Highly recommended: Blues Images calendars and CDs

[J.A.W.]

Lovers of pre-war blues and the Yazoo label might be interested in this. Blues collector and researcher John Tefteller issues a blues calendar with a CD each year on his Blues Images label. The CDs that came with the older calendars (Vols.1-8) are now available separately, the most recent one (Vol.9, 2012) currently only with the calendar. The CD transfers and masterings were done by Yazoo owner Richard Nevins and the sound is as good as it can be. Both the calendars and CDs are highly recommended!

Edited May 11, 2012 by J.A.W.

[Big Beat Steve]

While we are at it, may I throw in a word for THIS ...

http://www.frogrecords.co.uk/

... in the same vein?

The FROG Blues & Jazz Annual (Vols. 1 and 2 are out) also comes with a CD so it not only makes for nice listeinng for those who go for early blues and jazz but also for hours and hours of very interesting reading.

Recommended!

[Late]

Thanks for starting this thread. John Tefteller is in Grants Pass! (I know that there's at least one person on this board from this city. I'm about two hours north.)

Some of those comps look very tasty.

Edited May 11, 2012 by Late

[J.A.W.]

Some of the tracks on the Blues Images CDs also appeared on Yazoo, but the sound on Blues Images is often better; in some cases they were able to use better 78s as sources.

[J.A.W.]

John Tefteller told me there will be a 2014 calendar and it's due out in early September. It'll be available on their website: www.bluesimages.com

[disaac]

Hans -- $10 US for each of those compilations is a steal if one doesn't have those recordings especially given the fine sound. I have only 2 but you've inspired me to go back and purchase the rest of the lot!

[mjzee]

The calendars are fun too, but definitely not PC.

[BFrank]

There's always this!

[paul secor]

As Hans and Dan have said, the Blues Image CDs are very well done and complement some of the Yazoo issues very nicely.

And the price is right.

[disaac]

There's always this!

Ride captain, ride upon your mystery ship.....

[danasgoodstuff]

Thanks for starting this thread. John Tefteller is in Grants Pass! (I know that there's at least one person on this board from this city. I'm about two hours north.)

Some of those comps look very tasty.

My maternal Grandmother, who lived in Portland, always called it "Grant's Pants"!

[kh1958]

Volume 13 (from the 2016 calendar) is out on a separate CD. The sound is exceptionally vivid. Really great sounding actually.

[kh1958]

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[Late]

That comp looks great. 

[kh1958]

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2. No More Ball And Chain • Joshua White
3. Shipwreck Blues • Bessie Smith
4. Old Rounder’s Blues • Funny Paper Smith
5. Balky Mule Blues • Blind Lemon Jefferson
6. Blake’s Worried Blues • Blind Blake
7. Worn Down Daddy Blues • Ida Cox
8. Lexington Kentucky Blues • Papa Charlie Jackson
9. Big Boy Blues • Ma Rainey
10. Blue Devil Blues • Texas Alexander
11. Poor Me • Charley Patton
12. A Sermon On A Silver Dollar • Brother Fullbosom
13. Moses Go Down To Pharaoland • Brother Fullbosom
14. Gonna Play My Guitar – A Letter To Muddy Waters • Playboy Fuller
15. Freight Train In The Morning [Unreleased] • Playboy Fuller 
16. Sugar Cane Highway Alternate Take [Studio Chatter] • Playboy Fuller
17. Going Back To Mobile [Unreleased] • Playboy Fuller
18. Mr. Charlie – Test [Unreleased] • Pete Franklin
19. Springtime Blues • Scrapper Blackwell
20. St. Louis Woman Blues – Test, Take 1 [Unreleased] • Irene Scruggs with Little Brother Montgomery 
21. St. Louis Woman Blues – Test, Take 2 [Unreleased] • Irene Scruggs with Little Brother Montgomery 
22. Beat You Doing It • Edith North Johnson
23. Whispering To My Man • Edith North Johnson
24. Ain’t Gonna Worry My Life Any More [Unreleased] • Memphis Willie Borum 
25. I’m Going Away Blues • Frank Stokes

[Late]

On 10/7/2022 at 6:56 AM, kh1958 said:

The good news. A new Blues Images calendar and CD will soon be available.

The bad news. It is billed as the last one.

Noooooo!

Carpe diem --> Edith North Johnson.