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Listened to this yesterday. Great vocals, but I don't know what to make of Jenkins' arrangements yet. It's like being stuck in a swimming pool full of Cool Whip.

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.

One of the harder-to-find OBC titles: See What You Done Done

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

Guitar Pete's Blues Free Again

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. 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!

Here's an Album Discography. (Complete?)

Oh man. What an album...

I've been meaning to check this out for a while, but keep getting distracted by other titles. Sightsong Big fan of Malachi Favors.

Just listened to the whole of this. A record that (for me) takes some easing into, but by the final track is pretty glorious. This thread has some good reading. I need to spin Blu, Blu, Blu next. It's been years, possibly around ten, which is way too long. Considerations/call-outs for Abrams' "best" piano-centric recording? I'm really only familiar with his larger group work.

Full album Thanks for posting that—I'm completely unfamiliar with Kirkland. Also, I didn't know that Tru-Sound was a short-lived subsidiary of Prestige. And the record has Oliver Nelson on it (while in a supporting role only). The track "Saturday Night Stomp" reminds me of Long John Hunter.

Gotcha. So, this one: Weird that it hasn't seen a reissue since 1990. At least the new ezz-thetics disc will have some of the tracks. Still, I agree, it would have been nice to see the whole album see a reissue.

Forgot to add these two, which I also picked up. (Long overdue on the Spann.) • Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die • Lightnin' Hopkins: Last Night Blues

Oh man, I forgot how good this one is: Grabbed it at random this afternoon, and had to stop what I was doing to just listen. That's what the best music does.

The Dutch Fontana Blood?

Well, based on what I could find, what I could afford, and what I previewed, I added these titles to the collection: • John Lee Hooker: The Country Blues • John Lee Hooker: Burning Hell • Robert Pete Williams: Free Again • Sunnyland Slim: Slim's Shout

Okay, I have a shortage of acoustic Lightnin' that needs to be rectified...

That edition is particularly valuable for the three short bonus tracks. I don't think they're present anywhere else.

That's one OBC I do have. I really enjoy it. ("Grampa's gettin' old too!") Listened to both Pink Anderson and Jimmy Witherspoon on YouTube. OBC discs are harder to come by these days, but decluttr does have some. Clifford Scott on the above-mentioned Witherspoon is.

I don't own it, but listened just today to this on YouTube. !! I don't know that one; will have to check it out.

Couldn't find an existing thread on this now defunct series, so...now we have one! The Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series gets a lot of attention, but its sister series is discussed far less. It's a wide field, but what OBC discs do you spin the most? Favorites? Under-the-radar gems? I actually don't have many discs from this series, but one I return to is: Original Blues Classics • Were there only 209 discs total? Or maybe there weren't even 209...

Yes! Same album.

I need to do this again. Fall is definitely here (on the U.S. West Coast), and that means it's time to listen to Charles Brown.

Futura Bold. So that's where Mosaic got it from.