right’ and ‘Cinderella In Reverse’.

BB King - King Biscuit £6.75 - Recorded live over 2 nights in NYC 1978 featuring Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter and George Benson. From the archive of the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio programme.

Collector’s edition with vintage photographs. Only 3 available at this price .

Roger Glover – Snapshot featuring Randall Bramlett £4.99 – This is nothing like Deep Purple and in contrast is a laid back and relaxed affair. There are blues undertones to some tracks and some have an almost hypnotic effect. Don’t expect to hear Deep Purple and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Deep Purple – Live At Montreux 1996 £5.99 – What a good live album from the stalwarts of rock.

Mick Abrahams Autobiography ‘What Is A Wommett’ signed copies £14.99 (+ £2.50 P&P).

One of Britain’s best blues guitarist and founding member of Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig. We have two signed copies and buy one of these and we’ll throw in FREE Mick Abrahams CD ‘Mick’s Back’ or you can buy ‘Mick’s Back’ for the special price of just £4.99.

Jethro Tull - Living With The Past – Live CD £4.99 - 11 tracks recorded at Hammersmith Apollo 2001 + rarities including ‘Nothing Is Easy’ live Paris 1999, acoustic session in stately home 2002, tapes from Zurich dressing room 1989 and a TV session in Holland in 1999. Only 5 available at this price.

The Rock Bundle - 5 CDs FOR £16 Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion / Ted Nugent – Motor City Mayhem / Ex Whitesnake Company Of Snakes – Burst the Bubble / Groundhogs – Back Against The Wall / Jethro Tull – Nothing Is Easy The Spencer Davis Group – Studio And Stage: Essential Recordings - Only 3 available at £4.99 Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart Live. Only 2 available at £4.99 Yes - The Very Best Of: Highlights £6.75 ZZ Top - The Very Best Of: Rancho Texicano 2CD Set £7.99 – This is the ultimate ZZ Top Best Of. Dr John - The Very Best Of £6.75 Dr John - Live At Montreux 1995 £5.99 Eric Clapton - Sessions For Robert (CD+DVD) £7.99 Eric Clapton Me And Mr Johnson £7.99 Eric Clapton - One More Car One More Rider 2CD Set £7.99 Led Zeppelin - Mothership 2 CD Set £7.99 Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion (CD+DVD) £7.99 Status Quo – Under The Influence £4.99 Free & Bad Company - Paul Rodgers: The Very Best Of £7.99 Paul Rodgers - Muddy Waters Blues £7.99

Save money on DVDs if you purchase before Xmas: Jethro Tull - Living With The Past – Live DVD £8.99 - Living With The Past is the definitive record of Jethro Tull live. This stunning concert film, captured on the British and US tours in 2001, also features a unique reunion performance by the original J T line-up which made the very first album back in 1968.

Diana Krall Live In Paris DVD £8.99 Status Quo Pictures: Live At Montreux DVD £8.99 Chickenfoot Get Your Buzz On – Live DVD £8.99 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 2DVD Set £13.99 Garry Moore & Friends - One Night In Dublin - A Tribute To Phil Lynott DVD £8.99 Rolling Stones - Stones in Exile DVD £8.99 Rolling Stones - Ladies & Gentlemen DVD £8.99 ZZ Top - Live From Texas DVD £9.99 Yes - Live At Montreux 2003 DVD £8.99 Cream Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2 DVD set £11.99 - 2 CD Set version at only £8.99 Jeff Beck Rock N Roll Party DVD £9.99 Rory Gallagher Irish Tour 1974 DVD (new version) DVD £8.99 19

2012 Blues Artwork Calendar - Every Calendar ordered comes with FREE CD Order your NEW 2012 Blues Artwork Calendar (LP size) with Free CD! Only £13.99 + £2.50 P&P (UK) This is probably the cheapest price in the UK and cheaper than you can buy them direct from USA European and International orders please enquire for cost of P&P

Blues Images, the produces of these wonderful calendars, say “2012 calendar is our best calendar to date.”

Blues Images are probably the world’s biggest collectors and dealers of early blues pictures, records and memorabilia.

You can take their word as gospel.

Great blues collector’s item and they make superb, unusual Christmas presents!

This LP size calendar features a pre war advertisement of a 78rpm blues record on each month. Each corresponding song is featured on the FREE CD along with 7 other tracks. On the CD in total there are 19 classic Pre-War Blues songs from such artists as: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Ida Cox, Blind Joel Taggart, Lane Hardin, Charley Spand and more!!

The calendar also features important blues births and deaths dates of artists and information on blues artist featured on the CD. These Blues Artwork Calendars give an insight into the advertising and marketing of the day. There are some very interesting and amusing illustrations.

We order calendars only once from the US manufacturer so as to bring you a low price, therefore please order ASAP. If we have to order a second batch the price may have to increase.

Blues Images Posters 18” x 24” - Very limited quantities at £9.99 each + £2.50 P&P

Blind Blake

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Willie Johnson

Beale Street Sheiks

Victoria Spivey

Charley Patton

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