Late Posted November 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Oh man. What an album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Here's an Album Discography. (Complete?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Don't know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 11/1/2022 at 10:44 PM, Late said: Oh man. What an album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon8 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Noticed that one in the OBC album discography, listening now. Great soulful voice, that Al Smith, and quite a band behind (Lockjaw, Shirley Scott, Wendell Marshall and Arthur Edgehill). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 It looks like I slept on this series much too long ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 6:48 PM, Late said: Album Discography. (Complete?) Cross-referencing what's out there on the internet, it appears that this album discography is indeed complete. Far fewer titles than I'd initially thought. The series began with vinyl, cassette, and compact disc; the first two formats eventually fell away, and the compact disc series stretched until 2001. There were apparently some represses in 2006, but apart from that, the entire series appears to be out-of-print. Some titles (Hooker, Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson) are still available used on eBay and Discogs while other titles (Pete Franklin, Baby Tate, Arbee Stidham, Sidney Maiden) are pretty rare—meaning, high prices on the used market. The U.S. vendor decluttr on eBay has had some OBC titles at decent prices. I was able to pick up the two Roosevelt Sykes titles this way. One caution—as with the OJC series, it's possible that some OBC titles listed as "new" are in fact CDR's, which complicates collecting (if you don't want a CDR). Then again, I rolled the dice on a "new" title recently, and it ended up actually being old stock from 1993. 22 hours ago, mikeweil said: It looks like I slept on this series much too long ... I only had a few titles from this series, and am just now exploring the breadth of its discography. The recording quality on the whole is excellent. I've given so much of my attention to blues from the 20's and 30's that I've overlooked this revival period. Definitely some gems within. The Pete Williams, as one example, is raw and brilliant. As I get to know this series more broadly, I hear the influence of Patton, Blind Lemon, Tommy Johnson, and of course Robert Johnson as a sort of bedrock. I also realize how little I know about artists such as Otis Spann or Memphis Slim, and that there are considerable holes in my understanding of the evolution of blues music from the late 50's to the mid-60's. Part of the fun, of course, is filling these holes in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 Guitar Pete's Blues Free Again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) On 10/28/2022 at 7:24 AM, John L said: This is another truly great one ... Thanks again for recommending this. I finally landed a used copy, and spun the whole program this afternoon. I agree—it is in no way an overstatement to call this a "truly great one." Wow. Kirkland's sense of commitment on this record is on another level. Beautiful music, and truly inimitable, which is always what the best blues music is about. I'm happy to have this in the collection. I spun two other albums in their entirety today as well. Both very enjoyable. All Kinds of Blues The Honeydripper Edited November 5, 2022 by Late blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 One of the harder-to-find OBC titles: See What You Done Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Somebody Hoo Doo'd The Hoo Doo Man Recorded on the UCLA campus in 1967, this one originally came out on Milestone. One of the more obscure OBCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 There was also a series of two-fers (Hopkins, McGhee/Terry, et al.) not officially in the OBC series, but they may as well have been. This compact disc series appeared around 2006-2008. Reissue (two-fer) cover. Original cover. So much better! This particular album is a trio with...Roy Haynes on drums! There were also a number of Prestige/Bluesville records that never saw compact disc reissue, alas. None of the Furry Lewis records on Bluesville, for example, were released on shiny disc. And I've never even heard of Henry Townsend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 The Terry-McGhee thing was originally an LP 2-fer. There was an attempt at a series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, JSngry said: The Terry-McGhee thing was originally an LP 2-fer. There was an attempt at a series. Yes. Some of this LP series appeared on compact disc using the same cover art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 Apparently Memphis Willie B.'s only records. Recently acquired both. Both, I'd say, are essential. Amazing that the music was documented at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted December 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) On 10/23/2022 at 12:57 PM, kh1958 said: Here's one. This was the very last title in the series. I finally landed a copy. Excellent music. Happy to have it in the collection. On 10/29/2022 at 7:40 AM, Chuck Nessa said: Also landed a copy of this one, though it took a while. The vocals are probably an acquired taste, but it's a taste I like! Well-recorded too. Robert Banks on piano. Edited December 1, 2022 by Late peanut butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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