Original Blues Classics

Sub-label of Concord Music Group

60 releases 1984–2024

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Established in 1982 by Fantasy, Inc. this series of reissues considered of facsimiles of original editions of blues LPs (later released on CD) ending in 2001. The LPs were originally released on Prestige (its subsidiary Bluesville) and Riverside, companies whose catalogs were purchased by Fantasy a decade earlier. Ran in parallel to the series.

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Top Original Blues Classics Releases

Chill Out
Chill Out
John Lee Hooker
1995
The Tin Angel
Odetta
1958
Last Night Blues
Last Night Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1961
Burning Hell
Burning Hell
John Lee Hooker
1964
Goin’ Away
Goin’ Away
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1963
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1960
Blues in My Bottle
Blues in My Bottle
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1961
All Kinds of Blues
Memphis Slim
1990
Gospel, Blues and Street Songs
Reverend Gary Davis and Pink Anderson
1987
Willie’s Blues
Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
1960
Songs We Taught Your Mother
Various Artists
1962
Last Session
Last Session
Blind Willie McTell
1962
Baby, Baby, Baby
Jimmy Witherspoon
1963
Blues Around the Clock
Jimmy Witherspoon
1964
More Blues on the South Side
Billy Boy Arnold
1965
That's All Right
Snooks Eaglin
1962
Blues for Easy Livers
Jimmy Witherspoon
1967
Blues & Ballads
Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden
1960
Soul Blues
Soul Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1965
Hootin' The Blues
Hootin' The Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1965
The Honeydripper
Roosevelt Sykes
1961
Pity And A Shame
Mercy Dee Walton
1961
Aux Trois Mailletz
Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
1969
Mr. Scrapper's Blues
Scrapper Blackwell
1962
Woman Blues!
Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson
1962
Don’t Jive Me
Tampa Red
1962
Losing Game
Lonnie Johnson
1961
Blues on the South Side
Homesick James
1965
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1960
No More In Life
Mildred Anderson
1961
Evenin’ Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon
1993
Bawdy Blues (1956-1961)
Various Artists
1962
Goin' Down Slow
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
1961
Harlem Street Singer
Blind Gary Davis
1961
Idle Hours
Lonnie Johnson with Victoria Spivey
1992
Trouble in Mind
King Curtis
1992
Sonny Is King
Sonny Is King
Sonny Terry
1963
Trouble Blues
Curtis Jones
1960
Smokes Like Lightning
Smokes Like Lightning
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1963
Big Road Blues
K.C. Douglas
1962
Say No to the Devil
Reverend Gary Davis
1962
Blues by Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
1991
Hard Working Man Blues
Memphis Willie B.
1962
Free Again
Robert Pete Williams
1961
Guitar Pete's Blues
Pete Franklin
1963
Blue Spoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
2001
The Lone Cat
Jesse Fuller
1961
Midnight Special
Al Smith
1961
Straight Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
1999
Slim's Shout
Sunnyland Slim

Original Blues Classics Artist Roster

LH
Lightnin’ Hopkins
9 releases
Person
LJ
Lonnie Johnson
7 releases
Person
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
6 releases
Person
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
5 releases
Person
Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis
5 releases
Person
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
5 releases
Person
JF
Jesse Fuller
4 releases
Person
PA
Pink Anderson
4 releases
Group
Various Artists
Various Artists
3 releases
Other
ES
Elmer Snowden
2 releases
Person
AS
Al Smith
2 releases
Group
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes
2 releases
Person
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry
2 releases
Person
MW
Memphis Willie B.
2 releases
Group
SJ
Shakey Jake Harris
2 releases
Group
KD
K.C. Douglas
2 releases
Group
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
2 releases
Person
MA
Mildred Anderson
2 releases
Person
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
2 releases
Person

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