advent   Records
discography

UK Advent label founded / owned by Dave Sax & Frank Scott (later owned by Dave Sax & John Holt)
# year of release	title	notes
2801 (1966)	John Lee Hooker And His Guitar - Graveyard Blues [Chance 1110] - I Love To Boogie [Chance 1110] - Miss Eloise [Sensation 34] - Burnin' Hell [Sensation 21] - Miss Sadie Mae [Sensation 21] - Huckle Up Baby [Sensation 26] - Canal Street Blues [Sensation 26] - Boogie Chillun No. 2 [Sensation 34] - My Daddy Was A Jockey [Gotham 513] - Questionnaire Blues [Gotham 509] - Real Gone Gal [Gotham 509] - Mean Old Train [Gotham 515] - Catfish [Gotham 515] - Miss Lorraine [Chance 1108] - Talkin' Boogie [Chance 1108] sleeve design by Ray Topping	notes by John Holt Advent 2801 BU 31/24
LLP.1 (196?)	Jimmy Rogers: Blues All Day Long side A BCC (Blues Collectors Club) 102 - [tracks ???] side B BCC (Blues Collectors Club) 103 - Out On The Road - Back Door Friend - Act Like You Love Me - Left Me With A Broken Heart - Chicago Bound - Blues All Day Long - Sloppy Drunk - You're The One - If It Ain't Me	[Advent] LLP.1
EP 2802 (196?)	Big Boy Spires - Murmur Low [C 1017] # - One Of These Days [C 1016] # - About To Lose My Mind [U 5000] * - Which One Do I Love [U 5001] * # rec. Chicago 1952, Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires, voc, g; Earl Dranes, Edie Ell, g; Willie Smith, dr [Checker 752] * rec. Chicago 1953, Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; Johnny Williams, g; Johnny "Ted" ?, dr [Chance 1137]	7 inch 45 rpm EP notes by Dave Sax Advent EP 2802 Boulevard Vintage 1014 (4 CD set) www.secretrecordslimited.com
2803 (1967?)	Joe Hill Louis: Memphis Blues And Breakdowns The One Man Band - Don't Trust Your Best Friend - Railroad Blues - A-Jumpin' And A-Shufflin' - Joe's Jump - I Feel Like A Million - Heartache Baby - Boogie In The Park - Cold Chills - Walkin' Talkin' Blues - Street Walkin' Woman - Eyesight To The Blind - Going Down Slow - Gotta Go Baby - Big Leg Woman - We All Gotta Go Sometime - She May Be Yours (But She Will Come And See Me Sometime)	notes by Ray Topping Advent 2803 BU 46/23
2804 (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 ever made? Some LPs with Advent labels obviously were sold with Red Lightnin' RL 003 album covers Advent 2804 [200 copies pressed] = Red Lightnin' RL 003 (1969) with Advent 2804 label no RL logo on front cover = Red Lightnin' RL 003 RL logo on front cover black album cover, orange label = 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" = Happy Bird B 90165 (G 1984) "Do The Boogie" Red Lightnin' RLCD0093 (1992) "No Friend Around" Red Lightnin' discography

US Advent label founded / owned by Frank Scott
# year of release	title	notes
2801 (1972)	Thomas Shaw: Born In Texas - Born In Texas - Stop And Listen - Worried Blues - Hungry Wolf - Motherless Children - Richard Nixon's Welfare Blues - Tom Shaw's Penitentiary Blues - Let's Rock - Old Original Penitentiary Blues - Worried Life - Dirty Mistreater CD bonus tracks: - Last Year Was A Mighty Fine Year - Working Man Blues - Sinners Prayers - All Out And Down - Milky Highway - If Jesus Had To Pray - Stocking Feet Blues - Mocking The Trains rec. 1971/72	notes by Frank Scott Advent 2801 (US) = XTRA 1132 (UK) original notes by Frank Scott (=) Testament TCD 5027 (1995) Thomas Shaw discography Testament discography
2802 (1972)	Eddie Taylor: I Feel So Bad The Blues of Eddie Taylor - I Feel So Bad # - Jackson Town Blues # - Stop Breaking Down # - 13 Highway (Highway 13) # - Stroll Out West * - Sittin' Here Thinkin' # - Going Upside Your Head # - Twelve Year Old Boy # - There'll Be A Day # - Bullcow Blues * - Wreck On 83 Highway * - Blues In The Rain # # rec. June 1972 at Eldorado Studios, Hollywood; Eddie Taylor, voc, g; # George Smith, hca; Phillip Walker, g; David Li, ten, bar, perc; Jimmy Jones, p; Chuck Jones, bs; Johnny Tucker, dr; Little H. Williams, tamb * rec. at Advent Studios, Glendale, Ca prod. by Frank Scott with assistance from Bruce Bromberg	Advent 2802 = DJM 22065 (UK 1972) = Advent/Vivid VS-1051 (Jp 1985) = P-Vine PCD 2102 (Jp) = PCD-24118 (Jp) = Hightone HCD 8027 (1991)
2803 (1974)	Johnny Shines - Give My Heart A Break - Too Lazy - Moaning And Groaning - Just A Little Tenderness - I Know The Winds Are Blowing - Just Call Me - My Love Can't Hide - Skull And Crossbones Blues - Vallie Lee - Can't Get Along With You - Have To Pay The Cost - Ramblin' # # CD bonus track	Advent 2803 = Trio PA-3040 (Jp 1975) = P-Vine PCD 2013 (Jp) = Hightone HCD 8028 (1991) Johnny Shies discography
2804 (1974)	San Diego Blues Jam Tom Courtney & Henry Ford Thompson - Somebody's Been Knockin' - Bob Jefferey & Sam Chatmon - Watergate Blues Thomas Shaw - Jack of Diamonds Sam Chatmon - She's My Baby Bob Jefferey - Toe Shakin' # - Handsome Stranger # Tom Courtney & Louis Major - Early One Morning Bonnie Jefferson - Take Me Back Louis Major - Handy Brandy Thomas Shaw - Hey Mr. Nixon Tom Courtney and Henry Ford Thompson - Dust My Blues # Sam Chatmon - Sweet Old San Diego # Bonnie Jefferson - Got The Blues So Bad Bob Jefferey - 73 Hop Louis Major - Shotgun Blues Bob Jefferey & Sam Chatmon - Ashtray Taxi Bonnie Jefferson - Crow Rooster Crow # Tom Courtney & Henry Ford Thompson - Just Goes To Show You (The World Is Mad) Sam Chatmon & Bob Jefferey - Shake 'Em All Down # # CD bonus tracks	notes by Lou Curtiss Advent 2804 original notes by Lou Curtiss (=) Testament TCD 5029 (1995) Testament discography
2805 (1975)	Sorrow, Come Pass Me Around A Survey Of Rural Black Religious Music Ephram Carter and his Fife & Drum Band - Sorrow, Come Pass Me Around Willard Artis 'Blind Pete' Burrell - Do Remember Me Babe Stovall - The Ship Is At The Landing Annie Lee & Oscar Crawford - You Don't Know What The Lord Has Done For Me Rev. Rubin Lacey - Talk About A Child That Do Love Jesus Robert 'Nighthawk' Johnson - Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down Dorothy Lee, Norma Jean & Shirley Marie Johnson - You Got To Give An Account Katie Mae Young - By The Grace Of My Lord, I've Come A Long Way Eddie Lee 'Mustright' Jones - My Sun Don't Never Go Down Robert 'Nighthawk' Johnson - Climbing High Mountains Chester Davis and Congregation; Compton Jones & Group; Furry Lewis - Glory, Glory Hallelujah Willard Artis 'Blind Pete' Burrell - A Little Talk With Jesus Makes It Right Pattie Rosemon - I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say Babe Stovall - When The Circle Be Unbroken Napoleon Strickland - Motherless Children Willard Artis 'Blind Pete' Burrell - I Shall Not Be Moved rec. by David Evans "Among my more treasured possessions is a general survey of black rural religious singing, which he produced several years before the disc under consideration. It is called Sorrow Come Pass Me Around, and in terms of superb it is completely off the scale. If nobody has had the foresight to re-issue that LP, and you happen to see it in some expensive second-hand vinyl catalogue, do not pause to worry about how you are going to raise the asking price. Once you have the disc home and on your turntable, all qualms about the bank you so rashly decided to stick up, will be utterly dissipated." Fred McCormick - 9.3.01	notes by David Evans Advent 2805 = P-Vine PCD 2104 (Jp 1991)
2806 (1977)	Chicago Blues At Home Louis Myers - Going Back To The Ghetto John Littlejohn - Mean Old World Eddie Taylor - Greyhound Bus Louis Myers - Stop Breaking Down Bob Myers - Train Fare Home # Jimmy Rogers - Ludella Johnny Shines - Ramblin' John Littlejohn - The Moon Is Rising # Homesick James Williamson - Tell Me Who Louis Myers - Short Haired Woman # Jimmy Rogers - Back Door Friend # Bob Myers - Right Kind Of Life John Littlejohn - Slidin' Louis Myers - Mean Red Spider - Just a Snap Boogie # Jimmy Rogers - What Have I Done # Eddie Taylor - Jackson Town - Tell Me Baby # # CD bonus tracks, previously unissued	Advent 2806 = Testament TCD 5028 (1995) Testament discography
2807 (1975)	Robert Jr. Lockwood And The Aces Blues Live In Japan - Sweet Home Chicago - Going Down Slow - Worried Life Blues - Anna Lee - One Room Country Shack - Stormy Monday - Feel All Right Again - Honky Tonk - Mean Black Spider - Little And Low rec. live at Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo on Nov. 27th and 28th, 1974	Advent 2807 = Trio PA-6024 (Jp 1975) = Art Union/Vivid KEN-2001 (Jp)
2808 (1978)	Sonny Rhodes: I Don't Want My Blues Colored Bright - One More Drink - Take The Bitter With The Sweet - Just Got It - All Night Long They Play The Blues * - Killing Floor - I'm So Lonely * - Country Boy * - How Long - J.J.'s Blues In G - Stranded * - Sitting And Thinking - Worried Time, Hard Time # - Next Time You See Me # # Black Magic CD9024 bonus tracks rec. August 16-17, 1976 at Blossom Studios, San Francisco, Ca.; * rec. March 20, 1977 Sonny Rhodes, voc, g; Gary Smith, hca; Mike 'Junior" Watson, g; Ken Baker, ts; Brad Johnson, as; Michael Marcus, bs; Harold Attyberry, tp; J.J. Malone, p; Steve Gomes, b; Charles Banks, b; Harold Banks, dr; Richard Milton, dr; prod. by Sonny Rhodes, J.J. Malone & Gary Smith	notes by Tommy Löfgren Amigo AMLP 821 (Sweden 1977) "Sonny Rhodes San Francisco Bluesman" Advent 2808 = Black Magic CD9024 (NL 1994) Black Magic Records
2809 (1978)	Louis Myers: I'm A Southern Man - I'm A Southern Man - Short Haired Woman - Woman's Lib - Just Woke Up - Woman Trouble - Hello Stranger - Southbound Blues - All My Love In Vain - Kind Hearted Woman - Old Black Mattie rec. 1978; Louis Myers, voc, g, hca; Freddy Robinson, g; Tony Mathews, g; Larry Taylor, b; Dennis Walker, b; Nathaniel Dove, p; Buster Jones, dr; David Li, ts; Chuck Garbett, tp; prod. by Frank Scott	notes by Frank Scott Advent 2809 = Testament TCD 5026 (1995) Testament discography
Additional information appreciated !!!

sources / further reading:
- own record collection
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/r/lockwood.htm
- diverse internet resources
- eBay auctions

thanks to Dave Sax, Jim Clay and Alan Balfour for additional info / scans