Albums

	The Definitive Collection Muddy Waters Sale $10.97
	The Definitive Collection Howlin' Wolf Sale $10.97
	The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James Elmore James Sale $8.99
	His Best Sonny Boy Williamson Sale $8.49
	His Best :(Little Walter)The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Little Walter Sale $8.99
	The Definitive Collection Bo Diddley Sale $10.97

• 1960 - The Blues (Crown) - reissued on United, also as "The Greatest Hits" (Kent, 1971) Modern tracks
• 1960 - House Of The Blues (Chess) 1951-52 tracks
• 1961 - Sings The Blues (Crown) - reissued on United, also as "Driftin' Thru The Blues" (Custom) Modern tracks
• 1961 - Plays And Sings The Blues (Chess) 1950-52 tracks
• 1961 - Sings Blues (King) - reissued as "Moanin' and Stompin'", and "Don't You Remember Me" (Charly) Texas Slim 1948-50 tracks
• 1962 - Folk Blues (Crown) - reissued on United (Modern tracks)
• 1963 - The Great John Lee Hooker (CrownCrown) - reissued as "The Great Blues Sounds of" (United) Modern tracks
• 1963 - ''Don't Turn Me from Your Door - John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (Atco) 1953 and 1961
• 1963 - Big Maceo Merriweather / John Lee Hooker (Fortune) 1/2 of an LP
• 1964 - Original Folk Blues (Kent) Modern compilation - reissued on United
• 1967 - John Lee Hooker & his Guitar (Advent) British bootleg; early tracks
• 1969 - No Friend Around (Red Lightnin') early tracks, bootleg compilation
• 1970 - Alone (Specialty) 1949-1951 tracks
• 1971 - ''Goin' Down Highway 51 (Specialty) 1949-1951 tracks
• 1972 - Coast to Coast Blues Band - Anywhere Anytime Anyplace (United Artists) 1948-1952 tracks
• 1972 - Johnny Lee (Greene Bottle) early Besman alternates (not issued on CD)
• 1973 - Hooker, Hopkins, Hogg (Specialty) half an LP of 1954 recordings
• 1973 - ''Slim's Stomp'' (Polydor) King's "Sings Blues" plus bonus tracks
• 1973 - ''John Lee Hooker's Detroit (United Artists) Besman alternate 1948-1952 tracks
• 1973 - Mad Man Blues (Chess) compilation 1950s and 1966
• 1979 - Southern Blues (Savoy) 1948 tracks on half an LP
• 1981 - Blues For Big Town (Chess) compilation featuring unissed early 1950s
• 1987 - Gotham Golden Classics - Rare Recordings (Collectables) 1951-52 tracks - also issued as "Detroit Blues, 1950-51" (Krazy Kat with bonus tracks)
• 1989 - 40th Anniversary Album (DCC) - also issued on Demon as "The Detroit Lion" (compilation of early tracks)
• 1990 - Boogie Awhile (Krazy Kat) unissued early Elmer Barbee recordings
• 1999 - Savoy Blues Legends, 1948-1949 (SavoyJazz/Atlantic) - reissued on Savoy (Elmer Barbee recordings)
• 2000 - The Unknown John Lee Hooker (Krazy Kat, 1951 tracks) - reissued as "Jack 0'Diamonds" (Eagle, 2004)

• 1959 - ''I'm John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay 1955-1959)
• 1960 - Travelin (Vee Jay)
• 1961 - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay)
• 1962 - ''Burnin' (Vee Jay)
• 1962 - The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay)
• 1962 - The Best of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay) - compilation
• 1963 - John Lee Hooker On Campus (Vee Jay) - reissued as "Big Band Blues" (Buddah)
• 1965 - ... And Seven Nights (Verve-Folkways) British recordings of 1964 (re-issued with brass overdub as "On The Waterfront" on Wand) - and reissued in several versions later
• 1965 - ''Is He The World's Greatest Blues Singer? (Vee Jay) compilation - reissued on Exodus
• 1974 - Gold (Vee Jay) - compilation comprisising "I'm John Lee Hooker" and "Burnin'"
• 1974 - In Person (VeeJay/Dynasty) late Vee-Jay tracks
• 1993 - John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay 1955-1958 (VeeJay) compilation

• 1959 - The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (Riverside) - reissued as "How Long Blues" (Battle, 1963)
• 1960 - ''That's My Story - JLH Sings the Blues (Riverside) - reissued as "The Blues Man" (Battle, 1963)
• 1962 - John Lee Hooker (Galaxy) - reissued as "The King of Folk Blues" (America)
• 1963 - Live At Sugar Hill (Galaxy)
• 1964 - Burning Hell (Riverside) recorded 1959
• 1964 - Concert At Newport (Vee Jay) - reissued with bonus tracks as "Live At Newport" (Fantasy)
• 1966 - ''Teachin' The Blues (Guest Star) half an LP of recordings from 1961
• 1969 - ''That's Where It's At! (Stax) recordings of 1961
• 1971 - Detroit Special (Atlantic) compilation ("Don't Turn Me From Your Door" plus bonus tracks)
• 1972 - Boogie Chillun (Fantasy) ("Live at Sugar Hill" plus bonus tracks) - reissued on Ace as "Live at Sugar Hill Vol. 1 & 2"
• 1972 - Black Snake (Fantasy 2-set) - reissue of Riverside's "The Country Blues" nd "Tat's My Story"
• 1979 - ''Sittin' Here Thinkin (Muse) - reissued as "Sad And Lonesome" (Savoy recordings of 1961)
• 2002 - Live At Sugar Hill, Vol. 2 (Fantasy) unissued recordings from 1961 (featuring a "third session")

• 1966 - It Serve You Right To Suffer (Impulse)
• 1966 - The Real Folk Blues (Chess) new Chicago recordings
• 1967 - Live at the Cafè Au Go-Go (Bluesway)
• 1968 - Urban Blues (Bluesway)
• 1969 - Simply The Truth (Bluesway)
• 1969 - ''If You Miss 'Im ... I Got 'Im (Bluesway)
• 1969 - On The Waterfront (Wand) (... And Seven Nights" with brass overdub)
• 1970 - I Wanna Dance All Night (America) Europe recordings - reissued with the next as "Black Rhythm & Blues" (Festival)
• 1970 - I Feel Good (Carson) Europe recordings - reissued on Jewel (1972)
• 1971 - Endless Boogie (ABC)
• 1971 - Get Back Home In The USA (Black & Blue) Europe recordings - reissued with bonus tracks as "Get Back Home"
• 1971 - ''Hooker 'N Heat (Liberty) - reissued as "Infinite Boogie" (Rhino)
• 1972 - Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive (ABC)
• 1972 - Live at Kabuki Wuki (Bluesway)
• 1973 - Live At Soledad Prison (ABC)
• 1973 - Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee (ABC)
• 1974 - Free Beer And Chicken (ABC)
• 1991 - More Real Folk Blues - The Missing Album (Chess) - also issued with "The Real Folk Blues" as "The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions"

• 1976 - Alone Vol 1 (Labor) live - reissued on Tomato
• 1976 - Alone - Live in New York Vol 2 (MMG) - reissued on Tomato
• 1978 - Live + Well (Ornament)
• 1978 - The Cream (Tomato) live recordings - reissued with bonus tracks on Charly
• 1979 - Live in 1978 (Lunar)
• 1981 - ''Hooker 'n' Heat Recorded Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (Rhino, various artists)
• 1986 - Jealous (Pulsa) - reissued on Pointblank 1996 - and on Shout!Factory with bonus tracks
• 1989 - The Healer (Chameleon)
• 1990 - The Hot Spot (Featuring Miles Davis)
• 1991 - Mr. Lucky (Pointblank)
• 1992 - Boom Boom (Pointblank) - reissued on Shout!Factory with bonus tracks
• 1995 - Chill Out (Pointblank) - reissued on Shout!Factory with bonus tracks
• 1997 - ''Don't Look Back (Pointblank/Virgin) - reissued on Shout!Factory with bonus tracks
• 1998 - The Best of Friends (Pointblank) compilation 1986-1998 incl one new track - reissued on Shout!Factory download with bonus track
• 2003 - Face to Face (Eagle) new recordings

Selected CD Compilations

• 1990 - ''That's My Story/The Folk Blues of (Ace) - the two original Riverside LPs on one CD
• 1990 - ''That's Where It's At (Stax) reissue of Florida recordings from 1961
• 1991 - The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 (Rhino 2CDbox)
• 1991 - Half A Stranger (Mainstream) Modern tracks 1948-1955 incl unedited masters
• 1991 - Free Beer And Chicken (BeatGoesOn/MCA) recorded 1974
• 1991 - ''Don't Turn Me From Your Door (Atlantic/Atco) 1953 and 1961 (incl the bonus tracks)
• 1992 - Graveyard Blues (Specialty/Ace) 1948-1950 Besman/Sensation tracks
• 1992 - The Best of John Lee Hooker 1965 to 1974 (Universal) Impulse and ABC/Bluesway recordings
• 1993 - ''Everybody's Blues (Specialty/Ace) Besman tracks of 1950-51 plus two 1954 sessions direct for Specialty
• 1993 - The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 (Flair/Ace) the original singles
• 1994 - The Boogie Man (Charly DIG 5) anthology box featuring 1948-1966 (excluding Modern)
• 1995 - Alternative Boogie - Early Studio Recordings, 1948-1952 (Capitol 3CD) Besman alternates
• 1995 - The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances (Retro) 2 CD set Made in Italy by Phonocomp
• 1996 - Live at the Café Au Go-Go (and Soledad Prison) (Universal) 1966 with Muddy Waters' band and 1972
• 1998 - ''The Complete 50's Chess Recordings (Chess 2CD) anthology featuring the tracks from "House of the Blues" and "Plays and Sings the Blues" (1951-52) plus several bonus tracks from Fortune 1954 incl "Blues For Big Town"
• 2000 - The Complete 1964 recordings (RPM) last Vee-Jay session 1964 plus British London recordings - the British tracks reissued with brass overdubs as "The London 1965 Sessions" on Sequel
• 2000 - ''I'm John Lee Hooker (Charly -with bonus tracks) his very first LP, 1955-1959 recordings - reissued on SNAP in 2003 and without bonus tracks on Shout!Factory in 2007
• 2000 - Travelin (Charly -with bonus tracks) the great LP session of 1960- reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Charly -with bonus tracks) his third VJ LP - reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - Burnin (Charly -with bonus tracks) the fourth VJ LP, 1962 - reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - The Complete - Vol. 1 1948-49 & Soul 2CD
• 2000 - The Complete - Vol. 2 1949 & Soul 2CD
• 2001 - The Complete - Vol. 3 1949-50 & Soul 2CD
• 2001 - House Rent Boogie (Ace) Modern compilation of rare early 1950s recordings
• 2001 - Testament - 3CDbox featuring some of the very best Vee-Jay recordings (Charly/Snapper)
• 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 4 1950-51 & Soul 2CD
• 2002 - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues (Chess) 1966 recordings; reissue of the 1991 CD "The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions"
• 2003 - Boogie Chillen (Audio Fidelity) 1949 - 1952 Besman and Siracuse (engineer) compilation
• 2003 - Blues Kingpins - Blues Immortal (Virgin) 1948-1955 Modern anthology
• 2004 - Early Years - The Classic Savoy Sessions (Metro Doubles 2CD) recorded 1948 and 1961 - comprising the tracks from "Savoy Blues Legends" (Savoy in 1999 and 2003) and the 1961 Savoy recordings from "Sittin' Here Thinkin'" (32Blues in 2004 with the bonus track)
• 2004 - ''I'm A Boogie Man (Varése Sarabande) Vintage 1948 - 1953 Texas Slim and John Lee Booker (King/DeLuxe tracks featuring all the King singles)
• 2004 - The Complete - Vol. 5 1951-53 & Soul 2CD
• 2005 - The Complete - Vol. 6 1953-54 & Soul 2CD
• 2006 - Hooker (4 disc chronological anthology covering his entire career) (Shout!Factory)
• 2006 - The Boogie Man 1948 - 1955 (Charly 4 CDBox) - not identical to Charly's rare CD DIG 5 (but this time also featuring Modern recordings)
• 2007 - Gold (Hip-O Select 2CD) 1948-2001 chronological anthology

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