Illustrated Blues Obscurities Records discography


	Blues Obscurities discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz www.wirz.de

# year of release	title	notes
BOV1 (1971)	Dark Muddy Bottom Blues Obscurities Volume 1 Joe Richards - Lonesome Lover Blues Roscoe Chenier - Born For Bad Luck Danny Boy - Kokomo Me Baby T.V. Slim - My Baby Is Gone Leo Morris - Wanta Know How You Feel Drifting Charles - Drifting Cloud Little Milton # - Little Milton's Boogie Danny Boy - Wild Women Leo Morris - I Don't Need You T.V. Slim - Every Man Needs A Woman Lightnin' Leon (Billy Lee Riley) - Dark Muddy Bottom T.V. Slim - I'm A Real Man T.V. Joe (Joe Richards) - Dreaming Little Milton # - Boogie Woogie Woogie Baby # London HAU 8454 bonus tracks	Blues Obscurities BOV1 = Blues Obscurities BOE 1 notes by Neil Slaven (=) London HAU 8454 (1974) John Broven review in Blues Unlimited 112, p.23 = London/King GXF 2001 (Jp 1975)
BOV2 (1971)	Lonesome Harmonica Blues Obscurities Volume 2 Eddie Burns - The Thing To Do Mojo Bufford - Whole Lotta Woman Ace Holder - Lonesome Harmonica Harmonica Fats - I'm Tore Up Ace Holder - Encourage Me Baby Harmonica Joe - That's No Big Deal Buster Brown # - My Baby Left Me Ace Holder - Homeless Boy Blues Kid Thomas - Willow Brook Blues Ace Holder - I'M In Love With You Sammy Blann - Crying Won't Make Me Stay Ace Holder - Leave My Woman Alone Mojo Bufford - Messin' With The Kid Buster Brown # - Hard Working Man # London HAU 8455 bonus tracks	Blues Obscurities BOV2 = Blues Obscurities BOE 2 notes by Neil Slaven (=) London HAU 8455 (1974) Dave Williams review in Blues Unlimited 112, p. 24 = London/King GXF 2002 (Jp 1975)
BOV3 (1971)	The Hurt Is On Blues Obscurities Volume 3 Gus Jenkins - Gonna Take Time Don & Dewey - Stretchin' Out Kid Thomas (Tommy Louis) - The Hurt Is On Blues Slim (Neal Johnson) - Let's Talk It Over Sonny Harper - Going Back Home C.C. Griffin - Storm Clouds K.C. Watson - I Keep On Trying Gus Jenkins - You Told Me Don & Dewey - Soul Motion Guitar Shorty (David William Kearney) - Hard Life C.C. Griffin - I Do Believe Sonny Harper - Lonely Stranger	Blues Obscurities BOV3 = Blues Obscurities BOE 3 notes by Neil Slaven (=) London HAU 8456 (1974) "Stretchin' Out" Graham Ackers review in Blues Unlimited 112, p. 24 = London/King GXF 2003 (Jp 1975)
BOV4 (1971)	One Rainy Day Blues Obscurities Volume 4 James Tisdom - Last Affair Blues - Model T. Boogie Lowell Fulson - The Blues Is Killing Me - Did You Ever Feel Lucky West Texas Slim - Little Mae Belle - Lou Della Luther Huff - Rosalie Monister Parker - Black Snake Blues - You Gonna Need Me Lil' Son Jackson - Gone With The Wind - No Money - No Love Clarence London - One Rainy Morning - Goin' Back To Mama Luther Huff - Bull Dog Blues	Blues Obscurities BOV4 notes by Neil Slaven = London/King GXF 2004 (Jp 1975) "River Town Blues"
BOV5 (1971)	Something Gone Wrong Blues Obscurities Volume 5 Baby Boy Warren - My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507] - Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507] Leroy 'Country' Johnson - Log House On The Hill [Freedom 1509] - No One To Love Me [Freedom 1509] Ernest McClay - Big Timin' Woman [Murray 506] - Night Working Woman [Murray 506] Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her [Ora Nelle 711] Othum Brown (+ Little Walter) - Ora Nelle Blues [Ora Nelle 711] Little Sam Davis - 1958 Blues [Rockin' 512] - Goin' Home To Mother [Rockin' 512] Little Milton Anderson - Little Milton's Boogie [Delta 403] - Boogie Woogie Woogie Baby [Delta 403] Dan Pickett - Something's Gone Wrong [Gotham 512] - Chicago Blues [Gotham 512]	Blues Obscurities BOV5
BOV6 (1971)	Coming Back Home Blues Obscurities Volume 6 Clarence Posey with Henry Smith - Rocking Chair Boogie Henry Smith - Dog Me Blues Sonny Boy Holmes - Walking And Crying Blues - I've Got The 64 Dollar Question Baby Face Leroy Foster - Bo Weevil - Rolling Blues Donald Cooks - Mr. Ticket Agent Little Son Jackson - Bad Whiskey, Bad Women - Ground Hog Blues Allen Bunn - I Got You Covered - Discouraged Binghampton Blues Boys - Cross Cut Saw - Slim's Twist Donald Cooks - Coming Back Home	Blues Obscurities BOV6
BOV7 (1971)	Do The Chicken Blues Obscurities Volume 7 Earl Hooker - Do The Chicken - Yeah Yeah - Rocking Wild - Rocking With The Kid - Universal Rock Bobo Jenkins - Tell Me Who Bobo Jenkins - Nothing But Love Bid Daddy Simpson - Let Your Hair Down Baby - Give Me Back My Ring Magic Slim - She Is Mine Homesick James - Can't Afford To Do It - Set A Date	Blues Obscurities BOV7
BOV8 (1971)	Shotgun Rider Blues Obscurities Volume 8 Eddie Taylor - I'm Sitting Here - Do You Want Me To Cry JoJo Williams - All Pretty Women - Rock 'n Roll Boogie Bo Dudley - Shotgun Rider - Coast To Coast J.L. Smith - Got My Top Let Down - If It's Too Late Smokey Smothers - I Got My Eyes On You - I'm Looking For You Hound Dog Taylor - Alley Music - Christine	Blues Obscurities BOV8
BOV9 (1971)	Natural Born Man Blues Obscurities Volume 9 Joe Mayfield - I'm A Natural Born Man - You're The One I Love Good Jelly Bess - Bad Mouthin' - This I Gotta See Ashton Savoy - I Want You To Love Me - Baby, Baby Polka Dot Slim - On The Sunny Side - Hello Friends, Hello Pals Henry Gray - You're My Midnight Dream - Lucky Man Blues Joe Johnson - Got My Oil Well Pumping - Otis Is Gone	Blues Obscurities BOV9
BOV10 (1971)	Shake Your Boogie Blues Obscurities Volume 10 Model T Slim - Shake Your Boogie - Jackson Tennessee - Take My Hand - Somebody Voodooed The Hoodoo Man - You're Growing Old Baby Sweets Reed - Bad Shape Blues - I'm Wise B. Brown - My Baby Left Me - Hard Working Man Calvin Leavy - Blues For Cummins Prison Junior Kimbell - I'm A Lover - You Can't Leave Me Louisiana Red - Tell Me Mama - Take Your Time	Blues Obscurities BOV10
ROC 1 (19??)	Henry James Gene Terry Johnny Duhon Burnell Martin ...	Blues [Rock?] Obscurities ROC 1
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, Flemming Nielsen, and Paul Pelletier for additional info / corrections / scans

cover of Blues & Rhythm - The Gospel Truth # 23 (1986) (Joe 'Google Eyes' August); click to enlarge !

Keith Briggs: Bootin' 'em About
Blues & Rhythm - The Gospel Truth # 23 (1986), p. 15-16

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